PHOTOcentric
2015
PHOTOcentric December 5, 2015 through January 10, 2016
Garrison Art Center 23 Garrison’s Landing, P.O. Box 4 Garrison, New York 10524
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Published on the occasion of the exhibition PHOTOcentric Garrison Art Center, Garrison, New York December 5, 2015 through January 10, 2016 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electric or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the publisher. Please contact Garrison Art Center, 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison, New York, 10524. The only exception in this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by the U.S. copyright law. Cover photograph by Peter Janecke Cover and book design by Carinda Swann Graphic assistance by Julia Famularo Installation assistance by Melissa Schlobohm
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Acknowledgments PHOTOcentric 2015 is the 7th year of Garrison Art Center’s annual international photography exhibition. This year marks the beginning of PHOTOcentric as a biennial event with the next exhibition in the late fall of 2017. The Art Center is grateful to this year’s juror, Julie Saul, for her time and expertise. Her selections represent an exciting array of viewpoints and techniques. It is because of the generosity and diverse photographic experience of our jurors that PHOTOcentric continues to grow as a carefullyconsidered representation of the ever-changing field of photography. In addition, the valuable commitment during these seven years of PHOTOcentric founder and photographer Cali Gorevic is, as always, deeply appreciated. The submissions offered this year for consideration continue to show the exceptional exploration and diverse visions of photographers. The field of photography is becoming increasingly digital, wherein artists find nearly limitless ways to offer their insights and observations of the world that surrounds them. With technology advancing seemingly at the speed of light, photographers have become pioneers with access to explore previously unknown worlds of visual expression. The Art Center is deeply grateful to these — and all — artists who offer their personal perspective for all the world to see, enjoy, and yes, scrutinize. It takes a special kind of courage to expose one’s own skill, talent and creativity in this vulnerable way. Working on behalf of artists and promoting their visions has been vital to the mission of Garrison Art Center since its founding in 1964. We are fortunate indeed to have human beings in our midst who are intent upon presenting for all to see their creative interpretations of the world around them and inside them. We are also fortunate to exist within a community that appreciates the critical role that art plays within a culture that advances only when varying points of view are welcomed and considered with civil discourse. Thank you, Artists, for your gifts, and thank you, Patrons, for your open-eyed support.
Carinda Swann, Executive Director Garrison Art Center
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Julie Saul PHOTOcentric 2015 Juror Julie Saul has owned and directed Julie Saul Gallery since 1986. The gallery specializes in contemporary photo based art and works on paper. She received a Masters Degree from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University in 1982 and has worked as an independent curator, taught and lectured at a variety of museums and schools including The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York University, Christies, Sotheby’s, and the School of Visual Arts. Her thesis project on Moholy Nagy Photoplastics was published and exhibited at the Bronx Museum of the Arts in 1983. She has participated in numerous portfolio reviews internationally. She has served on the board of AIPAD (Association of International Photographic Art Dealers) Art Table (women in leadership positions in the visual arts) and In Motion which provides legal services for needy women. The gallery has been located in Chelsea for a decade following fifteen years in Soho.
