We are thrilled to announce that Claudia Holgado Chacón has been awarded the inaugural WOPHA Research Fellowship for her project, “Julia Chambi: The First Andean and Peruvian Photographer.”  The WOPHA Research Fellowship, made possible with support from the Green Family Foundation Trust, aims to support exemplary research proposals by candidates such as scholars, curators, and […]

WOPHA is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $25,000. This grant will support the 2024 WOPHA Congress, a multi-day creative convening that seeks to create a critical space for photography in Miami. The WOPHA Congress will take place […]

WOPHA stands as a unique institution, committed to researching, promoting, supporting, and educating the public about women photographers’ contributions to modern and contemporary art. As we celebrate our 5th anniversary on November 18, 2023, we invite you to join us on a remarkable journey to enhance the organization’s capacity by strengthening administrative staff and securing […]

WOPHA is delighted to announce the receipt of a $20,000 grant from The Miami Foundation Open for Business Fund. This grant is instrumental in acquiring technology and equipment assets to fortify the Archive’s essential programming, including exhibitions, workshops, portfolio reviews, and art residencies. The Open for Business program, backed by a generous $20 million grant […]

Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) named 2023 CreARTE Grant Recipient, receives $100,000 donation from The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation. Pérez Family to Distribute $5 Million in Grants to 39 Cultural Organizations Supporting and Enhancing Miami-Dade County’s Artistic Ecosystem. Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) announces that it has received a generous donation of $100,000 from […]

On the Edge of Visibility – An International Symposium Program Announced Dates: October 19 – 20, 2023 Location: Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Event: Free and open to the public Event: Free and open to the public, with live streaming available on YouTube WOPHA and AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions, in partnership […]

WOPHA, in partnership with the Caribbean Cultural Institute (CCI) at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), is thrilled to announce Farihah Aliyah Shah as the recipient of the inaugural 2023 CCI + WOPHA Fellowship. This program supports emerging to mid-career women and non-binary photographers of African and/or Indigenous heritage based in Miami, the Caribbean, or its […]

Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA), in an exciting collaboration with Miami Design District, launches the WOPHA Photo Marathon, a dynamic 12-hour challenge of photo-related events designed to gather the South Florida arts community during #WorldPhotographyWeek.  From dawn to dusk, participants will immerse in a resistance creative journey with a bilingual photowalk, curator lecture, inspiring exhibitions, […]

We are excited to partner with The Caribbean Cultural Institute (CCI) at Pérez Art Museum Miami to launch the CCI + WOPHA Fellowship. This program is open to emerging to mid-career women and non-binary photographers of African and/or Indigenous heritage based in Miami, the Caribbean, or its diasporas. During the fellowship period, the selected fellow […]

This summer, we are pleased to launch the WOPHA Institute for Photographic Practices, Criticism, and Historiography by bringing the internationally celebrated photography book production workshop “Photobook as Object” to Miami. Led by Tokyo-based independent photography curator, editor, researcher and publisher Yumi Goto, the first “Photobook as Object” workshop was held in 2014 in Japan. The […]

WOPHA and AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions in partnership with Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), welcome submissions for On the Edge of Visibility – An International Symposium focused on Black and Indigenous women* and non-binary artists, with special focus on photographic practices** within three broad geographical zones: Latin America, the Caribbean, and […]

As the premiere stop in their US collaborative tour, the union of UK-based organization Fast Forward Women in Photography with Miami-based nonprofit Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) was a week-long celebration in March 2023 which highlighted and called to action for the crucial recognition of women-identifying photographers in both commercial and institutional sectors.  Beginning Wednesday, […]

We are pleased to announce receipt of a $30,000 award from the Green Family Foundation Trust (GFF) to launch the WOPHA Research Fellowship and other projects taking place during our 2023 partnership cycle. The WOPHA Research Fellowship, made possible with leading support from the Green Family Foundation Trust, supports one exemplary research initiative by candidates […]

We are pleased to announce the selected artists, authors, and publishers from our open call to participate in the inaugural edition of Tropic Bound —South Florida’s first international biennial artists’ book fair. Tropic Bound was founded in 2020 by Cristina Favretto, Sarah Michelle Rupert, and Ingrid Schindall as a way to bring attention and focus […]

WOPHA is now accepting applications from women and non-binary photographers, collectives, and sister organizations to showcase their photobooks at Tropic Bound Book Fair from February 16-19, 2023. Apply here You will need to provide the following information for each book submitted: Email, name, author(s) name (if different from applicant’s name), phone number, address Short biography, […]

