CONNECTION- Adam Finkelston > EXHIBITION #1
EXHIBITION #1
ADRIFT by Barbara Dombach
HONORABLE MENTION
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HONORABLE MENTION
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Barbara J. Dombach says, "I am a self-taught photographic artist who has an incurable passion for using the camera for interpretation of self, memory and world that has lasted over thirty five years. Hints of my life’s experiences are seen throughout my projects. As a storyteller and documentarian of my own experiences inspiration for creation of images can materialize in the simplest of ways, memories being the significant source. The images seen here are from my project “Mnemosyne” who was the Greek Goddess of Memory. In many ways she must have been a lot like me."
Barbara J. Dombach, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania and is a self-taught photographic artist with over thirty five years of photographic experience and knowledge. Dombach has taught, juried exhibits, lectured and exhibited works in eleven solo exhibits, countless juried group exhibits and has been published in numerous publications.
Dombach says, "My images have won prestigious recognition; Finalist in Critical Mass Photolucidia, Portland, Oregon in 2018, 2017 & 2013, 2019 SPIDER Black and White Nominee, received two honorable mentions in the 11th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards. Images from portfolios have been published in Jill Enfield’s Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes and magazines including; Square, Seities, Photo Techniques, The Hand, Imprints and Diffusion."
She has been a featured artist on The Studio Q Show LIVE! S02 E03, March 26, 2017 and the Film Photography Podcast Oct. 2011.
Barbara J. Dombach, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania and is a self-taught photographic artist with over thirty five years of photographic experience and knowledge. Dombach has taught, juried exhibits, lectured and exhibited works in eleven solo exhibits, countless juried group exhibits and has been published in numerous publications.
Dombach says, "My images have won prestigious recognition; Finalist in Critical Mass Photolucidia, Portland, Oregon in 2018, 2017 & 2013, 2019 SPIDER Black and White Nominee, received two honorable mentions in the 11th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards. Images from portfolios have been published in Jill Enfield’s Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes and magazines including; Square, Seities, Photo Techniques, The Hand, Imprints and Diffusion."
She has been a featured artist on The Studio Q Show LIVE! S02 E03, March 26, 2017 and the Film Photography Podcast Oct. 2011.
FIRST STING by Barbara Dombach
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FOREST by Bradley Wicklander
HONORABLE MENTION
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HONORABLE MENTION
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Bradley Wicklander
Kansas City
Connecting with Nature
Kansas City
Connecting with Nature
HORSES by Bradley Wicklander
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OCEAN by Bradley Wicklander
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PARADISE #3 by Corey Durbin
SECOND PLACE
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SECOND PLACE
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Corey Durbin's photographs are conceptual, where the gesture informs the composition, and considers the role of mass production/information, tradition and the act of creation on perspective realities. This often involves layers of reproduction, manipulation, and repurposing of an image.
Object making, photography, drawing/painting, language and found images are collapsed into moments of broken narrative and symbolism that reconsider our relationships to that which we know, and deconstruct the intention of what is understood.
This considers human consciousness an over-evolution, and engages a natural or preconscious response of intuition, instinct, and empathy. Acknowledging a struggle for power and against chaos, we recontextualize classic tropes of spirituality, man v nature, v society and v self.
Corey Durbin was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He received his BFA in Sculpture, Extended Media, and Painting/Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
Object making, photography, drawing/painting, language and found images are collapsed into moments of broken narrative and symbolism that reconsider our relationships to that which we know, and deconstruct the intention of what is understood.
This considers human consciousness an over-evolution, and engages a natural or preconscious response of intuition, instinct, and empathy. Acknowledging a struggle for power and against chaos, we recontextualize classic tropes of spirituality, man v nature, v society and v self.
Corey Durbin was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He received his BFA in Sculpture, Extended Media, and Painting/Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
A MONSTER by Corey Durbin
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UNTITLED (MEMORY BOUQUET) by Corey Durbin
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UNION STATION by Ellen Friedlander
FIRST PLACE
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FIRST PLACE
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Review by curator Adam Finkelston:
"Ellen Friedlander’s image, Union Station, speaks to the themes of connection and disconnection all in the same image. The space is divided into three sections, showing figures on a busy street, at the end of an alleyway, and inhabiting a large interior space. Figures are separated by walls, alleyways and doorways. They go their own ways, oblivious to one another yet still connected in various ways. One appears to be checking a phone message.
He is part of a group of people wearing costumes perhaps on their way to a Comicon or similar event. A tunnel occupies the center of the composition, forcing our vision deep into the image. The space throughout the image forces our vision in and out, forward and backward. Other figures walk into a lobby area, perhaps of a hotel or shopping mall? All seem to be going somewhere with a sense of purpose. Their thoughts and cares are wrapped up in themselves even as they navigate public spaces. The figures show how we can be distanced from each other while occupying the same physical spaces. All the while, the camera’s eye – our eye – follows them. But are we voyeurs or participants, or both? Are we among them or do we watch in third person?
Though made before the virus outbreak, the image can be interpreted as a commentary on the connections between public and private spaces, individual and collective goals, and the deep need for connectivity to larger communities. Friedlander’s image, for me, distills the pace of life, the combination of ambivalence and reliance between people, and the physicality of private vs. public, inside vs. outside. One thing I like about the image is that the artist gives us an objective look at how people interact. It is up to us to decide if the image is hopeful or pessimistic, if we are one of them or not. In that sense, the image is also a window into our own world view."
Adam Finkelston asks Ellen Friedlander, "Why did you feel this image related to the theme of Connections?"
Ellen Friedlander says, "To be perfectly honest, I struggled with the theme and searched my catalog for a couple of weeks before settling on submitting my Extended Frame photograph “Union Station.” My intention in choosing this photograph was to push and challenge the idea of what it means to connect. This photograph captured people completely absorbed in their own worlds within a public space, connected to the importance of the moment and oblivious to anyone around them. In that way, I felt they were all connected."
Finkelston asks, "What is your own experience with feelings of connectivity and/or disconnection? What kinds of things make you feel connected or grounded?"
Friedlander says, "When I made this photograph, I was living in Orange County and driving into Los Angeles weekly to meet street photographers through the Los Angeles Center of Photography led by Julia Dean. I have moved 14 times and twice internationally and I felt very much alone and isolated where I lived and I think this emotional state of being helped me see people objectively going about their daily lives oblivious to the people or things around them.
Making photographs helps me to feel connected and grounded to a city and feel that I belong. When I created this Extended Frame photograph of Union Station, there was a flow. The man in the superhero costume, the young father holding his baby and the rushing commuters were all lost in their own worlds and putting them together connected them to each other and this seemed to speak to me and tell a bigger story."
Finkelston asks, "Do you read your own image differently now after the coronavirus pandemic or do you resist allowing that to color your point of view?"
Friedlander says, "As I contemplate answering this question, it is the 4th week of a state mandated order to Shelter in Place here in Los Angeles. Since the onset of the Pandemic I have been compelled to make photographs almost every day of the changing landscape in my home, neighborhood and on the streets in LA. I notice that I am more acutely aware of seeing the nuances of color, light and the absence of what I took for granted: people on the street. However, I do not transfer the pandemic experience onto previously made work because I honor the past as it resonated at that time and I will honor the future with a fresh eye when the virus is contained."
