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EXHIBITION #3
SPOON MOLDS by Barbara Hazen
HONORABLE MENTION
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HONORABLE MENTION
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Barbara Hazen says, "Nothing is permanent. The things we attach ourselves to today are only a mirage of beautiful and enchanting illusions of lastingness. After today what remains is the nostalgic memory of a time, a place, a person or object.
I have collected or saved discarded objects for years, for what I consider intrinsic, rustic, simplicity and beauty. As I photograph an item, I re-live old memories I have repressed, giving each item new life and meaning, while also sharing something about myself that I may never have before.
As a young adult I was a pastry chef and entrepreneur in the food industry. In 2011 I set aside cooking and put my creative talents into my long time passion of photography. Although I have pursued many genera’s of photography over the years, I continue to come back to figure work, and still lives of my many collections of things. Although most of my work has been printed as archival digital prints, I now work primarily in alternative platinum palladium and cyanotype photography.
Highlights:
2015-Cover Photo, Art & Beyond Nude Special 2015
2016-APA San Francisco, Group Show, selections form Genuine Beauty
2016-The Image Flow, Group Show, selections form Genuine Beauty
2017-LightBox Gallery, Group Show, selections form Genuine Beauty
2017-Critical Mass-Finalist, Selections from Genuine Beauty
2017-PDN The Nude Body, First Place, selections from Genuine Beauty
2017-B&W magazine - Single Image Spotlight winner for April 2018 issue
2018-CPA Group show – Single Image from Genuine Beauty
www.barbarahazen.com
Instagram: Barbara Hazen
I have collected or saved discarded objects for years, for what I consider intrinsic, rustic, simplicity and beauty. As I photograph an item, I re-live old memories I have repressed, giving each item new life and meaning, while also sharing something about myself that I may never have before.
As a young adult I was a pastry chef and entrepreneur in the food industry. In 2011 I set aside cooking and put my creative talents into my long time passion of photography. Although I have pursued many genera’s of photography over the years, I continue to come back to figure work, and still lives of my many collections of things. Although most of my work has been printed as archival digital prints, I now work primarily in alternative platinum palladium and cyanotype photography.
Highlights:
2015-Cover Photo, Art & Beyond Nude Special 2015
2016-APA San Francisco, Group Show, selections form Genuine Beauty
2016-The Image Flow, Group Show, selections form Genuine Beauty
2017-LightBox Gallery, Group Show, selections form Genuine Beauty
2017-Critical Mass-Finalist, Selections from Genuine Beauty
2017-PDN The Nude Body, First Place, selections from Genuine Beauty
2017-B&W magazine - Single Image Spotlight winner for April 2018 issue
2018-CPA Group show – Single Image from Genuine Beauty
www.barbarahazen.com
Instagram: Barbara Hazen
CHAMPION by Barbara Hazen
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COMMUNION DRESS by Barbara Hazen
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HANGER by Sine Zheng
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Sine Zheng says, "With the development of urbanization, people gradually get lost in reality and illusion of our environment. Inspired by surrealism art, I merge the domestic object in the wild or natural things inside to create a circumstance between reality and imagination, blurring the boundary between nature and man-made stuff.
As a human being born and grow in the urban area, we are surrounded by artificial objects. We almost forgot what this nature should be look like before we had emerged. Through the research of our environment, I realized that eco problem not only happen in large landscape or industry, but also ordinary stuff and tiny moments.
I want to catch the relationship of mutual influence and common development between the environment and us, to question the balance between reality and illusion, and express my concern to the issue of climate change, sustainability and the earth we are living by."
Sine is a photographer based in London. After completing a BFA degree Parsons, the New School of Arts in New York, she is continuing a Photography MA degree in Royal College of Arts now. Her work focus on the relationship between nature and human, questioning the modernization impact to our planet and has been exhibited in London and China.
Contact info
Ins: @sine_xuanzheng
Emai: xuanzheng.sine@outlook.com
As a human being born and grow in the urban area, we are surrounded by artificial objects. We almost forgot what this nature should be look like before we had emerged. Through the research of our environment, I realized that eco problem not only happen in large landscape or industry, but also ordinary stuff and tiny moments.
I want to catch the relationship of mutual influence and common development between the environment and us, to question the balance between reality and illusion, and express my concern to the issue of climate change, sustainability and the earth we are living by."
Sine is a photographer based in London. After completing a BFA degree Parsons, the New School of Arts in New York, she is continuing a Photography MA degree in Royal College of Arts now. Her work focus on the relationship between nature and human, questioning the modernization impact to our planet and has been exhibited in London and China.
Contact info
Ins: @sine_xuanzheng
Emai: xuanzheng.sine@outlook.com
MIRROR by Sine Zheng
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TREE by Sine Zheng
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DOUBLE VISION by Sonya Tenae Fort
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Sonya Tanae Fort says, "As a photographer my goal is to capture stories in the form of images. I want my photos to conjure the emotions, memories and imagination of their viewers. My mission is to create timeless, thought-provoking photographs that will leave an indelible legacy in the world of fine art."
