About
Chinyere E. Oteh is *A Creative* who experiences the world as: a sound enthusiast, fotografer, founder, librarian archivist, facilitator + instructor. Her work is anchored in community-centered arts and mutual aid practices.
Chinyere's love of photography began as a teenager when she enrolled in her first black and white photography darkroom class. Often seen with her camera around her neck, she documented her personal life and travels, often taking portraits of her friends, family members, and students.
Chinyere graduated with honors with a B.A. in American Culture Studies from Washington University in 2002 and began a career in youth development, arts and non-profit administration, and teaching.
where she became interested in educational studies?? and developed her writing voice through autobiographical creative non-fiction and academic writing. While studying photography, 2007-08, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Chinyere continued her exploration of her own mixed-race identity this time with photographic self-portraiture. Beginning in 2006, Chinyere taught community photography classes to the young and old throughout St. Louis for13 years through the PPRC Photography Project, Springboard (to Learning), and North St. Louis Art's Council.
A 2022 graduate of the iSchool at U of I Urbana Champaign, Chinyere earned an MS in Library and Information Science as a Spectrum Scholar and American Association of University Women (AAUW) career development grantee.
including archival research for place based work, organizing and preserving family or business archives
Chinyere's creative and professional practice is centered in care and influenced by noticing and slowness. She is inspired by phenomena and synchronicity in the natural world.
Memory worker fellow with the Autistic Voices Oral History Project (tAVOHP), an Autistic-led initiative dedicated to preserving the stories of Autistic people through video, audio, and written interviews.
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I am energized by exploring the intersections of library and information science, history, culture, and memory
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I connect my experience as a writer, photographer, and community photography instructor with library and archival science training to support clients in creative and archival projects including:
Oral History Interviews
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Photography Instruction
I have 13 years of experience in community photography instruction. I have taught students ages 7 to adult.
Family, Community or Organizational Archiving
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