WOPHA is one of the 60+ exhibitors chosen to represent artists’ books at the inaugural edition of Tropic Bound —South Florida’s first international biennial artists’ book fair. This vibrant event will showcase the unique artistic genre known as “artists’ books.” These complex creations bridge the worlds of art, craft, and literature: telling stories, sometimes without […]

WOPHA partnered with Artists in Residence in the Everglades (AIRIE) to bring together national and South Florida women photographers in a reflection of women, photography, and landscape during Miami Art Week 2022. On December 2, AIRIE hosted its inaugural Art + Environment Summit –a free event focused on how artists engage diverse audiences in ecological […]

WOPHA presents the solo exhibition “Strange Territory” by 2022 WOPHA Artist in Residence, visual artist Nadia Huggins, at The Betsy Hotel. Organized by WOPHA Founder & Director Aldeide Delgado, “Strange Territory” includes a series of old and new works that connects two places, the Caribbean region and its diaspora in Miami, through ideas of ecology, […]

Sponsored by MPB – the world’s largest online platform for used photo and video kit. Organizer: Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) Location: Green Space Miami. 7200 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33138 Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022 Time: 10:30 am – 3:30 pm Get your work seen, exhibited, and published. Book your place for the first […]

This exhibition explores photography and fashion through the work of three acclaimed multidisciplinary women artists: Barbara Hulanicki, Tamary Kudita, and Bunny Yeager.  Born in Poland, but raised in England, Barbara Hulanicki OBE is a renowned British fashion icon, having been awarded an OBE for Services to Fashion in the 2012 Queen’s New Year Honors. Hulanicki […]

FloodZone is an exhibition of an expansive and ongoing photographic series by Anastasia Samoylova, responding to the environmental changes in coastal cities of South Florida. By playing self-consciously with the familiar motifs and palette of the region, the photographs work as complex allegories. There are aerial photographs of the saturated topography; portraits of locals; and […]

The Fuentes Angarita Collection (FAC) presents the group exhibition Past and Present of the Body: 16 Voices of Contemporary Photography. The show explores the diversity of readings and ideas about the body, taking into account the works of both prominent and emerging women photographers. Curator Pietro Daprano asserts “For some people, their body is a […]

Exhibition: Female in Focus Curators: Aldeide Delgado & Héloise Winstone On view: November 18, 2021 – January 18, 2022 Opening: Thursday, November 18, 2021 | 7pm-10pm Location: Green Space Miami (7200 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL, 33138) WOPHA, in collaboration with 1854 Media and British Journal of Photography, presents the winners of the Female in Focus […]

We are pleased to present in collaboration with 1854 Media, publishers of the British Journal of Photography, the winners of the 2021 Female in Focus international award.  Female in Focus was conceived to address gender inequality in the industry and bring awareness around the ever-growing issue. Its purpose is to discover, promote and reward exceptional women and […]

The world’s first-ever WOPHA Congress is a two-day convening presented at the Pérez Art Museum Miami and virtually, with parallel activations occurring across the city. It seeks to create a critical space for photography by bringing together worldwide organizations of women photographers, art historians, theorists, and curators who aim to build upon and better represent […]

WOPHA and PAMM announce the participation of 50 internationally-recognized artists, curators, scholars, and educators from around the world alongside 40 worldwide collectives and organizations of women and non-binary photographers in the WOPHA Congress, the first two-day public convening of its kind. Titled Women, Photography, and Feminisms, the WOPHA Congress, which is free and open to […]

A newly-formed partnership with 1854 Media, a multi-award-winning digital media organization with a global community of photography lovers and publisher of the British Journal of Photography, brings the highly-anticipated exhibition of works by its winners 2021 Female in Focus photography competition to Miami for the first time. The Female in Focus exhibition will be co-curated […]

“Becoming Sisters; Women Photography Collectives & Organizations” is an impactful 286-page photobook by editors Aldeide Delgado and Ana Clara Silva that centers around collaborative practices in photography from a feminist perspective. Presented alongside the 2021 WOPHA Congress in Miami, Florida, this publication works as a registry and collective manifesto of 40 international women and non-binary […]

Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA), and Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) announce highlights of the inaugural WOPHA Congress. Titled Women, Photography, and Feminisms, this first international convening of its kind invites women photography organizations and artists around the world to an in-person and online space for dialogue, celebration, and critical debate about women’s contributions to […]

As the founder and director of Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA), Aldeide Delgado originally sought to create a space where the stories of women-identifying Cuban photographers could feel represented and documented. From the organization’s roots in 2013, WOPHA has expanded to highlight women-identifying photographers across a range of backgrounds while maintaining its core mission to […]

