surprise, my year end review \ Art Notes-Dec ’18 \
what a year it’s been. since i was unable to write you quarterly as i had hoped i decided to send my art happenings as a year end review. i hope it touches you in some way, adds to the beauty and possibility the promise of a new year offers.
at the beginning of the year my image, ‘A Guide To Obscurity‘ was chosen for The Print Swap and published on Feature Shoot’s instagram. it was also published at years end on Lenscratch Blog as part of the ‘Dark Nights’ Exhibition. i highly recommend having a peek…there’s some really great work.
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‘Refuge’
‘Refuge’ is from my series ‘Compost‘, was which was chosen by juror, Ann M. Jastrab for the 13th National Photography Competition that took place at foto foto Gallery in Huntington, NY back in January.
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two of my images – ‘Roots’ and ‘The Abyss’ were chosen for the ‘Under The Sun’ Summer 2018 Exhibition at The Curated Fridge, in Somerville, MA in August 2018. my work was fortunate enough to again be chosen by the juror, Ann M. Jastrab. these are both from my series, ‘Compost’.
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‘Anger is The Purest Form of Care’
then in october my image, ‘Anger is the Purest Form of Care’ was chosen for the international juried exhibition ‘Nocturnal’ that took place at ph21 Gallery in Budapest, Hungary. this is the 2nd time my work was chosen by Zsolt Bátori for the gallery. too bad i couldn’t be there in person. sigh. there’s a photo from the opening night below where you can sort of see my image on the wall if you look real close. 😉
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‘Catching Light’
‘Longing’
‘Out On A Limb’
also in october, LA Photo Curator: International Photography Awards held the ‘The Dramatic Landscape’ Exhibition…and although my work did not receive an award i’m grateful that they did publish 3 of my images. the juror was Michael Kirchoff.
‘From Destruction Comes Creation’
i was over the moon to discover my work was chosen by juror, Douglas Beasley…an artist, teacher, curator and publisher that i greatly admire. the theme was open. ‘From Destruction Comes Creation’ is both in the permanent on-line gallery as well as included in the exhibition catalogue at PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury VT. apparently, october was a good month.
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‘Aunt Violet #7’ received an Honorable Mention award in the ‘Confronting Mortality’ Exhibition at the LA Photo Curator: International Photography Awards . the juror was Jane Szabo and i couldn’t be more pleased!
below are the 3 images published in this exhibition.
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and finally, the following note landed in my inbox as a complete surprise! what a nice way to end the year photographically. it’s the first time my work was selected without me trying…i can get used to this. 😉 please take a look at Don’t Take Pictures Magazine – it’s easy to loose yourself on their site.
going forward i will be focusing on editing two completed body’s of work; ‘Compost’ which took place over about a 4 year period and for the past 2 years ‘The Year I Got Left Back’. i look forward to releasing them as soon as i’m able.
i’m extremely grateful for your continued support of my work. wishing you so much goodness in new year.
with gratitude from,
