Endia Beal
Endia Beal is a photographer and keen observer who uses art and storytelling to challenge stereotypes and celebrate Black women’s voices.
Social Justice Champion
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Artist
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Cultural Visionary
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Social Justice Champion • Artist • Cultural Visionary •
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Sony Artisan of Imagery Endia Beal is a North Carolina-based photographer, filmmaker, author, and educator. Her photography and videos merge fine art with social justice to reveal often overlooked experiences unique to people of color.
Through her creative projects and signature mix of candor and wit, she takes audiences on journeys of discovery–helping shine the light on underrepresented people and showing us the ways in which prejudice and unconscious bias can creep into everyday communication. Her goal is to help us see each other, understand what we bring to any encounter, and find ways to move forward with more grace and light.
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Endia’s work has captured the imagination of pop culture and academia, with features in The New York Times, NBC, Huffington Post, and National Geographic. She has also been profiled in TIME magazine, the Financial Times Weekend Magazine, VICE, Essence, The Atlantic, and Newsweek. Her projects have been exhibited in prestigious institutions including the Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, New Orleans Museum of Art, and Aperture Foundation. Beal’s photographs are in private and public collections, such as The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the National Museum of African American History & Culture, in Washington, DC.
Endia is a fellow of the Center for Curatorial Leadership and she has completed residencies at Harvard Art Museums, the Center for Photography at Woodstock, and the McColl Center for Art + Innovation. She has received grants from the Magnum Foundation and the Open Society Foundation, among others.
Speaking Topics
Leadership
Resilience
Team Dynamics
Overcoming Obstacles
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Presentations
Am I What You're Looking For? (The Art of Belonging)
Endia Beal uses photography and film to engage audiences through her voice, humor, and unyielding desire for viewers to see the humanity in one another. Endia reveals the experiences of people in our communities who feel unseen and unheard. Merging fine art, humor, and personal experiences, Endia inspires her audience to see the world through the eyes of others who may be different from themselves.
“My projects stem from my personal journey and struggles as a black woman in corporate America. I speak about everyday experiences that are universal to many people of color.”
– endia Beal