More about Ellen Friedlander:
Friedlander says, "As a fine art and documentary photographer, I enjoy challenging myself to see different ways of interpreting life on the street. I look for singular moments that can be combined to convey the complexity of everyday life. The resulting photographs in Extended Frame reveal unexpected connections, challenging our idea of what is real and reflecting on the unpredictable, idiosyncratic, and inscrutable nature of the human experience."
Ellen Friedlander is a fine art and documentary photographer who uses the ideas of memory, displacement, and photographic truths to make the unseen visible.
Friedlander has exhibited her work internationally, including venues such as the United Jewish Congregation in Hong Kong, Saint Xavier University in Chicago, and various galleries in Los Angeles and Crakow, Poland.
She has been featured in Lenscratch, The Hand Magazine, and The Candid Frame, Episode #499.
Most recently, her work was included in the Winter 2019 Focus Photo LA Top 20. Friedlander received her BFA from Ithaca College and a MA from the University of Florida in Gainsville, Florida. Friedlander spent fifteen years in Hong Kong before moving to California. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
"Ellen Friedlander’s image, Union Station, speaks to the themes of connection and disconnection all in the same image. The space is divided into three sections, showing figures on a busy street, at the end of an alleyway, and inhabiting a large interior space. Figures are separated by walls, alleyways and doorways. They go their own ways, oblivious to one another yet still connected in various ways. One appears to be checking a phone message.
He is part of a group of people wearing costumes perhaps on their way to a Comicon or similar event. A tunnel occupies the center of the composition, forcing our vision deep into the image. The space throughout the image forces our vision in and out, forward and backward. Other figures walk into a lobby area, perhaps of a hotel or shopping mall? All seem to be going somewhere with a sense of purpose. Their thoughts and cares are wrapped up in themselves even as they navigate public spaces. The figures show how we can be distanced from each other while occupying the same physical spaces. All the while, the camera’s eye – our eye – follows them. But are we voyeurs or participants, or both? Are we among them or do we watch in third person?
Though made before the virus outbreak, the image can be interpreted as a commentary on the connections between public and private spaces, individual and collective goals, and the deep need for connectivity to larger communities. Friedlander’s image, for me, distills the pace of life, the combination of ambivalence and reliance between people, and the physicality of private vs. public, inside vs. outside. One thing I like about the image is that the artist gives us an objective look at how people interact. It is up to us to decide if the image is hopeful or pessimistic, if we are one of them or not. In that sense, the image is also a window into our own world view."
Adam Finkelston asks Ellen Friedlander, "Why did you feel this image related to the theme of Connections?"
Ellen Friedlander says, "To be perfectly honest, I struggled with the theme and searched my catalog for a couple of weeks before settling on submitting my Extended Frame photograph “Union Station.” My intention in choosing this photograph was to push and challenge the idea of what it means to connect. This photograph captured people completely absorbed in their own worlds within a public space, connected to the importance of the moment and oblivious to anyone around them. In that way, I felt they were all connected."
Finkelston asks, "What is your own experience with feelings of connectivity and/or disconnection? What kinds of things make you feel connected or grounded?"
Friedlander says, "When I made this photograph, I was living in Orange County and driving into Los Angeles weekly to meet street photographers through the Los Angeles Center of Photography led by Julia Dean. I have moved 14 times and twice internationally and I felt very much alone and isolated where I lived and I think this emotional state of being helped me see people objectively going about their daily lives oblivious to the people or things around them.
Making photographs helps me to feel connected and grounded to a city and feel that I belong. When I created this Extended Frame photograph of Union Station, there was a flow. The man in the superhero costume, the young father holding his baby and the rushing commuters were all lost in their own worlds and putting them together connected them to each other and this seemed to speak to me and tell a bigger story."
Finkelston asks, "Do you read your own image differently now after the coronavirus pandemic or do you resist allowing that to color your point of view?"
Friedlander says, "As I contemplate answering this question, it is the 4th week of a state mandated order to Shelter in Place here in Los Angeles. Since the onset of the Pandemic I have been compelled to make photographs almost every day of the changing landscape in my home, neighborhood and on the streets in LA. I notice that I am more acutely aware of seeing the nuances of color, light and the absence of what I took for granted: people on the street. However, I do not transfer the pandemic experience onto previously made work because I honor the past as it resonated at that time and I will honor the future with a fresh eye when the virus is contained."
More about Ellen Friedlander:
Friedlander says, "As a fine art and documentary photographer, I enjoy challenging myself to see different ways of interpreting life on the street. I look for singular moments that can be combined to convey the complexity of everyday life. The resulting photographs in Extended Frame reveal unexpected connections, challenging our idea of what is real and reflecting on the unpredictable, idiosyncratic, and inscrutable nature of the human experience."
Ellen Friedlander is a fine art and documentary photographer who uses the ideas of memory, displacement, and photographic truths to make the unseen visible.
Friedlander has exhibited her work internationally, including venues such as the United Jewish Congregation in Hong Kong, Saint Xavier University in Chicago, and various galleries in Los Angeles and Crakow, Poland.
She has been featured in Lenscratch, The Hand Magazine, and The Candid Frame, Episode #499.
Most recently, her work was included in the Winter 2019 Focus Photo LA Top 20. Friedlander received her BFA from Ithaca College and a MA from the University of Florida in Gainsville, Florida. Friedlander spent fifteen years in Hong Kong before moving to California. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
BREAKFAST IN SHEUNG WAN by Ellen Friedlander
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HOLLYWOOD by Ellen Friedlander
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BIO HAIKU I by Gerardo Stubing
BEST SERIES
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BEST SERIES
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Gerardo Stübing says, "My work aims to show the beauty, harmony and plasticity of the creations of Nature ("Natura naturata" in the concept of Spinoza) as the basis for artistic creation.
The objective, beyond the strict artistic creation, is to deepen these concepts and to experience an artistic production based on them, seeking to sensitize the observer in the appreciation and respect for our natural environment, as we protect that of what we fall in love, and to fall in love with something or someone previously we have to know it.
These works are part of my doctoral thesis work in Fine Arts entitled: “Botanika: el concepto Natura naturata, aplicado a la creación plástica desde una perspectiva transmoderna”, which is currently being developed at the Polytechnic University of Valencia."
Gerardo Stübing (Stübing), born in Valencia (1957). Professor of Botany at the University of Valencia. Graduated in Fine Arts, he is currently studying doctorate in Fine Arts at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Stübing is a Valencian artist of German origin who has a long career and scientific recognition in the field of Botany, a science he has taught as a university professor for 30 years at the University of Valencia.
His works have been selected in more than 50 competitions, some of them at the highest level such as the BMW prize, having won several awards and prizes, and made several exhibitions both collective (more than 40) and individual (9). It has works in official institutions: University of Valencia, International University of Andalusia, Jiloca Studies Center), Bancaja de Segorbe Foundation, British Institute of Seville and Ministry of Agriculture.
Career Highlights (2018/20)
-00 Bienal de La Habana (May 2018) with the instalation “Ecosistemas cubanos”. (Cyanotype).
-Selected Artist in the book: Anderson, Christina Z. Cyanotype: The Blueprint in Contemporary Practice. New York: Focal Press, 2019.320 pages.
-Solo Exhibition“320 nm” in Galería Tapinerate (Valencia).
-Selected X Biennal d’Art Riudebitlles (Barcelona). (Pinhole/Argyrotype).
-Selected artist in The HAND Magazine, Issues #21, #23, #24, #25, #26
-Selected artist in A Smith Gallery’s (Johnson City,Texas), “black/white” exhibition juried by Jennifer Schlesinger. January 2019.
-Selected artist in A Smith Gallery’s (Johnson City,Texas), “Art+Science” exhibition juried by Linda Alterwitz. January 2019.
-Exhibition ARO group: “El Futuro”. Obra social Caixa Ontinyent. Diciembre 1018-Enero 2019, with the instalation “Mayo 2050”.
-Selected 10th Annual “Abstracts” 2019 Art Exhibition. Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery. Marzo 2019.
-Selected artist Art Intersection Light Sensitive 2019 exihibition (Gilbert, Arizona)), juried by Christopher James. Marzo 2019.
-Selected artist The Art Center, Alternative perspective exhibition (Dover, NH).
-Honorable mention L.A. Photo Curator´s “Trees”, online juried (Dulce Stein) exhibition.
-Selected artist Las Laguna Gallery: captured, a photography Exhibition 2019 (Laguna Beach, CA).
-Biennal Ciutat Vella Oberta 2019 with the polyptic BotániKa. Valencia.
-Exhibition Arteenred: Leonardo da Vinci, de l’observació a la pràctica. Alacuas, 2019/20.
-Selected artist Then and Now 2, Photographic competition. National Museum Gdansk (Poland) 2020.
-Itinerant (2020/21) solo exhibition “Joies botaniques de la Ribera” in collaboration with University of Valencia, Mancomunidad de la Ribera and Consellería d eMedio ambiente de la Comunirtat Valenciana.
The objective, beyond the strict artistic creation, is to deepen these concepts and to experience an artistic production based on them, seeking to sensitize the observer in the appreciation and respect for our natural environment, as we protect that of what we fall in love, and to fall in love with something or someone previously we have to know it.
These works are part of my doctoral thesis work in Fine Arts entitled: “Botanika: el concepto Natura naturata, aplicado a la creación plástica desde una perspectiva transmoderna”, which is currently being developed at the Polytechnic University of Valencia."
Gerardo Stübing (Stübing), born in Valencia (1957). Professor of Botany at the University of Valencia. Graduated in Fine Arts, he is currently studying doctorate in Fine Arts at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Stübing is a Valencian artist of German origin who has a long career and scientific recognition in the field of Botany, a science he has taught as a university professor for 30 years at the University of Valencia.
His works have been selected in more than 50 competitions, some of them at the highest level such as the BMW prize, having won several awards and prizes, and made several exhibitions both collective (more than 40) and individual (9). It has works in official institutions: University of Valencia, International University of Andalusia, Jiloca Studies Center), Bancaja de Segorbe Foundation, British Institute of Seville and Ministry of Agriculture.
Career Highlights (2018/20)
-00 Bienal de La Habana (May 2018) with the instalation “Ecosistemas cubanos”. (Cyanotype).
-Selected Artist in the book: Anderson, Christina Z. Cyanotype: The Blueprint in Contemporary Practice. New York: Focal Press, 2019.320 pages.
-Solo Exhibition“320 nm” in Galería Tapinerate (Valencia).
-Selected X Biennal d’Art Riudebitlles (Barcelona). (Pinhole/Argyrotype).
-Selected artist in The HAND Magazine, Issues #21, #23, #24, #25, #26
-Selected artist in A Smith Gallery’s (Johnson City,Texas), “black/white” exhibition juried by Jennifer Schlesinger. January 2019.
-Selected artist in A Smith Gallery’s (Johnson City,Texas), “Art+Science” exhibition juried by Linda Alterwitz. January 2019.
-Exhibition ARO group: “El Futuro”. Obra social Caixa Ontinyent. Diciembre 1018-Enero 2019, with the instalation “Mayo 2050”.
-Selected 10th Annual “Abstracts” 2019 Art Exhibition. Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery. Marzo 2019.
-Selected artist Art Intersection Light Sensitive 2019 exihibition (Gilbert, Arizona)), juried by Christopher James. Marzo 2019.
-Selected artist The Art Center, Alternative perspective exhibition (Dover, NH).
-Honorable mention L.A. Photo Curator´s “Trees”, online juried (Dulce Stein) exhibition.
-Selected artist Las Laguna Gallery: captured, a photography Exhibition 2019 (Laguna Beach, CA).
-Biennal Ciutat Vella Oberta 2019 with the polyptic BotániKa. Valencia.
-Exhibition Arteenred: Leonardo da Vinci, de l’observació a la pràctica. Alacuas, 2019/20.
-Selected artist Then and Now 2, Photographic competition. National Museum Gdansk (Poland) 2020.
-Itinerant (2020/21) solo exhibition “Joies botaniques de la Ribera” in collaboration with University of Valencia, Mancomunidad de la Ribera and Consellería d eMedio ambiente de la Comunirtat Valenciana.
BIO HAIKU II by Gerardo Stubing
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BIO HAIKU III by Gerardo Stubing
BEST SERIES
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Email: gerardo.stubing@uv.es
http://gerardostubing.com/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GerardoStuebing
BEST SERIES
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Email: gerardo.stubing@uv.es
http://gerardostubing.com/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GerardoStuebing
DIVINITY by Harper Zee
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Harper Zee says, "I have found a deep connection with the divine feminine, and Mother Nature. Shooting is a fluid, intuitive process for me - I shoot what calls me, and that always leads me down a road of unexpected self discovery. Exploring my relationship with nature has led me to creating pink, feminine "dreamscapes", which has become my identity as an artist. As a woman who has experienced trauma and is coming to terms with my past in this new era, the journey of expressing my femininity has been a healing process. My art has allowed me to reclaim my identity, and find light and love in a dark time.
Bio/CV:
Often, I feel a sense of longing for closeness with the universe. While I wander though this world of ours, I find myself lost in my own visions, taking intimate moments and painting them into romanticized dreamscapes. I use my lens to capture the love I feel, and then translate that essence into something tangible I can share with you."
Harper Zee is a dream weaver, wanderer and lovestruck photographer. Her background in fine art and painting inspires her passion for the traditional film process and heavily stylized work.
Education:
Fashion Institute of Technology - Fine Art Painting
Academy of Art University - BFA Photography 2019
Exhibitions:
2019 November - Neomodern Gallery "Staff Show" San Francisco, CA.
2019 November - Pennsylvania Center for Photography "Transformations" Doylestown, PA.
2019 October Online Exhibition "Speed" Analog Forever Magazine.
2019 June - Atelier Gallery "Spring Show Extension" San Francisco, CA.
2019 May - "Academy of Art University Spring Show" San Francisco, CA.
Publications
Nestor Aquino. The Middle of Perspective. December 2019 https://www.middleofperspective.com/post/harper-zee
Art Ascent. October 2019 Water Issue. Pg 72.
Bio/CV:
Often, I feel a sense of longing for closeness with the universe. While I wander though this world of ours, I find myself lost in my own visions, taking intimate moments and painting them into romanticized dreamscapes. I use my lens to capture the love I feel, and then translate that essence into something tangible I can share with you."
Harper Zee is a dream weaver, wanderer and lovestruck photographer. Her background in fine art and painting inspires her passion for the traditional film process and heavily stylized work.
Education:
Fashion Institute of Technology - Fine Art Painting
Academy of Art University - BFA Photography 2019
Exhibitions:
2019 November - Neomodern Gallery "Staff Show" San Francisco, CA.
2019 November - Pennsylvania Center for Photography "Transformations" Doylestown, PA.
2019 October Online Exhibition "Speed" Analog Forever Magazine.
2019 June - Atelier Gallery "Spring Show Extension" San Francisco, CA.
2019 May - "Academy of Art University Spring Show" San Francisco, CA.
Publications
Nestor Aquino. The Middle of Perspective. December 2019 https://www.middleofperspective.com/post/harper-zee
Art Ascent. October 2019 Water Issue. Pg 72.
EFFLORESCENCE by Harper Zee
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EMERGE by Harper Zee
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www.harperzee.com
Instagram - @harperzeephoto
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OLLIE, MICHELLE AND SILENCIO by Janet Holmes
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Janet Holmes says, "In early 2017, during my volunteer shift as a caregiver at the Wild Bird Fund in New York City, I helped care for a hen suffering from severe and chronic reproductive illness. I discovered that her ailments were common for chickens bred to be laying hens. Once the hen was no longer acutely ill, she needed to find a sanctuary or private home where she could get regular (and expensive) veterinary care to manage her illness. I began contacting my friends at farm animal sanctuaries and, in doing so, was introduced to a network of people (primarily vegan women and vegan non-binary people) who rescue and care for chickens in their homes.
I thought about how so many women still struggle to obtain adequate, affordable reproductive health care and how in turn, we have been socialized to exploit hens’ reproductive systems. This parallel inspired me to begin photographing chickens and their rescuers to honor the bonds between them.
Billions of chickens die every year to satisfy our appetites. A very few are fortunate to be rescued by people who only want to heal and care for them. Just like cats and dogs, these chickens become part of the family, loved for themselves rather than for what their bodies provide. These portraits are intended as a tribute both to the birds who have suffered so much and the people who have invested so much love, time and money caring for them."
Janet Holmes always loved animals, but for many years she was afraid to get involved with rescuing them because she couldn’t imagine how she would deal with the heartbreak. She was almost fifty when she finally acknowledged that animals needed her more than she needed to be comfortable, and so she began volunteering with rescue groups as a caregiver and photographer.
As she spent more time experiencing animals as individuals in her hands as a caregiver and through the lens of her camera, she began to question how she could profess to love them, yet continue exploiting them for food, clothing and other materials. She committed to become vegan and use photography to advocate for animal liberation. She works primarily on a non-profit basis, donating her services and most of her profits to support animal rescue.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Publications
Nest: Rescued Chickens at Home (Kehrer Verlag), forthcoming
Go Goats: True Tales of Rescue (Houghlin Mifflin), 2019 (text by Kama Einhorn)
Love and Healing at Catskill Animal Sanctuary, 2015 (self-published)
Awards and Other Honors
2019
Selected Portfolio, CENTER Review Santa Fe 100
Ordinary Creatures, Lenscratch (online exhibition), juried by RJ Kern - 1st Place
San Francisco Bay International Photography Exhibition (online exhibition), juried by Elizabeth Avedon, David Garnick, Julie Grahame, Ann M. Jastrab, and Peter Miller - Gold Award
2019 DOG Exhibition, Lenscratch (online exhibition), juried by Shannon Johnstone - Honorable Mention
2018
The FENCE 2018, United Photo Industries, multiple jurors – People’s Choice Award
Photolucida Critical Mass Finalist (Is This My Beautiful House?)
12th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Awards (Winner: Wildlife Series; Honorable Mentions: Women Seen by Women Series, Portraits Series, Open Series, Culture and Daily Life Series)
Natural Encounters, NY Photo Curator (online exhibition), juried by Fran Forman - Honorable Mention
Unexpected, PH21 Gallery (Budapest, Hungary), juried by Zsolt Bátori - Honorable Mention
2017
Photolucida Critical Mass Finalist (The Barn: Sanctuary and Studio)
6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Sohn Fine Art Gallery (Lenox, MA), juried by Laurie Norton Moffatt, Stephanie Haboush Plunkett and Jesse Kowalski – 3rd place (photography)
Alleghany National Photography Competition and Exhibition, Alleghany Arts Council (Cumberland, MD), juried by Shannon Thomas Perich – 2nd Place (Color)
Animalia, A Smith Gallery (Johnson City, TX), juried by Traer Scott – Juror’s Honorable Mention
Glass, New York Center for Photographic Arts, juried by Traer Scott – 3rd place
PHOTOcentric 2017, Garrison Art Center (Garrison, NY), juried by Francis M. Naumann - Director’s Choice
Really Affordable Art Show, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists’ Coalition (Brooklyn, NY), juried by Laura Phipps - Juror’s Honorable Mention
TPS 26: The International Competition, Texas Photographic Society (College Station, TX), juried by Allison Nordström – 3rd Place
PRESS
Anna Bonita Evans, “Why Janet Holmes Takes Pictures of Chickens”, World Photo Organization, 2019
Stacey Russo, Interview, A Better World Starts Here: Activists and Their Work (Sanctuary Publishers), 2019
Jonathan Blaustein, “The Best Work I Saw at the Medium Festival of Photography”, aPhotoEditor, 2018
Harriet Williamson, “Animal Portraits Show the Personality and Individuality of Those Rescued from Slaughter,” Metro UK, 2018
Ellyn Kail, “Soulful Photos of Animals Rescued from Slaughter or Neglect,” Feature Shoot Magazine, 2018
Christian Cotroneo, “These Photos May Change the Way You Look at Chickens,” Mother Nature Network, 2018
EDUCATION
International Center of Photography Continuing Education Track Program (New York, NY) (2014-15)
I thought about how so many women still struggle to obtain adequate, affordable reproductive health care and how in turn, we have been socialized to exploit hens’ reproductive systems. This parallel inspired me to begin photographing chickens and their rescuers to honor the bonds between them.
Billions of chickens die every year to satisfy our appetites. A very few are fortunate to be rescued by people who only want to heal and care for them. Just like cats and dogs, these chickens become part of the family, loved for themselves rather than for what their bodies provide. These portraits are intended as a tribute both to the birds who have suffered so much and the people who have invested so much love, time and money caring for them."
Janet Holmes always loved animals, but for many years she was afraid to get involved with rescuing them because she couldn’t imagine how she would deal with the heartbreak. She was almost fifty when she finally acknowledged that animals needed her more than she needed to be comfortable, and so she began volunteering with rescue groups as a caregiver and photographer.
As she spent more time experiencing animals as individuals in her hands as a caregiver and through the lens of her camera, she began to question how she could profess to love them, yet continue exploiting them for food, clothing and other materials. She committed to become vegan and use photography to advocate for animal liberation. She works primarily on a non-profit basis, donating her services and most of her profits to support animal rescue.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Publications
Nest: Rescued Chickens at Home (Kehrer Verlag), forthcoming
Go Goats: True Tales of Rescue (Houghlin Mifflin), 2019 (text by Kama Einhorn)
Love and Healing at Catskill Animal Sanctuary, 2015 (self-published)
Awards and Other Honors
2019
Selected Portfolio, CENTER Review Santa Fe 100
Ordinary Creatures, Lenscratch (online exhibition), juried by RJ Kern - 1st Place
San Francisco Bay International Photography Exhibition (online exhibition), juried by Elizabeth Avedon, David Garnick, Julie Grahame, Ann M. Jastrab, and Peter Miller - Gold Award
2019 DOG Exhibition, Lenscratch (online exhibition), juried by Shannon Johnstone - Honorable Mention
2018
The FENCE 2018, United Photo Industries, multiple jurors – People’s Choice Award
Photolucida Critical Mass Finalist (Is This My Beautiful House?)
