Shirley Miranda-Rodriguez

Shirley Miranda-Rodriguez's commercial photography has been featured in "Vibe, Latina" and "Hispanic" magazines and includes notable clients Girl Scouts of the USA, Simon & Schuster and Planned Parenthood. Her most internationally recognized collection of over 150 portraits and nudes, LatiNatural, explores the body image, diversity and experience of the North American Latina woman. LatiNatural has been exhibited throughout New York City including solo shows at the Bolivar Arellano Gallery in the East Village and the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute.

In 2005, "El Diario/La Prensa" honored Miranda-Rodriguez with their "Mujeres Destacadas" (Distinguished Women) award. She was born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents, is a graduate of New School University and Co-founder/Creative & Photo Director of Somos Arte.

LatiNatural

The LatiNatural collection by Miranda-Rodriguez examines the "North American" Latina, presenting images of 150 women photographed in an unchanging background, wearing no make up, either draped in a white sheet or in the nude.

The collection can be seen as revolutionary [According to [http://www.eldiariony.com/noticias/especiales/detail.aspx?EspecialId=26&id=1096904 this] .] in its exploration of body image, beauty and diversity among this population while showing women of various skin tones, body types, hair textures, ages and professional backgrounds. Among women photographed are published authors, doctors, lawyers, artists, film-makers, dancers, students, mothers, sisters, grandmothers and maids. The women shared testimonies with the photographer prior to each shoot. Their stories include incest survivors, single mothers, girls dealing with the death of a parent, mothers experiencing the loss of a child, widows, pregnant women, lesbian lovers, cancer survivors, women coping with issues of body image, domestic violence survivors, spiritual leaders and women who are the first in their families to graduate from college.

Past exhibitions

*"The Latina Lounge," presented by Latina Magazine & Volvo - New York, New York: October 2006
*"New York International Latino Film Festival", Vanguard Series - New York, New York: July 2005
*"Local Project, Shades of Femininity (Group Show)" Long Island City, New York: April 30 2005
*"The Lit Lounge, Latina Signature Event" - New York, New York: October 27 2004
*"The Bolivar Arellano Gallery" - New York, New York: April 22 - May 23 2004
*"Ene" - New York, New York: March 19 2002 "Preview Exhibition"

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External links

* [http://www.latinatural.com LatiNatural]