THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE'- Ellen Friedlander > EXHIBITION #4
EXHIBITION #4
I ALWAYS WANTED ANDY WARHOL TO PAINT ME by Nadine Levin
Nadine Levin says, "Rarely do I turn the camera on myself.
Recently, in the process of working on a series about my mother the lens has been turned toward the photographer. The impetus for the series was taking possession of hundreds of photos and objects my mother saved over her lifetime. Upon her passing I found objects dating back to my grandmother’s life in addition to my mother’s lifetime in total a period of time over 125 years.
Memories were ignited while looking at the photos and I wanted to capture my responses via self-portraitures.
The experience of shooting myself for the series lead me to explore other opportunities to capture myself in ways that permitted me to see what others may or may not see of me. In doing so I permitted a perspective that is less than camera ready in a traditional portraiture setting. This has been a freeing experience in many ways."
Nadine Levin lives in the San Francisco area. She began making images using analogue processes in her post professional career period using a “found” Minolta camera and now shoots digital exclusively. Because of her initial work in film she favors creating black and white images and is a student of iconic black and white photographers’ works.
She has developed a deep interest in looking extensively for and visualizing the forgotten or uncharismatic places and objects in life to bring new meaning and awareness using natural light to elevate them from the ordinary.
In addition to using natural light to elevate and create something beyond the obvious is to find opportunities to use different perspectives. Nadine’s approach to the finding and elevating the ordinary crosses different genres of photography including still life, street, travel and abstract.
Nadine’s work has been shown in juried and non-juried group shows in Northern California and beyond and she has received commendations/awards from various local, regional and national calls for entry.
She is an active member of the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel and the Palo Alto Camera Club. Her work is found in several private collections.
www.nadineplevin.com
https://www.instagram.com/Nadine Levin
Recently, in the process of working on a series about my mother the lens has been turned toward the photographer. The impetus for the series was taking possession of hundreds of photos and objects my mother saved over her lifetime. Upon her passing I found objects dating back to my grandmother’s life in addition to my mother’s lifetime in total a period of time over 125 years.
Memories were ignited while looking at the photos and I wanted to capture my responses via self-portraitures.
The experience of shooting myself for the series lead me to explore other opportunities to capture myself in ways that permitted me to see what others may or may not see of me. In doing so I permitted a perspective that is less than camera ready in a traditional portraiture setting. This has been a freeing experience in many ways."
Nadine Levin lives in the San Francisco area. She began making images using analogue processes in her post professional career period using a “found” Minolta camera and now shoots digital exclusively. Because of her initial work in film she favors creating black and white images and is a student of iconic black and white photographers’ works.
She has developed a deep interest in looking extensively for and visualizing the forgotten or uncharismatic places and objects in life to bring new meaning and awareness using natural light to elevate them from the ordinary.
In addition to using natural light to elevate and create something beyond the obvious is to find opportunities to use different perspectives. Nadine’s approach to the finding and elevating the ordinary crosses different genres of photography including still life, street, travel and abstract.
Nadine’s work has been shown in juried and non-juried group shows in Northern California and beyond and she has received commendations/awards from various local, regional and national calls for entry.
She is an active member of the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel and the Palo Alto Camera Club. Her work is found in several private collections.
www.nadineplevin.com
https://www.instagram.com/Nadine Levin
INHERITED FUR FROM MOM IS AN ALBATROSS AROUND MY NECK by Nadine Levin
PUTTING ON MAKEUP THE WAY MOTHER LIKED IT by Nadine Levin
SELFIE AMONG THE ROCK FORMATION by Nadine Levin
SHADOW IN NATURE by Nadine Levin
SOMETIMES I AM IN MY HEAD TOO MUCH by Nadine Levin
AFLOAT by Patricia Fortlage
"My name is Patricia Fortlage and I am a photography-based artist residing in Los Angeles. For the past fifteen years I have been working with nonprofits and NGOs in developing countries as a documentary photographer.
Most of the programs I have freelanced for have been focused on combatting disease and poverty, with efforts to raise entire communities by focusing on women and girls. It is this community-based work that has aligned with my own desire to raise awareness and solve inequities.
Consequently, even my fine art work often has a story to tell. And it is this fine art focus that has sustained me through the COVID pandemic and now leads the way for current work.
I am currently working on a fine art story revealing the ongoing trauma event that is chronic disease. You see, I suffer from a cluster (as they often come) of neuromuscular and autoimmune diseases (Myasthenia Gravis, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome). This is as much a self-portrait as it is the story for hundreds of thousands of individuals suffering from rare diseases in this country, and the ensuing disconnect from the medical community.
The yearning for someone to delve deep into disabling symptoms is often met with the cold steely eyes of modern-day medicine... that godly machine that purports to know all, yet conveniently dismisses much to anxiety or attention seeking, carefully sweeping the unknown under the rug with surgical precision. The poking and prodding more an effort to simply pay homage to a rote decision tree than to be of service. All to end in the infamously dismissive medical Haiku.
Always nothing found.
Try some yoga; lose some weight.
It’s all in your head.
A chronic illness is a debilitating condition that is generally incurable and ongoing. It is something that becomes a part of your being. You can’t escape it; you can only hope to lessen its effects. Most chronic diseases do not have definitive tests so determining what you are fighting can be one of the most frustrating challenges. And because we do not have clear definitions of diseases, or precise tests, and certainly few cures making sense of it can be virtually impossible. It is beyond a struggle. It is a battle. A battle for which you are likely restricted to fight. Your armaments are minimal.
“Zebra” is what a patient is called when their disability does not fit the definition of a well understood disease. And because they are rare, they are often misunderstood and misdirected… if not dismissed altogether. One becomes trapped in a body that has betrayed them.
For this fine art project, I am manipulating liquid during the freezing process in an effort to highlight the rarity of disease and what that experience feels like to an individual. Pain. Powerlessness. Being shamed. Isolation. Well-meaning advice. Dismissal. Despair. Patterns in ice can be fairly consistent in general, but when different pressures are exerted, anomalies occur, “Zebras.” "
Patricia Fortlage is a female empowerment photographic long-form storyteller and fine art photographer. From her core belief that if you invest in women and girls, entire communities will be raised, Patricia has focused much of her photography career working with organizations doing just that.
From her powerful piece covering the female-led Othakarhaka Foundation in Southern Malawi to the stereotype breaking, female empowering Wonder, girl! Project, to an ongoing project depicting the often life-long after-effects of sexual assault on women, Patricia is promoting female empowerment one project at a time.
She began her career by studying a degree in political science; however, she changed her focus to photography when she realized that change can also be affected through this medium. Her contributions in humanitarian aid and photography have taken her to over 50 countries, witnessing extreme poverty, unthinkable disease, violence, and destruction of life. She has also experienced beauty of spirit, resilience, optimism, and a human kindness that knows no boundaries or borders. This beauty inspires her to relay those stories.
She also finds inspiration in the refueling process (those simple breaks and beauty that allow one to keep fighting the good fight). When not in the field, Patricia can be found creating fine art image stories that educate and inspire.
Based in Los Angeles, Patricia is concurrently working on a personal project raising awareness to the often-lifelong effects of sexual assault on women, along with a fine art story revealing the chronic illness experience.
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
2020: Dodho Magazine, Female Empowerment Photographer
2020: Religion Unplugged, How A Stranger’s Kindness Transformed A Village In Malawi
2020: California Love, A Visual Mixtape Book, Contributing Photographer
2020: Art + Cake Los Angeles Feature, Personal Interview
2019: Artsy Couture Feature, Fearless Females
2018: University of Arizona College of Engineering News, Marine Corp Veteran, Wonder, girl!
2015 - Ongoing: Wonder, girl! Campaign
2015 - 2018: Othakarhaka Foundation Literature and Press, The Story of Ida Puliwa, Passing on the Kindness
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2021: Taking Pictures 2021 Exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon: “Sunrise”
2021: Lines, Shapes & Objects Art Exhibition, Fusion Art, Palm Springs, California: “The Eye”
2021: APA LA Off the Clock Exhibition, Hanger Gallery South, Santa Monica, California: “Troubling Thoughts”
2021: Earth Day Exhibition, PhotoShelter: “Tree Sapling”
2020: Portrait: A Picture Show Exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon: “Sade”
2020: 3rd Women Artists Art Exhibition, Fusion Art, Palm Springs, California: “Good vs Evil”
2020: Lenscratch Best of 2020 Exhibition: “Good vs Evil”
2020: All SHE Makes, Global Directory: “Wonder, girl!”
