Joséphine Sacabo

photographer

b. 1944, Laredo, Texas, USA^[1] active 1976–2026

Joséphine Sacabo is a photographer born in Laredo, Texas, in 1944. She was educated at Bard College in New York and lived and worked extensively in France and England before settling in New Orleans. Her early work followed the photo-journalistic traditions of Robert Frank, Josef Koudelka, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. In her current practice, she employs a subjective, introspective style heavily influenced by poetry, including works by Rilke, Baudelaire, and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Her photography is characterized as dreamlike, surreal, and romantic, often serving as visual manifestations of written words. She has had over 40 gallery and museum exhibitions worldwide and her work is held in the permanent collections of major institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Bibliothèque Nationale, and the George Eastman House.^[1,2,3]

poetry
surrealism
romanticism
introspection

Works by Joséphine Sacabo

1991 Une Femme Habitée Editions Marval · book · French, English · ISBN 286234088X Monograph of 46 photographs.
2002 Pedro Páramo University of Texas Press · book Award winning.
2002 Cante Jondo 21st Publishing · book
2005 Duino Elegies 21st Publishing · book
2012 Nocturnes Luna Press · book
2011 Óyeme con los Ojos Luna Press · book
2017 Lux Perpetua Luna Press · book
2016 Beyond Thought Luna Press · book
2018 Structures of Reverie Luna Press · book
2025 TAGGED Luna Press · book

Exhibitions

2026 Now or Never A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2025 TAGGED Flatbed Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Austin, TX · solo
2024 Invented Truth A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2023 Gravity and Grace: The Years 2020 – 2023 A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2023 Windows A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2023 Moon Over Time Catherine Couturier Gallery, Houston, TX · solo
2021 Music was the Room She Lived In A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2021 Those Who Dance Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL · solo
2020 Those Who Dance A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2019 Moments of Being A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2018 TAGGED EBD4, Atlanta, GA · solo
2018 TAGGED A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2018 Josephine Sacabo and Jo Anderson Brenzo Galeria Photo/Graphic, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico · group
2018 Salutations Hammond Regional Arts Center, Hammond, LA · solo
2017 Barking at God: Retablos Mundanos A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2016 Veiled Stories: Lessons from the Shadows Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL · solo
2016 Juana and the Structures of Reverie Galeria Photo/Graphic, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico · solo
2016 Juana and the Structures of Reverie VERVE Gallery of Photography, Santa Fe, NM · solo
2015 Juana and the Structures of Reverie A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2015 El Mundo Inalcanzable de Susana San Juan … Óyeme con los Ojos The Consulate of Mexico, New Orleans, LA · solo
2015 Salutations New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA · solo
2013 Beyond Thought A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2011 Ogden Museum of Southern Art Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA · solo
2011 A Gallery for Fine Photography A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2011 Verve Fine Arts Gallery Verve Fine Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM · solo
2010 Laredo Center for the Arts Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, TX · solo
2010 Galería Pergola Galería Pergola, San Miguel De Allende, Mexico · solo
2010 Instituto Cultural de Mexico Instituto Cultural de Mexico, San Antonio, TX · solo
2009 Galeria Pergola Galeria Pergola, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico · solo
2008 Galerie BMG Galerie BMG, Woodstock, NY · solo
2008 Hallmark Museum of Photography Hallmark Museum of Photography, Turner Falls, MA · solo
2008 A Gallery for Fine Photography A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2008 Verve Fine Arts Verve Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM · solo
2007 Galeria Pergola Galeria Pergola, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico · solo
2005 Stephanie Hoppen Gallery Stephanie Hoppen Gallery, London, UK · solo
2005 John Stevenson Gallery John Stevenson Gallery, New York, NY · solo
2005 Verve Fine Arts Verve Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM · solo
2004 John Stevenson Gallery John Stevenson Gallery, New York, NY · solo
2003 A Gallery for Fine Photography A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2003 Catherine Edelman Gallery Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL · solo
2002 A Gallery for Fine Photography A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
2001 Woodstock Center for Photography Woodstock Center for Photography, New York, NY · solo
2000 Photo Fusion Gallery Photo Fusion Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL · solo
1999 Centro Del Imagen Centro Del Imagen, Mexico · solo
1999 Galeria Del Teatro Galeria Del Teatro, Buenos Aires, Argentina · solo
1998 Foto Septiembre Foto Septiembre, Puebla, Mexico · solo
1998 Photo España ’98 Photo España ’98, Madrid, Spain · solo
1998 Gallery of Contemporary Photography Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Santa Barbara, CA · solo
1998 Sol Del Rio Gallery Sol Del Rio Gallery, Guatemala City, Guatemala · solo
1997 A Gallery for Fine Photography A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
1995 American Cultural Center American Cultural Center, Brussels, Belgium · solo
1994 Louisiana State University Gallery Louisiana State University Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA · solo
1993 A Gallery for Fine Photography A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA · solo
1993 Galeria El Cadejo Galeria El Cadejo, Antigua, Guatemala · solo
1992 Galerie du Château D’Eau Galerie du Château D’Eau, Toulouse, France · solo
1991 Mario Villa Gallery Mario Villa Gallery, Chicago, IL · solo
1991 Galerie Fanny Guillon-Lafaille Galerie Fanny Guillon-Lafaille, Paris, France · solo
1990 Portfolio Gallery Portfolio Gallery, London, UK · solo
1990 Gallery Junod Gallery Junod, Lausanne, Switzerland · solo
1988 Mario Villa Gallery Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA · solo
1985 Mario Villa Gallery Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA · solo
1983 Contemporary Arts Center Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA · solo
1981 Contemporary Arts Center Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA · solo
1979 Historic New Orleans Collection Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LA · solo
1976 Deville Gallery Deville Gallery, New Orleans, LA · solo

Awards

2020 Eric Hoffer Honorable Mention Award
1996 Workshop Director Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles
1994 Artist in Residence Ecole Nationale de la Photographie, Arles
1986 Best of Show Louisiana State University
1985 Best of Show New Orleans Academy of the Fine Arts
1984 Louisiana Photography Fellowship
1983 1st Prize Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans

References

About Josephine. 2026 link
Exhibitions & Awards. 2026 link
About Josephine. 2026 link