Esther Parada

Esther Parada was an American photographer, activist, teacher, and author.

Early life and education

Parada received a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history, literature, and history from Swarthmore College in 1960. In 1971, she began studies at the Chicago Institute of Design.

Career

In the mid-1960s, Parada went to Bolivia as a Peace Corps volunteer. The photographs she took there became a significant part of her work.
From 1974 to 2005, she was a professor of photography at the University of Illinois Chicago's School of Art and Design.
Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Minneapolis [Institute of Art], the Yale University [Art Gallery], and the Art Institute of Chicago.