2019: The 2019 Lenscratch Family Exhibition, Part 2: “Shame” from the Life Sentence Series
2019: Medium Photography Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, California: “Wonder, girl!”
2018: APA LA Off the Clock Exhibition, Hanger Gallery South, Santa Monica, California: “Self Preservation”
AWARDS
2021: International Photography Awards, Portrait: “Troubling Thoughts”
2021: APA LA Off the Clock Awards: “Troubling Thoughts”
2020: International Photography Awards, Deeper Perspective: “Life Sentence”
2019: Feature Shoot Photography Awards: “Life Sentence”
2018: APA LA Off the Clock Awards: “Self Preservation/Mask of Ice”
2017: International Photography Awards, Lifestyle: “Millennials Paving the Way for Girls to Be Fierce”
2016: Moscow International Foto Awards, Culture: “Tutus Are Not For Wimps!”
2014: National Geographic and Frei Vineyards Places Worth Preserving: “Mount Mulanje”
Images for Sale:
Afloat – 11” H x 14” W
Archival Paper
$250 Unframed
Signed on Back
Exposed – 11” H x 14” W
Archival Paper
$250 Unframed
Signed on Back
Self-Preservation – 11” H x 14” W
Archival Paper
$250 Unframed
Signed on Back
Contact: Patricia Fortlage patti@patriciafortlage.com
www.patriciafortlage.com
https://www.instagram.com/patricia.fortlage
Most of the programs I have freelanced for have been focused on combatting disease and poverty, with efforts to raise entire communities by focusing on women and girls. It is this community-based work that has aligned with my own desire to raise awareness and solve inequities.
Consequently, even my fine art work often has a story to tell. And it is this fine art focus that has sustained me through the COVID pandemic and now leads the way for current work.
I am currently working on a fine art story revealing the ongoing trauma event that is chronic disease. You see, I suffer from a cluster (as they often come) of neuromuscular and autoimmune diseases (Myasthenia Gravis, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome). This is as much a self-portrait as it is the story for hundreds of thousands of individuals suffering from rare diseases in this country, and the ensuing disconnect from the medical community.
The yearning for someone to delve deep into disabling symptoms is often met with the cold steely eyes of modern-day medicine... that godly machine that purports to know all, yet conveniently dismisses much to anxiety or attention seeking, carefully sweeping the unknown under the rug with surgical precision. The poking and prodding more an effort to simply pay homage to a rote decision tree than to be of service. All to end in the infamously dismissive medical Haiku.
Always nothing found.
Try some yoga; lose some weight.
It’s all in your head.
A chronic illness is a debilitating condition that is generally incurable and ongoing. It is something that becomes a part of your being. You can’t escape it; you can only hope to lessen its effects. Most chronic diseases do not have definitive tests so determining what you are fighting can be one of the most frustrating challenges. And because we do not have clear definitions of diseases, or precise tests, and certainly few cures making sense of it can be virtually impossible. It is beyond a struggle. It is a battle. A battle for which you are likely restricted to fight. Your armaments are minimal.
“Zebra” is what a patient is called when their disability does not fit the definition of a well understood disease. And because they are rare, they are often misunderstood and misdirected… if not dismissed altogether. One becomes trapped in a body that has betrayed them.
For this fine art project, I am manipulating liquid during the freezing process in an effort to highlight the rarity of disease and what that experience feels like to an individual. Pain. Powerlessness. Being shamed. Isolation. Well-meaning advice. Dismissal. Despair. Patterns in ice can be fairly consistent in general, but when different pressures are exerted, anomalies occur, “Zebras.” "
Patricia Fortlage is a female empowerment photographic long-form storyteller and fine art photographer. From her core belief that if you invest in women and girls, entire communities will be raised, Patricia has focused much of her photography career working with organizations doing just that.
From her powerful piece covering the female-led Othakarhaka Foundation in Southern Malawi to the stereotype breaking, female empowering Wonder, girl! Project, to an ongoing project depicting the often life-long after-effects of sexual assault on women, Patricia is promoting female empowerment one project at a time.
She began her career by studying a degree in political science; however, she changed her focus to photography when she realized that change can also be affected through this medium. Her contributions in humanitarian aid and photography have taken her to over 50 countries, witnessing extreme poverty, unthinkable disease, violence, and destruction of life. She has also experienced beauty of spirit, resilience, optimism, and a human kindness that knows no boundaries or borders. This beauty inspires her to relay those stories.
She also finds inspiration in the refueling process (those simple breaks and beauty that allow one to keep fighting the good fight). When not in the field, Patricia can be found creating fine art image stories that educate and inspire.
Based in Los Angeles, Patricia is concurrently working on a personal project raising awareness to the often-lifelong effects of sexual assault on women, along with a fine art story revealing the chronic illness experience.
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
2020: Dodho Magazine, Female Empowerment Photographer
2020: Religion Unplugged, How A Stranger’s Kindness Transformed A Village In Malawi
2020: California Love, A Visual Mixtape Book, Contributing Photographer
2020: Art + Cake Los Angeles Feature, Personal Interview
2019: Artsy Couture Feature, Fearless Females
2018: University of Arizona College of Engineering News, Marine Corp Veteran, Wonder, girl!
2015 - Ongoing: Wonder, girl! Campaign
2015 - 2018: Othakarhaka Foundation Literature and Press, The Story of Ida Puliwa, Passing on the Kindness
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2021: Taking Pictures 2021 Exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon: “Sunrise”
2021: Lines, Shapes & Objects Art Exhibition, Fusion Art, Palm Springs, California: “The Eye”
2021: APA LA Off the Clock Exhibition, Hanger Gallery South, Santa Monica, California: “Troubling Thoughts”
2021: Earth Day Exhibition, PhotoShelter: “Tree Sapling”
2020: Portrait: A Picture Show Exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon: “Sade”
2020: 3rd Women Artists Art Exhibition, Fusion Art, Palm Springs, California: “Good vs Evil”
2020: Lenscratch Best of 2020 Exhibition: “Good vs Evil”
2020: All SHE Makes, Global Directory: “Wonder, girl!”
2019: The 2019 Lenscratch Family Exhibition, Part 2: “Shame” from the Life Sentence Series
2019: Medium Photography Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, California: “Wonder, girl!”
2018: APA LA Off the Clock Exhibition, Hanger Gallery South, Santa Monica, California: “Self Preservation”
AWARDS
2021: International Photography Awards, Portrait: “Troubling Thoughts”
2021: APA LA Off the Clock Awards: “Troubling Thoughts”
2020: International Photography Awards, Deeper Perspective: “Life Sentence”
2019: Feature Shoot Photography Awards: “Life Sentence”
2018: APA LA Off the Clock Awards: “Self Preservation/Mask of Ice”
2017: International Photography Awards, Lifestyle: “Millennials Paving the Way for Girls to Be Fierce”
2016: Moscow International Foto Awards, Culture: “Tutus Are Not For Wimps!”
2014: National Geographic and Frei Vineyards Places Worth Preserving: “Mount Mulanje”
Images for Sale:
Afloat – 11” H x 14” W
Archival Paper
$250 Unframed
Signed on Back
Exposed – 11” H x 14” W
Archival Paper
$250 Unframed
Signed on Back
Self-Preservation – 11” H x 14” W
Archival Paper
$250 Unframed
Signed on Back
Contact: Patricia Fortlage patti@patriciafortlage.com
www.patriciafortlage.com
https://www.instagram.com/patricia.fortlage
EXPOSED by Patricia Fortlage
SELF PRESERVATION by Patricia Fortlage
THE PRESENCE OF ABSENCE 1 by Patricia Sandler
Patricia Sandler says of 'The Presence of Absence', "A week or so after my mother passed away, I took a series of self-portraits inside of her home, my childhood home filled with the spirit of 60 plus years of life lived. A home intensely empty with a palpable feeling of her loss taking up a suffocating amount of space.