12th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Awards (Winner: Wildlife Series; Honorable Mentions: Women Seen by Women Series, Portraits Series, Open Series, Culture and Daily Life Series)
Natural Encounters, NY Photo Curator (online exhibition), juried by Fran Forman - Honorable Mention
Unexpected, PH21 Gallery (Budapest, Hungary), juried by Zsolt Bátori - Honorable Mention
2017
Photolucida Critical Mass Finalist (The Barn: Sanctuary and Studio)
6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Sohn Fine Art Gallery (Lenox, MA), juried by Laurie Norton Moffatt, Stephanie Haboush Plunkett and Jesse Kowalski – 3rd place (photography)
Alleghany National Photography Competition and Exhibition, Alleghany Arts Council (Cumberland, MD), juried by Shannon Thomas Perich – 2nd Place (Color)
Animalia, A Smith Gallery (Johnson City, TX), juried by Traer Scott – Juror’s Honorable Mention
Glass, New York Center for Photographic Arts, juried by Traer Scott – 3rd place
PHOTOcentric 2017, Garrison Art Center (Garrison, NY), juried by Francis M. Naumann - Director’s Choice
Really Affordable Art Show, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists’ Coalition (Brooklyn, NY), juried by Laura Phipps - Juror’s Honorable Mention
TPS 26: The International Competition, Texas Photographic Society (College Station, TX), juried by Allison Nordström – 3rd Place
PRESS
Anna Bonita Evans, “Why Janet Holmes Takes Pictures of Chickens”, World Photo Organization, 2019
Stacey Russo, Interview, A Better World Starts Here: Activists and Their Work (Sanctuary Publishers), 2019
Jonathan Blaustein, “The Best Work I Saw at the Medium Festival of Photography”, aPhotoEditor, 2018
Harriet Williamson, “Animal Portraits Show the Personality and Individuality of Those Rescued from Slaughter,” Metro UK, 2018
Ellyn Kail, “Soulful Photos of Animals Rescued from Slaughter or Neglect,” Feature Shoot Magazine, 2018
Christian Cotroneo, “These Photos May Change the Way You Look at Chickens,” Mother Nature Network, 2018
EDUCATION
International Center of Photography Continuing Education Track Program (New York, NY) (2014-15)
PENELOPE'S PLACE by Janet Holmes
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WINNIE AND APRIL by Janet Holmes
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CHELSEA, SEATTLE, 2018 by Jenny Sampson
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Jenny Sampson says, "I began photographing skateboarders in 2010. Over the course of many years, I witnessed few girls and women at the skateparks. When I did, I was so happy --it was as if I had spotted a rare bird in the wild. I would attempt to garner their attention thinking “I am a rare-bird-woman-with-all-this-photographic equipment, they must notice me, as I them.” Alas, this was not always the case. Were they acting tough? Was I? I continued to forge ahead and made my move.
Skateboarding has historically been a male-dominated world. There have always been girls in the skateboarding landscape yet certainly underrepresented.
My photographic series, girl skaters, increases their visibility and pays homage to these girls and non-binary people who have been breaking down this gender wall. Our current political and social landscape is simultaneously confusing, upsetting and inspiring. The girl-power movement continues to grow, permeating the globe and it is this momentum that builds strength by empowering confidence, independence and creativity in girls.
I photograph skaters using a slow, 19th century photographic process, one that requires time, patience, interaction and collaboration. There is a connection that takes place --I often feel must take place—in order to help my subjects remain still and feel comfortable in front of a large camera. With the tintype portrait, we are left with a unique honesty not often felt with modern, faster processes. We are left with their strength and determination.
There is a notable and distinct mutual respect I experience while making this particular series as photography was also historically male-dominated. Although I am not a skater, it feels as if I can still be somewhat of a member of this group. I admire them as purposeful and courageous, open, silly and supportive; I admire their respectful and shrewd fight for a place in their world."
RESUME
exhibition solo2018 Skaters, Photolab, 2235 Fifth Ave, Berkeley, CA.
2017 Skaters, 811 Piety, New Orleans, LA.
exhibition group
12/2019 Exquisite Little Things | Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA| Curated by Jan Watten.
12/2019 Members Show, East Bay Photographer’s Collective | Panorama Framing, Oakland, CA.
9/2019 Size Matters, Medium Photo | Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA | Curated by Kai Caemmerer.
9/2019 Kindred Spirits | Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA| Curated by Jan Watten.
9/2019 No Other Way | The Center, Grass Valley, CA | Curated by Chantelle Goldthwaite
9/2019 September Exhibit | Gallery 125 & Media Lounge, Nevada City, CA | Curated by Will Edwards & Chantelle Goldthwaite.
8/2019 Women by Women | SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC | Juror: Kat Keirnan.
8/2019 Shoot Your Skateboard 2: Photography Compendium, Skateboard Hall of Fame, Simi Valley, CA | Curated by Ryan Halub.
8/2019 The Latent Image | Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA | Curated by Juliet Haas and Steve Abbott.
6/2019 Opening Exhibition | Gallery 125 & Media Lounge, Nevada City, CA | Curated by Will Edwards & Chantelle Goldthwaite.
3/2019 Picturing Identity, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA | Curator: Nicole White.
3/2019 Light Sensitive, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ. | Juror: Christopher James.
2/2019 Something Blue, Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA | Curated by Ann Jastrab and Jan Watten.
12/2018 Artists' Annual Exhibition, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA.A
12/2018 Exquisite Little Things, Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA | Curated by Jan Watten.
12/2018 CURRENTS 2018, The Ogden Museum, New Orleans, LA | Juror: Anjuli Lebowitz
11/2018 Shapes, All About Photo | Jurors: Ann Jastrab and Sandrine Hermand-Grisel.
11/2018 Analog Forever Magazine, Back to the Future Historic Processes in the Modern World | Juror: Ninianne Kelley
9/2018 Ellu Gallery, Grass Valley, CA | Curated by Chantelle Goldthwaite.
2/2018 Seeing Red, Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA. | Juror: Ann Jastrab.
11/2017 Small Works, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. | Juror: Kat Keirnan.
3/2017 Light Sensitive, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ. | Juror: Ann Jastrab.
collections | awards
Candela Collection, Richmond, VA.
Private collections.
Third Place | Providence Art Club | Awarded by Kathryn Wat, National Museum of Women in the Arts
published | articles
Monograph, Skater Girls. Published by Daylight Books, due Fall 2020.
Featured Photographer | Analog Forever Online Magazine | 2020 tdb.
The Hand Magazine Issue 24, April 2019.
Featured artist, Berkeley Art Center, February 2019.
All About Photo, Shapes, November, 2018.
Zyzzyva, 2017 Winter Issue | Skaters.
Monograph, Skaters: Tintype Portraits of West Coast Skaters. Published by Daylight Books, October 10, 2017.
Andy Wright & Ryhan Harmanci, New York Times, A Haunting Old Photographic Process Reappears, September 2, 2011.
Featured portfolio, Visual Communication Quarterly, Volume 13, Spring 2006.
