TRANSFORMATION 2020- Anne Kelly > EXHIBITION #3
EXHIBITION #3
A HOUSE UNITED by Phillip Mudd
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Phillip Mudd says of his series, 'RONA 2020', "Inspired by John Baldessari and Barbra Kruger RONA 2020 combines photography and text to consider the influence of Novel Coronavirus, Covid-19 on our culture and systems.
This pandemic has exposed the faults in our system and proved as reminder the stark differences in reality for people in this country. Some cannot leave the house or socialize in person for fear of a possible and more apparent and horrific death. Others tell themselves that it will never happen to them and hold a pool party at the Lake of the Ozarks, while others have no choice but to risk exposure just to keep their world from falling apart.
We are told to get tested if we want to, but the reality is quite different from such a casual statement. Though this pandemic has proven to be seemingly causal for the rich, famous, and those in positions of power. For the rest of the nation its not that simple, the issues with testing, grocery prices on the rise, increasing unemployment, no universal healthcare, no real social structure to combat any serious threat to our system, impending evictions and a political body at odds. Increasing anxiety for some and denial for others, the new normal is uncertainty. RONA 2020 is my attempt to work through these new circumstances, this surreal prologue at play."
Phillip Mudd is a multi-media artist and photographer from Benton City, WA who has exhibited work throughout the United States and internationally. Phil’s work is informed by the curiosity that is the “everyday.”
He is intrigued by the communities and social systems that encapsulate and influence the individual and culture of a region. Phil investigates the routine relations that are often disregarded. Chiefly project based, his research explores the commonality of life of the individual and collective, and the included and marginalized.
He is currently an Instructor at Washington State University where he works in support of both the Fine Arts and Digital Technology & Culture programs.
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/phillip.mudd/
This pandemic has exposed the faults in our system and proved as reminder the stark differences in reality for people in this country. Some cannot leave the house or socialize in person for fear of a possible and more apparent and horrific death. Others tell themselves that it will never happen to them and hold a pool party at the Lake of the Ozarks, while others have no choice but to risk exposure just to keep their world from falling apart.
We are told to get tested if we want to, but the reality is quite different from such a casual statement. Though this pandemic has proven to be seemingly causal for the rich, famous, and those in positions of power. For the rest of the nation its not that simple, the issues with testing, grocery prices on the rise, increasing unemployment, no universal healthcare, no real social structure to combat any serious threat to our system, impending evictions and a political body at odds. Increasing anxiety for some and denial for others, the new normal is uncertainty. RONA 2020 is my attempt to work through these new circumstances, this surreal prologue at play."
Phillip Mudd is a multi-media artist and photographer from Benton City, WA who has exhibited work throughout the United States and internationally. Phil’s work is informed by the curiosity that is the “everyday.”
He is intrigued by the communities and social systems that encapsulate and influence the individual and culture of a region. Phil investigates the routine relations that are often disregarded. Chiefly project based, his research explores the commonality of life of the individual and collective, and the included and marginalized.
He is currently an Instructor at Washington State University where he works in support of both the Fine Arts and Digital Technology & Culture programs.
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/phillip.mudd/
OUR BETTER NATURE by Phillip Mudd
SCANDAL by Phillip Mudd
SPECIMENS NO 1 by Rachel Britton
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Inspired by true crime, Rachel Britton's “Specimens” confronts death to showcase the psyche in quarantine. The self-portraits feature the head detached from its body, displaying the mind as a hub for grotesque thoughts. Rachel Britton’s work explores mediums of mutilation through digital compositing and exhibits the ways in which they have to stay occupied or otherwise succumb to anxiety.
Rachel Britton is a composite artist based in Grand Rapids, Michigan whose work is inspired by psychedelia, horror, and being queer. Rachel’s pronouns are they/them. They graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelor of Science in photography and spends their spare time mushroom hunting and reading both non-fiction and dystopian novels.
Career Highlights:
Professional Experience
Amway, Ada, MI
Creative Production Assistant, June 2019 – Present
Designed Founders’ Day images with 12,000+ likes and 22,000+ views on Instagram.
Utilizing Adobe Creative Suite skills to edit social media content and digital assets, assisting on product photo shoots using Profoto equipment and Canon EOS systems.
Rachel Britton Photography, Grand Rapids, MI
Photographer, September 2012 – Present
Produced a single-day New Year ad that drove $6,000 in gross sales to Nice & Naughty.
Clients include María Marín Beauty, Moodhoops, Electric Forest, and Sassafras Salons.
GVSU Laker Store, Allendale, MI
Photography Associate, March 2014 – December 2018
Established photography standards for social media and e-commerce, managed product descriptions for web, proofread and corrected promotional content, produced imagery that increased Instagram post likes over 500% in 4 years.
Programs, Events
NSFW Fest, Grand Rapids, MI
Creative Manager, February 2020 – Present
Influencing creative direction of materials and visual communications.
Designing website and merchandise, using Adobe Creative Suite to design assets
Art is a Drag Collective, Grand Rapids, MI
Co Producer, January 2017 – Present
Producing LGBTQ+ makeup series and art exhibitions across West Michigan.
Coordinated high-attendance educational events for Grand Valley State University, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids Feminist Film Festival, and Avenue for the Arts.
Awards, Honors
2018
- 2nd Place, N.Y. Photo Curator, “Monsters” Online Exhibition, New York, NY
- Gold American Advertising Award, American Advertising Federation West Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
- Bronze American Advertising Award, American Advertising Federation West Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
- Finalist, Photographer’s Forum Magazine Best of College Photography, Santa Barbara, CA
2017
- Monarch of Electric Forest Weekend 1, Electric Forest/Madison House Presents, Rothbury, MI
- Communications Purchase Award, 5th Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Honorable Mention, 5th Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Collections
2018
- Dysmorphia No. 7, private collection
- Dysmorphia No. 7, Grand Valley State University Permanent Collection, Allendale, MI
- Dysmorphia No. 4, Grand Valley State University Permanent Collection, Allendale, MI
2017
- Fuse No. 1, Grand Valley State University Permanent Collection, Allendale, MI
- Dea, private collection
- Flow Art – Poi, Grand Valley State University Permanent Collection, Allendale, MI
- Flow Art – Hoop, Grand Valley State University Permanent Collection, Allendale, MI
Solo Exhibitions
2018
- Dysmorphia, Mary Idema Pew Library Exhibition Space, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
2017
- Art is a Drag, Mary Idema Pew Library Exhibition Space, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag, Padnos Student Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Group Exhibitions
2020
- Game of Shrooms, Grand Rapids, MI, worldwide scavenger hunt
- Dysmorphia No. 1 & 7, Dirty Show 21, Russel Industrial Center, Detroit, MI
2018
- ArtPrize 10, Grand Rapids City Hall, Grand Rapids, MI
- Fractal, Grand Valley State University Photography Senior Thesis Exhibition, Grand Valley State University Art Gallery, Allendale, MI
- Student Scholars Day, Mary Idema Pew Library Exhibition Space, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- 1st Annual Visual & Media Arts Student Exhibit, Padnos Student Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- N.Y. Photo Curator, “Monsters” Exhibition, Online
- Photography Program Feature, Calder Art Center Atrium, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- TART A Piquant View of the Female Condition, Holland Arts Council, Holland, MI
- American Advertising Awards Gala for American Advertising Federation West Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
2017
- The Graveyard Shift, Padnos Student Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Intra/ngible, Padnos Student Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- 5 Year Anniversary Show, Superchief Gallery NY, New York, NY
- Art is a Drag, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
- The Jump Off, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
- Red Wall Gallery, Kirkhof Center, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Student Scholars Day, Mary Idema Pew Library Exhibition Space, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag: First Fridays, Studio 341, Avenue for the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
- 5th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Padnos Student Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Social Justice Art Festival, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Ctrl+Alt+Create, Cerasus Studio, Avenue for the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
Publications, Features
2020
- Facial Recognition Protest Makeup Tutorial, Fight for the Future, Boston, MA
- Photodarium Private Calendar, Ludenscheid, Germany
2018
- Photography Senior Selected for This Year’s Summer Library Scholars Program, Department of Visual and Media Arts News, April, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag Illuminates Exhibition Space, Off the Shelf, Spring 2018 / Volume 2 / Issue 2, Allendale, MI
- Best of College and High School Photography, Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Santa Barbara, CA
- GVSU Students Curate Film and Video Exhibition, Grand Valley State University Lanthorn, Allendale, MI
- Visual and Media Arts Exhibitions to Spotlight Student Talent, GV Now, Allendale, MI
- GVSU Student on Passion for Drag, Fine Arts, and Photography, Grand Valley State University Lanthorn, Allendale, MI
- 36 Hour Challenge, Grand Rapids Film Festival, Grand Rapids, MI
- King Me – Drag King Documentary, January, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Rachel Britton Photography, Moodhoops.com, Brooksville, FL
2017
- Laker Store Holiday Advertisement, November, Grand Valley Magazine, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag: The Library is Open, November, Grand Valley State University Lanthorn, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag: The Library is Open, November, GV Now, Allendale, MI
- Window Display Winner, September/October, College Story Magazine, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, August, GR Magazine, Grand Rapids, MI
- Electric Forest Celebrates Self Expression and Diversity with Monarch Rachel, June, Broadway World Music, Online
- Monarch Rachel & The Royal Court Bring LGBTQ Pride to Electric Forest 2017, June, Billboard Magazine, New York, NY
- Art is a Drag, February, Grand Valley Television, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag, February, January, Grand Valley State University Lanthorn, Allendale, MI
Contact:
rachelbrittonphoto.com
Instagram: @racbripho
Rachel Britton is a composite artist based in Grand Rapids, Michigan whose work is inspired by psychedelia, horror, and being queer. Rachel’s pronouns are they/them. They graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelor of Science in photography and spends their spare time mushroom hunting and reading both non-fiction and dystopian novels.
Career Highlights:
Professional Experience
Amway, Ada, MI
Creative Production Assistant, June 2019 – Present
Designed Founders’ Day images with 12,000+ likes and 22,000+ views on Instagram.
Utilizing Adobe Creative Suite skills to edit social media content and digital assets, assisting on product photo shoots using Profoto equipment and Canon EOS systems.
Rachel Britton Photography, Grand Rapids, MI
Photographer, September 2012 – Present
Produced a single-day New Year ad that drove $6,000 in gross sales to Nice & Naughty.
Clients include María Marín Beauty, Moodhoops, Electric Forest, and Sassafras Salons.
GVSU Laker Store, Allendale, MI
Photography Associate, March 2014 – December 2018
Established photography standards for social media and e-commerce, managed product descriptions for web, proofread and corrected promotional content, produced imagery that increased Instagram post likes over 500% in 4 years.