I spent hours sitting there, putting on pieces of her clothing, being my own witness to the just beginning, tenuous process of grief. It was a necessary step for me, and a way of trying to feel and record this overwhelming presence of absence.
The images were printed on Revere Platinum paper using Solarfast dyes and printed in the sun. The dreamlike and largely unpredictable image quality in this method suited my sense of disbelief and the constant feeling in those early days that this could not possibly be real."
Patricia Sandler is a visual artist who believes passionately in the notion of art as catalyst to stimulate the heart, the mind and the memory. Her love of and belief in the power of words has also played a significant part in her projects, many of which center on the complexities, interactions and histories of family, both biological and chosen. She is also fond of mystery, poetry and absurdity, and looks forward to the many moments of discovery and revelation that are presented daily if one's eyes and heart are open.
Patricia has exhibited her photography in many group exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe, and has pieces in the permanent collections of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Center for Photography at Woodstock permanent print collection, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art/College Art Gallery at S.U.N.Y., New Paltz, New York.
SELECTED JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021: Southeast Center for Photography, "Memory", Greenville, S. Carolina
2020: Los Angeles Center of Photography, "Fifth Annual Fine Arts Exhibit", Los Angeles, CA.
2018: The Click Photography Festival, "Writ Large", North Carolina
www.patriciasandlerphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/psandlerphotog
I spent hours sitting there, putting on pieces of her clothing, being my own witness to the just beginning, tenuous process of grief. It was a necessary step for me, and a way of trying to feel and record this overwhelming presence of absence.
The images were printed on Revere Platinum paper using Solarfast dyes and printed in the sun. The dreamlike and largely unpredictable image quality in this method suited my sense of disbelief and the constant feeling in those early days that this could not possibly be real."
Patricia Sandler is a visual artist who believes passionately in the notion of art as catalyst to stimulate the heart, the mind and the memory. Her love of and belief in the power of words has also played a significant part in her projects, many of which center on the complexities, interactions and histories of family, both biological and chosen. She is also fond of mystery, poetry and absurdity, and looks forward to the many moments of discovery and revelation that are presented daily if one's eyes and heart are open.
Patricia has exhibited her photography in many group exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe, and has pieces in the permanent collections of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Center for Photography at Woodstock permanent print collection, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art/College Art Gallery at S.U.N.Y., New Paltz, New York.
SELECTED JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021: Southeast Center for Photography, "Memory", Greenville, S. Carolina
2020: Los Angeles Center of Photography, "Fifth Annual Fine Arts Exhibit", Los Angeles, CA.
2018: The Click Photography Festival, "Writ Large", North Carolina
www.patriciasandlerphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/psandlerphotog
THE PRESENCE OF ABSENCE 3 by Patricia Sandler
THE PRESENCE OF ABSENCE 5 by Patricia Sandler
ACTION by Paul Kessel
Paul Kessel says, "These images are self-portraits I have made over the years. I have been immersed in street photography for over 12 years. However, occasionally, I make a self-portrait.
Career Highlights-Winner of several street photography events including Miami Street Photography Festival. Also 4 solo shows in NYC."
www.paulkessel.com
https://www.instagram.com/streetskessel
Career Highlights-Winner of several street photography events including Miami Street Photography Festival. Also 4 solo shows in NYC."
www.paulkessel.com
https://www.instagram.com/streetskessel
BEDTIME by Paul Kessel
FOOD PANDEMIC by Paul Kessel
ISOLATION DINNER by Paul Kessel
SHOWER by Paul Kessel
TREE AND ME by Paul Kessel
MULTIVERSE 1 by Peter Devenyl
The theory of the multiverse describes a connection of universes in addition to our own, each with their individual Big Bang and cosmological evolution. While our traditional conception is such that our universe contains everything within it, astronomy actuality describes our observable universe.
Our universe theoretically forms but one self-contained bubble universe, and like other universes forms another realm too remote for communication. Bubbles form and expand yet a false vacuum background expands even faster, thereby creating space for infinite universes to form because of eternal inflation. Some universes will be very different but some others will have planets which are identical to earth, so as even to contain cosmic clones who share the same memories as on earth.
Reference: YouTube Delia Petrov | TedX Tufts, “The Eternally Inflating Multiverse”
Peter Devenyl says ,"My experience with art began in childhood, studying the art in the many books in our house, and looking long at the art of my ancestors on the walls. As my mother was a visual artist, I would also witness the creative process from early on within her studio.
I also grew up always close to nature and would so observe the cycle of renewal therein—and be influenced by the formal perfection which somehow arises out of necessity. Later taking a bachelor's degree in studio art from the University of Ottawa, Canada, I have since pursued further studies including art history, philosophy of art and aesthetics, as well as the sciences in parallel with my experimental photographic and digital artistic activity."
Peter Devenyi has a Bachelor of Fine Art (Cum Laude) degree specializing in drawing and photography from the University of Ottawa, Canada.
His group exhibitions include “Nostalgia", "Developed Work", "Gesture", and "2022 Midwest Center for Photography Juried Exhibition" at the Midwest Center for Photography in Wichita; "CorpoRealities", “Bodyscapes”, "Stories", “Silence", "Portraits Without Faces", "The Art of Photography", “Urban”, “-Scapes”, "Significant Colour", "Shape", “Monochrome”, “Motion”, "Photographic Visions", and "Personality" at the Ph21 gallery in Budapest; “Streets” in AAP magazine; Brighton Photo Fringe 2020; “Making Strange” and “The Found Object” at Praxis Photo Arts Center in Minneapolis; “Mythography -- Vol.01” at Trieste Photo Days 2021; "On the Move" at the Dallas Center for Photography; and "Street Photography" at the Chateau Gallery, Louisville.
Contact: peter.devenyi@sympatico.ca
Our universe theoretically forms but one self-contained bubble universe, and like other universes forms another realm too remote for communication. Bubbles form and expand yet a false vacuum background expands even faster, thereby creating space for infinite universes to form because of eternal inflation. Some universes will be very different but some others will have planets which are identical to earth, so as even to contain cosmic clones who share the same memories as on earth.
Reference: YouTube Delia Petrov | TedX Tufts, “The Eternally Inflating Multiverse”
Peter Devenyl says ,"My experience with art began in childhood, studying the art in the many books in our house, and looking long at the art of my ancestors on the walls. As my mother was a visual artist, I would also witness the creative process from early on within her studio.
I also grew up always close to nature and would so observe the cycle of renewal therein—and be influenced by the formal perfection which somehow arises out of necessity. Later taking a bachelor's degree in studio art from the University of Ottawa, Canada, I have since pursued further studies including art history, philosophy of art and aesthetics, as well as the sciences in parallel with my experimental photographic and digital artistic activity."
Peter Devenyi has a Bachelor of Fine Art (Cum Laude) degree specializing in drawing and photography from the University of Ottawa, Canada.
His group exhibitions include “Nostalgia", "Developed Work", "Gesture", and "2022 Midwest Center for Photography Juried Exhibition" at the Midwest Center for Photography in Wichita; "CorpoRealities", “Bodyscapes”, "Stories", “Silence", "Portraits Without Faces", "The Art of Photography", “Urban”, “-Scapes”, "Significant Colour", "Shape", “Monochrome”, “Motion”, "Photographic Visions", and "Personality" at the Ph21 gallery in Budapest; “Streets” in AAP magazine; Brighton Photo Fringe 2020; “Making Strange” and “The Found Object” at Praxis Photo Arts Center in Minneapolis; “Mythography -- Vol.01” at Trieste Photo Days 2021; "On the Move" at the Dallas Center for Photography; and "Street Photography" at the Chateau Gallery, Louisville.