Jenny Sampson lives in Berkeley, California and received a B.A. in Psychobiology in 1991 at Pitzer College. She dedicates her time to her photographic endeavors: wet plate collodion and traditional black and white photography. Jenny has exhibited her work in the United States, United Kingdom and has been published in Zyzzyva, The Hand, SHOTS Magazine, All About Photography Magazine, Visual Communications Quarterly, Blues Review and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Her work is included in the Candela Collection and other private collections. A monograph of her Skater tintype portraits was published in 2017 by Daylight Books and her follow series, Skater Girls is due out in 2020.
Skateboarding has historically been a male-dominated world. There have always been girls in the skateboarding landscape yet certainly underrepresented.
My photographic series, girl skaters, increases their visibility and pays homage to these girls and non-binary people who have been breaking down this gender wall. Our current political and social landscape is simultaneously confusing, upsetting and inspiring. The girl-power movement continues to grow, permeating the globe and it is this momentum that builds strength by empowering confidence, independence and creativity in girls.
I photograph skaters using a slow, 19th century photographic process, one that requires time, patience, interaction and collaboration. There is a connection that takes place --I often feel must take place—in order to help my subjects remain still and feel comfortable in front of a large camera. With the tintype portrait, we are left with a unique honesty not often felt with modern, faster processes. We are left with their strength and determination.
There is a notable and distinct mutual respect I experience while making this particular series as photography was also historically male-dominated. Although I am not a skater, it feels as if I can still be somewhat of a member of this group. I admire them as purposeful and courageous, open, silly and supportive; I admire their respectful and shrewd fight for a place in their world."
RESUME
exhibition solo2018 Skaters, Photolab, 2235 Fifth Ave, Berkeley, CA.
2017 Skaters, 811 Piety, New Orleans, LA.
exhibition group
12/2019 Exquisite Little Things | Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA| Curated by Jan Watten.
12/2019 Members Show, East Bay Photographer’s Collective | Panorama Framing, Oakland, CA.
9/2019 Size Matters, Medium Photo | Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA | Curated by Kai Caemmerer.
9/2019 Kindred Spirits | Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA| Curated by Jan Watten.
9/2019 No Other Way | The Center, Grass Valley, CA | Curated by Chantelle Goldthwaite
9/2019 September Exhibit | Gallery 125 & Media Lounge, Nevada City, CA | Curated by Will Edwards & Chantelle Goldthwaite.
8/2019 Women by Women | SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC | Juror: Kat Keirnan.
8/2019 Shoot Your Skateboard 2: Photography Compendium, Skateboard Hall of Fame, Simi Valley, CA | Curated by Ryan Halub.
8/2019 The Latent Image | Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA | Curated by Juliet Haas and Steve Abbott.
6/2019 Opening Exhibition | Gallery 125 & Media Lounge, Nevada City, CA | Curated by Will Edwards & Chantelle Goldthwaite.
3/2019 Picturing Identity, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA | Curator: Nicole White.
3/2019 Light Sensitive, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ. | Juror: Christopher James.
2/2019 Something Blue, Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA | Curated by Ann Jastrab and Jan Watten.
12/2018 Artists' Annual Exhibition, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA.A
12/2018 Exquisite Little Things, Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA | Curated by Jan Watten.
12/2018 CURRENTS 2018, The Ogden Museum, New Orleans, LA | Juror: Anjuli Lebowitz
11/2018 Shapes, All About Photo | Jurors: Ann Jastrab and Sandrine Hermand-Grisel.
11/2018 Analog Forever Magazine, Back to the Future Historic Processes in the Modern World | Juror: Ninianne Kelley
9/2018 Ellu Gallery, Grass Valley, CA | Curated by Chantelle Goldthwaite.
2/2018 Seeing Red, Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA. | Juror: Ann Jastrab.
11/2017 Small Works, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. | Juror: Kat Keirnan.
3/2017 Light Sensitive, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ. | Juror: Ann Jastrab.
collections | awards
Candela Collection, Richmond, VA.
Private collections.
Third Place | Providence Art Club | Awarded by Kathryn Wat, National Museum of Women in the Arts
published | articles
Monograph, Skater Girls. Published by Daylight Books, due Fall 2020.
Featured Photographer | Analog Forever Online Magazine | 2020 tdb.
The Hand Magazine Issue 24, April 2019.
Featured artist, Berkeley Art Center, February 2019.
All About Photo, Shapes, November, 2018.
Zyzzyva, 2017 Winter Issue | Skaters.
Monograph, Skaters: Tintype Portraits of West Coast Skaters. Published by Daylight Books, October 10, 2017.
Andy Wright & Ryhan Harmanci, New York Times, A Haunting Old Photographic Process Reappears, September 2, 2011.
Featured portfolio, Visual Communication Quarterly, Volume 13, Spring 2006.
Jenny Sampson lives in Berkeley, California and received a B.A. in Psychobiology in 1991 at Pitzer College. She dedicates her time to her photographic endeavors: wet plate collodion and traditional black and white photography. Jenny has exhibited her work in the United States, United Kingdom and has been published in Zyzzyva, The Hand, SHOTS Magazine, All About Photography Magazine, Visual Communications Quarterly, Blues Review and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Her work is included in the Candela Collection and other private collections. A monograph of her Skater tintype portraits was published in 2017 by Daylight Books and her follow series, Skater Girls is due out in 2020.
AMELIA, SEATTLE, 2019 by Jenny Sampson
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LUCIA, OAKLAND, 2019 by Jenny Sampson
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PATIENCE by Malcolm Easton
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Malcolm Easton says, "Several years ago I began collecting well-used domestic objects—things discarded or set aside by their prior owners.
Though I have no connection with the history of each piece, something always leads me to choose one and pass over another. I'm particularly drawn to objects that have been stained or altered — showing that someone else found them useful or appealing. In my submitted work, one image shows a name scratched into the side of a stapler, another shows a tool with heavily stained handles, another shows a bowl marked with bits of tape and residue. All have been handled by people I'll never know. My connection with the prior owners comes from the marks they left behind.
I develop personal connections with each object during my process of arranging and photographing. Also, despite the diversity of materials within each arrangement, I try to create connections among the components.
I juxtapose objects of contrasting traits, mixing flexible with rigid, rough surfaces with smooth, old with new. Combining materials such as wood, plastic, metal, rubber, cloth and string, I seek a coherent whole."
Malcolm Easton has been a collector and tinkerer all his life. Born in New York, he's a longtime resident of Berkeley, California.
His still life photographs reflect our consumer culture and the life cycle of objects that pass through it. He draws on many historical influences, including Robert Rauschenberg’s Combines, Joseph Cornell’s assemblages, the Unmonumental Sculptures exhibit at The New Museum, as well as classic Dutch and Flemish still lifes. His work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver.
CV -RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
AWARDS
Wide Open 8, Best in Show-Gold, (Juror: Cara Manes), BWAC
Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2017)
TWO-PERSON AND FEATURED EXHIBITIONS
Inner Voyages, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO (2020)
Portfolio Showcase-Objects, Davis Orton Gallery,
Hudson, NY (2019)
Uncanny, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO (2018)
Keepsakes of Strangers, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
Sacramento, CA (2016)
JURIED SHOWS
The Qualities of LIGHT,(Jurors: Rebecca Senf, et.al.), Center for
Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson. (2019-2020)
2019 LA Artcore 3rd Annual Photographic Competition and
Exhibition, (Jurors: Sarah Lee, Sarah Hadley, Aline Smithson), Los
Angeles, CA (2019)
The Still Life, (Juror: Kimberly Witham),
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC (2018)
Though I have no connection with the history of each piece, something always leads me to choose one and pass over another. I'm particularly drawn to objects that have been stained or altered — showing that someone else found them useful or appealing. In my submitted work, one image shows a name scratched into the side of a stapler, another shows a tool with heavily stained handles, another shows a bowl marked with bits of tape and residue. All have been handled by people I'll never know. My connection with the prior owners comes from the marks they left behind.
