For the 14th episode of AW CLASSROOM, AW intern Abe Centeno interviews Bronx artist and educator, Sofie Vasquez. In the interview, Sofie talks about her journey being an artist from The Bronx, how she developed her skills, and also her part time practice in photographing the NYC wrestling scene.  

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Sofie Vasquez (b. 1998) is an Ecuadorian documentary photographer born and raised in The Bronx, New York.  Her work has been featured in The New York Times and has been exhibited with the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Bronx Documentary Center, the Ecuadorian-American Cultural Center, The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center, the Shirley Fiterman Art Center, the DGT Alumni Association Gallery House, Photoville and En Foco Inc.   She is an alumni of the International Center of Photography's Community Fellows, and is a part of the first graduating class of the fellowship (2018-2020) She was a student at The City College of New York until the COVID-19 global pandemic forced her to pause her studies. She currently works at the Bronx Documentary Center as well as freelances as a traveling documentary photographer.  

Follow her work at: @bullsinthebrnx on IG   

*This episode is wonderfully sponsored by Flower Shop Collective. *  Flower Shop Collective is an art and fabrication studio that cultivates the ideas of emerging artists working towards more equitable futures. Their goal is to help artists of all skill levels execute their ideas, learn new techniques and have a safe space to do so, with a prioritization on immigrant artists, artists of color, and women-identifying artists. También les ofrecen todos estos servicios en Español.  For more information please head to flowershopcollective.com or @flowershopcollective on Instagram.

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