WOPHA Co-Founder Francisco Masó received the 2020 Ellies Creator Award from Oolite Arts for Placing Political Art, a 15-day art-on-loan program that made political art accessible by placing works in the homes of more than 100 Miami residents. A pilot edition of the project was supported by the alternative art space Dimensions Variable.  WOPHA is […]

WOPHA With is a documentary series of conversations between women photography organizations and collectives moderated on Zoom by WOPHA founder & director Aldeide Delgado during the last Friday of each month. It is an initiative of the WOPHA Research Program —which provides access to primary-source material and critical documents related to women and photography for […]

Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA), in partnership with Miami Design District (MDD), present Photowalks, a series of free, bilingual, photography-based walking workshops. Led by guest women photographers who guide participants to photograph iconic historical and creative Miami neighborhoods, the new Photowalks program invites the public to bring and use their own cameras to explore the […]

At Home with WOPHA: What is the Women Photographers International Archive? Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) presents At Home with WOPHA a virtual interview of the organization’s Director and Art Historian Aldeide Delgado with Curator of Programming Amy Rosenblum-Martín. Through this compelling online event, learn more about WOPHA and its multifaceted mission to support women […]

WOPHA partnered with Faena Art to activate a WOPHA support program by offering a studio space to Miami-based photographer Amanda Bradley as part of Faena’s inaugural Artist in Residence initiative. While in residence, the artist will continue her ongoing exploration of photography as a means of expanding time and space, questioning memory, identity, and belonging […]

Following the lead of similar local, national, and international organizations, and CDC recommendations, we have made the decision to postpone the WOPHA Congress for one year. In collaboration with our lead supporter the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and partner Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), we are pleased to announce that the WOPHA […]

We are pleased to announce WOPHA has received an award of $20,000 from the Miami-Dade Nonprofit Support Grants program at The Miami Foundation. Dedicated to mitigate economic distress as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency, these vital funds allow WOPHA to continue its operations and current projects.  Despite the difficult circumstances that we […]

WOPHA calls on the community for support on Give Miami Day 2020, hosted by The Miami Foundation as part of its mission to promote philanthropy throughout Greater Miami. Donations made to WOPHA through Give Miami Day will support the inaugural WOPHA Congress – a two-day symposium presented in partnership with Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) […]

Fast Forward. A Manifesto for Increased Involvement of Women in Photography. We are inspired by women in photography and we are passionate about asserting their place in our art history narratives. We define photography as any creative cultural activity that takes place both inside and outside of established arts organisations and institutions – that might […]

(Miami – February 10, 2020) Miami based organization, Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) receives key support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge, for the Women Photographers International Congress (WOPHA Congress). The two-day WOPHA Congress generates a critical space for photography by bringing together worldwide organizations […]

WOPHA Announces Artist Selection for the Biennale della Fotografia Femminile (Miami – January 23, 2020) Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) announces the selection of artists to exhibit in The New Woman: Gender Discourse in the Development of Cuban Female Photography at the Biennale della Fotografia Femminile from March 5 – March 8, 2020, in Mantova, […]

Lecture: Women Photographers in the Republic: Female Division of the Cuban Photography Club (1935-1962) by Aldeide Delgado Date: Sunday, December 1, 2019 | 3:35 pm Location: Tate Modern The conference Fast Forward: How Do Women Work? at Tate Modern from November 30 to December 2, 2019 is organized in partnership with University for the Creative […]

Lecture: Women Photographers in the Republic: Female Division of the Cuban Photography Club (1935-1962) by Aldeide Delgado Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 | 6:30 pm Location: Coral Gables Museum. 285 Aragon Ave. Coral Gables, FL 33134 (Coral Gables Museum – June 26, 2019) This lecture offers an unprecedented approach to the woman’s role as a modernizing […]

Lecture: Women Photographers in the Republic: Female Division of the Cuban Photography Club (1935-1962) by Aldeide Delgado Date: Sunday, June 21, 2019 | 8:30 am to 6:30 pm Location: Cuban Cultural Center of New York / The New School The Cuban Cultural Center of New York celebrates its 17th annual one-day conference, this year focusing […]

Exhibition: Building a Feminist Archive: Cuban Women Photographers in the US curated by Aldeide Delgado On view: November 20th – December 21st, 2019 Opening: Friday, December 6th, 2019 | 6pm-10pm Location: Bailey Contemporary Arts. 41 NE 1st St. Pompano Beach, FL 33060 (Pompano Beach – October 7, 2019) Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCA) presents Building a […]

2020 Art Exhibition at Biennale della Fotografia Femminile Women at Work: Cuba through the Female Lens Open Call Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) in collaboration with Biennale Della Fotografia Femminile launch an open call to participate in the exhibition Women at Work: Cuba through the Female Lens that takes place in the city of Mantova […]