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Tuesday, 5 January 2021
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Tuesday, 5 January 2021 - 10:00am

Margaret Cheatham Williams, an Emmy-nominated documentarian, is pleased to introduce her narrative photography to San Francisco design enthusiasts this winter with the opening of her debut gallery. Moxie’s Daughter, A Photography Collection by Margaret Cheatham Williams, will open its doors on January 5 in the esteemed Sacramento Street shopping district. 

Williams has gained recognition for her distinct documentary style that combines storytelling with preservation, a craft honed during her nearly seven years as a journalist at The New York Times. Her work in film examines the intersection of health, family and personal identity, and her journalistic methodology lends a strong sense of place and sentiment. The imagery is rooted in memory, and Williams hopes to evoke a certain aura of romanticism and nostalgia. 

Moxie’s Daughter will showcase the photographer’s unique point of view through a rotating series of themed collections. The inaugural exhibit will encapsulate the idea of thoroughfare. The work features primarily roadside finds from Williams’ cross country-treks - meditations from her days on the road. There are a number of characters represented in these images, highlighted in works such as “Driveway Sessions” and “Ice Fishing,” both found encounters on the backroads of the nation. 

A sense of spontaneity and soul is felt throughout Williams’ craft by way of candid portraiture and landscapes speckled with storied objects, like dilapidated homes and rusted cars. Williams’ almost exclusively shoots on medium format film, whose perfectly imperfect granularity adds its own unique dimension and personality to the already expressive photographs. 

Williams primarily offers her works framed as editioned archival giclée prints. She also offers custom lucite panels, which afford a more modern and sleek presentation, as well as custom iron work. At Moxie’s Daughter, visitors can experience all three forms across pieces thoughtfully displayed under a striking beam ceiling in a cozy yet airy space, drenched in sun by the gallery’s expansive storefront window.  Williams’ hopes to one day hang the works of other photographers also rooted in the journalism field alongside hers -- offering them an avenue into fine art. 

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Margaret Cheatham Williams is an Emmy-nominated independent film producer, photographer and editor. Previously she was a documentarian at The New York Times. 

Margaret Cheatham is particularly driven to stories that examine the intersection of health, family and personal identity. Through deep character exploration, she aims to tackle intimate issues including gender, fertility, and sexuality. In 2018 she piloted Conception, a highly visual and lyrical exploration of the myriad ways that people become parents and the journey that ensues.

Margaret Cheatham’s work has been recognized by the Livingston Awards, the Hearst Foundation, Pictures of the Year International, the National Press Photographers Association, Society for News Design, and the South by Southwest interactive awards. Her films have premiered at AFI Fest and the Margaret Mead Film Festival. In 2016 she was selected as an alternate for the Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship.

She has been a coach at the North Carolina Photojournalism workshop and The Mountain Workshops, has served as a judge for the National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism contest and the White House Press Association. Previously she was a video intern for The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and MediaStorm, an award winning multimedia production house. She completed a bachelor's degree in 2011 from the School of Media and Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied photojournalism and French.

Margaret Cheatham loves pineapple, lives in San Francisco with her husband, and the other love of her life – their West Virginian mutt, Duma. Her company, Moxie’s Daughter, is named for her mother, the best photo assistant she’ll ever have.

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3356 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, California 94118

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