Programs, Events
NSFW Fest, Grand Rapids, MI
Creative Manager, February 2020 – Present
Influencing creative direction of materials and visual communications.
Designing website and merchandise, using Adobe Creative Suite to design assets
Art is a Drag Collective, Grand Rapids, MI
Co Producer, January 2017 – Present
Producing LGBTQ+ makeup series and art exhibitions across West Michigan.
Coordinated high-attendance educational events for Grand Valley State University, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids Feminist Film Festival, and Avenue for the Arts.
Awards, Honors
2018
- 2nd Place, N.Y. Photo Curator, “Monsters” Online Exhibition, New York, NY
- Gold American Advertising Award, American Advertising Federation West Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
- Bronze American Advertising Award, American Advertising Federation West Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
- Finalist, Photographer’s Forum Magazine Best of College Photography, Santa Barbara, CA
2017
- Monarch of Electric Forest Weekend 1, Electric Forest/Madison House Presents, Rothbury, MI
- Communications Purchase Award, 5th Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Honorable Mention, 5th Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Collections
2018
- Dysmorphia No. 7, private collection
- Dysmorphia No. 7, Grand Valley State University Permanent Collection, Allendale, MI
- Dysmorphia No. 4, Grand Valley State University Permanent Collection, Allendale, MI
2017
- Fuse No. 1, Grand Valley State University Permanent Collection, Allendale, MI
- Dea, private collection
- Flow Art – Poi, Grand Valley State University Permanent Collection, Allendale, MI
- Flow Art – Hoop, Grand Valley State University Permanent Collection, Allendale, MI
Solo Exhibitions
2018
- Dysmorphia, Mary Idema Pew Library Exhibition Space, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
2017
- Art is a Drag, Mary Idema Pew Library Exhibition Space, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag, Padnos Student Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Group Exhibitions
2020
- Game of Shrooms, Grand Rapids, MI, worldwide scavenger hunt
- Dysmorphia No. 1 & 7, Dirty Show 21, Russel Industrial Center, Detroit, MI
2018
- ArtPrize 10, Grand Rapids City Hall, Grand Rapids, MI
- Fractal, Grand Valley State University Photography Senior Thesis Exhibition, Grand Valley State University Art Gallery, Allendale, MI
- Student Scholars Day, Mary Idema Pew Library Exhibition Space, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- 1st Annual Visual & Media Arts Student Exhibit, Padnos Student Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- N.Y. Photo Curator, “Monsters” Exhibition, Online
- Photography Program Feature, Calder Art Center Atrium, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- TART A Piquant View of the Female Condition, Holland Arts Council, Holland, MI
- American Advertising Awards Gala for American Advertising Federation West Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
2017
- The Graveyard Shift, Padnos Student Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Intra/ngible, Padnos Student Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- 5 Year Anniversary Show, Superchief Gallery NY, New York, NY
- Art is a Drag, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
- The Jump Off, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
- Red Wall Gallery, Kirkhof Center, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Student Scholars Day, Mary Idema Pew Library Exhibition Space, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag: First Fridays, Studio 341, Avenue for the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
- 5th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Padnos Student Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Social Justice Art Festival, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Ctrl+Alt+Create, Cerasus Studio, Avenue for the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
Publications, Features
2020
- Facial Recognition Protest Makeup Tutorial, Fight for the Future, Boston, MA
- Photodarium Private Calendar, Ludenscheid, Germany
2018
- Photography Senior Selected for This Year’s Summer Library Scholars Program, Department of Visual and Media Arts News, April, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag Illuminates Exhibition Space, Off the Shelf, Spring 2018 / Volume 2 / Issue 2, Allendale, MI
- Best of College and High School Photography, Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Santa Barbara, CA
- GVSU Students Curate Film and Video Exhibition, Grand Valley State University Lanthorn, Allendale, MI
- Visual and Media Arts Exhibitions to Spotlight Student Talent, GV Now, Allendale, MI
- GVSU Student on Passion for Drag, Fine Arts, and Photography, Grand Valley State University Lanthorn, Allendale, MI
- 36 Hour Challenge, Grand Rapids Film Festival, Grand Rapids, MI
- King Me – Drag King Documentary, January, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Rachel Britton Photography, Moodhoops.com, Brooksville, FL
2017
- Laker Store Holiday Advertisement, November, Grand Valley Magazine, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag: The Library is Open, November, Grand Valley State University Lanthorn, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag: The Library is Open, November, GV Now, Allendale, MI
- Window Display Winner, September/October, College Story Magazine, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, August, GR Magazine, Grand Rapids, MI
- Electric Forest Celebrates Self Expression and Diversity with Monarch Rachel, June, Broadway World Music, Online
- Monarch Rachel & The Royal Court Bring LGBTQ Pride to Electric Forest 2017, June, Billboard Magazine, New York, NY
- Art is a Drag, February, Grand Valley Television, Allendale, MI
- Art is a Drag, February, January, Grand Valley State University Lanthorn, Allendale, MI
Contact:
rachelbrittonphoto.com
Instagram: @racbripho
SPECIMENS NO 4 by Rachel Britton
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SPECIMENS NO 2 by Rachel Britton
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HALF MOON BAY UCLELET I by Rachel Nixon
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Rachel Nixon says, "Faced with the abrupt shock of the COVID-19 lockdown, I set about reconsidering my relationship with my home environment and wider surroundings.
All of a sudden I was cut off from the vibrant world I used to be a part of, and perhaps took too much for granted. Now I had an indeterminate void of time stretching in front of me, and there remained only vague, blurry impressions of the world outside.
After a while, I realized that I needed to find joy and optimism in my newly constrained environment, so I began looking for the light at home, and captured moments of serendipity, simplicity and hope even in the most mundane of settings.
The lifting of restrictions offered me the chance to reconnect with the world outside. Immersed once again in nature, standing on a remote shoreline on the west coast of Canada, I felt a need to revel in the most basic elements - the water, the trees, the rocks - that stretched out before me. While the landscape and its features have permanence and substance, I chose to present them in an abstract, fleeting manner as a reminder to myself that the privilege of visiting and being a part of such places could evaporate again at any time."
A Vancouver, Canada-based fine art photographer, Rachel Nixon approaches the everyday with a fresh eye to find beauty and discomfort in the familiar.
Rachel is inspired by the potential of natural forms to offer the foundation for unexpected perspectives, and uses strategies such as abstraction, fragmentation and multiple exposure to bring these to the viewer’s attention. She also develops constructed realities tackling themes such as secrecy, isolation and a desire for connection with the outside world. Her urban exploration and street photography seeks out scenes that others may miss and looks for humour in daily life. Throughout her work runs a deep appreciation for colour and structure.
In 2019, Rachel graduated with honours from the VanArts professional photography program in Vancouver. Her photography is exhibited internationally and has been recognized in a number of awards, including the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards.
Before moving full time into visual art, Rachel had a successful 20-year career as a digital journalist and news executive in the UK, US and Canada for organizations including the BBC, CBC and Microsoft.
A British-Canadian citizen, Rachel holds a first class honours degree from the University of Oxford in Modern Languages and Literature. She loves to travel and is passionate about many forms of art, especially music. Rachel finds inspiration in the urban and natural beauty of the Pacific North West, where she calls home.
Career Highlights:
Select Exhibitions
2020
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, USA: Photo Shoot: 2020, international juried group exhibition, online annex.
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC, USA: Light, international juried group exhibition.
Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR, USA: Visualizing 2020: Members Show, international juried group online exhibition.
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA: Quarantine, international online exhibition.
Midwest Center for Photography: Isolation, international juried group online exhibition and projection.
Exposure Photo Festival: Finalist, A Moment of Zen, juried digital exhibition.
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, USA: Color: The Visual Spectrum, international juried group exhibition.
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary: Silence, international juried group exhibition.
LoosenArt.com, Italy: Abstractions, international juried group online exhibition.
Lenscratch: The 2020 Self-Quarantining Exhibition, international online exhibition.
FotoNostrum Gallery, Barcelona, Spain: 14th Julia Margaret Cameron Award Winners Exhibition, international group exhibition.
Don’t Take Pictures magazine: Mirror Image, international juried group online exhibition.
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC, USA: SE Center Open, international juried group exhibition.
2019
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary: Staged, international juried group exhibition.
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary: Material, international juried group exhibition.
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary: Light and Shadow, international juried group exhibition.
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, USA: Photo Shoot: 2019, international juried group exhibition.
Canvas Corridor, Vancouver, BC, Canada: Selected artist in downtown public art installation.
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA: The Abstract Image, international juried group exhibition.
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, USA: Color Burst: A Picture Show, international juried group exhibition.
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, USA: Shadow and Light, international juried group exhibition.
Awards
2020
Minimalist Photography Awards 2020: Honourable Mention, Fine Art.
The Independent Photographer: Editors’ Pick, Color Photography Awards.
Urban 2020 Photo Awards: Selected photographer, Streets.
6th Fine Art Photography Awards: Nominee, Nature and Open (amateur).
13th International Color Awards: Nominee, Fine Art and Wildlife (amateur).
2019
14th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards: Winner, Abstract (single image); honourable mentions, Nature (single image), and Fine Art (series) (non-pro).
International Photography Awards: One Shot Street Photography Awards, three honourable mentions.
Illuminate Yaletown Photography Contest, Vancouver, BC, Canada: Second prize.
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
There’s A Whole World Out There – 12”W x 18”H
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Hope – 12”W x 18”H
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Half Moon Bay, Ucluelet I – 18”W x 12”H
Archival paper
$225 unframed
Open edition
Signed on back
rachel.nixon@gmail.com
Instagram: @rachelnixon
www.rachelnixon.com
All of a sudden I was cut off from the vibrant world I used to be a part of, and perhaps took too much for granted. Now I had an indeterminate void of time stretching in front of me, and there remained only vague, blurry impressions of the world outside.
After a while, I realized that I needed to find joy and optimism in my newly constrained environment, so I began looking for the light at home, and captured moments of serendipity, simplicity and hope even in the most mundane of settings.
The lifting of restrictions offered me the chance to reconnect with the world outside. Immersed once again in nature, standing on a remote shoreline on the west coast of Canada, I felt a need to revel in the most basic elements - the water, the trees, the rocks - that stretched out before me. While the landscape and its features have permanence and substance, I chose to present them in an abstract, fleeting manner as a reminder to myself that the privilege of visiting and being a part of such places could evaporate again at any time."
A Vancouver, Canada-based fine art photographer, Rachel Nixon approaches the everyday with a fresh eye to find beauty and discomfort in the familiar.
