born in 1952 in New York City (USA), where she currently lives
www.galembo.com

Phyllis Galembo graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1977 and has been Professor in the Fine Arts Department of SUNY Albany since 1978. She has had solo exhibitions at the Steven Kasher Gallery in New York City, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C., and the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in Rochester, NY.

Galembo has been photographing the characters and costumes of African masquerade for more than 25 years. Her books include Divine Inspiration from Benin to Bahia (1993), Vodou: Visions and Voices of Haiti (1998) and Dressed for Thrills, 100 Years of Halloween Costumes and Masquerade (2003), as well as her new monograph Maske (London, Chris Boot Ltd.), published in 2010. Her work is included in numerous public and private collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.