Project Space Residency

Open Studio: October 26, 6pm

Michael Darcy is a photographer and bookmaker living in Rochester, NY. He received his MFA from the SUNY Brockport Visual Studies program at Visual Studies Workshop in 2021. Michael has a bachelors in Communications Media with a concentration in photography from Fitchburg State University. His work has been included in various group shows across the nation and online. Recently his book How to Draw Tornadoes was acquired for the Cynthia Sears Collection at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.

Michael Darcy’s practice focuses on books and photography, through which he explores how form, materiality, and structure impact our experience with content. Projects represent his thoughts from a period of time, he thinks through making, and each is a self-reflective attempt to grow. Recent efforts have addressed themes such as his privilege, the impacts of education, spirituality and mindfulness, and authorship and collaboration.

VSW Project Space Residencies are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the New York State Legislature, Monroe County, and Joy of Giving Something. Photography artists participating in the program receive support from the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation.