Stacy Kranitz
Stacy Kranitz (b. 1976) is a documentary artist who explores history, representation, and otherness. She is widely known for her rejection of traditional documentary tenets, opting to pursue, instead, a practice she feels is more genuine and honest, which places her in the role of participant-observer.
Kranitz's work has been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally, including, most recently, shows at Tracey Morgan Gallery (Asheville, NC); Les Rencontres de la Photographie (Arles, France); Gregg Museum of Art and Design (Raleigh, NC); the Sugar Gallery at the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR); Northern Kentucky University's Fotofocus Biennial (Highland Heights, KY); and the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art (Charleston, SC). Her images have been published in various forms; she is the author of three monographs (the latest title, As It Was Give(n) to Me, is forthcoming), and has been featured in anthologies and editorial outlets like Bloomberg Businessweek, Buzzfeed, ESPN, Financial Times, Harper's, The Intercept, Mother Jones, The New York Times, Time, and The Washington Post. Kranitz splits her time between her cabin in the Appalachian mountains of eastern Tennessee and Lexington, KY.