11 Facts About Bill Gaskins

Bill Gaskins was born on May 25,1953 and is an American photographer and academic.

Bill Gaskins's work explores the intersection of black hair and critical analysis of the portraiture in the 21st century.

Bill Gaskins received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Tyler School of Art, a Master of Arts Degree from The Ohio State University, and a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Bill Gaskins was a 2008 Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation.

Bill Gaskins has previously taught in the American Studies Program and the Department of Art at Cornell University.

Bill Gaskins has taught at Parsons the New School, and the graduate program in Media Studies in The New School for Public Engagement.

Bill Gaskins's lectures focus on an examination of race and visual representation of the black portraiture and black women.

Bill Gaskins has conducted workshops on the history of photography.

Bill Gaskins has exhibited his photography including a group exhibition at the Jersey City Museum that included work by Renee Green, Chitra Ganesh, Simone Leigh and Sharon Louden, and a screening of his short film, The Meaning of Hope at Detroit Institute of Arts.

Bill Gaskins's work was shown in the 2003 group show HairStories at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art: the Phoenix New Times called his "Tireka and Tamana, Easter Sunday, Baltimore, Maryland", a photograph of two women against the landscape of industrial Baltimore, and his photographs of African-American hair shows "the most fascinating photos of all" in the exhibition.

In 2017, Bill Gaskins spent time researching "The Black Photographers Annual," a four volume anthology published between 1973 and 1980.