Laila Annmarie Stevens

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Laila Annmarie Stevens (b. 2001) is a Black Queer Photographer and Visual Artist from Queens, NY currently pursuing her BFA at The Fashion Institute of Technology. Their portraiture is informed by their passion for honoring marginalized youth voices and embracing the fullness of Black life through the creation of a digital safe space. Their work could be described as a raw and intimate perspective. Through her early work in youth organizations, she’s incorporated image-making to envision a world of inclusion and power.

At 21 years old, Stevens is a contributor to The New York Times and has featured work in National Geographic, i-D, The Nation, and more. She is a student of the Eddie Adams Workshop Class of XXXIV and a member of Scope of Work, a talent agency for creatives aged 17-24, in New York, N.Y. Her artwork has been shown internationally in exhibitions in London and the U.S., including “Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering” at the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Harlem, New York, and Goodyear Arts in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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