Rachel is inspired by the potential of natural forms to offer the foundation for unexpected perspectives, and uses strategies such as abstraction, fragmentation and multiple exposure to bring these to the viewer’s attention. She also develops constructed realities tackling themes such as secrecy, isolation and a desire for connection with the outside world. Her urban exploration and street photography seeks out scenes that others may miss and looks for humour in daily life. Throughout her work runs a deep appreciation for colour and structure.
In 2019, Rachel graduated with honours from the VanArts professional photography program in Vancouver. Her photography is exhibited internationally and has been recognized in a number of awards, including the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards.
Before moving full time into visual art, Rachel had a successful 20-year career as a digital journalist and news executive in the UK, US and Canada for organizations including the BBC, CBC and Microsoft.
A British-Canadian citizen, Rachel holds a first class honours degree from the University of Oxford in Modern Languages and Literature. She loves to travel and is passionate about many forms of art, especially music. Rachel finds inspiration in the urban and natural beauty of the Pacific North West, where she calls home.
Career Highlights:
Select Exhibitions
2020
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, USA: Photo Shoot: 2020, international juried group exhibition, online annex.
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC, USA: Light, international juried group exhibition.
Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR, USA: Visualizing 2020: Members Show, international juried group online exhibition.
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA: Quarantine, international online exhibition.
Midwest Center for Photography: Isolation, international juried group online exhibition and projection.
Exposure Photo Festival: Finalist, A Moment of Zen, juried digital exhibition.
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, USA: Color: The Visual Spectrum, international juried group exhibition.
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary: Silence, international juried group exhibition.
LoosenArt.com, Italy: Abstractions, international juried group online exhibition.
Lenscratch: The 2020 Self-Quarantining Exhibition, international online exhibition.
FotoNostrum Gallery, Barcelona, Spain: 14th Julia Margaret Cameron Award Winners Exhibition, international group exhibition.
Don’t Take Pictures magazine: Mirror Image, international juried group online exhibition.
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC, USA: SE Center Open, international juried group exhibition.
2019
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary: Staged, international juried group exhibition.
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary: Material, international juried group exhibition.
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary: Light and Shadow, international juried group exhibition.
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, USA: Photo Shoot: 2019, international juried group exhibition.
Canvas Corridor, Vancouver, BC, Canada: Selected artist in downtown public art installation.
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA: The Abstract Image, international juried group exhibition.
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, USA: Color Burst: A Picture Show, international juried group exhibition.
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, USA: Shadow and Light, international juried group exhibition.
Awards
2020
Minimalist Photography Awards 2020: Honourable Mention, Fine Art.
The Independent Photographer: Editors’ Pick, Color Photography Awards.
Urban 2020 Photo Awards: Selected photographer, Streets.
6th Fine Art Photography Awards: Nominee, Nature and Open (amateur).
13th International Color Awards: Nominee, Fine Art and Wildlife (amateur).
2019
14th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards: Winner, Abstract (single image); honourable mentions, Nature (single image), and Fine Art (series) (non-pro).
International Photography Awards: One Shot Street Photography Awards, three honourable mentions.
Illuminate Yaletown Photography Contest, Vancouver, BC, Canada: Second prize.
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
There’s A Whole World Out There – 12”W x 18”H
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Hope – 12”W x 18”H
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Half Moon Bay, Ucluelet I – 18”W x 12”H
Archival paper
$225 unframed
Open edition
Signed on back
rachel.nixon@gmail.com
Instagram: @rachelnixon
www.rachelnixon.com
HOPE by Rachel Nixon
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THERE'S A WHOLE WORLD OUT THERE by Rachel Nixon
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JUNE 6 2020 by Ruth Lauer Manenti
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Ruth Lauer Manenti says, "I stepped outside on March 15th into a landscape I knew well and yet not.
I had often walked through it but never in it. I began photographing these woods close to my home. The forest was as beautiful as unsettling; as much about the ground as my groundlessness, as I felt unanchored behind my home.
Thoughts of COVID and how it was affecting people were moving through my mind. First the pandemic seemed far away, then like something my husband could easily come in contact with as a nurse in the Hudson Valley. Our birthdays came, then Mother’s Day, my friend’s son’s graduation, my nephew’s wedding; we celebrated at home going nowhere.
Meanwhile many small businesses have permanently closed; dreams interrupted. A quarter of the country in Bangladesh are trying to evacuate from floods while having to social distance.
The challenge of attempting both at the same time make neither possible. Migrant workers in India, given only four days’ notice before Lockdown, are walking thousands of miles home starving and dying on their way. George Floyd was murdered and the racism in this country is becoming alarming as its increasingly exposed. The elderly are silently dying without anyone by their side, not even their children, and the solace of having a hand to hold is often not allowed.
The woods that used to scare me are now a welcome refuge. I think of going to other places, but the call of the nearby land and its surviving stone walls are holding me in place. My friend’s grandmother lost her home in the recent explosion in Beirut. Another friend’s parents lost their sitting room while they happened to be in the kitchen. Everything slips away suddenly or a little at a time.
I’ve noticed the way the trees tilt and the slope of the land. It is now August 20th. It is already getting cool at night. So far, there are no people in these pictures, but there are many in my life. There is water, wind, light and pauses of the afternoon and early evening. Looking in the water, I see the reflection of clouds murmuring and flowing underneath and stretching away from where I stand. Appreciating the many good friends I hold dear, I am aware of the sounds of nature. Trembling with wonder, half thinking shall I go further or back inside, I return with a rare flower and place it in a vase on the table by the bedroom door.
My husband wears a special suit when working with a patient with COVID. His face under two masks is well hidden, creating a strange bedside disconnect. In response, he photographs his unmasked face (his first selfie) and attaches the photo to his uniform, just where his heart is. This makes him happy.
Kneeling on the ground, looking over my shoulder, then turning the angle of the camera, supported first by one thing and then by another, methodical and steady I work through the day. As I get to know the land better, I can disappear, let my guard down and feel the air embracing me.
I live in a cabin in the woods in the Catskill Mountains of New York. I have an MFA in painting and drawing from the Yale School of Art, yet fifteen years ago I inherited a large format camera from someone I greatly admire. I taught myself how to use the camera and gradually accomplished what I was striving for in drawing and painting, through photography.
Since breaking my neck in a car crash at the age of twenty, I have developed a strong spiritual life and practice and adapted a way of life simpler and more ritualistic than I had known before. My mother was also an artist. She had a wealth of talent and worked steadily throughout her life, yet her number one role was to take care of her family. Sadly, she left behind a legacy of unwanted, unpublished, unknown work. I realize, now that she has passed, that part of my determination as an artist is to reward her for her efforts and to create a continuum. Being the daughter of refugees, I hold a certain amount of pain from my parents that exists as an undercurrent of pathos in my life and in all of my work."
Career Highlights:
2020 - Solo exhibition at The Center for Photography at Woodstock
2020 - Group Show Fractured, photo-eye Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2017 - My book, For Orlando, was included and highlighted in a group show at The Griffin Museum of Photography.
2016 - NYFA grant in Photography
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
March 15, 2020 - 9"H x 12" W
Archival paper
$900 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
June 6, 2020, 2020 - 12"H x 9" W
Archival paper
$900 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
September 11, 2020 - 8"H x 6" W
Archival paper
$900 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
www.ruthlauermanenti.com
I had often walked through it but never in it. I began photographing these woods close to my home. The forest was as beautiful as unsettling; as much about the ground as my groundlessness, as I felt unanchored behind my home.
Thoughts of COVID and how it was affecting people were moving through my mind. First the pandemic seemed far away, then like something my husband could easily come in contact with as a nurse in the Hudson Valley. Our birthdays came, then Mother’s Day, my friend’s son’s graduation, my nephew’s wedding; we celebrated at home going nowhere.
Meanwhile many small businesses have permanently closed; dreams interrupted. A quarter of the country in Bangladesh are trying to evacuate from floods while having to social distance.
The challenge of attempting both at the same time make neither possible. Migrant workers in India, given only four days’ notice before Lockdown, are walking thousands of miles home starving and dying on their way. George Floyd was murdered and the racism in this country is becoming alarming as its increasingly exposed. The elderly are silently dying without anyone by their side, not even their children, and the solace of having a hand to hold is often not allowed.
The woods that used to scare me are now a welcome refuge. I think of going to other places, but the call of the nearby land and its surviving stone walls are holding me in place. My friend’s grandmother lost her home in the recent explosion in Beirut. Another friend’s parents lost their sitting room while they happened to be in the kitchen. Everything slips away suddenly or a little at a time.
I’ve noticed the way the trees tilt and the slope of the land. It is now August 20th. It is already getting cool at night. So far, there are no people in these pictures, but there are many in my life. There is water, wind, light and pauses of the afternoon and early evening. Looking in the water, I see the reflection of clouds murmuring and flowing underneath and stretching away from where I stand. Appreciating the many good friends I hold dear, I am aware of the sounds of nature. Trembling with wonder, half thinking shall I go further or back inside, I return with a rare flower and place it in a vase on the table by the bedroom door.
My husband wears a special suit when working with a patient with COVID. His face under two masks is well hidden, creating a strange bedside disconnect. In response, he photographs his unmasked face (his first selfie) and attaches the photo to his uniform, just where his heart is. This makes him happy.
Kneeling on the ground, looking over my shoulder, then turning the angle of the camera, supported first by one thing and then by another, methodical and steady I work through the day. As I get to know the land better, I can disappear, let my guard down and feel the air embracing me.
I live in a cabin in the woods in the Catskill Mountains of New York. I have an MFA in painting and drawing from the Yale School of Art, yet fifteen years ago I inherited a large format camera from someone I greatly admire. I taught myself how to use the camera and gradually accomplished what I was striving for in drawing and painting, through photography.
Since breaking my neck in a car crash at the age of twenty, I have developed a strong spiritual life and practice and adapted a way of life simpler and more ritualistic than I had known before. My mother was also an artist. She had a wealth of talent and worked steadily throughout her life, yet her number one role was to take care of her family. Sadly, she left behind a legacy of unwanted, unpublished, unknown work. I realize, now that she has passed, that part of my determination as an artist is to reward her for her efforts and to create a continuum. Being the daughter of refugees, I hold a certain amount of pain from my parents that exists as an undercurrent of pathos in my life and in all of my work."
Career Highlights:
2020 - Solo exhibition at The Center for Photography at Woodstock
2020 - Group Show Fractured, photo-eye Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2017 - My book, For Orlando, was included and highlighted in a group show at The Griffin Museum of Photography.
