Art · Intimacy · Identity
Private Viewings
Through photography, education, writing, and installation-based artwork, Private Viewings explores intimacy as a creative practice — identity, embodiment, desire, memory, liberation, and imagination, through the lens of Black experience and creative self-authorship. Each offering is an invitation into a deeper encounter with what it means to be seen.
Explore Current Works2026 Programme
Current Works
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Jun 2–27Reception Jun 18, 5–8 PMLearn more
Future Minded: Utopia Through the Black Lens
Art ExhibitionAn exploration of Black futurism, imagination, and possibility through photographic and mixed-media works.
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Jul 1 – Aug 19Winners announced Aug 19Learn more
The Coterie Noir Awards
Judge · Community AdvocateCelebrating excellence and innovation among Black boudoir photographers worldwide.
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Jul 12Virtual experienceLearn more
Vacation Boudoir School
Photography EducationAn immersive educational experience for photographers seeking deeper artistry, stronger connection, and a more intentional boudoir practice.
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Jul 27–29Workshop details
Bokeh Photo Summit
Featured SpeakerExploring authenticity, intimacy, and creative self-expression within the boudoir photography space. Registrants: use code LATOYA at checkout.
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Nov 6–8Coming soon
Peculiar Conference
Speaker & EducatorConversations at the intersection of creativity, identity, intuition, and embodied leadership.
Areas of Inquiry
The Questions Behind the Work
- What happens when intimacy becomes a creative practice?
- How do artists reclaim authorship of their own identities?
- What can shadow, desire, and contradiction teach us about ourselves?
- How does imagination shape collective futures?
- What becomes possible when performance gives way to presence?
These questions appear across exhibitions, photographs, workshops, conversations, and essays.
The Private Viewings Journal
Long-Form Reflections
On art, intimacy, identity, embodiment, creative practice, and cultural observation.
- IShadow as the Muse
- IIThe Difference Between Being Seen and Being Consumed
- IIIUtopia Requires Imagination
- IVIntimacy Beyond Romance
- VThe Artist as Witness
Photography
Invitations Into Deeper Self-Recognition
Photography remains one of the primary mediums through which Private Viewings explores identity and self-perception. Portraiture, boudoir, conceptual work, and collaborative artistic projects each serve as an invitation.
For commissioned photography experiences, visit Greenville Boudoir.
Visit Greenville BoudoirSpeaking & Education
Workshops, Keynotes & Panels
Educational experiences for artists, photographers, entrepreneurs, and creative communities.
- Intimacy as Creative Practice
- Shadow as the Muse
- Authenticity Beyond Personal Branding
- Creative Identity & Self-Authorship
- Building Resonant Work in a Performance-Driven World
The Archive
A Living Record
Exhibitions, speaking engagements, publications, awards, and creative initiatives.
- Future Minded: Utopia Through the Black Lens
- The Coterie Noir Awards
- Top Black Boudoir Photographer
- Vacation Boudoir School
- Bokeh Photo Summit
- Peculiar Conference
- Podcast Features & Interviews
- Creative Community Events & Installations
About
Latoya Dixon Smith
Latoya Dixon Smith is a multidisciplinary artist, photographer, educator, and writer whose work explores intimacy, identity, embodiment, and imagination.
Through exhibitions, photography, educational experiences, and long-form writing, she creates spaces where individuals and communities can examine how they see themselves — and envision what becomes possible when new stories emerge.
Based in South Carolina, her work has been recognized nationally within the boudoir photography community and continues to evolve through artistic, educational, and cultural collaborations.
