En Foco, WallWorks NY, & Fashion Moda Modern Announce the 2025 Fellowship Exhibition, A Reference Letter for the Revolution, Curated by Alison Kuo

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(Bronx, NY - August 6, 2025) En Foco is thrilled to announce the opening of A Reference Letter for the Revolution: The 2025 Fellowship Exhibition, featuring the work of fifteen lens-based artists of color selected for the prestigious En Foco Artist Fellowship, now in its tenth year. The exhibition will showcase the exceptional work of Ashley Peña, Dean Majd, Destiny Mata, Jarrett Murphy, Jeremy Dennis, Juan “Wamoo” Álvarez, Suede, Kalada Halliday, Kalena Burwell, María José Maldonado, Néstor Pérez-Moilère, Stephanie Ayala, Wayne Liu, Yukai Chen, and Zain Alam.

Curated by artist Alison Kuo, the exhibition will be on view from September 12 to October 13, 2025, at WallWorks NY and Fashion Moda Modern galleries, located at Inspiration Point, 710 Tiffany Street in The Bronx, New York.  An opening reception will take place on September 18, 2025, from 6 to 8 PM.

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A Reference Letter for the Revolution highlights themes of connectivity, accountability, and cultural resilience. The diverse cohort creates powerful work spanning photography, video, and interdisciplinary media, addressing subjects from immigrant community documentation and colonial critique to transgender ancestry and queer self-portraiture. These visionary artists represent what Kuo describes as "the children of freedom fighters and the parents of liberation," offering transformative models of healing and social change through their innovative visual storytelling.

 

ABOUT THE CURATOR

Alison Kuo is a second-generation immigrant who pursues intersectional relationships across communities through artistic engagement. In 2025, she created the inaugural Be Like Water fellowship for Asian American and Asian diaspora photographers at Baxter Street Camera Club of New York (New York, New York). Kuo co-founded Sisters in Self-Defense in Manhattan's Chinatown with writer Ava Chin. She served as Director of Programs at the International Studio & Curatorial Program (Brooklyn, New York) and now works as an arts and community consultant. Her work has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, New York), Hessel Museum of Art (Annandale-on-Hudson, New York), and Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, Massachusetts), among others.

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ABOUT EN FOCO

En Foco, Inc. is a non-profit that supports U.S.-based photographers of African, Asian, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander heritage. Founded in 1974, En Foco makes their work visible to the art world, yet remains accessible to underserved communities. Through exhibitions, workshops, events, and publications, it provides professional recognition, honoraria, and assistance to photographers as they grow into different stages of their careers. For more information, please visit: www.enfoco.org.

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ABOUT WALLWORKS NEW YORK

WALLWORKS NEW YORK is a contemporary art gallery in the South Bronx, dedicated to bringing art back uptown. In the vein of Fashion MODA, WALLWORKS is dedicated to showcasing new and exciting art from both emerging and established artists, mixing "downtown" sensibility with "uptown" style; a place for exploration. The passion project of legendary Graffiti pioneer CRASH and entrepreneur Robert Kantor, WALLWORKS seeks to remind people of the rich culture of the Bronx, and encourage everyone to take a trip Uptown!

 

ABOUT FASHION MODA MODERN

Inspiration Point's gallery, FASHION 时髦 MODA МОДА MODERN, is a revival of the groundbreaking South Bronx gallery founded by Stefan Eins in 1978. For fifteen years, Fashion Moda served as an interdisciplinary art space, fusing street culture, fine arts, and community engagement until its closing in 1993. The gallery's name, comprised of the word fashion in multiple languages, expressed their global worldview and celebrated the convergence of different cultures. Known simply as "Fashion Moda" the alternative art space challenged the elitism of the traditional art world, connecting the downtown art scene with the South Bronx, and conventional artistic disciplines with emerging urban mediums. 

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ABOUT INSPIRATION POINT

Inspiration Point is a nonprofit cultural arts center in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the South Bronx. We are dedicated to supporting artists, presenting dynamic arts programming, and fostering inclusive community engagement through the arts. We provide space, resources, and opportunities for creative expression across disciplines, with a commitment to accessibility, equity, and cultural vitality. The multidisciplinary art space was established in 2023 and includes artist, residency, and specialty studios, galleries, Fashion Moda Modern, and the Tiffany Street Theater.