Speaking Tours / Exhibits
"I had the genuine pleasure of meeting and speaking Linda Panetta at her art exhibit last night on First Friday in downtown Scranton. Quite an extraordinary photographic documentary genius she is! More astounding than her photographic ability is her dedication and sensitivity to deliver a powerful story with each of her images. This exhibit featured the anguish and suffering and downright poverty of native cultures in war-torn locations across the globe… Her photos are National Geographic-worthy and allow you to see directly into the souls of her subjects." “Linda's presentation took place at the DeNaples Center at the University of Scranton campus highlighting her humanitarian work. It was embedded with slides of her photographic documentary… If you attended this presentation, I hope you were inspired as much as I was.”
Call 215.694.4240 to schedule a slide presentation, photo exhibit or to inquire about additional photography services.
Linda is an instructor at Cabrini College (2010 – Present). She teaches photojournalism as well as courses that allow the homeless to become active participants in discussing and addressing socio-economic issues. Classes explore the complex issues relating to global and domestic poverty, immigration, war, environmental degradation, and the efforts of regional organizations to address such issues. She is also the founder of “Indie Arts Initiative”, a multimedia healing arts program for homeless youth and adults in Philadelphia.
Partial List of Speaking Talks & Photo Exhibits:
Sinsinawa Art Gallery (Sinsinawa, WI)
Theatre Horizon (Norristown, PA)
Akiba Hebrew Academy (Merion Station, PA)
Albuquerque Mennonite Church w/Jeff Halper and Ziad Abbas (Albuquerque, NM)
Associazione Centro Di Accoglienza E Promozione Culturale (Trieste, Italy)
Bodine High School for International Affairs (Philadelphia, PA)
Bowling Green State University (Huron, OH)
Cabrini College (Radnor, PA)
Cardinal Carter School of the Arts (Toronto, ON)
Cardinal Leger Secondary School Library (Brampton, ON, Canada)
Central Baptist Church (Wayne, PA)
Chestnut Hill College (Chestnut Hill, PA)
College of St. Benedict (St. Joseph, MN)
Convention & Trade Center / SOA Watch Teach-in w/ Bishop Gumbleton (Columbus, GA)
Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
Eastern University (Radnor, PA)
Fordham University (NY)
Friends Central High School (Wynnewood, PA)
Furman University (Greenville, S. Carolina) George School (Newtown, PA)
Immaculate Conception Parish (MA)
Holyyoke Community College (Holyyoke, MA)
Jean Donovan Community Peace Center w/ Bishop Thomas Gumbleton (Philadelphia, PA)
Kutz Elementary School (Doylestown, PA)
LaSalle University (Philadelphia, PA)
London Public Library - Wolf Auditorium (London, Ontario, Canada)
Loyola University (New Orleans, LA)
Malvern Preparatory School (Malvern, PA)
Mon. Doyle Secondary School (Cambridge, ON)
Mother Teresa Secondary School (Scarborough, ON)
New York University (NYU) (NY)
Princeton Theological Seminary (Princeton, NJ)
Robert F Hall Secondary School (Brampton, ON, Canada)
Rockway Mennonite (Toronto, Canada)
Rosemont College (Rosemont, PA)
Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ)
Rutgers University (Newark, NJ)
Saint Augustine Church (Philadelphia, PA)
Saint Bonaventure University (St. Bonaventure NY)
Saint Denis Church, (Havertown, PA)
Saint John's University, (2010, 2009) (Queens, NY)
Saint John's University (Collegeville, MN)
Saint Louis University HS (St. Louis, MO)
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church (Ardmore, PA)
Saint Mary’s Parish (Brampton, ON, Canada)
Saint Michael Catholic's School (Kitchener, ON, Canada)
Saint Peter’s College (Jersey City, NJ)
Saint Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, NJ)
Scranton University (Scranton, PA)
Sinsinawa Art Gallery (Sinsinawa, WI)
Smith College (Northampton, MA)
Springfield College (Springfield, MA)
Stirling Mennonite Church (Kitchener, ON, Canada)
Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA)
The Tatnall School A.C.T. - Active & Compassionate Teens (Wilmington, DE)
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)
University of Pennsylvania / Philomathean Society Gallery (Philadelphia, PA)
University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN)
University of Toronto / International Student Center (Toronto, Canada)
University of Waterloo (Kitchener, ON, Canada)
Villanova University, PA (2011, 2010, 2009, 2008) (Villanova, PA)
White Dog Café (Philadelphia, PA)
Yale University (New Haven, CT)
Photo Exhibits:
(Partial list)Albuquerque Mennonite Church. Humanitarian relief for Gaza (Albuquerque, NM)
Ark Theater w/ Bruce Cockburn (Ann Arbor, MI)
Associazione Centro Di Accoglienza E Promozione Culturale (Trieste, Italy)
Bowling Green State (2009, 2007) (Huron, Ohio)
Cabrini College (Founder’s Hall / permanent exhibit) (Radnor, PA)
Cabrini College w/ Mariana Chilton (Radnor, PA)
Cardinal Carter School of the Arts (Toronto, ON)
Central Baptist Church (Wayne, PA)
Chestnut Hill College (Chestnut Hill, PA)
