PORTRAITS SHOW CURATED BY MARY ELLEN MARK
"Killed in the Line of Duty", a portrait from "The Holler" Series has been chosen by Mary Ellen Mark for the Portraits Show at The Center for Fine Art Photography.
The images were selected by juror, Mary Ellen Mark. Mary Ellen Mark is a photographer known for her photojournalism, portraiture, and advertising photography. She has had 17 collections of her work published and has exhibited at galleries and museums worldwide. She has received numerous accolades, including three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. Additionally, Mark was awarded the Photographer of the Year Award from the Friends of Photography, three Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards, Matrix Award for outstanding woman in the field of film/photography, World Press Award for Outstanding Body of Work Throughout the Years, Victor Hasselblad Cover Award, and numerous other prestigious awards. Mark has published photo-essays and portraits in such publications as LIFE, New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair. For over four decades, she has traveled extensively to make pictures that reflect a high degree of humanism. Today, she is recognized as one of our most respected and influential photographers.
The Portraits will be on display in the Center’s online gallery and physical gallery from November 6 - November 28, 2009. The public and artists’ reception will be held in Fort Collins on November 6, 2009 from 6-9pm.
The Center for Fine Art Photography
Balch's "Two Boys in Trailer" will also be showcased in the Center for Fine Art Photography's Web Gallery
The images were selected by juror, Mary Ellen Mark. Mary Ellen Mark is a photographer known for her photojournalism, portraiture, and advertising photography. She has had 17 collections of her work published and has exhibited at galleries and museums worldwide. She has received numerous accolades, including three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. Additionally, Mark was awarded the Photographer of the Year Award from the Friends of Photography, three Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards, Matrix Award for outstanding woman in the field of film/photography, World Press Award for Outstanding Body of Work Throughout the Years, Victor Hasselblad Cover Award, and numerous other prestigious awards. Mark has published photo-essays and portraits in such publications as LIFE, New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair. For over four decades, she has traveled extensively to make pictures that reflect a high degree of humanism. Today, she is recognized as one of our most respected and influential photographers.
The Portraits will be on display in the Center’s online gallery and physical gallery from November 6 - November 28, 2009. The public and artists’ reception will be held in Fort Collins on November 6, 2009 from 6-9pm.
The Center for Fine Art Photography
Balch's "Two Boys in Trailer" will also be showcased in the Center for Fine Art Photography's Web Gallery
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLICATION
Sarah Balch has been chosen as one of the fifteen artists' who's will be featured in The Center for Fine Art Photography's 2009 Portfolio Showcase, Volume 2.
The portfolios were selected by juror, Rixon Reed, founder of Photo Eye.
"The portfolios I viewed for this competition were tightly knit around a focused theme and rarely fell prey to the dreaded favorite pictures syndrome. The diversity and quality of the work speaks to the vibrancy and sophistication of the photographic community that follows the [Center for Fine Art Photography’s] activities.There are many more surprises and great beauty lying within each of these portfolios, far too many to enumerate here. Suffice it to say that this diverse work will reward upon repeated viewings. We can only hope that these pictures will help inspire viewers to appreciate photography, art and life itself just a little bit more in these difficult and troubled times."
-Rixon Reed, excerpt from Juror's Statement
Balch will also be showcased in the Center for Fine Art Photography's Web Gallery
The publication, "Portfolio Showcase Volume 2" will be available for purchase
March 2009 from The Center for Fine Art Photography.
The portfolios were selected by juror, Rixon Reed, founder of Photo Eye.
"The portfolios I viewed for this competition were tightly knit around a focused theme and rarely fell prey to the dreaded favorite pictures syndrome. The diversity and quality of the work speaks to the vibrancy and sophistication of the photographic community that follows the [Center for Fine Art Photography’s] activities.There are many more surprises and great beauty lying within each of these portfolios, far too many to enumerate here. Suffice it to say that this diverse work will reward upon repeated viewings. We can only hope that these pictures will help inspire viewers to appreciate photography, art and life itself just a little bit more in these difficult and troubled times."
-Rixon Reed, excerpt from Juror's Statement
Balch will also be showcased in the Center for Fine Art Photography's Web Gallery
The publication, "Portfolio Showcase Volume 2" will be available for purchase
March 2009 from The Center for Fine Art Photography.