Contact: peter.devenyi@sympatico.ca
MULTIVERSE 2 by Peter Devenyl
MULTIVERSE 3 by Peter Devenyi
THE FIRST ACTOR 1 by Peter Devenyl
The First Actor
The art of drama on the cusp of the golden age of ancient Greece was still performed by the chorus which recited poetry in the festival dedicated to Dionysus—all of whom wore a robe and an identical mask. A poet in his own right named Thespis emerged from the chorus and astounded the audience when he surmounted the back of a wooden cart as if it were a stage—and, recited his lines of poetry in response to the chorus as if he were the character who was responsible for first uttering the lines.
He thus became known as the first actor, and with the eventual addition of another actor, drama was born.
Reference: PBS, The Greeks.
Peter Devenyi says, "My experience with art began in childhood, studying the art in the many books in our house, and looking long at the art of my ancestors on the walls.
As my mother was a visual artist, I would also witness the creative process from early on within her studio. I also grew up always close to nature and would so observe the cycle of renewal therein—and be influenced by the formal perfection which somehow arises out of necessity.
Later taking a bachelor's degree in studio art from the University of Ottawa, Canada, I have since pursued further studies including art history, philosophy of art and aesthetics, as well as the sciences in parallel with my experimental photographic and digital artistic activity."
Peter Devenyi has a Bachelor of Fine Art (Cum Laude) degree specializing in drawing and photography from the University of Ottawa, Canada.
His group exhibitions include “Nostalgia", "Developed Work", "Gesture", and "2022 Midwest Center for Photography Juried Exhibition" at the Midwest Center for Photography in Wichita; "CorpoRealities", “Bodyscapes”, "Stories", “Silence", "Portraits Without Faces", "The Art of Photography", “Urban”, “-Scapes”, "Significant Colour", "Shape", “Monochrome”, “Motion”, "Photographic Visions", and "Personality" at the Ph21 gallery in Budapest; “Streets” in AAP magazine; Brighton Photo Fringe 2020; “Making Strange” and “The Found Object” at Praxis Photo Arts Center in Minneapolis; “Mythography -- Vol.01” at Trieste Photo Days 2021; "On the Move" at the Dallas Center for Photography; and "Street Photography" at the Chateau Gallery, Louisville.
Contact: peter.devenyi@sympatico.ca
The art of drama on the cusp of the golden age of ancient Greece was still performed by the chorus which recited poetry in the festival dedicated to Dionysus—all of whom wore a robe and an identical mask. A poet in his own right named Thespis emerged from the chorus and astounded the audience when he surmounted the back of a wooden cart as if it were a stage—and, recited his lines of poetry in response to the chorus as if he were the character who was responsible for first uttering the lines.
He thus became known as the first actor, and with the eventual addition of another actor, drama was born.
Reference: PBS, The Greeks.
Peter Devenyi says, "My experience with art began in childhood, studying the art in the many books in our house, and looking long at the art of my ancestors on the walls.
As my mother was a visual artist, I would also witness the creative process from early on within her studio. I also grew up always close to nature and would so observe the cycle of renewal therein—and be influenced by the formal perfection which somehow arises out of necessity.
Later taking a bachelor's degree in studio art from the University of Ottawa, Canada, I have since pursued further studies including art history, philosophy of art and aesthetics, as well as the sciences in parallel with my experimental photographic and digital artistic activity."
Peter Devenyi has a Bachelor of Fine Art (Cum Laude) degree specializing in drawing and photography from the University of Ottawa, Canada.
His group exhibitions include “Nostalgia", "Developed Work", "Gesture", and "2022 Midwest Center for Photography Juried Exhibition" at the Midwest Center for Photography in Wichita; "CorpoRealities", “Bodyscapes”, "Stories", “Silence", "Portraits Without Faces", "The Art of Photography", “Urban”, “-Scapes”, "Significant Colour", "Shape", “Monochrome”, “Motion”, "Photographic Visions", and "Personality" at the Ph21 gallery in Budapest; “Streets” in AAP magazine; Brighton Photo Fringe 2020; “Making Strange” and “The Found Object” at Praxis Photo Arts Center in Minneapolis; “Mythography -- Vol.01” at Trieste Photo Days 2021; "On the Move" at the Dallas Center for Photography; and "Street Photography" at the Chateau Gallery, Louisville.
Contact: peter.devenyi@sympatico.ca
THE FIRST ACTOR 2 by Peter Devenyl
THE FIRST ACTOR 3 by Peter Devenyl
THE FIRST ACTOR 4 by Peter Devenyl
THE FIRST ACTOR 5 by Peter Devenyl
THE FIRST ACTOR 6 by Peter Devenyl
A-CUP CUTIE by Samantha Brinkley
Samantha Brinkley is a digital-focused emerging photographer living and working in Rhinebeck, New York. She graduated from SUNY Purchase in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Visual Arts and a minor in Art History. She was recently an intern at The Center for Photography at Woodstock and Musée Magazine.
Samantha’s practice combines her academic background of Gender Studies, Art History and Fine Art to create pieces centered in activism. Her latest series, “Barely Legal,” explores the role that women and girls’ bodies play in advertisements that aim to normalize attraction to younger girls.
Recent Career Highlights:
In-Person Group Exhibitions:
2022 - Womenswork.Art, “Emerging,” Poughkeepsie, New York. USA.
2022 - Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, “FOCUS: Art & Social Justice,” Woodstock, New York. USA.
2022 - LoosenArt, “Political Statement,” Rome, Italy.
2021 - Arts Society of Kingston, “Under 30,” Kingston, New York. USA.
Awards and Recognitions:
Honorable Mention - “Enjoy!”. Kingston Annual 2021, Kingston, New York. USA. 2021.
Honorable Mention - L.A. Photo Curator: Global Photography Awards - Childhood: Past, Present, & Future. 2021.
Juror’s Prize, Second Place - “Branded”. Photowork 2021, Poughkeepsie, New York. USA. 2021
Samantha Brinkley says, "The images I’m submitting are from a project titled “Barely Legal.” In this project, I focus on the transition from being a teenager to a young woman in America. The sexualization of young girls and children makes this age transition a complicated and damaging one. This is done by what I would refer to as “pedophilic capitalism,” where advertisements and celebrities normalize pedophilia by sexualizing children and infantilizing adults.
Conversely, older women are encouraged to shave and use anti-aging creams to appear younger and age in reverse. As someone who is often mistaken as being a minor at 24, I aim to explore how this issue has both affected society as a whole and my personal relationship to my age and appearance."
Images For Sale:
Enjoy! 16"H x 24" W
Inkjet Giclee Print
$200 unframed
Edition 3
Signed on back
Contact: Samantha Brinkley
samanthabrinkley4@gmail.com
https://samanthabrinkley.wixsite.com/portfolio
https://www.instagram.com/samibrinkley
Samantha’s practice combines her academic background of Gender Studies, Art History and Fine Art to create pieces centered in activism. Her latest series, “Barely Legal,” explores the role that women and girls’ bodies play in advertisements that aim to normalize attraction to younger girls.
Recent Career Highlights:
In-Person Group Exhibitions:
2022 - Womenswork.Art, “Emerging,” Poughkeepsie, New York. USA.
2022 - Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, “FOCUS: Art & Social Justice,” Woodstock, New York. USA.
2022 - LoosenArt, “Political Statement,” Rome, Italy.
2021 - Arts Society of Kingston, “Under 30,” Kingston, New York. USA.
Awards and Recognitions:
Honorable Mention - “Enjoy!”. Kingston Annual 2021, Kingston, New York. USA. 2021.
Honorable Mention - L.A. Photo Curator: Global Photography Awards - Childhood: Past, Present, & Future. 2021.
Juror’s Prize, Second Place - “Branded”. Photowork 2021, Poughkeepsie, New York. USA. 2021
Samantha Brinkley says, "The images I’m submitting are from a project titled “Barely Legal.” In this project, I focus on the transition from being a teenager to a young woman in America. The sexualization of young girls and children makes this age transition a complicated and damaging one. This is done by what I would refer to as “pedophilic capitalism,” where advertisements and celebrities normalize pedophilia by sexualizing children and infantilizing adults.
Conversely, older women are encouraged to shave and use anti-aging creams to appear younger and age in reverse. As someone who is often mistaken as being a minor at 24, I aim to explore how this issue has both affected society as a whole and my personal relationship to my age and appearance."
