Josephine Sacabo, “Grabbed”, polymer photogravure.

Public reception for the artist: November 8 l6 - 8 pm

Flatbed is excited to present the photogravure work of Josephine Sacabo. Sacabo, who lives and works in New Orleans, Lousiana, is a leading light in the world of both printmaking and photography. Her TAGS series of photogravures has received national recognition. and has now been published as a deluxe artist book of images. This book and other publications of Sacabo’s will be featured at the concurrent Texas Book Fair being held in Austin November 8 - 9, 2025.

Born in Laredo, Texas, in 1944, she was educated at Bard College in New York. Prior to coming to New Orleans, Sacabo lived and worked extensively in France and England. Her earlier work was in the photo-journalistic tradition and influenced by Robert Frank, Josef Koudelka, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. She now works in a very subjective, introspective style, using poetry as the genesis for her work. Sacabo’s many portfolios are visual manifestations of the written word, and she lists poets as her most important influences, including Rilke, Baudelaire, Pedro Salinas, Vicente Huidobro, Juan Rulfo, Mallarmé, and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Her images transfer the viewer into a world of constructed beauty.

During her nearly 50-year career, her work has been featured in numerous gallery and museum exhibitions worldwide. She has been the recipient of multiple awards and is included in the permanent collections of the George Eastman House, New Orleans Museum of Art, the International Center of Photography, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and la Bibliothéque Nationale, Paris, France.