“Center Forward” exhibition, opening April 29-June 11, 2011

Opening reception June 3, from 6-9 PM.

The Center for Fine Art Photography, 400 North College Avenue

Fort Collins, CO 80524,   970. 224.1010

My work is included in the “Center Forward” exhibition that runs from April 29-June 11, 2011. The Center for Fine Art Photography always has wonderful and stimulating  exhibitions-if anyone is in the area, please stop by and you won’t be disappointed with any of their shows! The image included in this show is from a new series called “Edible Botanicals” which focuses on food as a world wide scarcity.  It is a work in progress and will include images of soil and water, topics of concern for raising food and supporting populations.  This particular image is of “Bitter Melon,” a vegetable I was not familar with, but I found the warty, textured skin fascinating.

Women In Photography International will have a booth at photo la +artLA Projects 2011 from Jan. 13-17, 2011. My photograph “Little Eve” will be included in the show.

2011 “black & white & color”

Nature/Scenic Category

First Place-”Last Days of Summer”, Joyce P. Lopez

Last Days of Summer

Exhibition dates: Feb. 1-Feb.26, 2011

My piece, “Dark Object” was selected for this competition and received an Honorable Mention. This is from a new series about monolithic objects.  These images are printed on matte archival paper which gives the surface a velvet quality.

In an era when large prints, really large prints, are in vogue, there is still a group of photographers who enjoy the discipline of creating small masterpieces. To afford them a measure of recognition, Soho Photo is initiating its Annual National Small Works Competition in February, 2011.

The Competition has no limit as to subject matter or technique, but the finished print size cannot be larger than 6 inches in each direction. Mattes and frames cannot exceed 12 inches in each direction. Our juror will be selecting the images to be exhibited and will award prizes as well.

The Juror: Richard Klein Exhibitions Director, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art Ridgefield, CT. Richard Klein is a Connecticut-based artist, curator, writer and Exhibitions Director of The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Ridgefield, CT.The Aldrich is one of the few non-collecting contemporary art museums in the United States.

Soho Photo Gallery is the oldest artist-run photography gallery in New York City. It was established in 1971 by a group of photojournalists and avant garde photographers who were seeking an alternative gallery space in which to exhibit their work.

While there, I received word from the Center (formerly the Santa Fe Center for Photography) that I was a prize winner in the Editor’s Choice Award. This was awarded by Kathy Ryan, picture editor of The New York Times Magazine and Scott Thode-Editor in Chief, Vll. Images from “The Trouble with Birds” series were the award winning images.

This is the series that was selected for exhibition at FOTOWEEK DC 09.

Walking  through the forests of northern Wisconsin, I began to notice the forest floor in a more studied way.  Pine needles cushioned and quieted my steps.  Feathers dropped by birds who flew away or died, their  bodies already consumed,  reminders of their short lives.  Pine cones dropped, ready to start new saplings for the coming years, replacing pines hit by lightening, dead from blight, old age, light deprivation, drought, etc.  There was much to learn and notice.