About

Toni Pepe constructs prints and three-dimensional assemblages from discarded newspaper images, family snapshots, and obsolete photographic equipment to explore how photography shapes our perception of time, space, and self. Her practice considers the layers of information a print can impart to the viewer beyond the image. Whether it is the presence of text, subtle stains, or crop marks, each element offers a glimpse into the photograph's journey and its significance as an object in the world. Photographic prints are more than static images; they suspend our likenesses and histories beneath surfaces that are continually transformed by the effects of time and physical contact.

 Pepe currently serves as the Chair of Photography and Assistant Professor of Art at Boston University. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally, including at Blue Sky Gallery, the Center for Photography at Woodstock and The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA). Pepe's work is in the permanent collections at the MFA; the Boston Athenaeum, Fidelity, the Danforth Art Museum; Candela Books + Gallery; The Magenta Foundation; and many private collections. She received a MacDowell Fellowship in 2024 and completed a residency at Frans Masereel Centrum in 2023.

Contact: tonipepe@bu.edu