Sonya Tanae Fort has always had a love for photography. However, she probably would never have picked up a camera if it were not for her nephew Jo’Rai’s faith in her. Sonya ventured into photography in 2013 when her nephew refused to do his high school senior yearbook portraits unless she photographed him. Sonya’s background was in graphic design but she had no previous photography experience. Still, he believed in her. He said: “You can do it! I have faith in you. I’m telling you, you’ve got this auntie.” Sonya did not want to disappoint him so she borrowed a friend’s camera, took her nephew out to a local park and captured his portraits. She 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 — In July of 2017, with the help of family and friends, Sonya opened her own graphic design and photography studio, S. Tanae Designs & Photography, located in Stoughton, Massachusetts. In addition to commercial photography Sonya enjoys pursuing her passion for capturing fine art portraiture and still life images.
Career Highlights:
Exhibitions
• The Audacity of Hope Exhibition, New England School of Photography, Waltham, MA. December 2019-January 2020
• Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition, Ames Mansion, N. Easton, MA. September 2019
• Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition, Ames Mansion, N. Easton, MA. September 2018
Publications and Reviews
• “Meet Sonya Fort of S. Tanae Designs & Photography in Stoughton,” Boston Voyager Magazine. August 2018
• Grown Women Talk - “Featuring S. Tanae Designs and Photography”, Boston Neighborhood Network. November 2018
• Grown Women Talk Radio - “Featuring S. Tanae Designs and Photography”, Boston Neighborhood Network Radio. November 2018
www.stanaedesigns.com/fine-art/
Instagram/Facebook: @stanaedesigns
Sonya Tanae Fort has always had a love for photography. However, she probably would never have picked up a camera if it were not for her nephew Jo’Rai’s faith in her. Sonya ventured into photography in 2013 when her nephew refused to do his high school senior yearbook portraits unless she photographed him. Sonya’s background was in graphic design but she had no previous photography experience. Still, he believed in her. He said: “You can do it! I have faith in you. I’m telling you, you’ve got this auntie.” Sonya did not want to disappoint him so she borrowed a friend’s camera, took her nephew out to a local park and captured his portraits. She 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 — In July of 2017, with the help of family and friends, Sonya opened her own graphic design and photography studio, S. Tanae Designs & Photography, located in Stoughton, Massachusetts. In addition to commercial photography Sonya enjoys pursuing her passion for capturing fine art portraiture and still life images.
Career Highlights:
Exhibitions
• The Audacity of Hope Exhibition, New England School of Photography, Waltham, MA. December 2019-January 2020
• Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition, Ames Mansion, N. Easton, MA. September 2019
• Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition, Ames Mansion, N. Easton, MA. September 2018
Publications and Reviews
• “Meet Sonya Fort of S. Tanae Designs & Photography in Stoughton,” Boston Voyager Magazine. August 2018
• Grown Women Talk - “Featuring S. Tanae Designs and Photography”, Boston Neighborhood Network. November 2018
• Grown Women Talk Radio - “Featuring S. Tanae Designs and Photography”, Boston Neighborhood Network Radio. November 2018
www.stanaedesigns.com/fine-art/
Instagram/Facebook: @stanaedesigns
EXIT STAGE LEFT by Sonya Tanae Fort
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THE KNOB by Sonya Tanae Fort
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AT CROSSROADS by Sudeshna Banks
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Sudeshna Banks is an amature photographer, who enjoys exploring different photographic techniques.
Banks says of her work-
"At Crossroads: This is a composite of two images (both shot by me).
The subject was going through a difficult time in her life when I took this photo and later combined it with an image of a gate that was not open to walk through. I wanted to represent her inner turmoil and her determination to find a way to overcome it through my composition.
Conflicted: This is a composite of two images ( A straight forward image combined with an image shot with ICM). The subject, a Div. I college athlete, had just graduated. She had numerous offer to continue as a professional athlete as well as interesting job offers in her chosen field. For a young person these are difficult decisions to make as arguments 'for' and 'against' of his/her choice comes at them, nonstop. I wanted to capture that state of mind in her through this composition. Conflicted, yet determined to follow what she felt was right for her.
Young Cellist: A boy and his cello - Farmers Maket in Santa Fe, NM. I was wanderning around, enjoying the bustling Farmer's market and beautiful morning light. All of a sudden, I heard strains of Elgar being played on a cello, an instrument I love. I follow the sound and found this this young middle schooler, sitting on a wooden stool under the shade of a tree, eyes closed in concentration, holding his cello close to him while drawing his bow on the strings, creating this
beautiful sound. He was completely within himself ... oblivious of the noise and
the crowd around him.
Banks says of her work-
"At Crossroads: This is a composite of two images (both shot by me).
