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About
Grace Copeland is a photographer/filmmaker specializing in capturing theater and dance. Grace is especially proud that her work expands beyond Broadway and prestigious dance companies - it brings her joy to capture all generations and all levels of the performing arts, from top professional companies to arts education orgs.
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She is specifically sought out as a Director of Photography for her unique immersive style of capturing movement. Grace’s most recent dance film was commissioned by Woman In Motion and premiered at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theatre.
In the past year alone, Grace has photographed and/or filmed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Jacob's Pillow, and various Broadway theaters. In a given week, she could be found capturing a baroque chamber music concert, a Broadway curtain call, a children's dance recital, and the Paul Taylor Dance Company at Lincoln Center.
Grace has recently taken a leap into the fine art side of the photography industry. She has a permanent gallery on the Upper East Side at Nova Omnia, which can be visited during normal business hours, and she sells prints online. See "Gallery" and "Print Shop" tabs for more.
Other artistic whims include drawing, an immersive light installation, producing live concerts, collaborations between her photography and other artistic mediums, ​and creating a musical number commercial for an organization she loves.
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Grace's biggest dreams are to have photos used for front of house on a Broadway theater, to create key art for a dance company that is used for the banner that hangs on the side of the David Koch theater facing Broadway, and to capture black and white images of ABT kiddos backstage at the New York City Ballet's "Nutcracker." If you have a way to make any of those happen, PLEASE contact me!
Photo Exhibition Credits:
Rockefeller Center (2021 and 2022)
Moshava Art Gallery (2023 and 2024)
Nova Omnia (2025)
Producing Credits:
International Justice Mission x Broadway (benefit concert)
Hephzibah House Commercial
Ryan Dunn: A Seasonal Playlist (indie artist concert)
Commissions:
Prayers for New York Collection (35mm film collection)
Unveiled (immersive light installation)
Woman In Motion (dance films, 2024 and 2025)
Artist Statement:
​To create in a way that loves the artist more than the art.
Artist Philosophy:
To seek and share beauty in order to point people back to the true source of Beauty. To make invisible realities visible, fulfilling the call of the artist to reflect the creative nature of God. (Colossians 1:15)
Selected Clients
Concord Theatricals • The Verdon Fosse Legacy Juilliard • Paul Taylor Dance Company •
City to City NYC • The Lynne Cohen Foundation • Mighty Earth • Church of the City New York •
Gospel Patrons • The Sebastian's • Broadway Kids Auditions • Praxis • Orchard Group • Dramatist Guild •
Circle In The Square Theatre School • Orchestra of St. Luke's
Testimonials
Joey Chancey:
Broadway Conductor
"I have been working with Grace for years on many projects. Her incredible eye and instinctive talents have captured some of the most special moments of my life, in the most beautiful of ways. Her photography is gift to me and truly a gift to anyone who has ever witnessed her work.”
Matthew Hoskinson:
City to City NYC
"Most people see. Grace Copeland notices, and captures, so the rest of us can truly see. We commissioned her for a standing exhibit at Nova Omnia on the UES and she delivered outstanding perspectives on the city and its people whom we love."
Karl Hinze:
The Sebastian's
"Grace is in a league of her own as a live concert photographer - highly artistic, consistent, creative, and collaborative. Work with her once and you'll want to do it again."
Kurt Domoney:
Broadway Kids Auditions
"Grace always provides stunning photos that capture the emotion and movement of the artist. They are visceral and beautifully edited. She is always on time and ready to go and connects with our clients professionally."
Jenn Petersen:
World Hope
"I worked alongside Grace as a producer (for my nonprofit)...She cares deeply not only about the art, but also about the artist. Her eye for beauty is enhanced by her attention to detail, and she is able to bring vision to reality in graciously inspiring ways."
Lauren Panzica:
Greenhouse Arts Center
"Grace is an exceptional arts-focused photographer with a rare eye for capturing dance and movement in a way that feels alive, emotional, and timeless. Her kindness, care for our community, and instinct for finding meaningful family, community, and dance moments at exactly the right time make her work truly outstanding."
Cliff Brody:
National Performing Arts Funding Exchange
"Unconventional greatness...She adds in a tireless generosity rarely found...That commitment to help others counts a lot for us."
Christopher Duggan:
Dance Photographer, Jacob's Pillow Festival Photographer for 19 years
"With a quiet grace about her, she always delivers the expected and a few creative surprises."