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Time In: Refocusing the Lens of Motherhood | Joy Christiansen Erb

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumna Joy Christiansen Erb for having her work featured in Time In: Refocusing the Lens of Motherhood, an exhibition curated by Larry Gawel. The exhibition runs through February 21, 2016 at the Elder Gallery at Nebraska Wesleyan.

Nebraska Wesleyan’s Elder Gallery features a photography exhibit that explores children’s lives through their mothers’ camera lenses.

“Time In: Refocusing the Lens of Motherhood” runs through February 21. The exhibition — curated by Larry Gawel of WorkSpace Gallery in Lincoln — features 11 contemporary female photographers and mothers who have chosen their children as the subject matter in their photographic work while transcending the notion of the snapshot or the school portrait.

Featured artists include: Rocio De Alba, Middle Village, New York; Elizabeth Claffey, Bloomington, Ind.; Joy Christiansen Erb, Youngstown, Ohio; Tytia Habing, Watson, Ill.; Alaina Hickman, Omaha; Toni Pepe, Malden, Mass.; Suzanne Révy, Carlisle, Mass.; Heather Evans Smith, Winston Salem, N.C.; Sheila Talbitzer, Omaha; Jessica Tampas, Chicago, Ill.; and Jamie Tuttle, Evanston, Ill.

Elder Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.

A panel discussion with the curator and artists Alba, Habing, Révy, Tuttle and Talbitzer will be held Friday, February 5 at 4 p.m. Together they will share their thoughts on what transcends a snapshot, how one makes an image of a child have universal appeal, career vs. family for women in the arts, and technological advances for photographing children, among other topics. A reception will follow from 5 to 7 p.m.

Elder Gallery is located inside the Rogers Center for Fine Arts, 50th Street and Huntington Ave. Admission and parking are free.

Joy currently resides in Youngstown, Ohio, where she is an Associate Professor of Photography at Youngstown State University. She received her B.F.A. from Miami University, Oxford, OH and her M.F.A. from Texas Woman’s University.

Call for Entry | Rising Eyes of Texas 2016

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Due: December 15, 2015
Rising Eyes of Texas is now seeking undergraduate and graduate students to submit their best work!
ENTRY DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2015
Prize Juror: Anna Stothart, Brown Foundation Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art, San Antonio Museum of Art
Last year we exhibited over 30 artists from 19 Texas Colleges and Universities, and awarded over $1000 in cash prizes.
Please share with fellow students!

Photography Teacher, Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School | Elva Maria Salinas

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Congratulations Texas Woman’s University Alumna, Elva Maria Salinas, for her appointment as Photography Teacher at Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School in Indiana University in Boerne, Texas.

Elva Maria Salinas is an artist and an artistic educator currently living in San Antonio, TX. Elva grew up in Del Rio, TX, a small town on the U.S./Mexico border, which gave her a unique insight and perspective of both Mexican and American culture.

Elva received an M.F.A in Photography in May 2013 from Texas Woman’s University. Previous to that, she earned a B.F.A in Photography at The University of the Incarnate Word in 2007.

14th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition

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14th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition
& 2015 Solo Exhibition / Clare Benson, The Shepherd’s Daughter

February 11 – March 13, 2015
Opening Reception: February 17 | 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Guest Lecture with Juror, April Watson: February 17 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Texas Woman’s University
East | West Galleries
14th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition Selected Artists:

Sharon Lee Hart, Boynton Beach, FL (Solo Show Award)
Andy Mattern, Albuquerque, NM (Coupralux Award)
Bryon Darby, Lawrence, KS (Imaging Spectrum Award)
Allison Jarek, Denton, TX (Red River Printer Award)
Ben Altman, Danby, NY (Arlington Camera Award)
Marcus DeSieno, Tampa, FL (Arlington Camera Award)
Beverly Ahern, Overland Park, KS
Linda Alterwitz, Las Vegas, NV
Sarah Austin, Tuscaloosa, AL
Christine Carr, Ankeny, IA
Bennie Flores Ansell, Houston, TX
Garrett Hansen, Lexington, KY
Abbey Hepner, Albuquerque, NM
John Holmgren, Lancaster, PA
Paul Hooven, Pine Bluff, AR
Priya Kambli, Kirksville, MO
Joseph Labate & Laura LaFave, Tuscon, AZ
Janna Añonuevo Langholz, Dallas, TX
Holly Lay, Pendleton, IN
Katie Newton, Beaverton, OR
Ashley Samuela Raasch, Portland, OR
Heather Ross, Denton, TX
Jiehao Su, Beijing, China
Jennifer M Tremblay, Harrisonburg, VA
Marydorsey Wanless, Topeka, KS
Angela Franks Wells, Ayden, NC
Linda Wilson, South Bend, IN
Christine Zuercher, Greenville, NC

Light Leaked interview with Juror, April Watson: click here.