The subject was going through a difficult time in her life when I took this photo and later combined it with an image of a gate that was not open to walk through. I wanted to represent her inner turmoil and her determination to find a way to overcome it through my composition.
Conflicted: This is a composite of two images ( A straight forward image combined with an image shot with ICM). The subject, a Div. I college athlete, had just graduated. She had numerous offer to continue as a professional athlete as well as interesting job offers in her chosen field. For a young person these are difficult decisions to make as arguments 'for' and 'against' of his/her choice comes at them, nonstop. I wanted to capture that state of mind in her through this composition. Conflicted, yet determined to follow what she felt was right for her.
Young Cellist: A boy and his cello - Farmers Maket in Santa Fe, NM. I was wanderning around, enjoying the bustling Farmer's market and beautiful morning light. All of a sudden, I heard strains of Elgar being played on a cello, an instrument I love. I follow the sound and found this this young middle schooler, sitting on a wooden stool under the shade of a tree, eyes closed in concentration, holding his cello close to him while drawing his bow on the strings, creating this
beautiful sound. He was completely within himself ... oblivious of the noise and
the crowd around him.
CONFLICTED by Sudeshna Banks
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YOUNG CELLIST by Sudeshna Banks
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ZIPLINE LIFELINE by Susan Ressler
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Susan Ressler says, ""Zipline Lifeline" is the introduction to these three images: photographs that close in on objects that reflect and were integral to my healing process during 2019. A "zipline" is, of course, a rope some athletes use to sail into the air, through the mountains or tree tops, for example. But in this case it's a bandage that holds an incision together, a deep incision where a titanium prosthesis was inserted to replace my entire right shoulder joint. It's now been 10 months since the surgery, and I'm still recovering.
For about six months I was mostly house-bound, where I observed the cycle of small deaths and births amongst my house-plants. A begonia leaf would fall, gracefully, as if in a ballet. A cactus would bloom, and a bud would metamorphose like a butterfly from a cocoon. This is how I passed many days, close to the life forms evolving around me as I healed."
Susan Ressler is a documentary fine art photographer, author and educator. She has been making photographs for more than 40 years, and her work is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, LACMA, and many other important collections.
Ressler has been widely exhibited, both nationally and internationally, and she has received two National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) fellowships as well as other notable awards.
Ressler authored several essays for, and edited the book, "Women Artists of the American West" (McFarland, 2003), a scholarly anthology on under-represented women artists west of the Mississippi River.
She was Head of the Photography Area in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Purdue University, where she taught photographic practice, criticism and history from 1981-2004.
Ressler earned an MA and MFA from the University of New Mexico fine art photography program. She is Professor Emerita, Purdue University, and currently lives in Taos, New Mexico.
RECENT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Ressler was selected for the Critical Mass Top 50 in 2017, and her work was included in the Critical Mass exhibition held at Edition One Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2018.
Her first monograph, "Executive Order: Images of 1970s Corporate America," was published by Daylight Books in April, 2018 and was reviewed by the New York Times, Financial Times, Esquire magazine and other venues throughout the US, Britain, and Europe.
In September 2019, Ressler's work was selected for the cover of Smith Journal, an Australian journal of international arts and culture.
https://www.susanresslerphoto.com
Contact email: sresslerphoto@gmail.com
For about six months I was mostly house-bound, where I observed the cycle of small deaths and births amongst my house-plants. A begonia leaf would fall, gracefully, as if in a ballet. A cactus would bloom, and a bud would metamorphose like a butterfly from a cocoon. This is how I passed many days, close to the life forms evolving around me as I healed."
Susan Ressler is a documentary fine art photographer, author and educator. She has been making photographs for more than 40 years, and her work is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, LACMA, and many other important collections.
Ressler has been widely exhibited, both nationally and internationally, and she has received two National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) fellowships as well as other notable awards.
Ressler authored several essays for, and edited the book, "Women Artists of the American West" (McFarland, 2003), a scholarly anthology on under-represented women artists west of the Mississippi River.
She was Head of the Photography Area in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Purdue University, where she taught photographic practice, criticism and history from 1981-2004.
Ressler earned an MA and MFA from the University of New Mexico fine art photography program. She is Professor Emerita, Purdue University, and currently lives in Taos, New Mexico.
RECENT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Ressler was selected for the Critical Mass Top 50 in 2017, and her work was included in the Critical Mass exhibition held at Edition One Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2018.
Her first monograph, "Executive Order: Images of 1970s Corporate America," was published by Daylight Books in April, 2018 and was reviewed by the New York Times, Financial Times, Esquire magazine and other venues throughout the US, Britain, and Europe.
In September 2019, Ressler's work was selected for the cover of Smith Journal, an Australian journal of international arts and culture.
https://www.susanresslerphoto.com
Contact email: sresslerphoto@gmail.com
FALLEN LEAF by Susan Ressler
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BLOOM by Susan Ressler
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