Images For Sale:
Enjoy! 16"H x 24" W
Inkjet Giclee Print
$200 unframed
Edition 3
Signed on back
Contact: Samantha Brinkley
samanthabrinkley4@gmail.com
https://samanthabrinkley.wixsite.com/portfolio
https://www.instagram.com/samibrinkley
BABE by Samantha Brinkley
ENJOY! by Samantha Brinkley
LINGERING by Shelly Hanan
Shelly Hanan says about 'Covid', "How long is “Long Covid?” It’s been 10 weeks since my symptoms appeared. I feel as though I’m attached to my bed with a sticky tangle of ailing organs. My breath is labored, my limbs weak. I’m confused, my heart races.
I thought the way to express these overwhelming feelings though self-portraiture, would be to combine photographs of myself lying in bed, with images I had previously shot of spiderwebs. I layered positive and negative versions of myself and the spiderwebs in various combinations. Due to my lack of stamina, I could only work for about an hour a day, so I would go back to bed and let my imagination merge with my physical limitations. I found the solution would often come to me so that when I returned to the computer, the image would be intuitively resolved.
The web is also symbolic, conveying the interconnection between individuals, countries and entire continents that have been caught up in Covid. Personally, my world has grown so small; the bed, the couch, the porch, even as I am aware of the erratic and (possibly) unending behavior of how Covid has reshaped our world and our humanity."
Shelly Hanan is a fine art photographer living in Napa, California. She discovered her heart's desire at the age of five, when she received a Kodak Brownie camera for her birthday.
Hanan spent her formative years in New York and moved to Arcata, California to attend Humboldt State University where she specialized in fine art photography. She continued her education at the State University of New York at Stony Brook where she received her teaching certification in K-12 Art Education.
Hanan has exhibited within the United States, including Select Fair during Frieze, New York and at Spectrum, during Art Basel, Miami. She has been awarded 2 public art installations in Napa, California. Hanan had the great pleasure of being the artist-in-residence at Starry Night in New Mexico for two years, and in Budapest, Hungary at the Hungarian Multicultural Center (HMC). Her work was featured in an international exhibit in Budapest and at a worldwide, collaborative exhibit sponsored by the HMC and the state of Texas. She is currently represented by Art Design Consultants in Cincinnati, OH.
Images for sale:
Long Covid – 11.5” H x 20” W
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Restless Dreams – 15” H x 15” W
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Lingering – 16” H x 20” W
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Contact: Shelly Hanan
shellhananphoto@gmail.com
www.shellhananphoto.com
https://www.instagram.com/shellphoto
I thought the way to express these overwhelming feelings though self-portraiture, would be to combine photographs of myself lying in bed, with images I had previously shot of spiderwebs. I layered positive and negative versions of myself and the spiderwebs in various combinations. Due to my lack of stamina, I could only work for about an hour a day, so I would go back to bed and let my imagination merge with my physical limitations. I found the solution would often come to me so that when I returned to the computer, the image would be intuitively resolved.
The web is also symbolic, conveying the interconnection between individuals, countries and entire continents that have been caught up in Covid. Personally, my world has grown so small; the bed, the couch, the porch, even as I am aware of the erratic and (possibly) unending behavior of how Covid has reshaped our world and our humanity."
Shelly Hanan is a fine art photographer living in Napa, California. She discovered her heart's desire at the age of five, when she received a Kodak Brownie camera for her birthday.
Hanan spent her formative years in New York and moved to Arcata, California to attend Humboldt State University where she specialized in fine art photography. She continued her education at the State University of New York at Stony Brook where she received her teaching certification in K-12 Art Education.
Hanan has exhibited within the United States, including Select Fair during Frieze, New York and at Spectrum, during Art Basel, Miami. She has been awarded 2 public art installations in Napa, California. Hanan had the great pleasure of being the artist-in-residence at Starry Night in New Mexico for two years, and in Budapest, Hungary at the Hungarian Multicultural Center (HMC). Her work was featured in an international exhibit in Budapest and at a worldwide, collaborative exhibit sponsored by the HMC and the state of Texas. She is currently represented by Art Design Consultants in Cincinnati, OH.
Images for sale:
Long Covid – 11.5” H x 20” W
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Restless Dreams – 15” H x 15” W
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Lingering – 16” H x 20” W
Archival paper
$250 unframed
Limited edition of 10
Signed on back
Contact: Shelly Hanan
shellhananphoto@gmail.com
www.shellhananphoto.com
https://www.instagram.com/shellphoto
LONG COVID by Shelly Hanan
RESTLESS DREAMS by Shelly Hanan
AWAKENING by Susan Kaufer Carey
BEST SERIES
BEST SERIES
Susan Kaufer Carey says, "ReSeeding is about finding peace in an unpeaceful time. This work is a series of self-portraits that explores preservation, self-compassion, in/sanity in an insane time and profound vulnerability. “ReSeeding” refers both to the need to recede into a space of quiet as well as planting seeds for a new life."
Susan Kaufer Carey is a Los Angeles based visual artist who uses photography and mixed media to tell stories of identity and reclamation. Whether analog or digital, nudes, conceptual, street or photo encaustics her work explores reclamation of authenticity, vulnerability, creativity and humanity. Despite our vast differences, her work reveals the common threads that unite us all
Susan got her BA in theater at Bennington College, then worked in New York City for fashion photographer Joel Brodsky where she honed her darkroom skills printing for the book Brodsky shot of Jim Morrison and the Doors. While living and working in Rome, Italy refining her work as a street photographer she earned her Italian Press Pass, moved back to her hometown of Los Angeles and opened a portrait studio specializing in fine art nudes, album covers, pregnancy and newborn portraits.
Susan’s art work has been exhibited at The dnj Gallery, The Neutra Museum, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles Photographers Association, LA Artcore, Art Share LA, Sparrow Gallery, A Smith’s Gallery, Black Box Gallery , A Photo Place Gallery and Hilliard Gallery. Her work has been featured in the book “California Love” , F-stop magazine, Aint-Bad Contemporary Art Magazine and is held in private collections in the US and Rome, Italy.
IMAGES FOR SALE:
Awakening- 11x14
$450 unframed
Deep Rest- 11x14
$450 unframed
Grasp- 11x14
$450 unframed
Held- 11x14
$450 unframed
Peaces of Me- 11x14
$450 unframed
Take a Knee- 11x14
$450 unframed
Contact: Susan Kaufer Carey
fineart@susancareyphoto.com
www.susancareyphoto.com
https://www.instagram.com/susankaufercarey
Susan Kaufer Carey is a Los Angeles based visual artist who uses photography and mixed media to tell stories of identity and reclamation. Whether analog or digital, nudes, conceptual, street or photo encaustics her work explores reclamation of authenticity, vulnerability, creativity and humanity. Despite our vast differences, her work reveals the common threads that unite us all
Susan got her BA in theater at Bennington College, then worked in New York City for fashion photographer Joel Brodsky where she honed her darkroom skills printing for the book Brodsky shot of Jim Morrison and the Doors. While living and working in Rome, Italy refining her work as a street photographer she earned her Italian Press Pass, moved back to her hometown of Los Angeles and opened a portrait studio specializing in fine art nudes, album covers, pregnancy and newborn portraits.
Susan’s art work has been exhibited at The dnj Gallery, The Neutra Museum, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles Photographers Association, LA Artcore, Art Share LA, Sparrow Gallery, A Smith’s Gallery, Black Box Gallery , A Photo Place Gallery and Hilliard Gallery. Her work has been featured in the book “California Love” , F-stop magazine, Aint-Bad Contemporary Art Magazine and is held in private collections in the US and Rome, Italy.
