CAMILA BRYCE-LAPORTE

Camila Bryce-Laporte is a folklife specialist and community scholar. Her academic work at Sarah Lawrence College and the George Washington University focused on the arts and the humanities. For over four decades Bryce-Laporte has utilized her visionary creativity to develop programming for a stellar list of cultural institutions, to include, Children’s Television International, The Children’s Television Network, CBS, Inc., the Smithsonian Institution, The Library of Congress, and the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.

Ten years ago, Camila Bryce-Laporte focused her lens on the visual arts as a jewelry maker and doll artist. Her dolls are inspired by Black and Brown heroines who have made major contributions to the cultural landscape of the Americas. Her research is not only focused on historic figures but also the cultural and spiritual nature of the doll making tradition.

This immersion in these mediums continues to be physically and spiritually restorative. Camila's use of material is an art form of its own, intertwining history, culture, and spirituality. This is legacy work dating back more than a century and handed down by family members. The skills incorporated in these art forms both sustained and entertained. It is through this work that Camila Bryce-Laporte has found her voice and her calling.