IMAGE COURTESY OF ZOLA LAMOTHE

Zola Lamothe discusses her series, Unveiling a Forgotten Legacy, which recreates intimate family scenes where homes, churches, and livelihoods once stood — right on the land that became the Indiana University Indianapolis campus — simultaneously honoring Indianapolis’ past while confronting the effects of gentrification. Lamothe will also share work from her latest series as well as her creative journey into large format film photography.

Zola Lamothe was a 2025 recipient of the Creative Risk Fund sponsored by the Herbert Simon Family Foundation. She was also a 2023 recipient of the Power Plant Grant, a grant run by Big Car Collaborative and funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Her series Unveiling a Forgotten Legacy has been exhibited at 1000 Words Gallery, Madam Walker Legacy Center, and Aurora PhotoCenter, among other venues, and was the subject of a self-published book in 2025.