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BEST IN SHOW
Peter Janecke Vex Pentaptych
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NATURE 1st Place Michael Miller Night Heron Coming Down
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NATURE 2nd Place
Sarah Corbin Sparring Stallions
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NATURE 3rd Place
Emma Powell Kirsten Hoving Memento Mori
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Elizabeth Arnold fall winter
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Karen Kirkpatrick Awakening
Jerry Silverman Condor at dusk Tierra del Fuego
Peggy Kulbe Saturday Afternoon
Linda Magnusson-Rosario Normandy Beach
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PEOPLE 1st Place
Marti Belcher Tatooed Women of Naga #1
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PEOPLE 2nd Place
Caren Winnall Last Ferry
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PEOPLE 3rd Place Jim Dratfield Mongolian Rider
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Rebecca Ambrosini Looking Out
Carien Schippers The Loop 14
Dan McCormack Vera_J_12-13-14--01AC
Patricia Beary Return to the Muse 3
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David Burnett Cyclo Racing — Cleveland
Anita Peltonen Asleep on Train I
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Alan Model Cyber Cafe
Mark Coggins Geisha Confidential 17
Russ Rowland Through The Looking Glass (Caroline)
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Manss Aval Break
Allen Palmer untitled Caren Winnall Reach Up
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OPEN 1st Place
Craig Colvin Liftoff
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OPEN 2nd Place Ken Dreyfack If You Build It
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OPEN 3rd Place Bernard (Bernie) Herman A River Ran Through It
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Paul Bonnar iPhone 5c: Bad Hair Day
Elliott Kaufman Street Dance_2014_1_2(x30) 24
Mallory Gottlieb her garments heavy with their drink pulled the poor wretch from her melodious lay to muddy death
Nick Winkworth Love-Love 25
Elizabeth Arnold interior MOMA
Alison Bert Windows on Riga 26
Marianne Campolongo Wonder Wheel II
Miroslav Vrzala Interior 1 27
Russ Rowland Radio City
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Malcolm Easton Flux
Dennis Geller Hanging Rope, Arlington 29
Susan Lynn Smith Untitled (Beech Mountain Mini Golf) Michael Miller General & Bar, Haa Valley, Bhutan
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Donna Lee Blais Straw Man and Blue Bike Craig Colvin Rainbow Feet
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Karen Johnson Reflections
Matt Howard Greve in Chianti/Library 32
Alexander Diaz untitled, Faith in Images series
Anna Leigh Clem Out of Bounds 33
Deborah Loeb Bohren Study in White No. 3 Dave Higgins Fisherman’s Hut
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Maryann Syrek River Dance 35
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Director’s Choice Award
Ken Dreyfack Night Market
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Index Ambrosini, Rebecca Beacon, NY 14 Arnold, Elizabeth Cortlandt Manor, NY 8, 26 Aval, Manss San Diego, CA 18 Beary, Patricia Westbury, NY 15 Belcher, Marti Vienna, VA 11 Bert, Alison Hastings on Hudson, NY 26 Blais, Donna Lee New Paltz, NY 31 Bohren, Deborah Loeb Stamford, CT 34 Bonnar, Paul Garrison, NY 24 Burnett, David Newburgh, NY 16 Campolongo, Marianne Chappaqua, NY 27 Clem, Anna Leigh Stone Ridge, NY 33 Coggins, Mark San Francisco, CA 17 Colvin, Craig Santa Clara, CA 21, 31 Corbin, Sarah New York, NY 6 Diaz, Alexander St. Augustine, FL 33 Dratfield, Jim Carmel, NY 13 Dreyfack, Ken Saugerties, NY 22, 37 Easton, Malcolm Berkeley, CA 29 Geller, Dennis Somerville, MA 29 Gottlieb, Mallory Tarzana, CA 25 Herman, Bernard (Bernie) Kingston, NY 23
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Higgins, Dave Albany, NY 34 Howard, Matt Garrison, NY 32 Janecke, Peter Seabrook, TX 3 Johnson, Karen Armonk, NY 32 Kaufman, Elliott New York, NY 24 Kirkpatrick, Karen Centennial, CO 8 Kulbe, Peggy Bloomingdale, NJ 9 Magnusson-Rosario, Linda Garrison, NY 9 McCormack, Dan Accord, NY 15 Miller, Michael New York, NY 5, 30 Model, Alan Rye, NY 17 Palmer, Allen Highlands, MA 19 Peltonen, Anita Cold Spring, NY 16 Powell, Emma & Kirsten Hoving Colorado Springs, CO 7 Rowland, Russ New York, NY 18, 248 Schippers, Carien Walton, NY 14 Silverman, Jerry Hastings on Hudson, NY 8 Smith, Susan Lynn San Francisco, CA 30 Syrek, Maryann Cold Spring, NY 35 Vrzala, Miroslav Monroe, NY 27 Winkworth, Nick Menlo Park, CA 25 Winnall, Caren Riverside, CT 12, 19
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THE RIVERSIDE GALLERIES 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison, NY 10524