About
Dawn Colsia is a documentary and landscape photographer who combines her life-long love of photography with her passion for social change. Dawn uses her photographs to create awareness and dialogue about important political and cultural issues. Her images act as a medium to explore and influence the values and priorities of our society.
Prior to being a photographer, Dawn practiced law and was a mediator. Dawn has exhibited her work in juried group exhibitions at the Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA; the Menino Arts Center, Boston, MA; the Newton Free Library, Newton, MA; the 311 Gallery in Raleigh, NC; and the Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA. She was awarded ‘Artist of the Year’ by the Cambridge Art Association in 2017.
SHOWS AND AWARD
Plymouth Center for the Arts, “Primeval Forest,” Juried by Tony Andrade, July - August 2020
Boston Public Library, Jamaica Plain Branch, “Preserving Nature in the City: A Daily Walk Around Jamaica Pond,” Summer 2020
Turning Point, Lafayette City Center Passageway, Griffin Museum, “Not OK,” Juried by Paula Tognarelli, Oct 2019 - March 2020
Menino Arts Center, “Reflection Pillow,” and “Slivers of Light,” Juried by Judith Brassard Brown, April 2019
Freepoint Hotel, “Breathe” and “Rowboats,” Cambridge, MA July - Sept 2018
Griffin Museum, Tree Talk Online Exhibition, “ Heart Root,” Juried by Paula Tognarelli, Jan - May 2018
311 Gallery, Landscapes and Seascapes, “Magnolia,” Juried by Linda Eddins, Jim Hallenbeck, Lori White, Raleigh, NC, Nov 2017
Newton Free Library, “Fidel Castro’s Cuba,” Newton, MA, May 2017
Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show, “Children of the Revolution,” Juried by Nick Capasso, University Place Gallery, Cambridge, MA, May - June 2017
Artist of the Year, Member Prize Show, “Mourner Fidel Castro’s Memorial Service,” Juried by Randi Hopkins, Cambridge Art Association, University Place Gallery, Cambridge, MA Feb - Mar 2017