Chthonic Clash w/ Pierce Woodward (Beacon, NY)
College of St. Benedict (St. Joseph, MN)
Convention & Trade Center / Ignatian Family Teach-in (Columbus, GA)
Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
Doubletree Hotel / EAD Photo Exhibit, (Washington, DC)
Development, Security and Economic Justice: What’s Gender Got to Do with It? (2011)
A Place to Call Home: Immigrants, Refugees & Displaced Peoples. (2010)
Eastern University (St. David's, PA)
Felician College / Pax Christi, NJ Spring Assembly (Lodi, NJ)
Flynn Theatre / Etown Presentation w/ Bruce Cockburn (Burlington, Vermont)
Fordham University (NY)
Friends Central High School (Wynnewood, PA)
Furman University (Greenville, S. Carolina)
George School (Newtown, PA)
Holyyoke Community College (Holyyoke, MA)
Immaculate Conception Parish (MA)
Independence Mall & Visitor Center / Collaboration: "Eyes Wide Open, the Human Costs of the Iraq War" (Philadelphia, PA)
Keswick Theatre w/ Bruce Cockburn (Philadelphia, PA)
London Public Library - Wolf Auditorium (London, Ontario, Canada)
Loyola University (New Orleans, LA)
Memorial Hall Theatre w/ Bruce Cockburn (Shelburne Falls, MA)
Mishkan Shalom (Philadelphia, PA)
New York Ethical Cultural Theatre w/Bruce Cockburn (New York, NY)
Painted Bride Art Center (collaboration w/other artists) (Philadelphia, PA)
Pax Christi, USA National Conference (Wyndham Hotel, Chicago)
Rosemont College (Rosemont, PA)
Sacred Heart Church w/ Fr. Louie Vitale (Camden, NJ)
Saint Augustine Church (Philadelphia, PA)
Saint Bonaventure University (St. Bonaventure NY)
Saint Denis Church w/Roy Bourgeois (Havertown, PA)
Saint Gabrial Parish Church (New Orleans, LA)
Saint John's University (Collegeville, MN)
Saint John's University, (2010, 2009) (Queens, NY)
Saint Joseph the Worker Church, collaboration w/Jon Fromer, Francisco Herrera and others (Berkeley, CA)
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church (Ardmore, PA)
Saint Marys Parish (Brampton, ON, Canada)
Saint Michael Catholic's School (Kitchener, ON, Canada)
Saint Peter’s College (Jersey City, NJ)
Saint Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, NJ)
Scranton University (Scranton, PA)
Smith College (Northampton, MA)
Somerville Theatre w/ Bruce Cockburn (Boston, MA)
Springfield College (Springfield, MA)
The Great American Music Hall w/ Bruce Cockburn (San Francisco, CA)
Town Hall Theater w/ Bruce Cockburn (Irvington, NY)
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)
University of Pennsylvania / Philomathean Society Gallery. (Philadelphia, PA)
University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN)
University of Toronto / International Student Center (Toronto, Canada)
University of Waterloo (Kitchener, ON, Canada)
Villanova University /Sabeel Conference: In Search of a Homeland. (Villanova, PA)
White Dog Café (Philadelphia, PA)
World Café Live /Photo exhibit in conjunction w/Bruce Cockburn concert (Philadelphia, PA)
Sandusky Register
“Photographer’s Exhibit Depicts Human Rights Issues Worldwide”
By Katie Walsh
Huron -
Linda Panetta has thousands, maybe even millions, of brothers and sisters.
Panetta, who travels the world as a journalist and human rights advocate, feels a close bond with the people she encounters and photographs.
“These people around the world are our brothers and sisters,” Panetta said. “The soldiers fighting in Iraq , and the people being massacred in Latin America . I would do anything I could to help them.”
Panetta spoke to students and staff at BGSU Firelands on Wednesday and Thursday. While presenting a slideshow of her work from countries like Guatemala and Chile , she encouraged attendees to travel the world and think critically about how the United States operates.
Panetta tends to travel to countries that have been ravaged by war, whether civil or international. Her safety is often at stake, but Panetta, who has traveled to both Iraq and Afghanistan since the United States invaded them, says the risks are worth it.
“In Iraq I wanted to document the people who would be the recipients of the bombs we dropped there,” she said. “The news media have shown a lot of my work, which lets people know about what’s going on throughout the world.”
Many of Panetta’s photographs depict children who have grown up surrounded by violence and know nothing else. Sara Rohrbacher, an 18-year-old Firelands student, said she was teary-eyed while watching Panetta’s slide show.
“This was really an eye-opener,” said Firelands student Alexa Walton, 19. “It was amazing to hear about these countries from someone who has actually been there.”
Panetta leaves for Palestine in a few weeks and hopes to document the realities of what happens in this war-torn land.
“The repression that’s taken place in Palestine is mind-boggling,” Panetta said. “What’s being reported in the media is so biased, and often it’s our tax dollars that are funding this repression and violence. People need to be made aware of that, and hopefully they’ll speak out against it.”
Panetta’s photography will be on display in the BGSU Firelands library until Feb. 20.