Artist Spotlight: Jamie Duke
“There have been sixteen prophets for the Church since its founding in 1830, and all have been male.”
“There have been sixteen prophets for the LDS (Mormon) church since it’s founding in 1830, and all have been male. Growing up in Utah, since I can remember, the idea of getting married in the temple and starting a family at a young age was the goal to “true happiness.” As I got older, I started to feel as though my worth and value would only be measured by becoming someone’s wife and having children.
Exploring themes of gender inequality, gender roles, stereotypes, and expectations, I want to bring visibility to these issues. My hope is that my photographs will raise awareness towards religion to be an ideology and to assist with questions towards gender and inequality. Ultimately, I have been on this long journey to empower women.”
About Jamie: Jamie Duke is a photographer recently graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts major. She was raised in Sandy, Utah and is currently working to create photographs about gender inequality in power structures.
Priesthood Power, 2015.
Together Forever, 2016.
Eternal Happiness, 2016
Blue Hour, 2014