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2019
Photolucida Critical Mass; Top 200
International Color Awards; 12th Annual Exhibition; Professional Fine Art, Nominee
NYC4PA (New York City for Photographic Art); Humans; Juror’s Selection; (Crista Dix)
2018
Grifffin Museum of Photography; Winter Solstice All Members Show, Winchester, MA.
International Color Awards, 11th Annual Exhibition; Professional Fine Art; Nominee
Katonah Museum of Art; Katonah, NY; Tri-State Juried Exhibition-Signal; (Lumi Tan)
Katonah Village Library, Katonah Museum Artists Association (KMAA) All Members Show
Griffin Museum of Photography; Winchester, MA; Curated Instagram Exhibit, .
Ridgefield Guild of Artists’ Gallery, Ridgefield, Ct; KMAA (Katonah Museum Artists Association) ‘The Blues’, Ridgefield, Ct; (David Allen Dunlop)
2017
ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers); Photo Annual
International Photography Awards; Editorial Essay/Feature Story; Honorable Mention
International Color Awards, 10th Annual Exhibition; Professional Fine Art; Nominee
Katonah Village Library; KMAA (Katonah Museum Artists Association); Katonah, N.Y.; All Members Show
LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art) International Juried Show; Los Angeles, Ca. Curator: Anna Katz, MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art); Dhyandra Lawson, LACMA (L.A. County Museum of Art), Los Angeles, Ca.
NWH (Northern Westchester Hospital Show) ‘Art That Heals’; Mount Kisco, NY; NWH & KMAA (Katonah Museum Artists Association).
2016
ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers); 2016 Photo Annual
Christies Auction House –Staff/Freelance Annual Art Exhibition; ‘Untitled,’ Christies NY, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, NY, NY.
C4FAP (Center for Fine Art Photography); ‘Faux,’ Fort Collins, Colorado. Juror: Louise Clements
Houston Center for Photography, 34th Juried Members Exhibition, Houston, Texas. Juror: Yasufumi Nakamori,
Associate Curator, Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Tx
International Color Awards, 9th Annual Exhibition; Professional Fine Art; Nominee
International Color Awards, 9th Annual Exhibition; Professional Abstract; Honorable Mention
IPA (International Photography Awards); Professional ‘Family of Man’ Old Age; For the ‘Coconut Shell Iron Lady’; Honorable Mention
ICA Publishing (International Contemporary Artists Volume X1; New York, NY
Katonah Village Library; KMAA (Katonah Museum Artists Association) All Members Show
MIFA (Moscow International Foto Awards); Professional, Other; 1st Place
MIFA (Moscow International Foto Awards); Professional,, Science; 1st Place
TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards; Professional Fine Art & Special Effects Bronze Winner
The Other Hundred Educators (Not for Profit book project produced/published by GIFT -The Global Institute for Tomorrow); Chandran Nail, Founder, CEO; Instagram Exhibition
L’Oeil de la Photographie; Nominated by Amy Wolff, Creative Director of CoEdit Collection; ASMP Fine Art Portfolio Review; http://www.loeildelaphotographie.com/en/2016/03/10/article/159893187/asmp-ny-2016-nancy-scherl
2015
IPOTY(International Photography of the Year); Professional Fine Art /Abstract /Photo-Manipulation/Conceptual Categories; Honorable Mentions
IPA (International Photography Awards); Professional Digitally Enhanced; & Special Effects Categories; Honorable Mentions
MIFA (Moscow International Foto Awards; Professional Fine Art /Special Effects; Honorable Mentions
Christies Auction House-Staff & Freelance Annual Art Exhibit; ‘No Apologies,’ Christies NY, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, NY, NY
LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art), Los Angeles, Ca. Snap to Grid; an Un-Juried Show
Northern Westchester Hospital; 100th Anniversary Exhibition; Mount Kisco, NY. Sponsored by the Katonah Museum Artists Association. Accepted. Curators: GG Kopilak, Artist and Board Member KMAA, and Ellen Muentener, Director of NWH Volunteers
Hammond Museum; ‘Time and Place,’ North Salem, NY. Sponsored by the Katonah Museum Artists Association. Juror: Janet McDermott
Limner Gallery; ‘Art Biologic,’ 123 Warren Street, Hudson, NY, 12534; Curator: Tim Slowinski owner of Slowart Productions.
Poundridge Library; ‘Close to the Edge’ Poundridge, NY. Sponsored by Katonah Museum Artists Association. Juror: Catherine Vanaria, Chair of the Department of Art at Western Connecticut State University.
Northern Westchester Hospital; ‘Art That Heals,’ in Mount Kisco, NY. Sponsored by the Katonah Museum Artist Association. Curators: GG Kopilak, Artist and Board Member KMAA, and Ellen Muentener. Director of NWH Volunteers
Griffin Museum of Photography; Winter Solstice Members Exhibition; Winchester, Ma.
