“Vanderbilt Self-Portrait” Project

“Vanderbilt Self-Portrait” Project

In 2022, as Vanderbilt’s 150th anniversary approached, recent graduates Allen Zeng, BA’23, and Richard Zhang, BA’23, set out to capture the essence of the university by photographing its community members. Collaborating with Professor of Art Vesna Pavlović and librarian Yvonne Boyer, the two developed the “Vanderbilt Self-Portrait” project, which is now supported by a Sesquicentennial Grant from the chancellor’s office and a Buchanan Library Fellowship. The end result was an art exhibition that debuted at Central Library in April 2023, as well as a physical and digital photo collection that will be preserved in the library’s archives.

View the exhibit online.