Hady Barry is a Guinean-American artist who works with photography and text to explore memory and intimacy. She remembers too much and her work reflects that. It is introspective, haunting, and deeply personal.
Barry has been shortlisted for the Grand Prix Images Vevey 2025/2026 and her debut photobook i am (not) your mother received the Juror's Special Mention at the 2024 Aperture Photobook Awards. In 2022, Barry was a finalist for the Vantage Point Sharjah Award, a Juror’s Pick for the LensCulture Black and White Photography Awards, and earned an Honorable Mention from the Hariban Award. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including by the National Portrait Gallery (UK) and the Sharjah Art Foundation (UAE).
Barry is a proud member of African Women in Photography. She holds degrees from Georgetown University (B.S. in Economics with a Certificate in African Studies) and UC Berkeley-Haas (M.B.A.).
She lives and works between Leesburg (VA, USA) and Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire).
To reach Hady: hello@hadybarry.com