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Sheila McKinnon was born in Canada and has lived most of her life in Italy. She has worked as a photographer and journalist in Africa, Asia and Europe for publications which include The New York Times, Newsweek, Die Welt, Beaux Arts Magazine, Condé Nast, The International Herald Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, Carnegie Foundation, The Knight Foundation, Saveur Magazine, the Toronto Globe and Mail and many other international and Italian publications including La Repubblica, Il Messaggero, Corriere della Sera, l’Espresso, Panorama, Gente, Oggi, Capital.

She has also worked in collaboration with various humanitarian organizations such as UNICEF, the FAO, AIDOS, Sant’Egidio, Africare and others.

Photography Books:
 * "The Islands of Italy", photography book published by Houghton and Mifflin in 1992, text by Barbara Grizzutti Harrison.
 * "Anna, Ciro & Compagnia", published by ERI - RAI - Italy 1985.
 * "On Their Side – Dalla Parte dei Bambini" on the UN convention on the rights of the child 1999 for UNICEF, Italy.
 * "The Sacred Fire", photo book on Indian Weddings published by Logart Press, Italy, 2002.
 * "Invisible Women", sponsored by the City of Rome, Italy, 2006.

Personal Photography Exhibitions:
 * EYES: Canadian Cultural Center, Rome 1993.
 * ON THEIR SIDE – Dalla Parte dei Bambini” with UNICEF on the UN convention of the rights of the child 1999 in all major Italian cities.
 * INVISIBLE WOMEN a traveling exhibition of women in developing countries presented in Rome, Bologna, Milan and other Italian cities 2006 /2009.
 * INVISIBLE WOMEN and the ENVIRONMENT Presented by the Italian Ministry of the Environment on the occasion of the G8 meetings at Siracusa, Italy 2009.

In preparation: BORN INVISIBLE – book and photographic exhibition of adolescents on the edge – young girls in the developing world to be presented at the Palazzo Ducale di Genova, February 2010.

other collaborations She has collaborated in the production of several art/videos with the composer Tonj Acquaviva.