Montanna Binder
Montanna Binder, b. 1997, is a storyteller based in Taos, New Mexico, who embodies photography to uproot the self and the identity in order to re-shape and re-story how we view worthiness, place, and connection. Self-taught analog and alternative photographic processes are implemented to explore and understand diverse forms of expression.
After living with communities around the world while completing their Bachelor of Arts, and continuing their process of research post-graduation, there remains an academic and professional experience in documenting stories from rural communities and tribes in places such as Kenya, Thailand, South Africa, and the Outback of Australia. However, their circuit of storytelling is not complete until the documentation of marginal cultures, beliefs, or places is looped back to the ways the stories of others can influence, impact, or challenge our views of ourselves.
The artist has exhibited locally and internationally, including Taos, NM; Santa Fe, NM; Chelsea, New York, NY; Brooklyn, New York, NY; London, United Kingdom; Nizhniy Tagil, Russia; Tuscan, AZ; Bellingham, WA; Sydney, Australia; and Hong Kong. They have been the sole employee and gallery manager of 203 Fine Art in Taos, NM, for nearly three years.
Bachelor of Arts, 2019
Re-Storying Global Justice through Documentary Photography
Law, Diversity & Justice
montannabin@gmail.com