On view: September 20 – October 26, 2025
While in my senior year of undergraduate (visual psychology) I joined a friend working in the darkroom on a senior project in Architecture, it was at that point in time that the full weight of photography connected with me. The magic of the obfuscated image in the developing tray coming to life from a latent capture was the moment. My formal education in photography began at the Center for Photographic Studies where my first teacher was CJ. Pressma, himself a protégé of Henry Holmes Smith and Minor White. It was profound and lasting experience. After that my professional development led to a Masters in Fine Art | Photography. What came next was a 40 Year career in graphic design, with the final role of as Design Director for my own company. Filmmaking took over during this period where my visual skills were honed and applied as a Director of both film and photography. Looking through the lens at the flow of motion was mesmerizing. I have spent the better part of the last decade traveling the globe to documenting NGO humanitarian projects, from Education for Children with Disabilities in Andong, South Korea to Women Weavers in Maheshwar, India. With 50+ years of Photography I remain committed to explore, to learn and to help others find their path to self-expression and documentation via photography. This new body of work presented here is entitled REMNANTS.
I have always collected found images. I have always looked at these objects as viewfinders into the past, some mine and some others. During COVID and the inability to travel I found myself going through a box of vintage color postcards looking at the images as if through a viewfinder. Within those frames I would begin to select a portion that would make an interesting image or print, sort of an “image within an image”. The enlarged lithography dot pattern added and abstract edge to the images and allowed me to present a unique vision. Of course there are numerous historic connections here for me, the Taos Church is a photographic icon, captured by the likes of Paul trand and Ansel Adams. One of my photographic heroes is Alfred Stieglitz, my cloud images connect to his Equivalents Series. There is also a graphic design or “painterly” quality to some of these images, the dot pattern of Roy Lichtenstein and to Andy Warhol as well. Many of these choices were intuitive, with others connecting only during the process when other connections revealed themselves. This body of work is at times more personal than some of my previous work and it has become important for me to show and to share this work within a gallery. I have been practicing fine art photography since the mid 1970s. I have watched it grow and I have developed my vision and my skills during this same period, this body of work presents the culmination of those efforts and presents a sense of my personal vision.
GALLERY HOURS & VISITOR INFORMATION
This exhibition will be held in the Second Floor Gallery of the Evanston Art Center (EAC). Masks are optional but strongly recommended for students, visitors and staff.
Gallery Hours
Monday–Thursday: 9am–6pm
Friday: 9am–5pm
Saturday–Sunday: 9am–4pm
HOW TO PURCHASE ARTWORK
Artwork sale proceeds benefit both the artist and the Evanston Art Center. If you are interested in purchasing artwork on display, please contact Emma Rose Gudewicz, Director of Development and Exhibition Manager, at [email protected] or (847) 475-5300 x 102.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.