Dale Rio
United States
Biography
Photographic artist whose practice explores mortality and humanity's relationship with the natural world through the use of film and historical photographic processes. Her work combines direct photography and conceptual proposals, and has been widely exhibited in the United States as well as in England, Germany, New Zealand, and Spain. Her works are part of private collections and have been reproduced in numerous publications; she is the author of one book and co-author of a second. She holds a BA in Studio Art from Smith College (1993) and an MFA in Photography from Pratt Institute (1996). In 1997 she received a Fulbright Travel Grant and the Miguel Vinciguerra Grant to document rural life in Sicily. Her trajectory includes teaching, curating, and editing, with specialization in darkroom techniques. Her current work as a forensic photographer is complemented by residencies at Penland, MASS MoCA, Farmington Valley Arts Center, and Ars BioArctica. She has collaborated with numerous photo and art centers across the country, co-founded the NGO The Halide Project in 2015, launched the print publication Point A to Point B: analog explorations in 2021, and in 2022 founded the women's alternative-process initiative Lux et Libera.









