Cultural Experts Guide and Speakers Bureau
Peggy Kelsey [Availability]
Photographer
Founder, The Afghan Women's Project
BIOGRAPHY
Peggy Kelsey, a professional photographer from Austin and founder of the Afghan Women's Project, first passed through Afghanistan on her way home from her junior year abroad at Pahlavi University in Shiraz, Iran. In 1980, after three years traveling and working around the world, she and her husband Bill moved to Webberville, Texas. Together they operated a successful magazine distribution business.
In the early '90's, Peggy began a career in photography and Bill became a pilot for Airserv, a company that provides air transport for disaster relief and post-war reconstruction workers. They spent two years in Mozambique and, in the fall of 2002, returned to Texas, where Peggy was privileged to meet with a delegation of 14 Afghan women. She was amazed at how strong and full of life the women were in spite of the hardships they had faced. Talking with them about their lives moved her to begin the Afghan Women's Project. With Airserv's support, Peggy went to war-torn Afghanistan for 6 weeks in August and September 2003, and returned with portraits and stories of 40 Afghan women.
CURRENT INTEREST
Check the website, www.kelseys.net, for current activities.
AVAILABILITY
| Subjects | Afghan Women; Afghanistan; Organizing a project such as The Afghan Women's Project |
| Presentation | Lecture with Visual Presentation
Note: Also available, a photo exhibit consisting of the portraits, bios and interview excerpts of a cross section of 21 Afghan women. |
| Availability | Media Interviews and Speaking Engagements |
| Dates Available | Year round |
| Contact Info | Email: peggy@kelseys.net; Phone number available on request; Contact Houston Institute for Culture at 713-521-3686, or by email at info@houstonculture.org. Please include specific information about your request. |
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