IMAGES FOR SALE:
Awakening- 11x14
$450 unframed
Deep Rest- 11x14
$450 unframed
Grasp- 11x14
$450 unframed
Held- 11x14
$450 unframed
Peaces of Me- 11x14
$450 unframed
Take a Knee- 11x14
$450 unframed
Contact: Susan Kaufer Carey
fineart@susancareyphoto.com
www.susancareyphoto.com
https://www.instagram.com/susankaufercarey
DEEP REST by Susan Kaufer Carey
GRASP by Susan Kaufer Carey
HELD by Susan Kaufer Carey
BEST SERIES
BEST SERIES
PEACES OF ME by Susan Kaufer Carey
TAKE A KNEE by Susan Kaufer Carey
14TH AVE by Teresa Meier
Teresa Meier says, "In a series of autobiographical self-portraits I reflect on how my experiences with my family of origin have impacted my identity and the interpersonal relationships I’ve developed in adulthood.
In crafting fantastical visual narratives I am able to visually explore the internal landscape of physically intangible thoughts and feelings.In a series of autobiographical self-portraits, I reflect on how my experiences with my family of origin have impacted my identity as well as the interpersonal relationships I’ve developed in adulthood by crafting surreal and fantastical visual narratives that describe the internal and physically intangible thoughts and feelings that resulted on this journey of self-discovery and acceptance.
In a series of autobiographical self-portraits, viewers are invited on a fairytale-like journey of self-discovery that explores the internal landscape of the mind through the lens of the surreal. Identity is explored via the interwoven complexities of past and present and, specifically, how the past shapes and dictates our perception of our present self and relationships. Viewers are enveloped by large-format works, seventy-two inches by forty-eight inches, that often leave them suspended in moments of rising tension.
The fantastical subject matter and use of vibrant, luscious colors result in eye-catching and wonder-filled imagery meant to fill the viewer with awe and put them in a state of open-minded curiosity. The use of collage and hand assemblage of props allows me to construct my own world and find my own narrative, while the use of photography tethers the story to this world and place in time. It’s a cathartic series that investigates not only how we develop identity and overcome trauma, but also the wonder of myth, the beauty of nature, curiosity of humanity, and above all, strives for hope."
Teresa Meier is a Seattle-based multimedia artist that creates surrealist and self-portrait photo montages. Her large-format narrative works are lens-based, however, Teresa designs and fabricates her sets by hand, and composites the final image digitally. Much of her work incorporates themes of home, nature, and the interaction between humans and their environment that often leave the viewer suspended in moments of rising tension. Her fantastical subject matter and use of vibrant, luscious colors result in eye-catching and wonder-filled imagery.
Ms. Meier is drawn to the genres of self-portraiture and surrealism for their cathartic ability to articulate the intangible and connect with people on an emotional level, generating feelings of wonder, curiosity, and hope. She believes art has the power to open hearts and expand minds, and she seeks out opportunities to inspire change and promote well-being with art. Ms. Meier holds a Masters in Fine Arts in photography and enjoys teaching with Light Box Laboratories, a photography-based art therapy program that she founded in 2013, dedicated to serving underprivileged and at-risk teens.
Career Highlights - Ms. Meier was recently awarded both Director’s and Juror’s Award at PhotoPlace Gallery, honorable mentions at the PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris, the Ringholz Art Supply Award, second place at the Szeklerland Photo Biennial, and Director’s honorable mention at the Center for Fine Art Photography. Her work has been exhibited internationally, recently appeared in Lensculture, Don’t Take Pictures, Pro Photo Daily, Communication Arts, and The Cooperative of Photography, and is currently represented at Gray Sky Gallery in Seattle and the Portland Art Museum’s Rental Sales Gallery in Oregon.
Images for Sale -
The Approach - 48"x72"
Archival Paper
$10,000 Unframed
Limited Edition of 3 +2AP
Signed
Complicity - 48"x72"
Archival Paper
$10,000 Unframed
Limited Edition of 3 +2AP
Signed
The Belly - 48"x72"
Archival Paper
$10,000 Unframed
Limited Edition of 3 +2AP
Signed
The Lost Woman - 48"x72"
Archival Paper
$10,000 Unframed
Limited Edition of 3 +2AP
Signed
14th Ave - 18"x12"
Archival Paper
$1850 Unframed
Limited Edition of 7 +2AP
Signed
Waiting - 24"x36"
Archival Print mounted under acrylic
$2,150 framed
Limited Edition of 7 +2AP
Signed Certificate of Authenticity
Contact: Teresa Meier
tmeier@teresameier.com
www.teresameier.com
https://www.instagram.com/teresameiercreative
In crafting fantastical visual narratives I am able to visually explore the internal landscape of physically intangible thoughts and feelings.In a series of autobiographical self-portraits, I reflect on how my experiences with my family of origin have impacted my identity as well as the interpersonal relationships I’ve developed in adulthood by crafting surreal and fantastical visual narratives that describe the internal and physically intangible thoughts and feelings that resulted on this journey of self-discovery and acceptance.
In a series of autobiographical self-portraits, viewers are invited on a fairytale-like journey of self-discovery that explores the internal landscape of the mind through the lens of the surreal. Identity is explored via the interwoven complexities of past and present and, specifically, how the past shapes and dictates our perception of our present self and relationships. Viewers are enveloped by large-format works, seventy-two inches by forty-eight inches, that often leave them suspended in moments of rising tension.
The fantastical subject matter and use of vibrant, luscious colors result in eye-catching and wonder-filled imagery meant to fill the viewer with awe and put them in a state of open-minded curiosity. The use of collage and hand assemblage of props allows me to construct my own world and find my own narrative, while the use of photography tethers the story to this world and place in time. It’s a cathartic series that investigates not only how we develop identity and overcome trauma, but also the wonder of myth, the beauty of nature, curiosity of humanity, and above all, strives for hope."
Teresa Meier is a Seattle-based multimedia artist that creates surrealist and self-portrait photo montages. Her large-format narrative works are lens-based, however, Teresa designs and fabricates her sets by hand, and composites the final image digitally. Much of her work incorporates themes of home, nature, and the interaction between humans and their environment that often leave the viewer suspended in moments of rising tension. Her fantastical subject matter and use of vibrant, luscious colors result in eye-catching and wonder-filled imagery.
Ms. Meier is drawn to the genres of self-portraiture and surrealism for their cathartic ability to articulate the intangible and connect with people on an emotional level, generating feelings of wonder, curiosity, and hope. She believes art has the power to open hearts and expand minds, and she seeks out opportunities to inspire change and promote well-being with art. Ms. Meier holds a Masters in Fine Arts in photography and enjoys teaching with Light Box Laboratories, a photography-based art therapy program that she founded in 2013, dedicated to serving underprivileged and at-risk teens.
Career Highlights - Ms. Meier was recently awarded both Director’s and Juror’s Award at PhotoPlace Gallery, honorable mentions at the PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris, the Ringholz Art Supply Award, second place at the Szeklerland Photo Biennial, and Director’s honorable mention at the Center for Fine Art Photography. Her work has been exhibited internationally, recently appeared in Lensculture, Don’t Take Pictures, Pro Photo Daily, Communication Arts, and The Cooperative of Photography, and is currently represented at Gray Sky Gallery in Seattle and the Portland Art Museum’s Rental Sales Gallery in Oregon.
Images for Sale -
The Approach - 48"x72"
Archival Paper
$10,000 Unframed
Limited Edition of 3 +2AP
Signed
Complicity - 48"x72"
Archival Paper
$10,000 Unframed
Limited Edition of 3 +2AP
Signed
The Belly - 48"x72"
Archival Paper
$10,000 Unframed
Limited Edition of 3 +2AP
Signed
The Lost Woman - 48"x72"
Archival Paper
$10,000 Unframed
Limited Edition of 3 +2AP
Signed
14th Ave - 18"x12"
Archival Paper
$1850 Unframed
Limited Edition of 7 +2AP
Signed
Waiting - 24"x36"
Archival Print mounted under acrylic
$2,150 framed
Limited Edition of 7 +2AP
Signed Certificate of Authenticity
Contact: Teresa Meier
tmeier@teresameier.com
www.teresameier.com
https://www.instagram.com/teresameiercreative
COMPLICITY by Teresa Meier
THE APPROACH by Teresa Meier
THE BELLY by Teresa Meier
THE LOST WOMAN by Teresa Meier
WAITING by Teresa Meier
SELF PORTRAIT DEPRESSION-1000 by Violeta Alvarez
Violeta Alvarez says of 'Self Portrait Series: Depression', "This is a “Self Portrait Series: Depression” that documantation of my depression and isolation during the 2000 to 2002 in Brooklyn, NY and within that time my emotional state after 9/11.
