Syracuse University alumna exhibits in the SUArt Galleries; Pearsall will also photograph university and community veterans Nov. 4 and 5 as part of her Veterans Portrait Project
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Submarine Nuclear Machinist Mate
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Veterans Portrait Project
Virginia Beach, VA
Syracuse, NY (October 29, 2015) – The Syracuse University Office of Veteran and Military Affairs is pleased to join the Syracuse University Art Galleries in welcoming Stacy Pearsall and her exhibit: “Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall” to campus this fall through – Jan. 24, 2016.
Sgt. Stacy Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in the service, she traveled to over 41 countries, and attended S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Now combat disabled and retired from military service, Pearsall continues to work worldwide as a freelance photographer, and is an author, educator, military consultant, public speaker and founder of the Veterans Portrait Project. Learn more about Pearsall’s visit to SU in feature article written by Jordan Robinson, Marine Corps veteran and president of the Student Veterans Organization (SVO) at Syracuse University.
In addition to exhibiting her work in the SU Art Galleries, and collaborating with students and faculty during her November visit, Pearsall is inviting current veterans and active duty service members of Syracuse University, and the local Syracuse veteran community to meet with her and participate in her Veterans Portrait Project on the following days:
Wednesday, Nov. 4 (10 am to 2 pm)
Veterans Portrait Project
(open to SU campus veterans and active duty servicemembers)
Dick Clark Studios Lobby, Newhouse 2
Waverly Ave., Syracuse, N.Y.
Thursday, Nov. 5 (9 am to 11 am)
Veterans Portrait Project
(open to SU and Syracuse community veterans and active duty servicemembers)
Dick Clark Studios Lobby, Newhouse 2
Waverly Ave., Syracuse, N.Y.
There is no cost for those wishing to be photographed. Attire – uniform or civilian clothes – for photo is up to the veteran or active-duty service member. Bringing a military memento or old photo always helps, and is encouraged, but it isn’t necessary.
Pearsall will provide each veteran a free high resolution file of their portrait, which they may use for private purposes. They may have them printed wherever, and however, they choose.
According to Pearsall, “The primary use is for the veteran – a gift of thanks for their service.” She adds that no portrait is used for any other purpose, including using some of the portraits taken for her Veteran Portrait Project, without the veteran’s consent.
Portrait sittings are arranged on a first come, first served basis during the established dates and time blocks. For more information, contact Nancy Austin at njaustin@syr.edu.
About the Veteran Portrait Project:
Some are smiling. Others gaze at a distant point. All are veterans. The Veterans Portrait Project (VPP) began while Stacy Pearsall recovered from combat injuries sustained in Iraq. Spending hours in VA waiting rooms surrounded by veterans from every generation and branch of service, Pearsall was compelled to honor and thank them in the only way she knows how, photography. The Veterans Portrait Project totals 3,000 veterans and grows daily. Visit http://www.veteransportraitproject.com for more information.
About the Exhibit:
“Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall” presents over fifteen years of Pearsall’s career documenting military events and persons. Curated by Theresa Moir, a second year Syracuse University graduate student pursuing concurrent degrees in Museum Studies and Art History, this exhibition draws its content from Pearsall’s combat photography taken overseas on active duty in the Air Force, as well as her more recent Veterans Portrait Project.