2016 - NYFA grant in Photography
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
March 15, 2020 - 9"H x 12" W
Archival paper
$900 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
June 6, 2020, 2020 - 12"H x 9" W
Archival paper
$900 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
September 11, 2020 - 8"H x 6" W
Archival paper
$900 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
www.ruthlauermanenti.com
MARCH 15 2020 by Ruth Lauer Manenti
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SEPTEMBER 11 2020 by Ruth Lauer Manenti
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BUBBLE LIFE #1 by Sally Chapman
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Sally Chapman says, "The Living in the Bubble series came from my experience this spring under stay-at-home orders. It portrays my interior experience of isolation in my home while the world and its problems are outside the walls.
I experience time as a loop that morphs through various rhythms as the objects of home and memory rearrange and repeat in various patterns as they drift though my awareness and focus. All is familiar but becomes detached within the varying arrangements of objects."
Sally Chapman is a photographer living in Lowell, MA. She earned a BFA in ceramics and photography from Michigan State University.
For over twenty years she worked as a ceramic artist in Colorado showing extensively in New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. Moving to California and Massachusetts her attention went to spiritual pursuits seeing that the desire to create art is the same as the desire for spirit.
The magic of capturing images at night inspired her to begin creating artwork again with the camera. Her photographic subjects are often of the urban landscape and neighborhoods, and the natural environment.
Recently she is printing in cyanotype to return to a more tacile process and the mystery that is adds to the imagery.
Cyanotype is a traditional photographic technique invented in the 1800s and renders the photo in shades of blue. To push the medium further, she started to experiment with adding oil pastels to the image.
Career Highlights
Solo Shows-
Art Church – Yards of Faith/Shrines and Altars, The Sanctuary, Medford, MA, Nov. 26 - Jan. 31, 2019
Gallery 93: Yards of Faith/ Heritage, Brookline, MA, Nov. 2 - Dec. 29, 2017
Yards of Faith, MIT Rotch Architectural Library, Cambridge, MA, April 5 - May 31, 2016
Publications-
The HAND Magazine, Issue #29, July 2020, cyanotype images featured pg. 22
The HAND Magazine, Issue #25, July 2019, cyanotype images featured pg. 35
PRINTWORKS print sales newsletter- July issue, 2019
https://www.laphotocurator.com/printworks-print-sales-july-2019-page-2-artists/6
Group Shows-
Online Exhibition 26th Juried Show, Griffin Museum, Winchester, MA
July 18 - Aug 30, 2020
Corona: It's All About the Light, Online, Griffin Museum, Winchester, MA
May 8 – July 17, 2020
Rockport Art Association and Museum National 2019, Rockport, MA, Nov 23 - Dec 29, 2019 - Excellence in Photography Award
Primary Source, Griffin Museum Satellite Gallery-Lafayette City Center Passageway, Boston MA, Oct. 2019 - Sept. 2020
Annual Open Arts Juried Exhibition 2019, Amazing Things Arts Center, Framingham, MA, Sept. 7 – Nov. 2, 2019
In God We Trust: Reflections of Religion in America, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI, Oct. 12 – Nov. 16, 2019
Annual Open Arts Juried Exhibit, Amazing Things, Framingham, MA, Sept. 7 – Nov. 2, 2019
Somerville Toy Camera Festival, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA, Sept. 5 – Oct. 5, 2019
Somerville Toy Camera Festival, Washington St. Gallery, Somerville, MA,
Sept. 8 – 30, 2018
Personal Perspective, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT, June 7, 2018 to July 15, 2018
Somerville Toy Camera Festival, Washington St. Gallery, Somerville, MA, Sept. 2018
Winter Solstice Members Show, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA Dec. 6 - Dec. 30, 2018
The Curated Fridge Winter 2017, Somerville, MA- curator Elin Spring
Night Becomes Us, Photographs by the Greater Boston Night Photographers, The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA, Sept. 18 - Jan. 15, 2017
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
Bubble Life #1
Image Size: 17"w x 7 3/8" h
Digital Archival paper
$175 unframed
Signed on back
Bubble Life #6
Image Size: 17"w x 6 1/2" h
Digital Archival paper
$175 unframed
Signed on back
Bubble Life #10
Image Size: 17"w x 6" h
Digital Archival paper
$175 unframed
Signed on back
Contact:
www.sallychapmanphoto.com
instagram: @sallychapmannow
email: chapmansal@gmail.com
I experience time as a loop that morphs through various rhythms as the objects of home and memory rearrange and repeat in various patterns as they drift though my awareness and focus. All is familiar but becomes detached within the varying arrangements of objects."
Sally Chapman is a photographer living in Lowell, MA. She earned a BFA in ceramics and photography from Michigan State University.
For over twenty years she worked as a ceramic artist in Colorado showing extensively in New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. Moving to California and Massachusetts her attention went to spiritual pursuits seeing that the desire to create art is the same as the desire for spirit.
The magic of capturing images at night inspired her to begin creating artwork again with the camera. Her photographic subjects are often of the urban landscape and neighborhoods, and the natural environment.
Recently she is printing in cyanotype to return to a more tacile process and the mystery that is adds to the imagery.
Cyanotype is a traditional photographic technique invented in the 1800s and renders the photo in shades of blue. To push the medium further, she started to experiment with adding oil pastels to the image.
Career Highlights
Solo Shows-
Art Church – Yards of Faith/Shrines and Altars, The Sanctuary, Medford, MA, Nov. 26 - Jan. 31, 2019
Gallery 93: Yards of Faith/ Heritage, Brookline, MA, Nov. 2 - Dec. 29, 2017
Yards of Faith, MIT Rotch Architectural Library, Cambridge, MA, April 5 - May 31, 2016
Publications-
The HAND Magazine, Issue #29, July 2020, cyanotype images featured pg. 22
The HAND Magazine, Issue #25, July 2019, cyanotype images featured pg. 35
PRINTWORKS print sales newsletter- July issue, 2019
https://www.laphotocurator.com/printworks-print-sales-july-2019-page-2-artists/6
Group Shows-
Online Exhibition 26th Juried Show, Griffin Museum, Winchester, MA
July 18 - Aug 30, 2020
Corona: It's All About the Light, Online, Griffin Museum, Winchester, MA
May 8 – July 17, 2020
Rockport Art Association and Museum National 2019, Rockport, MA, Nov 23 - Dec 29, 2019 - Excellence in Photography Award
Primary Source, Griffin Museum Satellite Gallery-Lafayette City Center Passageway, Boston MA, Oct. 2019 - Sept. 2020
Annual Open Arts Juried Exhibition 2019, Amazing Things Arts Center, Framingham, MA, Sept. 7 – Nov. 2, 2019
In God We Trust: Reflections of Religion in America, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI, Oct. 12 – Nov. 16, 2019
Annual Open Arts Juried Exhibit, Amazing Things, Framingham, MA, Sept. 7 – Nov. 2, 2019
Somerville Toy Camera Festival, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA, Sept. 5 – Oct. 5, 2019
Somerville Toy Camera Festival, Washington St. Gallery, Somerville, MA,
Sept. 8 – 30, 2018
Personal Perspective, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT, June 7, 2018 to July 15, 2018
Somerville Toy Camera Festival, Washington St. Gallery, Somerville, MA, Sept. 2018
Winter Solstice Members Show, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA Dec. 6 - Dec. 30, 2018
The Curated Fridge Winter 2017, Somerville, MA- curator Elin Spring
Night Becomes Us, Photographs by the Greater Boston Night Photographers, The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA, Sept. 18 - Jan. 15, 2017
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
Bubble Life #1
Image Size: 17"w x 7 3/8" h
Digital Archival paper
$175 unframed
Signed on back
Bubble Life #6
Image Size: 17"w x 6 1/2" h
Digital Archival paper
$175 unframed
Signed on back
Bubble Life #10
Image Size: 17"w x 6" h
Digital Archival paper
$175 unframed
Signed on back
Contact:
www.sallychapmanphoto.com
instagram: @sallychapmannow
email: chapmansal@gmail.com
BUBBLE LIFE #6 by Sally Chapman
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BUBBLE LIFE #10 by Sally Chapman
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BE CAUTIOUS by Sonya Tanae Fort
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Sonya Tanae Fort says, "I have always had an appreciation for photography especially black and white images.
However, I probably would never have picked up a camera if it were not for my nephew Jo’Rai. I ventured into photography in 2013 when he refused to do his high school senior yearbook portraits unless I photographed him. My background is in graphic and web design. I had no previous photography experience yet, he was convinced that I could do it. He said: “You can do it! I have faith in you. I’m telling you, you’ve got this auntie.” I did not want to disappoint my nephew so I did some research on portrait shooting, borrowed a co-worker’s camera, took him to a local park and captured his portraits. I was pleasantly surprised by the results but Jo’Rai was not. He said: “See, I knew you had it in you.” The rest as they say is history.
Shortly thereafter, I purchased my own camera and began practicing on family and friends. I spent the next few years absorbing everything I could about photography from various sources including other photographers who were gracious enough to share their decades of knowledge and experience with me.
In July of 2017, I opened S. Tanae Designs & Photography, my own graphic design and photography studio located in Stoughton, Massachusetts. In addition to commercial photography I enjoy capturing fine art images. In 2018 I became a member of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA). PPA has provided me with countless opportunities, tools, and resources to continue my journey of growing as a photographer and becoming the best photographer I can possibly be.
As a photographer I am blessed with the ability to suspend and memorialize moments in time. Those moments then become part of history so I strive to capture the very essence of each sentient being, inanimate object or landscape that I photograph. I tell their stories in the form of images.
My portraits are a glimpse into the subject’s personality and the raw emotion that they are feeling in a particular moment. With my still life photos, I try to convey how the mundane and ordinary can become something unique and extraordinary from my perspective.
Landscape and wildlife photography allows me to express my love and appreciation for the beauty and wonderment of creation. In all genres of photography, my mission is to create timeless, thought-provoking photographs that I hope will leave an indelible legacy around the world."
