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Alanna Fields

Biography

Alanna Fields is an American photographer and visual artist whose practice explores memory, identity, race, gender, and queer history through photography and archival research. Based in New York City, her work centers the lives of Black LGBTQ+ people, often drawing from historical photographs, family archives, and found imagery to reconstruct narratives that have been overlooked or erased.


Fields earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Pratt Institute. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Museum of Contemporary Photography, and Fotografiska New York. Through portraiture, collage, and mixed-media photography, she investigates the intersections of Black identity, intimacy, belonging, and historical memory.


Her artistic practice is rooted in research and preservation, creating visual records that affirm Black queer existence while expanding the historical archive. By connecting personal narratives with broader cultural histories, Fields continues to challenge omissions in traditional photographic collections and museum spaces.

BQW Impact

Alanna Fields has expanded the visual archive of Black queer life by documenting stories and histories that have long been overlooked within mainstream photography. Through archival interventions and contemporary portraiture, she preserves intergenerational memory while creating space for Black LGBTQ+ experiences within museums, galleries, and public discourse. Her work demonstrates the power of photography to recover erased histories and affirm community identity.

Notable Works

  • Unveiling 

    Series exploring hidden histories of Black LGBTQ+ communities through archival imagery and contemporary photography.

  • Audacity 

    Portrait series celebrating the resilience, beauty, and visibility of Black queer people.

  • Mirroring Love 

    Project examining intimacy and relationships through historical family photographs and contemporary interventions.

  • The Black Album

    Series inspired by vintage photographs documenting Black LGBTQ+ communities and preserving overlooked histories.

  • As We Were 

    Work investigating memory, family archives, and Black queer belonging through photographic storytelling.

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