Jean Richard Marques (b. 1995) is a visual artist, educator, and photographer based in Staten Island, NY. Their work explores themes of family, home, and memory using a myriad of analog photographic techniques and alternative processes. In 2019 they earned their MFA degree in Photography and Related Media from Rochester Institute of Technology. Jean has been exhibiting their work since 2016, with exhibitions in Miami, Fl, Rochester NY, New York City, and Portland, OR. Notable recent exhibitions include: Photoville NYC Photo Festival in 2023 on Staten Island, and Triennial #4 Resilient Communities at the Alice Austen House and Museum (AAH) in 2026 (Exhibition is on view until May 26th). In March of 2025, Jean was the Photographer in Residence for WORTHLESS STUDIOS, where they produced their most recent body of work No Exit as well as taught film photography workshops to local youth, in partnership with the AAH.
The images that I make are drawn from my daily experiences and made in an intuitive and spontaneous manner. I am drawn to personal portraits, evocative gestures, and the small details in someone or something that I can use to make a visual statement on the world-at-large.
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