Career Highlights:
Exhibitions
“Expectant Reflections”– Fine Art Exhibition
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece. October 2020
“Fire & Ice In Black & White” – Fire & Ice Exhibition
Vancouver Art Space, Vancouver, Washington, USA. September 2020
“First Dance” – No Dead Artist 2020
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. August-September 2020
“What A Catch” – No Dead Artist 2020
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. August-September 2020
“Entangled” – No Dead Artist 2020
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. August-September 2020
“First Dance” – 3rd Annual Chania International Photo Festival
Chania, Crete, Greece. August 2020
“A Room With A View” – Your Best Shot
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece. July 2020
“I’ll Always Support You” – Aging Well For All
National Council on Aging, Online Exhibition. June 2020
“Together Forever” – Aging Well For All
National Council on Aging, Online Exhibition. June 2020
“Life On The Vineyard” – Street Photography Exhibition
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece. June 2020
“Hazardous” – QUARANTINE: Daily Life • Global Crisis International Photo Exhibition
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Online Exhibition. May 2020
“Lady In Red” – Red Exhibition
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece. May 2020
“A Room With A View” – Monochrome Exhibition
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece. March 2020
“Double Vision” – Introspective Matter Exhibition
LA Photo Curator, Online Exhibition. February 2020
“Exit Stage Left” – Introspective Matter Exhibition
LA Photo Curator, Online Exhibition. February 2020
“The Knob” – Introspective Matter Exhibition
LA Photo Curator, Online Exhibition. February 2020
“First Dance” – The Audacity of Hope Exhibition
New England School of Photography, Waltham, MA. December 2019-January 2020
“Jubilation” – Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition
Ames Mansion, N. Easton, MA. September 2019
“Life On The Vineyard” – Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition
Ames Mansion, N. Easton, MA. September 2018
Permanent Installations
“A Room With A View” – Yotel NYC, New York City, New York
“Life On The Vineyard” – Biscuits Restaurant, Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Gallery Affiliations
Jonathan Ferrera Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Tepper Takayama Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Media & Publications
“Faces of PPA” - Professional Photographer Magazine. August 2020 Edition
“Insecurities” - Starving Artist Podcast. May 2020
“Featuring S. Tanae Designs and Photography” - Grown Women Talk TV, Boston Neighborhood Network. November 2018
“Featuring S. Tanae Designs and Photography” - Grown Women Talk Radio, Boston Neighborhood Network. November 2018
“Meet Sonya Fort of S. Tanae Designs & Photography in Stoughton” - Boston Voyager Magazine. August 2018 Edition
“Woman of the Week” - 97.7 FM Boston. February 19, 2018
Website: www.stanaedesigns.com/fine-art
Instagram/Facebook: @stanaedesigns
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
Be Cautious-
12"H x 12" W
Hahnemuhle Photo Silk Baryta Acid-Free Fine Art Paper
$400 unframed
Limited edition of 25
Signed and numbered on back
Cool Teddy-
12"H x 12" W
Hahnemuhle Photo Silk Baryta Acid-Free Fine Art Paper
$400 unframed
Limited edition of 25
Signed and numbered on back
Stepping Stones I-
18"H x 12" W
Hahnemuhle Photo Silk Baryta Acid-Free Fine Art Paper
$600 unframed
Limited edition of 20
Signed and numbered on back
Contact:
Sonya Tanae Fort
Facebook & Instagram: @stanaedesigns
508-535-5138
www.stanaedesigns.com
However, I probably would never have picked up a camera if it were not for my nephew Jo’Rai. I ventured into photography in 2013 when he refused to do his high school senior yearbook portraits unless I photographed him. My background is in graphic and web design. I had no previous photography experience yet, he was convinced that I could do it. He said: “You can do it! I have faith in you. I’m telling you, you’ve got this auntie.” I did not want to disappoint my nephew so I did some research on portrait shooting, borrowed a co-worker’s camera, took him to a local park and captured his portraits. I was pleasantly surprised by the results but Jo’Rai was not. He said: “See, I knew you had it in you.” The rest as they say is history.
Shortly thereafter, I purchased my own camera and began practicing on family and friends. I spent the next few years absorbing everything I could about photography from various sources including other photographers who were gracious enough to share their decades of knowledge and experience with me.
In July of 2017, I opened S. Tanae Designs & Photography, my own graphic design and photography studio located in Stoughton, Massachusetts. In addition to commercial photography I enjoy capturing fine art images. In 2018 I became a member of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA). PPA has provided me with countless opportunities, tools, and resources to continue my journey of growing as a photographer and becoming the best photographer I can possibly be.
As a photographer I am blessed with the ability to suspend and memorialize moments in time. Those moments then become part of history so I strive to capture the very essence of each sentient being, inanimate object or landscape that I photograph. I tell their stories in the form of images.
My portraits are a glimpse into the subject’s personality and the raw emotion that they are feeling in a particular moment. With my still life photos, I try to convey how the mundane and ordinary can become something unique and extraordinary from my perspective.
Landscape and wildlife photography allows me to express my love and appreciation for the beauty and wonderment of creation. In all genres of photography, my mission is to create timeless, thought-provoking photographs that I hope will leave an indelible legacy around the world."
Career Highlights:
Exhibitions
“Expectant Reflections”– Fine Art Exhibition
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece. October 2020
“Fire & Ice In Black & White” – Fire & Ice Exhibition
Vancouver Art Space, Vancouver, Washington, USA. September 2020
“First Dance” – No Dead Artist 2020
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. August-September 2020
“What A Catch” – No Dead Artist 2020
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. August-September 2020
“Entangled” – No Dead Artist 2020
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. August-September 2020
“First Dance” – 3rd Annual Chania International Photo Festival
Chania, Crete, Greece. August 2020
“A Room With A View” – Your Best Shot
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece. July 2020
“I’ll Always Support You” – Aging Well For All
National Council on Aging, Online Exhibition. June 2020
“Together Forever” – Aging Well For All
National Council on Aging, Online Exhibition. June 2020
“Life On The Vineyard” – Street Photography Exhibition
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece. June 2020
“Hazardous” – QUARANTINE: Daily Life • Global Crisis International Photo Exhibition
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Online Exhibition. May 2020
“Lady In Red” – Red Exhibition
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece. May 2020
“A Room With A View” – Monochrome Exhibition
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece. March 2020
“Double Vision” – Introspective Matter Exhibition
LA Photo Curator, Online Exhibition. February 2020
“Exit Stage Left” – Introspective Matter Exhibition
LA Photo Curator, Online Exhibition. February 2020
“The Knob” – Introspective Matter Exhibition
LA Photo Curator, Online Exhibition. February 2020
“First Dance” – The Audacity of Hope Exhibition
New England School of Photography, Waltham, MA. December 2019-January 2020
“Jubilation” – Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition
Ames Mansion, N. Easton, MA. September 2019
“Life On The Vineyard” – Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition
Ames Mansion, N. Easton, MA. September 2018
Permanent Installations
“A Room With A View” – Yotel NYC, New York City, New York
“Life On The Vineyard” – Biscuits Restaurant, Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Gallery Affiliations
Jonathan Ferrera Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Tepper Takayama Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Media & Publications
“Faces of PPA” - Professional Photographer Magazine. August 2020 Edition
“Insecurities” - Starving Artist Podcast. May 2020
“Featuring S. Tanae Designs and Photography” - Grown Women Talk TV, Boston Neighborhood Network. November 2018
“Featuring S. Tanae Designs and Photography” - Grown Women Talk Radio, Boston Neighborhood Network. November 2018
“Meet Sonya Fort of S. Tanae Designs & Photography in Stoughton” - Boston Voyager Magazine. August 2018 Edition
“Woman of the Week” - 97.7 FM Boston. February 19, 2018
Website: www.stanaedesigns.com/fine-art
Instagram/Facebook: @stanaedesigns
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
Be Cautious-
12"H x 12" W
Hahnemuhle Photo Silk Baryta Acid-Free Fine Art Paper
$400 unframed
Limited edition of 25
Signed and numbered on back
Cool Teddy-
12"H x 12" W
Hahnemuhle Photo Silk Baryta Acid-Free Fine Art Paper
$400 unframed
Limited edition of 25
Signed and numbered on back
Stepping Stones I-
18"H x 12" W
Hahnemuhle Photo Silk Baryta Acid-Free Fine Art Paper
$600 unframed
Limited edition of 20
Signed and numbered on back
Contact:
Sonya Tanae Fort
Facebook & Instagram: @stanaedesigns
508-535-5138
www.stanaedesigns.com
COOL TEDDY by Sonya Tanae Fort
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TWISTED by Sonya Tanae Fort
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SPACE JOCKEY by Stan Banos
HONORABLE MENTION
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HONORABLE MENTION
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Stanley Banos says, "Covid 19 has affected so many of us, in so many ways, in so many places. Many obey, cooperate or acquiesce; others rebel. No one knows how long it will last or how they will ultimately be affected- physically, financially, socially. It's a life changing crap shoot within the general crap shoot of life. And so... we carry on.
I have photographed 40+ yrs in B&W analog, in 2016 I began shooting digital color. I have worked as a Spec Ed teacher with adolescents officially classified as "Extremely Emotionally Disturbed & Socially Maladjusted" for 17 yrs in Harlem, NY and Oakland, CA. Currently, I work with adults with developmental disabilities in San Francisco, CA. I have run the photoblogs Reciprocity Failure and Based On A True Story for the past 15 yrs."
www.stanbanos.net
I have photographed 40+ yrs in B&W analog, in 2016 I began shooting digital color. I have worked as a Spec Ed teacher with adolescents officially classified as "Extremely Emotionally Disturbed & Socially Maladjusted" for 17 yrs in Harlem, NY and Oakland, CA. Currently, I work with adults with developmental disabilities in San Francisco, CA. I have run the photoblogs Reciprocity Failure and Based On A True Story for the past 15 yrs."
www.stanbanos.net
COVFEFE by Stan Banos
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COVID SAMURAI by Stan Banos
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FREEDOM by Terry Barczak
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Terry Barczak says, "On April first I began to walk the streets of Minneapolis to record my response to the COVID 19 pandemic.
I found images of soulful isolation and fear. But also windows to generosity, creativity, and humor. Then on May 25th, George Floyd was murdered by police in south Minneapolis and the city became a focal point for protest and demonstrations. While continuing the photographs of quarantine, I now began to document the aftermath of this brutal murder.
Scenes of destruction, anger, and sadness gripped the city. But soon there evolved a strength of purpose and a shared movement to call for racial equality and systemic change. The collision of these two global events has created an unprecedented and transformative moment in human history. George Floyd, pinned to the ground, pleaded “I can’t breathe!” COVID 19 sufferers say the same thing. It is a plea for life, for freedom, for justice.
I am a Minneapolis based street photographer. Largely self taught, I also studied at Visual studies Workshop in Rochester NY and Lightworks in Minneapolis, In addition to numerous exhibitions of my photographs, I have also served as art director with filmmaker Shelli Ainsworth on short and feature films, taught photography at a variety of institutions and worked in the photography department at Walker Art Center."
I found images of soulful isolation and fear. But also windows to generosity, creativity, and humor. Then on May 25th, George Floyd was murdered by police in south Minneapolis and the city became a focal point for protest and demonstrations. While continuing the photographs of quarantine, I now began to document the aftermath of this brutal murder.
Scenes of destruction, anger, and sadness gripped the city. But soon there evolved a strength of purpose and a shared movement to call for racial equality and systemic change. The collision of these two global events has created an unprecedented and transformative moment in human history. George Floyd, pinned to the ground, pleaded “I can’t breathe!” COVID 19 sufferers say the same thing. It is a plea for life, for freedom, for justice.
