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Posted September 28, 2007

Faculty Photograph Purchased By Walker Art Center

A photograph in The Hidden Suburbs: A Portrait series by Anoka-Ramsey Community College photography faculty member, Laura E. Migliorino was recently purchased by the Walker Art Center for its permanent collection. The photograph purchased by the Walker is titled, "Egret Street,” and depicts the Okwan family in front of their suburban home. The father, Okuni, worked in the Coon Rapids Campus maintenance department prior to taking a job with the MN Department of Transportation in 2006.

“Egret Street,” (shown) a photograph by Anoka-Ramsey Community College Photography faculty member, Laura E. Migliorino

“Egret Street,” (shown) a photograph by Anoka-Ramsey Community College Photography faculty member, Laura E. Migliorino, was recently purchased by the Walker Art Center. The photograph is part of Migliorino’s The Hidden Suburbs: A Portrait series which examines the ever-expanding frontier known as the ‘burbs.

Selected photographs from series will be exhibited at the 801 Gallery (801 Washington Ave., Mpls.), Oct. 1, 2007 through Jan. 2008. The public is invited to attend the opening reception for the exhibition, Saturday, Oct. 13, 5 to 9 p.m.

About the Series: The Hidden Suburbs: A Portrait
The Hidden Suburbs: A Portrait photography series by Anoka-Ramsey Community College photography faculty member, Laura E. Migliorino examines urban and suburban sprawl and the ex-burbs, which are an ever-growing aspect of the American landscape.

Migliorino says the series of portraits seeks to reveal the diversity that exists in the outer ring suburbs of Minneapolis and St. Paul while dispelling the stereotype of the suburbanite and challenging assumptions about suburban residents.

Her interest in exploring the suburbs evolved over the 20 years that she has commuted from her home in south Minneapolis to her teaching job at the college in Coon Rapids. Through the years, Migliorino says she has witnessed farmland disappear and be replaced with housing so uniform and controlled it is often difficult to distinguish one from another.

Visit The Hidden Suburbs series to view more. Learn more about the art programs offered at Anoka-Ramsey Community College.

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