I develop personal connections with each object during my process of arranging and photographing. Also, despite the diversity of materials within each arrangement, I try to create connections among the components.
I juxtapose objects of contrasting traits, mixing flexible with rigid, rough surfaces with smooth, old with new. Combining materials such as wood, plastic, metal, rubber, cloth and string, I seek a coherent whole."
Malcolm Easton has been a collector and tinkerer all his life. Born in New York, he's a longtime resident of Berkeley, California.
His still life photographs reflect our consumer culture and the life cycle of objects that pass through it. He draws on many historical influences, including Robert Rauschenberg’s Combines, Joseph Cornell’s assemblages, the Unmonumental Sculptures exhibit at The New Museum, as well as classic Dutch and Flemish still lifes. His work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver.
CV -RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
AWARDS
Wide Open 8, Best in Show-Gold, (Juror: Cara Manes), BWAC
Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2017)
TWO-PERSON AND FEATURED EXHIBITIONS
Inner Voyages, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO (2020)
Portfolio Showcase-Objects, Davis Orton Gallery,
Hudson, NY (2019)
Uncanny, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO (2018)
Keepsakes of Strangers, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
Sacramento, CA (2016)
JURIED SHOWS
The Qualities of LIGHT,(Jurors: Rebecca Senf, et.al.), Center for
Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson. (2019-2020)
2019 LA Artcore 3rd Annual Photographic Competition and
Exhibition, (Jurors: Sarah Lee, Sarah Hadley, Aline Smithson), Los
Angeles, CA (2019)
The Still Life, (Juror: Kimberly Witham),
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC (2018)
TRUDY'S STAPLER by Malcolm Easton
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UNTITLED FROM THE SERIES LINES OF LATITUDE #1423 by Roberta Ruocco
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Roberta Ruocco says, "Everything in my life is noise. Looking at the ocean erases the entirety of it all. Despite being surrounded by a cacophony of rushing waves, lapping against the shoreline, all I hear is silence within. And as I gaze at the horizon, the simplicity of it all clears my mind and I’m able to find myself again. Life has a way of transforming us into something we no longer recognize.
Photography has been fundamental in peeling back the layers of my life and reconnecting me with my subconsciousness.
The intention of my work is to eliminate all that is superfluous and engage mindfulness. These images are meant to provoke self-reflection, which encourages the development of true well-being, which is where we can find ourselves again."
Photography has been a very important part of my life, it is way of seeing what my heart feels and capturing it forever. “Photography remembers the little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” –Aaron Siskin
Roberta Ruocco says, "My parents immigrated to America from the island of Capri. I am first generation born in Palm Beach, Florida and was fortunate enough to spend my summers in Capri. I grew up capturing the two places closest to my heart through my lens, not ever realizing the relevancy.
While in college studying I took a black and white photography class. Which inspired me more than anything and ignited my passion. After graduating from FIT, I got married and had two beautiful children.
Shortly there after, I went back to study photography at the School of Visual Arts, where I received a BFA in photography. It was a challenging journey but such a noteworthy experience on so many levels. You can find me capturing moments anywhere between New York, Palm Beach and Capri!
CV
EDUCATION
2007
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Photography, School of Visual Arts New York, NY
1991
Bachelor of Science Degree, Marketing & International Trade Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
1989
Associates Degree, Fashion Merchandising Management Polimoda Istituto Politecnico Internazionale Della Moda Florence, Italy
EXHIBITIONS
2020
The Print Swap Group Exhibition, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
2019
Miami Art Week: Aqua Art Miami, South Beach Miami, Florida
2012
“Generazioni A Confronto” Solo Exhibition, Centro Caprense, Capri, Italy
2012
“The Mentor Show” Group Exhibition, The Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2012
“In Your Eyes” Solo Exhibition, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2011
“Dejavu” Group Exhibition, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
COLLECTIONS
2019
Private collection South Beach Miami, Florida
2019
Private collection Palm Beach, Florida
2018
Private collection, Beverly Hills, CA
2012
Centro Caprense Ignazio Cerio Museum, Capri, Italy
2012
Private collection, Capri, Italy
2011
Private collection, New York, NY
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2019
The Photo Review 2019 Competition Web Gallery: Toward Abstraction
2018
The Photo Review 2018 Competition Web Gallery: Sea and Land
2018
F-Stop Magazine Issue #90 Group Show Land, Sea, Air
2018
Palm Springs Photo Festival No Fee Slide Show Finalist
2016
ASMP NY Nominated by Jim Wintner
PUBLICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA
2016
The Eye of Photography Special Edition Fine Art Portfolios Review
2011
Culture Hall “Memento Mori”
2007
Conscientious, “A Contemporary Photo Blog”
Photography has been fundamental in peeling back the layers of my life and reconnecting me with my subconsciousness.
The intention of my work is to eliminate all that is superfluous and engage mindfulness. These images are meant to provoke self-reflection, which encourages the development of true well-being, which is where we can find ourselves again."
Photography has been a very important part of my life, it is way of seeing what my heart feels and capturing it forever. “Photography remembers the little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” –Aaron Siskin
Roberta Ruocco says, "My parents immigrated to America from the island of Capri. I am first generation born in Palm Beach, Florida and was fortunate enough to spend my summers in Capri. I grew up capturing the two places closest to my heart through my lens, not ever realizing the relevancy.
While in college studying I took a black and white photography class. Which inspired me more than anything and ignited my passion. After graduating from FIT, I got married and had two beautiful children.
Shortly there after, I went back to study photography at the School of Visual Arts, where I received a BFA in photography. It was a challenging journey but such a noteworthy experience on so many levels. You can find me capturing moments anywhere between New York, Palm Beach and Capri!
