November 30, 2009

Elements of Water

The Center for Fine Art Photography is pleased to announce the juror's selections for the exhibition, Elements of Water.

The images were selected by juror, John Paul Caponigro. John Paul is an artist, author, educator, and digital pioneer. John Paul is one of Canon's Explorers of Light and an Epson’s Stylus Pro. He is a contributing editor for Digital Photo Pro and a columnist for PhotoshopUser and Apple.com. John Paul's work has been published widely. Well respected as an authority on creativity and fine digital printing, John Paul teaches both privately in his studio and internationally at prominent workshops in North America. He also lectures frequently at universities, museums, and conferences. In 2002, Zoom Magazine named John Paul one of the 15 best artists of the past 30 years. In 2006, John Paul was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame.

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Selection Awards

Juror's Selection – Barbara M Ventura

Juror's Honorable Mention – Kathy Beal

Juror' Honorable Mention – David Novak

Director's Selection – Jennifer Trausch

Director's Honorable Mention – Gina LeVay

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Elements of Water will be on display in the Center's online gallery and physical gallery from February 17 – March 11, 2010. The public and artists' reception will be held in Fort Collins on March 5, 2010 from 6-9pm.

Images selected for the Elements of Water exhibition are below

First Name Last Name City State Country Title Thumbnail
Harry Zeitlin Seattle Washington United States Multinomah Falls (Oregon), 2006
Tim Fleming Petaluma California United States Rock Waterfall
Tim Fleming Petaluma California United States Cove Mist
Tim Fleming Petaluma California United States Rock Pool, Reflection
kat moser omaha Nebraska United States Pool 4
Douglas Eng Jacksonville Florida United States Frozen Reverse
Brian Chait New York New York United States Mammatus Clouds
Bernd Geh Scottsdale Arizona United States A matter of balance
Brenda Lindfors Austin Texas United States Into the Morning
Barbara Myriam Ventura Florida United States Jokulsarlon Iceland
Wynn Myers Austin Texas United States Untitled 3
Susan Muir La Mesa California United States 2 Hours and 45 Minutes
Casey A. Hanson Casper Wyoming United States ~ Glass ~
Kenda North dallas Texas United States Urban Pools Series #136 (Girl with Viol)
David Wollmann Denver Colorado United States Iced Barb
Jean-Claude Louis Agoura Hills California United States Iguazu, Brazil, 2001
Lloyd Ziff Orient Point New York United States Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL
Amy Evans Califon New Jersey United States Collective Memory D
Shayok Mukhopadhyay White Plains New York United States Swimmer II
Kathy Beal Santa Fe New Mexico United States Water's Promise
Roger Levesque Brownwood Texas United States Ghost Tree
David Gardner San Francisco California United States Frozen Plains. South Dakota, 2009
Anne Berry Newnan Georgia United States Stallion in Marsh
Lynette Miller Black Mountain North Carolina United States The Complexity of an Elegant Expression
Geoffrey Agrons Cape May New Jersey United States Hurricane Bill and a Boy
Zeb Andrews Portland Oregon United States Moving inside a perfectly straight line
Kirsten Hoving Middlebury Vermont United States Empire State Building
George Cannon Trumansburg New York United States Steam Power
Raymond Gehman Waynesboro Pennsylvania United States AERIAL HOT SPRING-YELLOWSTONE
Raymond Gehman Waynesboro Pennsylvania United States PASSAGE OF THE RIVER-BANFF
Raymond Gehman Waynesboro Pennsylvania United States DRIED LAKE BED-NEVADA
Joel McEachern mount dora Florida United States Fire Light
Joshua Sleicher-MacCracken Seattle Washington United States Untitled 3
Gabriel Benaim Tel Aviv Israel Alexander River
Bill Pielsticker Lodi Wisconsin United States Inner Space #10
Robert Hecht San Rafael California United States For Klimpt, Minneapolis, 2009
Justin Reznick Bothell Washington United States Subway Swirl
Jennifer Trausch Brooklyn New York United States Hunter
Shraddha Borawake Brooklyn New York United States Metallic Bodies Noah 1
David Ellingsen Vancouver Canada Future Imperfect 6
John O'Connor Ahwahnee California United States Jeffrey Pine and Bridalveil in mist
William Lemke Waukesha Wisconsin United States Merced River
David Novak Matthews North Carolina United States Water Two
Manjari S Sharma Brooklyn New York United States Born
Manjari S Sharma Brooklyn New York United States Ron, Shower Series
Silke Hase Malden Massachusetts United States Water Fun
Kathryn Hagy Cedar Rapids Iowa United States Splash Series from Prosser Reservoir
karen Glaser Chicago Illinois United States Dust Storm at Catfish Sink
Gina LeVay new york New York United States Concrete Forms in Water Tunnel
Svjetlana Tepavcevic Studio City California United States Improvisation, Untitled no. 1