The series is shot all on film with various cameras such as the Sinar 4x5, Mamiya 645, and 35mm film cameras. Some of the images were taken with the positive and negative polaroid film.
I feel this photo series could help raise awareness of depression. Today we are living in a new reality in the age of Covid-19 during a pandemic. In 2020 and now 2022 has not been an easy road so many worldwide are suffering from depression and anxiety.
There has been so much loss in the past two years. It's important to address mental health awareness or I like to say emtional wellness during this time.
My Journey in Photography began at a very early age. Mother gave me a 110 Kodak camera when I was in the first grade. My Mother’s hobby was photography, my Godfather was an Arcitech and my godmother was an art collector.
I was fascinated with my Godsister’s vinyl collection and the album artwork from bands like KISS, Led Zeppelin, and photography from ‘Rolling Stone Magazine’ that spurred my interest in music photography. They had had big influenced on me at a young child.
At 18, I began working at Justice Record label, where I took my first professional photos of musicians that included Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Jesse Dayton, Reverend Horton Heat, Tab Benoit, and Kermit Ruffins. In the late 90’s, I studied in New York City at Pratt Institute of Design, and then continued my education at Parsons School of Design where I studied photography.
I’ve received recognition for my photography such as being named one of Houston Press’s Top 10 Best Music Photographers, made the cut on PhotoShelter’s 'The List' as one of the Top 5 music photographers. Additionally, I received two awards from Houston METRO: ‘Hispanic Influence on the Arts' and 'Women’s Influence on Arts' in 2016 and my images were displayed at the First Annual Hispanic Heritage Month presented at Houston’s City Hall in 2018.
Being a woman of Hispanic heritage and a native Houstonian, this was a great honor and is something I’ll always cherish. Having been personally affected by Hurricane Harvey, it was a privilege to have my photo series, titled “Curbside Memories” included in the FotoFest Exhibition. My images appear in, “Smithsonian Rock ’n’ Roll: Live and Unseen”, by Bill Bentley that was published by Smithsonian Books.
Also, my images are included in the new limited-edition book, “Butthole Surfers: What Does Regret Mean?” by Aaron Tanner, published by Melodic Virtue. My imagery has been featured in publications such as New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, Spin, Variety Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and many others."
www.violetaalvarezphotography.com
http://www.violetaalvarezphotography.com
The series is shot all on film with various cameras such as the Sinar 4x5, Mamiya 645, and 35mm film cameras. Some of the images were taken with the positive and negative polaroid film.
I feel this photo series could help raise awareness of depression. Today we are living in a new reality in the age of Covid-19 during a pandemic. In 2020 and now 2022 has not been an easy road so many worldwide are suffering from depression and anxiety.
There has been so much loss in the past two years. It's important to address mental health awareness or I like to say emtional wellness during this time.
My Journey in Photography began at a very early age. Mother gave me a 110 Kodak camera when I was in the first grade. My Mother’s hobby was photography, my Godfather was an Arcitech and my godmother was an art collector.
I was fascinated with my Godsister’s vinyl collection and the album artwork from bands like KISS, Led Zeppelin, and photography from ‘Rolling Stone Magazine’ that spurred my interest in music photography. They had had big influenced on me at a young child.
At 18, I began working at Justice Record label, where I took my first professional photos of musicians that included Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Jesse Dayton, Reverend Horton Heat, Tab Benoit, and Kermit Ruffins. In the late 90’s, I studied in New York City at Pratt Institute of Design, and then continued my education at Parsons School of Design where I studied photography.
I’ve received recognition for my photography such as being named one of Houston Press’s Top 10 Best Music Photographers, made the cut on PhotoShelter’s 'The List' as one of the Top 5 music photographers. Additionally, I received two awards from Houston METRO: ‘Hispanic Influence on the Arts' and 'Women’s Influence on Arts' in 2016 and my images were displayed at the First Annual Hispanic Heritage Month presented at Houston’s City Hall in 2018.
Being a woman of Hispanic heritage and a native Houstonian, this was a great honor and is something I’ll always cherish. Having been personally affected by Hurricane Harvey, it was a privilege to have my photo series, titled “Curbside Memories” included in the FotoFest Exhibition. My images appear in, “Smithsonian Rock ’n’ Roll: Live and Unseen”, by Bill Bentley that was published by Smithsonian Books.
Also, my images are included in the new limited-edition book, “Butthole Surfers: What Does Regret Mean?” by Aaron Tanner, published by Melodic Virtue. My imagery has been featured in publications such as New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, Spin, Variety Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and many others."
www.violetaalvarezphotography.com
http://www.violetaalvarezphotography.com
SELF PORTRAIT DEPRESSION-1002 by Violeta Alvarez
SELF PORTRAIT DEPRESSION-1004 by Violeta Alvarez
SELF PORTRAIT DEPRESSION-1005 by Violeta Alvarez
SELF PORTRAIT DEPRESSION-1007 by Violeta Alvarez
SELF PORTRAIT DEPRESSION-1010 by Violeta Alvarez
TERMINUS-IN MY DREAMS by Virginia-Chavez-Smith
Virginia Chavez Smith says of 'Terminus', "What marks the end of motherhood? When a child has grown up and left home? When the relationship becomes more friend than child? At death? At the end of grief? Is there ever an end of grief?
After a lifetime of unknown and undiagnosed trauma for most of his 41 years, my beloved only son died of suicide. I started grieving six weeks before he died, seeing it coming and knowing that everything we were doing wasn’t helping. It was like watching someone drown just out of reach as they give up the fight to stay above water, too weak to continue. I knew he had made the decision to give up. I could see the relief that he had chosen to quiet his mind and grieved from a distance with him that we had found no hope. Although there were many quiet direct conversations and behind the scenes efforts, he took his life November 6, 2020. It became a different grief, a finality that took my breath as the anticipation had taken my sleep.
These images are the self portraits of dealing with this process of grief and loss. It was often the little things that triggered the worst grief. The smell of his skin when I hugged him, his scent as a man with remnants of his boyhood essence. I inhaled every moment of holding him close as it might be the last like I was inhaling the scent of a flower in a land I’d never visit again. I wanted to remember how big this loss was as if I’d forget it. And yet I’ll never forget it. I walk in this netherworld in life, unsure of who I am as a mother of a son no longer here in the favorite foods I will no longer make him, in the conversations I only hear in my dreams, in the efforts to live by the words of a son who wanted the best for his mother.
These are part of a larger series of a great loss for his family. It is ongoing as is my grief."
https://www.instagram.com/virginiachavezsmith
After a lifetime of unknown and undiagnosed trauma for most of his 41 years, my beloved only son died of suicide. I started grieving six weeks before he died, seeing it coming and knowing that everything we were doing wasn’t helping. It was like watching someone drown just out of reach as they give up the fight to stay above water, too weak to continue. I knew he had made the decision to give up. I could see the relief that he had chosen to quiet his mind and grieved from a distance with him that we had found no hope. Although there were many quiet direct conversations and behind the scenes efforts, he took his life November 6, 2020. It became a different grief, a finality that took my breath as the anticipation had taken my sleep.
These images are the self portraits of dealing with this process of grief and loss. It was often the little things that triggered the worst grief. The smell of his skin when I hugged him, his scent as a man with remnants of his boyhood essence. I inhaled every moment of holding him close as it might be the last like I was inhaling the scent of a flower in a land I’d never visit again. I wanted to remember how big this loss was as if I’d forget it. And yet I’ll never forget it. I walk in this netherworld in life, unsure of who I am as a mother of a son no longer here in the favorite foods I will no longer make him, in the conversations I only hear in my dreams, in the efforts to live by the words of a son who wanted the best for his mother.
