Salgu Wissmath (they/them/theirs) is a nonbinary Korean American freelance photographer based in San Antonio, TX and Sacramento, CA. Their personal work explores the intersections of mental health, queer identity, and faith from a conceptual documentary approach. They were previously a Hearst Photo Fellow at San Antonio Express-News and the San Francisco Chronicle. Salgu was recognized as AAJA’s 2022 Emerging Journalist of the Year and received the 2023 Curve Award for Emerging Journalists. They are a 2024 Lauren Brown Fellow, 2022 IWMF Gwen Ifill Fellow, a 2021 California Arts Council Emerging Artist Fellow, and a recipient of a 2021 Puffin Foundation Grant and 2025 San Antonio Artist Grant. Their work has been published in the The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, The Texas Tribune, CalMatters, San Antonio Magazine, among others. Salgu is the Communications Director for Diversify Photo and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists, Trans Journalists Association, Women Photograph, and Authority Collective.
Inspired by other artists’ images of modern day saints and references to traditional religious iconography, Divine Identity celebrates the sacredness of queer folks of faith by transforming their portraits into icons.
The views and opinions expressed in this exhibit are those of the exhibition artists and partners and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Photoville or any other participants and partners of the Photoville Festival.
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