I am a Minneapolis based street photographer. Largely self taught, I also studied at Visual studies Workshop in Rochester NY and Lightworks in Minneapolis, In addition to numerous exhibitions of my photographs, I have also served as art director with filmmaker Shelli Ainsworth on short and feature films, taught photography at a variety of institutions and worked in the photography department at Walker Art Center."
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
Freedom 10x15
Archival Digital Print
$450 unframed
Edition of 20
Rabbit 10x15
Archival Digital Print
$450 unframed
Edition of 20
JUNETEENTH 2020 by Terry Barczak
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WHEN WILL IT STOP by Terry Barczak
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MASKING CONFLICT by Thomas Oscar Miles
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Thomas Oscar Miles is a fine art photographer, based in the West Midlands, UK. He began photography in 2013, achieving an A* GCSE in photography at school the same year. Later going to Stafford College to earn a Distinction in a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Photography, he would then pursue the HNC Level 4 Diploma for freelance and professional photography course, earning a Merit.
He started working professionally from 2018, and since then, has been in magazine publications, worked on album art and worked with a team to create commissioned portraits.
His work has since acclaimed awards such as the ‘Shropshire Rotary club’s young photographer of the year’, and as a finalist in the ‘Pride of Shropshire, Learner award.’
Thomas Oscar Miles says, "Self portraiture is a way for me to find empowerment within myself, transforming into a plethora of diverse characters to showcase a personal spectrum of growth.
Where once I would hide from what dwelled inside of me, photography acted as that release that freed those delicate vulnerabilities.
An early diagnosis of a mild form of Autism has inspired my longing to understand how it is apart of my everyday life, growing and learning as I unravel a more hidden part of myself.
Opting to portray surrealist emotions through a matching style, my work achieves this by capturing a harmony of mediums; embracing my fashion and theatre backgrounds within my work.
I hope to bring fantasy into our everyday lives, seeing magic in even the mundane. This juxtaposition inspires a style that has been recently featured in the magazine ‘Practical Photography.’ The work I create has also been used for personal benefit, as well as independent print sales and for companies, such as a collaboration with Panasonic to test their new LUMIX camera."
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Masking: Conflict
8X10 inches
Canson Infinity Rag Photographic Paper 310 GSM
£200 unframed
Limited Edition of 20.
Masking: Introduction
8X10 inches
Canson Infinity Rag Photographic Paper 310 GSM
£200 unframed
Limited Edition of 20.
Masking: Resolution
10X10 inches
Canson Infinity Rag Photographic Paper 310 GSM
£200 unframed
Limited Edition of 20.
Contact:
tomoscarmiles@gmail.com
https://www.thomasoscarmiles.com
https://www.instagram.com/thomasoscarmiles/
Fine Art / Fairytale Photographer
West Midlands, UK
@thomasoscarmiles
He started working professionally from 2018, and since then, has been in magazine publications, worked on album art and worked with a team to create commissioned portraits.
His work has since acclaimed awards such as the ‘Shropshire Rotary club’s young photographer of the year’, and as a finalist in the ‘Pride of Shropshire, Learner award.’
Thomas Oscar Miles says, "Self portraiture is a way for me to find empowerment within myself, transforming into a plethora of diverse characters to showcase a personal spectrum of growth.
Where once I would hide from what dwelled inside of me, photography acted as that release that freed those delicate vulnerabilities.
An early diagnosis of a mild form of Autism has inspired my longing to understand how it is apart of my everyday life, growing and learning as I unravel a more hidden part of myself.
Opting to portray surrealist emotions through a matching style, my work achieves this by capturing a harmony of mediums; embracing my fashion and theatre backgrounds within my work.
I hope to bring fantasy into our everyday lives, seeing magic in even the mundane. This juxtaposition inspires a style that has been recently featured in the magazine ‘Practical Photography.’ The work I create has also been used for personal benefit, as well as independent print sales and for companies, such as a collaboration with Panasonic to test their new LUMIX camera."
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
Masking: Conflict
8X10 inches
Canson Infinity Rag Photographic Paper 310 GSM
£200 unframed
Limited Edition of 20.
Masking: Introduction
8X10 inches
Canson Infinity Rag Photographic Paper 310 GSM
£200 unframed
Limited Edition of 20.
Masking: Resolution
10X10 inches
Canson Infinity Rag Photographic Paper 310 GSM
£200 unframed
Limited Edition of 20.
Contact:
tomoscarmiles@gmail.com
https://www.thomasoscarmiles.com
https://www.instagram.com/thomasoscarmiles/
Fine Art / Fairytale Photographer
West Midlands, UK
@thomasoscarmiles
MASKING INTRODUCTION by Thomas Oscar Miles
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MASKING RESOLUTION by Thomas Oscar Miles
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BEAUTY #1 by Todd Stuart
Todd Stuart says, "Theses images are part of a series titled "Beauty" and was shot in my back yard in Ohio last June.
I had just finished teaching spring classes remotely and was a little burned out to say the least. It was such beautiful day and the color of the flowers in the backyard inspired me to pull out of my dark mood and celebrate the beauty in the world. This was some of the 1st color work I had done since the start of the pandemic. I had just finished a high-contrast black and white series on the contents of my office garbage can. I needed some beauty and thought others might neeed a reminder as well!"
Todd is an artist, entrepreneur and educator based in Ohio. He is an Associate Teaching Professor and the Director of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship at Miami University.
Todd holds an MFA and an MBA from the University of South Carolina. He also holds a BA from the University of Florida. In the past he worked as an entrepreneur in theatre, design and the consumer goods industry.
He is launching a new venture, ArtsLibra that provides Arts+ Business coaching to artists, arts leaders and arts organizations. He pick-up photography a few years ago and has participated in gallery show across the US and internationally. He currently has his 1st solo show up at Arts Lobby at Miami Univeristy.
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Beauty #1 - 9.5"H x 14.25" W
Fine Art Paper Printed with Archival Pigment
Open Edition
$150 unframed
Signed on back
Beauty #2 - 9.5"H x 14.25" W
Fine Art Paper Printed with Archival Pigment
Open Addition
$150 unframed
Signed on back
Beauty #2 - 9.5"H x 14.25" W
Fine Art Paper Printed with Archival Pigment
Open Edition
$150 unframed
Signed on back
Contact: Todd Stuart
tas1800@gmail.com
www.toddastuart.com
Instagram @toddastuart
I had just finished teaching spring classes remotely and was a little burned out to say the least. It was such beautiful day and the color of the flowers in the backyard inspired me to pull out of my dark mood and celebrate the beauty in the world. This was some of the 1st color work I had done since the start of the pandemic. I had just finished a high-contrast black and white series on the contents of my office garbage can. I needed some beauty and thought others might neeed a reminder as well!"
Todd is an artist, entrepreneur and educator based in Ohio. He is an Associate Teaching Professor and the Director of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship at Miami University.
Todd holds an MFA and an MBA from the University of South Carolina. He also holds a BA from the University of Florida. In the past he worked as an entrepreneur in theatre, design and the consumer goods industry.
He is launching a new venture, ArtsLibra that provides Arts+ Business coaching to artists, arts leaders and arts organizations. He pick-up photography a few years ago and has participated in gallery show across the US and internationally. He currently has his 1st solo show up at Arts Lobby at Miami Univeristy.
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
Beauty #1 - 9.5"H x 14.25" W
Fine Art Paper Printed with Archival Pigment
Open Edition
$150 unframed
Signed on back
Beauty #2 - 9.5"H x 14.25" W
Fine Art Paper Printed with Archival Pigment
Open Addition
$150 unframed
Signed on back
Beauty #2 - 9.5"H x 14.25" W
Fine Art Paper Printed with Archival Pigment
Open Edition
$150 unframed
Signed on back
Contact: Todd Stuart
tas1800@gmail.com
www.toddastuart.com
Instagram @toddastuart
BEAUTY #2 by Todd Stuart
BEAUTY #3 by Todd Stuart
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BAT by Virgil DiBiase
HONORABLE MENTION
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HONORABLE MENTION
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Virgil DiBiase says, "Like most people I’ve been isolated in my home during this pandemic.I am lucky to be surrounded by nature and wildlife as I live in rural Indiana
My photography has transformed exponentially within a short period of time. The past few years I’ve been working on a dementia portrait project and recently, without the ability to socially engage, my photography has transformed into perception and illusions including landscapes, nature, crows, swallows and bats. It’s like holding a magnifying glass and finding joy in the simple moments of lief in this incredibly cruel time in out history."
Virgil DiBiase (b.1963) lives in rural Indiana with his wife and a bunch of equines. He is a full time clinical neurologist, photographer, part time farm hand. His parents were Italian immigrants who moved to rural Salem Ohio in the 1950s. His father was a photographer and taught him how to develop B&W film and make gelatin silver prints in the basement darkroom. Back then everything was in B&W: TV, magazines, newspapers and photography. His father made beautiful family photos with his Leica and made big 8x10 prints. Black and white photography was his first language and so he continues to work in B&W.
He has exhibited his work in many juried group shows including Griffin Museum of Photography, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Edition One Gallery, Soho Photo Gallery ,Providence Center for Photographic Arts and photo-eye Gallery in Santa Fe. He’s been published in B&W magazine, LFI Magazine, Burn Magazine, The Cresset, and recently Shots magazine. He’s had solo shows at the Rangefinder Gallery in Chicago, Strimbu Gallery at Valparaiso University and the Workspace Gallery in Lincoln Nebraska.
He’s been short listed three times for the Royal Photographic Society International Print Exhibition and has been a Critical Mass Finalist for the last 3 years. His work is in the permanent collection of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. His work was selected for the Editors Choice award for Center Santa Fe in 2020.
Website: www.vdibiase.zenfolio.com
IG @_vdibiase
My photography has transformed exponentially within a short period of time. The past few years I’ve been working on a dementia portrait project and recently, without the ability to socially engage, my photography has transformed into perception and illusions including landscapes, nature, crows, swallows and bats. It’s like holding a magnifying glass and finding joy in the simple moments of lief in this incredibly cruel time in out history."
Virgil DiBiase (b.1963) lives in rural Indiana with his wife and a bunch of equines. He is a full time clinical neurologist, photographer, part time farm hand. His parents were Italian immigrants who moved to rural Salem Ohio in the 1950s. His father was a photographer and taught him how to develop B&W film and make gelatin silver prints in the basement darkroom. Back then everything was in B&W: TV, magazines, newspapers and photography. His father made beautiful family photos with his Leica and made big 8x10 prints. Black and white photography was his first language and so he continues to work in B&W.
