ABOUT

Joshua Littlefield (b. 1995) is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose practice spans photography, collage, and poetry. Originally from St. Petersburg, Florida, he earned a B.F.A. in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2017 and an M.F.A. in Photography and Electronic Media from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2020. He is currently based in Baltimore, Maryland, where he teaches Fundamentals of Design as an adjunct professor at Stevenson University in Owings Mills.

Littlefield’s work explores the realities of growing up and existing in a world not built for "the other" through the lens of his experiences as an LGBTQIA+ person, an intense introvert, and someone with lifelong issues surrounding body dysmorphia and body image. Speaking from the perspectives of both system victim and participant, he examines the avoidance strategies and coping mechanisms he developed in response to his environment. His practice often functions as a de-compartmentalization of personal grief and insecurity, as well as an extended invitation for others to reflect and do the same. To do so, he employs both digital and physical experimentation to translate his memories, sensations, and other intangible facets of his human experience into perceptual and material forms.

His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at institutions including RedLine Contemporary Art Center (Denver, CO), the Masur Museum of Art (Monroe, LA), the Scarab Club (Detroit, MI), the Griffin Museum of Photography (Winchester, MA), and Gologorski Gallery (Kraków, Poland). His projects have also appeared in publications such as The Hand Magazine and Pastiche Magazine.