Biography
Steven Molina Contreras (b.1999, San Salvador, El Salvador) is a photographer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. He received his BFA in Photography and Related Media from the Fashion Institute of Technology. His work focuses on themes of migration, portraiture, labor, and divinity. He does this by collaborating with his family and reflecting on their history in El Salvador and New York.
He has been a visiting artist and lecturer at a number of institutions including NYU, Stanford University, Pratt University, The Fashion Institute of Technology, Bard College, and Marble Hill Camera Club.
He is currently available for editorial commissions and assignments.
Contact
stevenmcontreras1@gmail.com
Exhibitions
2023
2022
Residencies
The Center for Photography in Woodstock, Woodstock NY, 2022
Lightwork Foundation, Syracuse, NY, 2021
Press
The New Yorker, Lightwork, Aperture, The Los Angeles Times, NYC & Company
Selected Commissions
The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, The New Yorker, i-D, The Guardian, The WSJ, SNL
Teaching
2023
Anderson Arts Center, Aspen, CO
Public Collections
The Hood Museum, Darmouth, NH
Lightwork, Syracuse, NY
Center For Photography at Woodstock, Kingston, NY