Donnette Zacca

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Donnette Ingrid Zacca
Born (1957-05-02) May 2, 1957 (age 64)
St. James, Jamaica
NationalityJamaican
OccupationPhotographer

Donnette Ingrid Zacca (born May 2, 1957) is a Jamaican fine art photographer, lecturer, and artist.[1] The Jamaican Magazine and the National Gallery of Jamaica have listed her among the best photographers in the nation.[2][3]: 243  She has exhibited at the National Gallery's Biennial and was the recipient of the Institute of Jamaica's Silver Musgrave Medal in 2015.[2]

Early life and education[]

Zacca was born in St James, Jamaica.[4] Zacca cites her having grown up in rural Jamaica as the beginning of her appreciation of the outdoors.[5] One of her earliest exposures to photography was when her uncle had returned from the United States and gifted her a Kodak Instamatic camera when she around 13-14 years old.[5] It was a small point and shoot camera with 24 exposures.[5] Zacca attended Mt. Alvernia High School.[1] She majored in graphic design and art education at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts.[4] In 1988, Zacca received a USAID scholarship to study photography at the University of Ohio. Unfortunately, she experienced discrimination during her time there when another student had destroyed her artwork.[5] In 2004, Zacca received her Masters of Fine Art degree from Maryland Institute College of Art.[4]

Career[]

Zacca currently works as a photography lecturer and lab technician at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts.[2] She is the co-founder of the Jamaican photography club, Just Black and White (JBW).[2] Zacca describes her art as the primary process of expressing her ideas.[5] Zacca's approach to photography is based on the observation of her surroundings and the issues and concerns of women.[5]

Personal life[]

Zacca currently resides in Kingston, Jamaica.[6]

Achievements[]

  • Commissioned by the Jamaica Postal Service to create 12 stamps in 2003.[2]
  • Received the Silver Musgrave Medal for outstanding merit.[2]
  • Received the Jamaica Cultural Development Annual Photography Award.[1]
  • Received the National Heritage Trust Photography Competition award.[1]
  • Received the National Gallery of Jamaica purchase award.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Personnes | Africultures : Zacca Donnette". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f nationalgalleryofjamaica (2015-10-28). "Silver Musgrave Medal for Art: Donnette Ingrid Zacca". National Gallery of Jamaica Blog. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  3. ^ James, Vanus (2013). "The Economic Contribution of Copyright-Based Industries in Jamaica". National Studies on Assessing the Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries. 2. Creative Industries. Geneva, Switzerland: World Intellectual Property Organization. pp. 215–344. ISBN 978-92-805-1732-3.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Donnette Zacca". National Gallery of Jamaica Blog. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Johnson, Elton (2015-02-15). "Donnette Zacca: Jamaica's First Lady of Photography". Antillean Media Group. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  6. ^ "Donnette Zacca". National Gallery of Jamaica Blog. Retrieved 2021-05-05.

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