Sheree Hovsepian, Portraits of Young Jewish Women, 2008-2009

Portrait of a Young Jewish Woman (Keren) 2009 inkjet print, Courtesy of the artist

Ground Level Projects is a series of artist commissions for Spertus' glass enclosed, street-level vestibule space.

New York based artist Sheree Hovsepian's recent photographic series Portraits of Young Jewish Women, 2008-2009, on display July 29-October 18, address issues of representation, espcailly with regard to her dual Middle Eastern and American identities. She poses the question: "In today's climate, what does it mean for an Iranian American woman to photograph Jewish American Women?"