He has exhibited his work in many juried group shows including Griffin Museum of Photography, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Edition One Gallery, Soho Photo Gallery ,Providence Center for Photographic Arts and photo-eye Gallery in Santa Fe. He’s been published in B&W magazine, LFI Magazine, Burn Magazine, The Cresset, and recently Shots magazine. He’s had solo shows at the Rangefinder Gallery in Chicago, Strimbu Gallery at Valparaiso University and the Workspace Gallery in Lincoln Nebraska.
He’s been short listed three times for the Royal Photographic Society International Print Exhibition and has been a Critical Mass Finalist for the last 3 years. His work is in the permanent collection of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. His work was selected for the Editors Choice award for Center Santa Fe in 2020.
Website: www.vdibiase.zenfolio.com
IG @_vdibiase
SWALLOWS by Virgil DiBiase
TWO CROWS by Virgil DiBiase
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CALLUS- 516 3RD STREET S.E. MEDICINE HAT AB, CANADA by Wes Bell
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Wes Bell says of his series, 'Callus', "While unloading my belongings from the U-Haul moving truck, I became fascinated by a large and evocative irregularity on one of the two very large trees that stands in the front yard of the house that I had grown up in many years ago.
While becoming reacquainted with the old neighborhood, I started noticing more variations of these curious markings on tree trunks. Numerous old childhood memories that were long forgotten or purposely buried deeply in my mind also started to resurface.
In botany, the formation of a thick and hardened tissue develops over time where physical trauma such as the removal of a branch or limb occurs often due to deliberate pruning or lopping causing a wound.
The tree's natural response to the freshly cut exposed surface is to attempt to quickly form a healing tissue to close the wound and prevent canker pathogens and microorganisms from infecting the tree. Its innate survival process, with varied outcomes, permits the plant to protect itself from disease, rot and the susceptibility of premature mortality.
During the first two months of the Covid-19 Pandemic Response Plan lockdown, I photographed sixty-three of these scar-like markings on trees at nearby sites that directly related to my early developmental years starting at my conception and throughout my youth through to my young adult life.
Thinking about my time growing up in this small conservative prairie town and considering the short and long-term repercussions of the global pandemic and the urgency of both the lingering physical and mental health consequences, these healing tissue formations took on a more significant meaning. Callus."
Wes Bell was born and raised in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. From an early age he was fascinated by art, which led him to the studio-intensive program at the Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, AB, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography.
After school he pursued a career in fashion photography. Bell lived and worked in Milan and London, eventually relocating to New York, while travelling extensively on assignments to the far corners of the world.
His acute sense of design, style and aesthetics are highly respected by fashion editors, leading to editorial spreads in publications such as British GQ and Esquire, Conde Nast Traveler and The New York Times Magazine. Celebrity portraits include Channing Tatum and Olivia Wilde, as well as fashion designer/film director Tom Ford to name a few.
Since departing the fast-paced world of freelance fashion photography, and now residing in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Wes' sole focus is his passion for fine art photography. Gone are the days of large photography crews as now it is just Wes and his square medium format roll film camera.
Today he photographs outdoors on location, responding to the detail and natural beauty in the sparsely populated landscapes found on the edges of nearby towns and cities. The scenes are simple and ordinary. Based on isolating and elevating the unseen, they expose man's encroachment on nature and nature's return of the favor. Attuned to the impermanent, ambiguous and abstract nature of life, the photographs are multilayered in metaphors, aligning our perceptions with our emotions so that they can become accessible and visible.
Career Highlights:
Solo Exhibitions:
- On the Line, The Art Gallery at CASA, Lethbridge, AB, Canada (February - June 2020)
- SNAG, The Art Gallery of St. Albert, St. Albert, AB, Canada (November 2019)
- SNAG, The Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, University of La Verne, CA, USA
(January – March 2018)
- On the Line, Esplanade Art Gallery, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada (January – March 2018)
Group Exhibitions:
- Unbound8, Candela Gallery, Richmond, VA, USA (July 2019)
- Depth of Field, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA, USA (April 2018)
- Making Strange, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA Jurist: Chuck Avery (March 2018)
- Grief, N.Y. Photo Curator, Jurist: Frances Jakubek, Online Group Exhibition
(March 2018)
- Royal Photographic Society International Exhibition 160, Photoblock at the Old
Truman Brewery, London, UK (2017)
- Royal Photographic Society International Exhibition 160, Aberystwth Arts Centre,
Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion, Wales, UK (2018)
- Royal Photographic Society International Exhibition 160, Chapel Gallery,
Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK (2018)
- Royal Photographic Society International Exhibition 160, The Civic
Barnsley, UK (2018)
- Royal Photographic Society International Exhibition 160, Art at the Heart of the RUH,
Bath, UK (2018)
- Art and Oppression – Marion Center for Photographic Arts, Santa Fe University,
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA (2017)
- Power – LensCulture, Online Exhibition, Jurist: Judy Walgren (2017)
- Punctum – PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, Jurist: Zsolt Bátori (2017)
- Composed – Texas Photographic Society, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, USA
Jurist: Sam Abell (2017)
- 4th FotoFilmic//PULP – The Cabin Gallery, Bowen Island, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Jurist: Stefan Milev (2017)
- Exposure 2017 – Exposure Photography Festival, cSpace, Calgary, AB, Canada
Jurist: Nancy Tousley (2017)
- Ten Voices – Visual Arts Alberta, Jubilee Gallery, Southern Jubilee Auditorium,
Calgary, AB, Canada (2017)
- Ten Voices – Visual Arts Alberta, Kaasa Gallery, Northern Jubilee Auditorium,
Edmonton, AB, Canada (2017)
- The Future – InFocus Photo – The Front Gallery, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Curator: Alexis Marie Chute (2017)
Awards & Honors:
- Juror’s Choice Award, Making Strange, Jurist: Chuck Avery
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA (2018)
- Bronze Award 2017, Royal Photographic Society International Photography International Exhibition 160,
London, UK Jurists: Kim Bareman, Zelda Cheatle, Ingrid Pollard
- The 2017 Juried Call, Rfotofolio, Houston, TX, USA, Jurist: Barbara Bullock – Wilson (2017)
- Jurist Selection – LensCulture Exposure Awards 2017 – Jurist: MaryAnne Golon,
Director of Photography, The Washington Post (2017)
- Honorable Mention, Punctum - Jurist: Zsolt Bátori, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary (2017)
- Individual Project Grant – Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Alberta, Canada (2017)
- InFocus 2017 People’s Choice Award, InFocus Photo, The Front Gallery,
Edmonton, AB, Canada (2017)
- Winter Shortlist, FotoFilmic 17, Vancouver, BC, Canada (2017)
Press:
- Wes Bell's - SNAG, PhotoED Magazine (digital version #7), Spring/Summer 2019
- The Royal Photographic Society Competition, BBC News, In Pictures, October 04, 2017
- “These Forgotten Shreds of Plastic Helped a Photographer Mourn His Mom”,
MaryAnne Golon, The Washington Post, In Sight (March 13, 2017)
- The Longest Running Photography Exhibition in the World, Freire Barnes,
TheCultureTrip.com, London – Art, October 17, 2017
- Winners of the RPS 160th International Exhibition, Salon Gadfil, Creative Review,
Creative Inspiration, September 29, 2017
- Royal Photographic Society Winners, David Sim, International Business Times,
Art. Sept 29, 2017
- The 2017 Selections, Barbara Bullock-Wilson, Rfotofolio.org Interview – Photographers,
July 02, 2017
- Witness to the Persecution: “Art & Oppression”, Michael Abatermarco,
Santa Fe New Mexican, Pasatiempo, June 23, 2017
- The Future of Canadian Photography, Alexis Marie Chute, PhotoED, April 2017
- Snag: Impermanence on the Vast Alberta Prairie, LensCulture, April 2017
- Power, LensCulture Curated Exhibition, LensCulture, October 2017
Projects:
Lost for Words
Final Steps
Rapt
Snag
In Plain Site
Callus
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
Callus - 516 3rd Street, S.E., Medicine Hat, AB, Canada (2020)
Callus - Hillside Cemetery, Section 174, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada (2020)
Callus - St. Francis Xavier School, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada (2020)
Specifics:
20" H x 16" W (sheet size) 14.5" H x 14.5" W (image size)
Gelatin Silver Print - Archival fiber-based paper
$550.00 USD/print - unframed - does not include shipping, tax and import duties
Limited edition of 15
Signed on back
Contact: Wes Bell
wes@wesbellphoto.com
www.wesbellphoto.com
mobile: 403. 594. 2910
https://www.wesbellphoto.com/fine-art
While becoming reacquainted with the old neighborhood, I started noticing more variations of these curious markings on tree trunks. Numerous old childhood memories that were long forgotten or purposely buried deeply in my mind also started to resurface.
In botany, the formation of a thick and hardened tissue develops over time where physical trauma such as the removal of a branch or limb occurs often due to deliberate pruning or lopping causing a wound.
The tree's natural response to the freshly cut exposed surface is to attempt to quickly form a healing tissue to close the wound and prevent canker pathogens and microorganisms from infecting the tree. Its innate survival process, with varied outcomes, permits the plant to protect itself from disease, rot and the susceptibility of premature mortality.
During the first two months of the Covid-19 Pandemic Response Plan lockdown, I photographed sixty-three of these scar-like markings on trees at nearby sites that directly related to my early developmental years starting at my conception and throughout my youth through to my young adult life.
Thinking about my time growing up in this small conservative prairie town and considering the short and long-term repercussions of the global pandemic and the urgency of both the lingering physical and mental health consequences, these healing tissue formations took on a more significant meaning. Callus."
Wes Bell was born and raised in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. From an early age he was fascinated by art, which led him to the studio-intensive program at the Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, AB, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography.
After school he pursued a career in fashion photography. Bell lived and worked in Milan and London, eventually relocating to New York, while travelling extensively on assignments to the far corners of the world.
His acute sense of design, style and aesthetics are highly respected by fashion editors, leading to editorial spreads in publications such as British GQ and Esquire, Conde Nast Traveler and The New York Times Magazine. Celebrity portraits include Channing Tatum and Olivia Wilde, as well as fashion designer/film director Tom Ford to name a few.
Since departing the fast-paced world of freelance fashion photography, and now residing in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Wes' sole focus is his passion for fine art photography. Gone are the days of large photography crews as now it is just Wes and his square medium format roll film camera.
Today he photographs outdoors on location, responding to the detail and natural beauty in the sparsely populated landscapes found on the edges of nearby towns and cities. The scenes are simple and ordinary. Based on isolating and elevating the unseen, they expose man's encroachment on nature and nature's return of the favor. Attuned to the impermanent, ambiguous and abstract nature of life, the photographs are multilayered in metaphors, aligning our perceptions with our emotions so that they can become accessible and visible.
