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artist's bio/cv

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Background

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I am or have been a member of the Michener and Woodmere Art Museums, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and other art and cultural venues; and reside north of Philadelphia, PA in Elkins Park with my wife, Kathryn. We have two children. I retired in July 2013 from Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ after a thirty-six year career as a professor of organizational behavior and management in the College of Business. Art was always an interest and avocation before and during this career, and has become a prime focus since.

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I have taken ceramics classes at the Abington Art Center (Elkins Park, PA) and Doylestown PA’s Moravian Pottery & Tile Works, painting workshops and studio classes at the Woodmere Art Museum; and photography and clay monoprint workshops, the latter led by Mitch Lyons, a pioneer and leading practitioner in this medium.

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Photography

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I have been a photographer for many years. In my photographs and in many locations I have attempted to capture the beauty, inspirational qualities, and majesty of the natural environment. In my work I strive to capture viewer attention and interest, and prompt reflection. My work includes landscapes, flora and fauna, ancient and contemporary elements of the built environment, and observations of contemporary culture. Humor, abstraction, and ambiguity are present in some of my photographs, as well.

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Exhibition Record

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One of my paintings, Promontory, was selected for the juried show at the Abington Art Center in 2015.  Another, Bar Harbor, was selected for its juried 2021 Summer Show.

 

My photographs, some 2’ by 3’, are on permanent display at Rider’s College of Business, in an installation I created titled, Preserving the Natural Environment, Placed among the photographs are large, mounted quotations on the importance of good environmental stewardship.

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Recently, my photographs have been selected for exhibition at –

  • The 15th Annual (2021) Juried National Photography Exhibit of the Media Arts Council, Media, PA - Theme: "Balance";

  • The 2021 Juried Show at the Evendale (Ohio) Cultural Arts Center - No theme;

  • TPS 30: The 2022 International Competition, a juried exhibition organized by the Texas Photographic Society, Abilene, TX - No theme. This exhibition also travelled to the University of Texas at San Antonio and was on view there;.

  • The 2022 and 5th Biennial Wings and Water juried national exhibition organized by the River Arts Center, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin - Theme: "Wings and Water";

  • The Juried Marblehead Arts Association Centennial Anniversary Variations National Exhibition, Marblehead, MA, 2022;

  • The Ellarslie Open 39, an annual juried national exhibition at The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ, 2022;

  • (Two photographs) The 34th Annual International Juried Art Exhibition at the Texarkana Regional Arts Center, sponsored by the Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council, Texarkana, TX, 2022;

  • The biennial national juried exhibition of the Gainesville Fine Arts Association - Theme: "Things Unseen". Gainesville, FL, 2022;

  • "Seeing Beyond", A National Online Juried Photography and Digital Art Exhibition sponsored by the Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket, RI, 2022;

  • "Focus, Capture, and Inspire", a juried photography exhibition at the Edward A. Dixon Gallery, Dayton, OH, 2022;

  • "Blackout": The 2022 Annual National Juried Exhibition. Theme: Art dominantly featuring the color black. The Ashton Gallery @ Art on 30th, a contemporary art center and gallery, San Diego, CA; 

  • (Two photographs) The 16th Annual (2022) Juried National Photography Exhibit of the Media Arts Council, Media, PA - Theme: "In the Moment";

  • (Two photographs) "Grants Pass Museum of Art 6 x 6 for 2023" - No theme. Grants Pass, Oregon, 2023;

  • The juried 38th (2023) Annual International Exhibition at the Meadows Gallery, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX;

  • Juried exhibition, Kavanagh Gallery, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, Il, 2023. Theme: "Environments";

  • The 2023 Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists Open Juried Exhibition, "Celebrate the Artist". No theme. King of Prussia, PA;

  • "Exposed 2023", a juried online international photography exhibition sponsored by the Marin Society of Artists, Marin County, CA.;

  • "Words Matter: Found, Created or Imagined", a juried photography exhibition sponsored by The Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, RI, 2023;

  • (Three photographs) "Shadow", a juried exhibition by Arts Benicia, with galleries and studios in Benicia, CA, 2023;

  • "2023 The Magic Silver Show: The Elena Diane Curris Juried Photomedia Exhibition" at the Clara M. Eagle Gallery at Murray State University, Murray, KY;

  • "From Ordinary to Extraordinary", a national juried photography exhibition, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI, 2023;

  • "2023 - Storytellers", an international juried online exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA. Theme: Art that tells stories;

  • (Two photographs) "Light & Dark", a juried online international photography exhibition sponsored by Marin Society of Artists, Marin County, CA, 2023;

  • (Two photographs) "Best Day", an online national exhibition, BeExtraordinaire Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2023;

  • (Two photographs) "Water Ways", a juried national exhibition, Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA, 2024;

  • "Marblehead Arts Association Variations 2024", a juried national exhibition, Marblehead, MA, 2024; and

  • (Two photographs) "2024 Open Juried Photography Exhibition", Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists, at the 431 Gallery, King of Prussia, PA.

In addition,

  • In 2015 one of my photographs from the Florida Everglades won an award from jurors at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, PA, in advance of a major conference on sustainability;

  • Two of my photographs, one from Maine and the other from the Netherlands, were selected for publication in the Travel section of our area’s leading newspaper, The Philadelphia Inquirer; and

  • In December 2015 another photograph, of Arizona’s Grand Canyon, was selected for publication on the editorial page of this newspaper, accompanying my letter-to-the editor.

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Three articles with my photographs were selected for publication in the Travel section of The Philadelphia Inquirer. A “Personal Journey” submission reported on a visit to the restored Mason Neck, VA home of George Mason, father of the United States’ Bill of Rights. The other two were feature articles, with the first a report on a visit to the Great Bear Rain Forest in British Columbia, Canada. The second reported on a visit to Portland, Oregon, the surrounding area, and the northern Oregon coast. These articles can be accessed using the links that follow.

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This link contains the full printed article. The one photograph is not mine.

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/living/travel/20161009_A_journey_through_the_Great_Bear_Rainforest__B_C_.html

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  • Travel – “A Northwest Passage to Oregon: Portland and its Beautiful Surrounding Area” – December 29, 2017. Only two of the six photographs that were published appear in this link. The title of the article when it appeared in print was, “A Northwest Passage”.

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/living/travel/going-going-oregon-a-journey-to-portland-and-its-beautiful-surrounding-area-20171229.html

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