Norma I. Quintana’s compelling portrait series links memory with community identity. Inspired by portraits created by itinerant photographers in Puerto Rico, her images honor everyday lives as a vital part of cultural remembrance. These “jewels of memory” capture not just faces, but also the traces of experience that bind people across generations. Originating from the intersection of documentary photography practice with personal cultural and familial history, Quintana portrays remembering not as a passive act of recollection, but as an intentional, creative process—one that connects storytelling with the continuous construction of identity.
Major Exhibition Support
Bank of America
Exhibition Sponsors
Bonnie Herman
Alan J. Pomerantz & Evie Talmus
Judi Ratto
Dana Simpson-Stokes and Ken Stokes
Jeanne Walker Harvey
Opening Reception:
Saturday, May 16, 2026