Career Highlights:
Solo Exhibitions:
- On the Line, The Art Gallery at CASA, Lethbridge, AB, Canada (February - June 2020)
- SNAG, The Art Gallery of St. Albert, St. Albert, AB, Canada (November 2019)
- SNAG, The Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, University of La Verne, CA, USA
(January – March 2018)
- On the Line, Esplanade Art Gallery, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada (January – March 2018)
Group Exhibitions:
- Unbound8, Candela Gallery, Richmond, VA, USA (July 2019)
- Depth of Field, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA, USA (April 2018)
- Making Strange, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA Jurist: Chuck Avery (March 2018)
- Grief, N.Y. Photo Curator, Jurist: Frances Jakubek, Online Group Exhibition
(March 2018)
- Royal Photographic Society International Exhibition 160, Photoblock at the Old
Truman Brewery, London, UK (2017)
- Royal Photographic Society International Exhibition 160, Aberystwth Arts Centre,
Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion, Wales, UK (2018)
- Royal Photographic Society International Exhibition 160, Chapel Gallery,
Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK (2018)
- Royal Photographic Society International Exhibition 160, The Civic
Barnsley, UK (2018)
- Royal Photographic Society International Exhibition 160, Art at the Heart of the RUH,
Bath, UK (2018)
- Art and Oppression – Marion Center for Photographic Arts, Santa Fe University,
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA (2017)
- Power – LensCulture, Online Exhibition, Jurist: Judy Walgren (2017)
- Punctum – PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, Jurist: Zsolt Bátori (2017)
- Composed – Texas Photographic Society, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, USA
Jurist: Sam Abell (2017)
- 4th FotoFilmic//PULP – The Cabin Gallery, Bowen Island, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Jurist: Stefan Milev (2017)
- Exposure 2017 – Exposure Photography Festival, cSpace, Calgary, AB, Canada
Jurist: Nancy Tousley (2017)
- Ten Voices – Visual Arts Alberta, Jubilee Gallery, Southern Jubilee Auditorium,
Calgary, AB, Canada (2017)
- Ten Voices – Visual Arts Alberta, Kaasa Gallery, Northern Jubilee Auditorium,
Edmonton, AB, Canada (2017)
- The Future – InFocus Photo – The Front Gallery, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Curator: Alexis Marie Chute (2017)
Awards & Honors:
- Juror’s Choice Award, Making Strange, Jurist: Chuck Avery
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA (2018)
- Bronze Award 2017, Royal Photographic Society International Photography International Exhibition 160,
London, UK Jurists: Kim Bareman, Zelda Cheatle, Ingrid Pollard
- The 2017 Juried Call, Rfotofolio, Houston, TX, USA, Jurist: Barbara Bullock – Wilson (2017)
- Jurist Selection – LensCulture Exposure Awards 2017 – Jurist: MaryAnne Golon,
Director of Photography, The Washington Post (2017)
- Honorable Mention, Punctum - Jurist: Zsolt Bátori, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary (2017)
- Individual Project Grant – Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Alberta, Canada (2017)
- InFocus 2017 People’s Choice Award, InFocus Photo, The Front Gallery,
Edmonton, AB, Canada (2017)
- Winter Shortlist, FotoFilmic 17, Vancouver, BC, Canada (2017)
Press:
- Wes Bell's - SNAG, PhotoED Magazine (digital version #7), Spring/Summer 2019
- The Royal Photographic Society Competition, BBC News, In Pictures, October 04, 2017
- “These Forgotten Shreds of Plastic Helped a Photographer Mourn His Mom”,
MaryAnne Golon, The Washington Post, In Sight (March 13, 2017)
- The Longest Running Photography Exhibition in the World, Freire Barnes,
TheCultureTrip.com, London – Art, October 17, 2017
- Winners of the RPS 160th International Exhibition, Salon Gadfil, Creative Review,
Creative Inspiration, September 29, 2017
- Royal Photographic Society Winners, David Sim, International Business Times,
Art. Sept 29, 2017
- The 2017 Selections, Barbara Bullock-Wilson, Rfotofolio.org Interview – Photographers,
July 02, 2017
- Witness to the Persecution: “Art & Oppression”, Michael Abatermarco,
Santa Fe New Mexican, Pasatiempo, June 23, 2017
- The Future of Canadian Photography, Alexis Marie Chute, PhotoED, April 2017
- Snag: Impermanence on the Vast Alberta Prairie, LensCulture, April 2017
- Power, LensCulture Curated Exhibition, LensCulture, October 2017
Projects:
Lost for Words
Final Steps
Rapt
Snag
In Plain Site
Callus
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
Callus - 516 3rd Street, S.E., Medicine Hat, AB, Canada (2020)
Callus - Hillside Cemetery, Section 174, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada (2020)
Callus - St. Francis Xavier School, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada (2020)
Specifics:
20" H x 16" W (sheet size) 14.5" H x 14.5" W (image size)
Gelatin Silver Print - Archival fiber-based paper
$550.00 USD/print - unframed - does not include shipping, tax and import duties
Limited edition of 15
Signed on back
Contact: Wes Bell
wes@wesbellphoto.com
www.wesbellphoto.com
mobile: 403. 594. 2910
https://www.wesbellphoto.com/fine-art
CALLUS- HILLSIDE CEMETERY, SECTION 174, MEDICINE HAT, AB,CANADA by Wes Bell
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CALLUS- ST. FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL, MEDICINE HAT, AB,CANADA by Wes Bell
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DEJAH PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA USA by Zachary Handler
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Zachary Z. Handler says, "I have always collected the discarded or left-behind: my favorite item being the receipt I saved from when my father took me to Hooters restaurant for my sixteenth birthday just to see how I reacted to the waitresses.
My visual art is my chance to construct the worlds I saw when I was younger and still wish to inhabit now. I loan my fluorescent beige-colored glasses to my viewers and through this gesture of friendship, I create dialogues about romanticizing bric-a-brac, shopping mall celebrities, and how maybe, just maybe, it’s Maybelline©.
I am a big flirt with even bigger ideas. Magical realism is the muse that guides my hand to balance object upon object. I combine photography with an arts & crafts aesthetic to imbue these souvenirs with all sort of pomp and circumstance; tapping them on their funny bones just to see what happens.
From first love to first heartbreak and back again, these mementos mingle with 1980s ephemera, and take shape inside dioramas I build from thrift store magic. I document these things because they carry a certain something that runs throughout my life—something I want to share with others.
On April 18, 2020 I began a portrait series entitled, ERRANDS. This on-going series documents our shared shelter-in-place experiences from my home to yours. Here’s how it works: I call people - strangers or friends - on video (FaceTime, etc.). First we have a wellness check to be sure someone has asked them, “How are you?” today. Then I set-up my phone somewhere in my home, create a little diorama or ba;ance of domestic objects, or just place the phone atop a pile of laundry, and then I take their portrait. To date, ERRANDS has grown to include 250+ people from across the globe.
I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2003 and a Masters in Arts Administration from Columbia University Teachers College in 2005.
In addition to my work as a visual artist, I have constructed a career where the fields of healthcare and art education intersect to provide community and access programs to individuals who are D/deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind. I have also taught arts education classes, across the country and overseas, to D/deaf and Hard of Hearing youth in foster care.
Currently, I reside in Baltimore, Maryland USA with my grandmacore home decor to the max, my neon pink heart on my sleeve, and my two cats."
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
Elaine. Baltimore, Maryland USA- 11"H x 14" W
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Dejah. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA- 11"H x 14" W
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Mindy. New York, New York USA- 11"H x 14" W
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Contact: Zachary Z. Handler
info@zzhandler.com
www.zzhandler.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/zzhandler
My visual art is my chance to construct the worlds I saw when I was younger and still wish to inhabit now. I loan my fluorescent beige-colored glasses to my viewers and through this gesture of friendship, I create dialogues about romanticizing bric-a-brac, shopping mall celebrities, and how maybe, just maybe, it’s Maybelline©.
I am a big flirt with even bigger ideas. Magical realism is the muse that guides my hand to balance object upon object. I combine photography with an arts & crafts aesthetic to imbue these souvenirs with all sort of pomp and circumstance; tapping them on their funny bones just to see what happens.
From first love to first heartbreak and back again, these mementos mingle with 1980s ephemera, and take shape inside dioramas I build from thrift store magic. I document these things because they carry a certain something that runs throughout my life—something I want to share with others.
On April 18, 2020 I began a portrait series entitled, ERRANDS. This on-going series documents our shared shelter-in-place experiences from my home to yours. Here’s how it works: I call people - strangers or friends - on video (FaceTime, etc.). First we have a wellness check to be sure someone has asked them, “How are you?” today. Then I set-up my phone somewhere in my home, create a little diorama or ba;ance of domestic objects, or just place the phone atop a pile of laundry, and then I take their portrait. To date, ERRANDS has grown to include 250+ people from across the globe.
I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2003 and a Masters in Arts Administration from Columbia University Teachers College in 2005.
In addition to my work as a visual artist, I have constructed a career where the fields of healthcare and art education intersect to provide community and access programs to individuals who are D/deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind. I have also taught arts education classes, across the country and overseas, to D/deaf and Hard of Hearing youth in foster care.
Currently, I reside in Baltimore, Maryland USA with my grandmacore home decor to the max, my neon pink heart on my sleeve, and my two cats."
IMAGES FOR SALE (Contact artist directly for sales)
Elaine. Baltimore, Maryland USA- 11"H x 14" W
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Dejah. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA- 11"H x 14" W
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Mindy. New York, New York USA- 11"H x 14" W
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Contact: Zachary Z. Handler
info@zzhandler.com
www.zzhandler.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/zzhandler
ELAINE BALTIMORE MARYLAND USA by Zachary Handler
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MINDY NEW YORK NEW YORK USA by Zachary Handler
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HOME 'TRANSFORMATION 2020':
https://nyphotocurator.com/transformation-2020-anne-kelly
FIRST PLACE:
https://nyphotocurator.com/transformation-2020-anne-kelly/first-place-eric-cousineau-francisco-meat-department-associate-el-paisano-supermarket-santa-fe-nm-2020/1
SECOND PLACE:
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HONORABLE MENTIONS:
https://nyphotocurator.com/transformation-2020-anne-kelly/honorable-mentions-larry-chait-cabin-fever-virgil-debiase-bat-stanley-banos-space-jockey-gabrielle-fargnoli-untitled-jo-ann-chaus-ppe/1
BEST SERIES:
https://nyphotocurator.com/transformation-2020-anne-kelly/best-series-eric-cousineau/1
EXHIBITION #1:
https://nyphotocurator.com/transformation-2020-anne-kelly/exhibition-1/1
EXHIBITION #2:
https://nyphotocurator.com/transformation-2020-anne-kelly/exhibition-2/1
EXHIBITION #3:
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