CV
EDUCATION
2007
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Photography, School of Visual Arts New York, NY
1991
Bachelor of Science Degree, Marketing & International Trade Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
1989
Associates Degree, Fashion Merchandising Management Polimoda Istituto Politecnico Internazionale Della Moda Florence, Italy
EXHIBITIONS
2020
The Print Swap Group Exhibition, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
2019
Miami Art Week: Aqua Art Miami, South Beach Miami, Florida
2012
“Generazioni A Confronto” Solo Exhibition, Centro Caprense, Capri, Italy
2012
“The Mentor Show” Group Exhibition, The Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2012
“In Your Eyes” Solo Exhibition, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2011
“Dejavu” Group Exhibition, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
COLLECTIONS
2019
Private collection South Beach Miami, Florida
2019
Private collection Palm Beach, Florida
2018
Private collection, Beverly Hills, CA
2012
Centro Caprense Ignazio Cerio Museum, Capri, Italy
2012
Private collection, Capri, Italy
2011
Private collection, New York, NY
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2019
The Photo Review 2019 Competition Web Gallery: Toward Abstraction
2018
The Photo Review 2018 Competition Web Gallery: Sea and Land
2018
F-Stop Magazine Issue #90 Group Show Land, Sea, Air
2018
Palm Springs Photo Festival No Fee Slide Show Finalist
2016
ASMP NY Nominated by Jim Wintner
PUBLICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA
2016
The Eye of Photography Special Edition Fine Art Portfolios Review
2011
Culture Hall “Memento Mori”
2007
Conscientious, “A Contemporary Photo Blog”
UNTITLED FROM THE SERIES LINES OF LATITUDE #1764 by Roberta Ruocco
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UNTITLED FROM THE SERIES LINES OF LATITUDE #2257 by Roberta Ruocco
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CUTTING EDGE 2 by Steve Kim
HONORABLE MENTION
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HONORABLE MENTION
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Stevie Kim says, "I am a first generation Korean American, a veteran, photographer and hairdresser. It was during my time in prison, as a convicted felon, when I learned how to cut hair "professionally", which eventually would prove to save my life. The pictures in Cutting Edge celebrate a group of highly talented individuals who are making the world a more vital, exciting, personal and beautiful place - one haircut at a time. The photos also serve as personal testimony and a profound desire to make a positive contribution.
The hairdressers portrayed are young vibrant personalities, known within the hair industry and who have been given a platform in which to perform their art. This young movement is much different from the status quo of other professional hair shows, which showcase designs that are more traditional. I've focused on the organization No Name Edu, an educational company that puts on hair shows featuring young artists – predominantly women.
Its goal is to empower a new generation of hairdressers and takes place four times a year in Atlanta, Georgia. My intent is to show what this generation of hairdressers are now inventing and how these young professionals form a loving, celebratory culture of vastly diverse personalities. The project is dedicated to my friends in Atlanta, who always had my back! They helped me discover a new life through a lens and a pair of scissors.
Bio: My names Stevie Kim, I am 35, I am a first generation Korean American, a veteran, photographer and hairdresser. Im also a 8 time college drop out (Don't Fact check this LOL, but I know i've dropped out atleast 5 times) . This time I found art and I am working on my BFA at SVA in New York City.
The hairdressers portrayed are young vibrant personalities, known within the hair industry and who have been given a platform in which to perform their art. This young movement is much different from the status quo of other professional hair shows, which showcase designs that are more traditional. I've focused on the organization No Name Edu, an educational company that puts on hair shows featuring young artists – predominantly women.
Its goal is to empower a new generation of hairdressers and takes place four times a year in Atlanta, Georgia. My intent is to show what this generation of hairdressers are now inventing and how these young professionals form a loving, celebratory culture of vastly diverse personalities. The project is dedicated to my friends in Atlanta, who always had my back! They helped me discover a new life through a lens and a pair of scissors.
Bio: My names Stevie Kim, I am 35, I am a first generation Korean American, a veteran, photographer and hairdresser. Im also a 8 time college drop out (Don't Fact check this LOL, but I know i've dropped out atleast 5 times) . This time I found art and I am working on my BFA at SVA in New York City.
CUTTING EDGE 3 by Steve Kim
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CUTTING EDGE 1 by Steve Kim
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Stevienaysayer@gmail.com
Instagram : @stevienaysayer
Instagram : @stevienaysayer
HOPE by Todd Stuart
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“There's always another story. There's more than meets the eye.”
- W.H Auden
Todd Stuart says, "What’s the other story? What does that story tell us about ourselves? Observing, imagining and creating stories can help us better understand others and ourselves. Look closely, think deeply and create brazenly.
I create work to inspire myself, and hopefully viewers of my work, to deeply observe the world. Look at light and how it illuminates subjects and moments that pass us so rapidly. I try and capture the moments that speak to me. I hope that viewer will engage their imaginations in these moments and create stories that speak to them. What do you see just past what meets your eye?"
Todd is an artist, entrepreneur and educator based in Ohio. He is an Assistant Teaching Professor and the Director of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Todd holds an MFA and an MBA from the University of South Carolina. He is also a graduate of the University of Florida with a BA in Theatre. Prior to teaching, he worked professionally as a theatre artist and as an entrepreneur.
His photography has been seen in juried groups exhibitions around the country including:
· Diptych, A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas - Juror: Kevin Tully
· Intentional Spaces, Photoplace Online Gallery, Middlebury Vermont - Juror: Laura Moya
· The Window, N.Y. Photo Curator - Global Photography Awards - 'Where Photography & Philanthropy Meet'- Juror: Deb Schwedhelm
· The Journey, N.Y. Photo Curator- Global Photography Awards - 'Where Photography & Philanthropy Meet'- Juror: Susan Spiritus
· The Movement Show, Pop Revolution Gallery, Mason, Ohio
Todd’s first solo show scheduled for Fall 2020.
- W.H Auden
Todd Stuart says, "What’s the other story? What does that story tell us about ourselves? Observing, imagining and creating stories can help us better understand others and ourselves. Look closely, think deeply and create brazenly.
I create work to inspire myself, and hopefully viewers of my work, to deeply observe the world. Look at light and how it illuminates subjects and moments that pass us so rapidly. I try and capture the moments that speak to me. I hope that viewer will engage their imaginations in these moments and create stories that speak to them. What do you see just past what meets your eye?"
Todd is an artist, entrepreneur and educator based in Ohio. He is an Assistant Teaching Professor and the Director of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Todd holds an MFA and an MBA from the University of South Carolina. He is also a graduate of the University of Florida with a BA in Theatre. Prior to teaching, he worked professionally as a theatre artist and as an entrepreneur.
His photography has been seen in juried groups exhibitions around the country including:
· Diptych, A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas - Juror: Kevin Tully
· Intentional Spaces, Photoplace Online Gallery, Middlebury Vermont - Juror: Laura Moya
· The Window, N.Y. Photo Curator - Global Photography Awards - 'Where Photography & Philanthropy Meet'- Juror: Deb Schwedhelm
· The Journey, N.Y. Photo Curator- Global Photography Awards - 'Where Photography & Philanthropy Meet'- Juror: Susan Spiritus
· The Movement Show, Pop Revolution Gallery, Mason, Ohio
Todd’s first solo show scheduled for Fall 2020.
OBSTACLES by Todd Stuart
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THE JOURNEY by Todd Stuart
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www.toddastuart.com
@toddastuart
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HONORABLE MENTIONS:
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BEST SERIES:
https://nyphotocurator.com/connection-adam-finkelston/best-series-gerard-stubing-bio-haiku/1
EXHIBITION #1:
https://nyphotocurator.com/connection-adam-finkelston/exhibition-1/1
@toddastuart
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CONNECTION HOME PAGE:
https://nyphotocurator.com/connection-adam-finkelston
FIRST PLACE:
https://nyphotocurator.com/connection-adam-finkelston/first-place-ellen-friedlander-union-station----/1
SECOND PLACE
https://nyphotocurator.com/connection-adam-finkelston/second-place-corey-durbin-paradise-3----/1
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
https://nyphotocurator.com/connection-adam-finkelston/honorable-mentions-bradley-wicklander-forest-steve-kim-cutting-edge-2-barbara-dombach-adrift----/1
BEST SERIES:
https://nyphotocurator.com/connection-adam-finkelston/best-series-gerard-stubing-bio-haiku/1
EXHIBITION #1:
https://nyphotocurator.com/connection-adam-finkelston/exhibition-1/1