These are part of a larger series of a great loss for his family. It is ongoing as is my grief."
https://www.instagram.com/virginiachavezsmith
TERMINUS-IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS by Virginia-Chavez-Smith
TERMINUS -LETTING GO by Virginia-Chavez-Smith
ANIMA MUNDI 1 by Root Yarden
Root Yarden says, "When the body meets other environment
When the soul meets the body
When it is possible to let go
To surrender
Then the miracle is happening
The inner space meets any kind of reality or material
A tree
A rock
A stone
The earth
The wind is whispering the river is roaring
If you come on another day something else can appear .
THE artist is leaving her studio and start walking, for one minute it seems as research
A personal visual research combine body and nature, myth and archetype –
the heeler , the great mother , the goddess , mother earth.
IT can be a research of the artist to her inner forgotten goddess
Her inner roots and wings.
This project is an encounter of body nature hope and despair.
IT is about create an inner new reality , create a new world that wishes to be found .
https://yardenroot.wixsite.com/rootyarden
https://instagram.com/root_yarden?igshid=vw7e4sznfc6g
Root Yarden says, "When the body meets other environment
When the soul meets the body
When it is possible to let go
To surrender
Then the miracle is happening
The inner space meets any kind of reality or material
A tree
A rock
A stone
The earth
The wind is whispering the river is roaring
If you come on another day something else can appear .
THE artist is leaving her studio and start walking, for one minute it seems as research
A personal visual research combine body and nature, myth and archetype –
the heeler , the great mother , the goddess , mother earth.
IT can be a research of the artist to her inner forgotten goddess
Her inner roots and wings.
This project is an encounter of body nature hope and despair.
IT is about create an inner new reality , create a new world that wishes to be found .
https://yardenroot.wixsite.com/rootyarden
https://instagram.com/root_yarden?igshid=vw7e4sznfc6g
ANIMA MUNDI 2 by Root Yarden
ANIMA MUNDI 3 by Root Yarden
LOOKING by Yulia Morris
HONORABLE MENTION
HONORABLE MENTION
Yulia Tregub Morris uses her lens to study the relation of people to place, space to time, and herself to others as a human being. People in their environment, street scenes, and nature are her interests, and finding beauty and humanity in seemingly ordinary moments of daily life inspires her.
Yulia is intrigued by how streets come alive, and enjoys capturing candid portraits of people in their own world and thoughts. She likes stopping these moments in time and catching the ephemeral life in them, all the while being fully present in the here and now, ready to capture that critical moment. The pursuit for the real gives her clarity and freedom of being.
Yulia Tregub Morris is a Los Angeles-based photographer specializing in fine art, lifestyle, personal branding, and reportage photography.
She was born in Moscow, Russia. Her photography journey began at the Moscow bureau of the Associated Press, where she worked as an accountant after her graduation with a Bachelor degree in Business Management. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Alexander Zemlianichenko recognized her talent and became her long-term mentor in photography.
She photographed fashion shows, theatre performances, daily news, and protests, contributing to the Associated Press. In 2013 she immigrated to the United States and continued working as a freelance photographer, photographing events, people, using her love to tell a story with a camera.
Her photographs have been published in Time, The Washington Post, and other outlets, and included in numerous exhibitions in both Los Angeles and Moscow. Her personal work explores people in their environment, daily life, and moments in between.
She is active in the photo community and you can often find her at various local art events, exhibitions, and art shows either showcasing her work or as a guest.
She is a member of the Los Angeles Center of Photography and on the board of directors of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers.
Career Highlights PUBLICATIONS:
Time, Washington Post, New York Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle, Arizona Daily Star, The New Indian Express, The Moscow News, Leica Russia, Leica USA, Chinese Photographers Magazine, Lenscratch, and other online and print outlets.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
2021
Another Year in LA, online exhibition
Virtual Photographs During the Stay at Home Order, Open Show by Pasadena Photography Arts
2020
WFH, New York Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers
Roller Coaster Ride On The Pier, Your Daily Photograph
Self-Quarantinig, Lenscratch
Self-Isolation series, Your Daily Photograph
stARTup Art Fair, Venice, CA
Project XV: New Perspectives in Photography, Los Angeles Center of
IMAGES FOR SALE:
Looking - 14"W x 16" H
Archival paper
$650 unframed
Limited edition of 7
Signed on back
Contact: Yulia Tregub Morris
info@yuliamorrisphoto.com
www.yuliamorrisphoto.com
https://www.instagram.com/yuliatmorris
Yulia is intrigued by how streets come alive, and enjoys capturing candid portraits of people in their own world and thoughts. She likes stopping these moments in time and catching the ephemeral life in them, all the while being fully present in the here and now, ready to capture that critical moment. The pursuit for the real gives her clarity and freedom of being.
Yulia Tregub Morris is a Los Angeles-based photographer specializing in fine art, lifestyle, personal branding, and reportage photography.
She was born in Moscow, Russia. Her photography journey began at the Moscow bureau of the Associated Press, where she worked as an accountant after her graduation with a Bachelor degree in Business Management. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Alexander Zemlianichenko recognized her talent and became her long-term mentor in photography.
She photographed fashion shows, theatre performances, daily news, and protests, contributing to the Associated Press. In 2013 she immigrated to the United States and continued working as a freelance photographer, photographing events, people, using her love to tell a story with a camera.
Her photographs have been published in Time, The Washington Post, and other outlets, and included in numerous exhibitions in both Los Angeles and Moscow. Her personal work explores people in their environment, daily life, and moments in between.
She is active in the photo community and you can often find her at various local art events, exhibitions, and art shows either showcasing her work or as a guest.
She is a member of the Los Angeles Center of Photography and on the board of directors of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers.
Career Highlights PUBLICATIONS:
Time, Washington Post, New York Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle, Arizona Daily Star, The New Indian Express, The Moscow News, Leica Russia, Leica USA, Chinese Photographers Magazine, Lenscratch, and other online and print outlets.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
2021
Another Year in LA, online exhibition
Virtual Photographs During the Stay at Home Order, Open Show by Pasadena Photography Arts
2020
WFH, New York Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers
Roller Coaster Ride On The Pier, Your Daily Photograph
Self-Quarantinig, Lenscratch
Self-Isolation series, Your Daily Photograph
stARTup Art Fair, Venice, CA
Project XV: New Perspectives in Photography, Los Angeles Center of
IMAGES FOR SALE:
Looking - 14"W x 16" H
Archival paper
$650 unframed
Limited edition of 7
Signed on back
Contact: Yulia Tregub Morris
info@yuliamorrisphoto.com
www.yuliamorrisphoto.com
https://www.instagram.com/yuliatmorris
A DAY BY THE SEA by Yulia Morris
CAMERA INSTEAD OF MOUTH by Yulia Morris
FEELING by Yulia Morris
SEEING by Yulia Morris
SELF PORTRAIT by Yulia Morris
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THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' HOME:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' FIRST PLACE:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/first-place-eileen-hohmuth-lemonick-death----/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' SECOND PLACE:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/second-place-karen-crouse-weathered----/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' HONORABLE MENTIONS:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/honorable-mentions-anne-berry-choices-carrie-usmar-actively-listens-ian-wright-self-2-yulia-morris-looking-diane-fenster-night-heart----/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' BEST SERIES:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/best-series-susan-kaufer-carey/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' EXHIBITION #1:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/exhibition-1/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' EXHIBITION #2:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/exhibition-2/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' EXHIBITION #3:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/exhibition-3/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' EXHIBITION #4:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/exhibition-4/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' HOME:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' FIRST PLACE:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/first-place-eileen-hohmuth-lemonick-death----/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' SECOND PLACE:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/second-place-karen-crouse-weathered----/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' HONORABLE MENTIONS:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/honorable-mentions-anne-berry-choices-carrie-usmar-actively-listens-ian-wright-self-2-yulia-morris-looking-diane-fenster-night-heart----/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' BEST SERIES:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/best-series-susan-kaufer-carey/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' EXHIBITION #1:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/exhibition-1/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' EXHIBITION #2:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/exhibition-2/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' EXHIBITION #3:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/exhibition-3/1
THE 'I-A CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITURE' EXHIBITION #4:
https://laphotocurator.com/the-i-a-call-for-self-portraiture-ellen-friedlander/exhibition-4/1
