In the Gallery
To Survive in These Shores
Collaborative photography by Jess T. Dugan and Vanessa Fabbre
June 27 - September, 2025
Stop by both our hallway gallery space to explore life narratives through photography featuring older transgender individuals!
For over five years, photographer Jess T. Dugan and social worker Vanessa Fabbre traveled throughout the United States creating To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults. These subjects' experiences exist within the complex intersections of gender identity, age, race, ethnicity, sexuality, socioeconomic class, and geographic location. The resulting photographs and interviews provide a nuanced view into the struggles and joys of growing older as a transgender person and offer a poignant reflection on what it means to live authentically despite seemingly insurmountable odds.
For over five years, photographer Jess T. Dugan and social worker Vanessa Fabbre traveled throughout the United States creating To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults. These subjects' experiences exist within the complex intersections of gender identity, age, race, ethnicity, sexuality, socioeconomic class, and geographic location. The resulting photographs and interviews provide a nuanced view into the struggles and joys of growing older as a transgender person and offer a poignant reflection on what it means to live authentically despite seemingly insurmountable odds.
The MCA Gallery is located on the middle floor just up the stairs, and open during regular business hours:
M - F, 9am to 5pm
Parking can be found behind the building or along Massachusetts Ave.
M - F, 9am to 5pm
Parking can be found behind the building or along Massachusetts Ave.