Landscape, Plates-to-Pixels | Allison Jarek

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Congratulations to Allison Jarek for having her piece Untitled 4 selected by juror, Chris Bennett, for the 8th Annual Juried Exhibition Landscape on Plates-to-Pixels. She also received a Juror’s Award for this photograph.

Allison Jarek received her BFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design in the spring of 2011 and is currently an MFA Candidate in Visual Arts, Photography Concentration at Texas Woman’s University.

Creative Boom | Rachael Banks

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Congratulations to Rachael Banks for having her series Between Home and Here featured on Creative Boom (published December 24, 2014).

From Rachael’s artist statement: “In my physical passage to the place of a difficult past, I document and recreate a time that is present and unwavering.”

Creative Boom is an art, design & culture blog, sharing inspiration & ideas for creatives worldwide since 2009.

Rachael received her Bachelor of Arts degree in photography and painting at Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY and is currently an MFA Candidate in Visual Arts, Photography Concentration at Texas Woman’s University.

Looking Back at Saturn, Solo Exhibition | Kalee Appleton

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumna Kalee Appleton for her forthcoming solo exhibition, Looking Back at Saturn, at Janette Kennedy Gallery in Dallas, TX. The exhibition will be on view January 5 – 30, 2015.

Looking Back at Saturn, Kalee Appleton

January 5 – 30, 2015

Opening: January 10, 2015 | 6–9 pm

Janette Kennedy Gallery

1409 S. Lamar, Dallas, TX 75215 Get directions
(214) 426-1575

Dealing with digital processes and relationships between the past and present, Appleton’s works on view use publicly submitted images and the breakdown of photographic digital code.

Kalee received a BFA in Photography from Texas Tech University in 2005 and an MFA in Visual Arts, Photography Concentration from Texas Woman’s University in 2014.

SHOTS Magazine no. 126 | Allison Jarek

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Cover photograph: Alexander Veledzimovich

Congratulations to Allison Jarek for being one of nine artists featured and interviewed in SHOTS no. 126, The Annual Portfolio Issue (Winter 2014).

A SHOTS tradition since 2001, this year’s Annual Portfolio Issue is one of the most compelling yet. Nine photographers representing six different countries are featured and interviewed: Catherine Cameron, Michael Donnor, Daniel Duarte, Allison Jarek, Mariya Kozhanova, Marc Shoul, Daniel Southard, Heiko Tiemann, and Alexander Veledzimovich. Don’t miss this remarkable issue by beginning (or renewing) your subscription today: http://shotsmag.com/current.htm.

Allison Jarek received her BFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design in the spring of 2011 and is currently an MFA Candidate in Visual Arts, Photography Concentration at Texas Woman’s University.

Tales Neither True Nor False, 500X Gallery | Sheryl Anaya

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumna Sheryl Anaya for inclusion in the exhibition, Tales Neither True Nor False, at 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX. The exhibition will be on view January 10 – February 1, 2015.

Sheryl completed her BFA in Photography and Sculpture at Texas Woman’s University in 2013. She is currently a Member of 500x Gallery and the Editorial Assistant for Light Leaked, an online photography journal.


Tales Neither True Nor False

Main Gallery | Tales Neither True Nor False

Downstairs Project Space | Telephone

Upstairs Project Space | I followed Eleanor Antin. I only got halfway. 

January 10 – February 1, 2015

Opening reception – January 10th, 7-10 pm

Tales Neither True Nor False presents narrative inquiries into the ambiguous nature of identity, transformation, intuition, memories and intimacy. This exhibition features work by Sheryl Anaya, Jessica Fuentes, Laura Garcia and M. Kate Helmes through a collection of autobiographical accounts, performance and fabricated realities. Each artist draws on their personal experience as mentor, educator, and nurturer to inform their work.

Telephone | Collaborative works by Ryan Goolsby and Timothy Harding.

I followed Eleanor Antin. I only got halfway. | A collaborative installation between Diane Durant and Devyn Gaudet.

Levitas: A Photographic Investigation of Weightlessness

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by Angilee Wilkerson & Jana C. Perez

Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumnae Jana C. Perez, Angilee Wilkerson, and Mary Kathryn Wimberly for inclusion in the exhibition, Levitas: A Photographic Investigation of Weightlessness, at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas, TX. The exhibition will be on view December 06, 2014 – January 31, 2015.