Donate & Engage
Interested in supporting organizations advocating for women of color or who are working on the frontlines to address health disparities? Get in touch with one of these amazing nonprofits:
articles & Media
Below is a list of articles and media highlighting the project as well as resources and news articles about women of color medical professionals:
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Virtual Gallery of WOC Frontlines Portraits hosted by McNichols Civic Center and Denver Arts & Venues
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"Women of Color on the Front Lines fighting COVID-19 honored with portraits" by Brian Willie, Kyle Cooke for Rocky Mountain PBS
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"From Selfies to Being Seen: Doctor Honors Women of Color on Front Lines" by Chris Casey for CU Anschutz Medical Campus
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"Women on the Frontlines of COVID-19" by Rachel Jones for National Geographic
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"That was me: A millennial woman’s experience with racism" a powerful piece by portrait subject Dr. Tera Frederick
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"Denver Doctor Starts A Portrait Series To Honor Black And Women of Color Physicians" by Claire Cleveland of CPR news
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"The Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 on Black Health Care Workers in the U.S." by Adia Harvey Wingfield
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The portraits missing from the halls of medical schools by Brangien Davis
Photography tips
Are you an artist interested in submitting a portrait? Do you need any pointers on how to photograph your finished piece? Denver artist and photographer Paul Gillis has provided the project with some basic guidelines:
Brief note on photographing art with camera or phone.
The first step is to make sure the light is even across the artwork. If the painting is glossy, place the light or lights to either side to eliminate glare. If using multiple lights make sure the lights are the same color temperature, i.e. daylight balanced or warm incadescent. If lighting indoors is poor, take the piece outside; the sun is the biggest, evenest light available. You can get side lighting by moving the artwork relative to sun.
The second step is to center the camera on the artwork as much as you can to avoid distortion. This will save time later when you process the image on computer or smart phone.
Thirdly, when you have your shot, you can crop, resize, get rid of distortion, and adjust color using the image processor in your phone or computer. Here is a good tutorial by photographer Andy Feliciotti on how to edit images on your iPhone or Android devise using a free app called Snap Seed. Snap Seed for iOS; Snap Seed for Android
Learn more about Paul's work here in a review of one of his exhibits.