Excerpted from the Miami Herald:
Heidi Johnson-Wright, an attorney and adjunct faculty member at UM’s School of Architecture, had a clear idea of how she wanted to be portrayed when she worked with photographer Gil Bitton. “I knew I didn’t want to be a princess in pink because that’s just not me,” she says. “I wanted something edgier, more like a punk rock aesthetic.”
She got that look exactly — and something more.
After the shoot, she felt stronger and more self-assured than ever. “Ebullient, euphoric, I really enjoyed it,” says Johnson-Wright, who was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at age 8. “It was a little like taking on a different persona. How many women do you know get an opportunity to do something like this?”
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If You Go
What: Bold Beauty Project Visual Arts ExhibitWhen: Nov. 12-25. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Nov. 12.
Where: Bakehouse Arts Complex, 561 NW 32nd St., Miami
Info: $20 advance admission, $25 at door. boldbeautyproject.com
