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Two new articles about my work have just been published by Tragaluz: A Borderland Journal of Arts and Culture. The first, “Josephine Sacabo and the Tradition of Graphic Art” explores my work in photogravure. The second, “Josephine Sacabo’s THE RIGHT TO DREAM” previews my upcoming retrospective exhibition, opening August 28 at Texas A&M International University in Laredo. Hope you enjoy!

Tragaluz Journal, Vol III, No. 3, July 2026

“Josephine Sacabo and the Tradition of Graphic Art”
by Jesse Shaw
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“Josephine Sacabo’s THE RIGHT TO DREAM”
by María Eugenia Guerra
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THE RIGHT TO DREAM: Regreso a mi pueblo (Return to My Hometown) opens next month at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, TX. This retrospective includes decades of my work and brings me back to the place where my life began. Many thanks to TAMIU and the Daphne Art Foundation for making this possible!

THE RIGHT TO DREAM: Regreso a mi pueblo
Texas A&M International University
Fine and Performing Arts Gallery
Laredo, TX

Artist Talk: August 27, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Opening Reception: August 28, 6 – 8 pm

on view through October 9, 2026

I’m happy to be part of this exhibition curated by my dear friend Carol Leake — and to be showing alongside so many wonderful artists and good friends!

The Bird Show
Studio Waveland
228 Coleman Ave., Waveland, MS 39576

Opening Reception: March 28, 5 – 8 pm
on view through May 23, 2026

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A short film about the making of the TAGGED Collector’s Edition.

Take a glimpse into the collaborative, fully handmade process behind the book — from conceptual and material decisions to the printing of photogravures, letterpress pages, and the hand-binding that defines the Luna Press luxury editions.

Many thanks to our wonderful producers Elephant Quilt Productions!

Now or Never
A Gallery for Fine Photography
7457 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA

Artist Reception & Book Signing: Saturday, December 13, 4 – 6 pm
on view through March 30, 2026

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Available in trade and limited luxury editions.

Author Discussion & Book Signing
Monday, December 8, 6 – 7:30pm
Octavia Books: 513 Octavia Street, New Orleans

Join us for a book signing & conversation with Josephine Sacabo, moderated by Bradley Sumrall, Curator of the Collection, Ogden Museum of Southern Art

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TAGGED
Flatbed Center for Contemporary Printmaking
3701 Drossett Dr, Suite 190, Austin, TX

Artist Reception: Saturday, November 8, 6 – 8 PM
on view October 18 – November 29

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I first learned photogravure from Katherine at Flatbed about twenty years ago. In that very first class, I finally created what I had been trying to make in the darkroom for decades. That moment changed everything for me. I’ve been printing photogravures ever since, and I’m so grateful to be back at Flatbed.

In conjunction with the Flatbed exhibition, Luna Press will feature my monographs during the Texas Book Festival on November 8th & 9th at the State Capitol in downtown Austin.

“‘New Orleans (1970–2020): A Portrait of the City’ published by LUNA Press is both memoir and documentary — a half-century of Crescent City life captured through Dalt Wonk’s incisive essays and Josephine Sacabo’s arresting black-and-white photography. Together, their work illuminates the city’s texture: its beauty, contradictions, and the singular characters who shape its story.”

New Orleans (1970-2020): A Portrait of the City was recently featured in the latest French Quarter Journal. FQJ is a wonderful outlet for unique stories of the French Quarter and its residents — if you don’t already subscribe to this local gem, now’s the perfect time.

My sincere thanks to Richard Goodman, Ellis Anderson, and French Quarter Journal for this beautiful feature on my and Dalt’s latest book.

“Cover to Cover: New Orleans (1970-2020), A Portrait of the City,” Richard Goodman, French Quarter Journal, September 2025.

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The Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) recently acquired a significant portfolio of 70s and 80s photographs from Josephine’s New Orleans Documentary Collection, as well as her latest luxury edition book, Barking at God. The acquisition includes vintage photographs from Josephine’s French Quarter series, Sanctuary, and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. 

The HNOC is a fantastic museum and research center dedicated to providing free public access to the rich history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South.

Thank you to everyone at the HNOC for all you do!

Click Read More to view a selection of images included in the HNOC acquisition.

A signed and numbered edition of 3, this  this handcrafted book features 43 original photogravures, printed and hand-colored at the artist’s studio. 

“All that’s left for me is to bark at God.”

— Clarice Lispector

I could not have finished this book without the support of my wonderful team! Thank you to Jacqueline Miro for designing, Jennifer Shaw & Meg Turner for photogravure printing and hand-coloring, Sarah Smith for binding, and John Fitzgerald for letterpress.

“I began working on this series one day out of anguish and ended up rescued by a depth of meaning I never really meant to touch. The resulting images are hand-colored photogravures combining the graffiti of New Orleans with religious imagery from San Miguel in Mexico – the dueling iconographies of the two places I call home. I have no final judgment to make on the subjects. Each expression is presented with its consolations and its cruelties. They are what they are, and hopefully, the viewer finds something in them that speaks to what they themselves may have experienced, needed, or felt.”

— Josephine Sacabo

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This beautiful tribute video presents a reading of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s  “Your Hands” in Spanish, laid over Josephine’s images, such as those from her series Noche Oscura, Óyeme Con Los Ojos, and Beyond Thought. 

Thank you to @fairycampanilla95 for creating this piece!