2014
Social Documentary Network; Spotlight for ‘Changing Childrens’s Lives in Uganda; Visual Storytelling
2013
IPA (International Photography Awards); Professional Fine Art & Other Categories; Honorable Mentions
Grand Prix de la Découverte; Shortlist First Round
East End Arts Council; Art & Science Exhibit; 2nd Annual National Juried Art Show; H2O Exhibit. Guest Jurors: Peter Marcelle & Bruce Helander; Best in Show
Asia Blog; Asia Society, N.Y., N.Y.; Asia Society Blog: Photos Across Asia: Portraits Encompass Hard Lives and Childlike Wonder.
Annual Quogue Historical Society Art Show; Quogue, N.Y.
See Me Competition: ‘Art Takes Times Square’ Projections of selected Artists in Times Square
See Me N.Y. Gallery; The Story about Creatives; Long Island City, N.Y.
2011
Lighthouse Preservation Society, Fire Island, N.Y. Juried Art Exhibit
2010
East End Arts Council; ‘Scenes from a Book;’ East End Arts Council, Riverhead, N.Y. Juried Show
2008
East End Arts Gallery; Riverhead, NY; Food Show; Honorable Mention
2007
Katonah Museum of Art; Postcards from Within;’ Katonah, N.Y. (Sold Photograph)
2006
Lighthouse Preservation Society, Fire Island, N.Y. Juried Art Exhibit.
2005
Northern Westchester Hospital; ‘Real to Unreal’ Exhibit for Art that Heals, Mount Kisco, N.Y. Curated: Ellen Muentener, Director of Volunteers at NWH; Sponsored by: Katonah Museum Artist Association, Katonah, N.Y.
2004
East End Arts Gallery, Riverhead, NY; Jay Hoops Memorial Award (Funded by New York Council on the Arts; for ‘Cubicular Cell Structures’; First Place
East End Arts Council; ‘Winners Show,’ Riverhead, N.Y. (Tulla Booth, Tulla Booth Gallery, Southampton, NY)
Yoho Artists Open Studios, Nepperhan Ave, Yonkers, N.Y. Guest Exhibitor.
2003
East End Arts Council (Gallery), Riverhead, NY; ‘Relationships Exhibition; Best in Show
Yoho Artists Open Studios, Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, N.Y. Guest Exhibitor.
2002
Katonah Museum of Art; ‘Breaking the Rules;’ Katonah, N.Y. Tri State Juried Show, Third Place Award; (Eugenia Tsai, Independent Curator)
’Here is New York –A Democracy of Photographs;’ N.Y., N.Y. Organized by Charles Traub, Michael Shulan, Alice Rose George and Gilles Peres. Photography pertaining to 9/11.
2000
Thread Waxing Space, N.Y., N.Y. MFA Thesis Show. Still Photographs; SVA (School of Visual Arts MFA) ;
Anthology Film Archives, N.Y., N.Y.; MFA Thesis Screening; SVA (School of Visual Arts)
Awards
2024
International Color Awards –Honorable Mention and Nominee in the Professional Portraits Category
2023
Alternative Processes Competition, Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NY, NY; Honorable Mention (DINING ALONE Polaroid Transfer, 1988) (Elizabeth Avedon)
Photolucida Critical Mass 2023 Finalists (Top 200)
WorldWide Photography Gala Awards -20th JMCA (Julia Margaret Cameron Award); Professional Portrait Series Category, (‘Closed n’ Counters’); Honorable Mention; (Elizabeth Avedon, Chair; Ann Jastrab; Elizabeth Kris)
International Color Awards –1st Place; Exceptional Achievement in the Professional Portraits Category. Included in the 2023 Winners Book; Volume 2 (pp 216-217; Portrait)
Arthur Griffin Legacy Award (Griffin Museum of Photography), for ‘Serving Lobsters,’ included in the 29th Annual Juried Members Exhibition. (Lisa Volpe)
2022
Tokyo International Foto Awards - Bronze /Proessional Fine Art Book-People
Budapest International Foto Awards -Silver Award /Professional Book-People
PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris –Bronze Award /Professional Fine Art Book
International Photography Awards -Honorable Mention /Professional Fine Art Monograph
International Photography Awards -Jury Top 5 Award
WorldWide Photography Gala Awards -18th JMCA (Julia Margaret Cameron Award); Professional Portrait Series category, Overall Winner (‘Dining Alone In the Company of Solitude’); Jurors: KK de Paul, Isabela Pacini and N.A. Vague. FotoNostrum Magazine Winners
New York Center for Photographic art (NYC4PA), Jadite Gallery in NYC, NY; 10th Anniversary Exhibition. Second Place (Elizabeth Avedon)
15th Annual International Color Awards, Professional Portrait Category; First Place
2021
WorldWide Photography Gala Awards -17th JMCA (Julia Margaret Cameron Award); Professional Portrait Series category; Jurors: Elizabeth Biondi & Barbara Davidson; Honorable Mention.
2020
ASmith Gallery; Portraits Exhibition, Johnson City, Texas; Director’s Honorable Mention (Amanda Smith); (Elizabeth Avedon, Juror)
2019
Photolucida Critical Mass; Top 200
2017
ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers); Photo Annual
2016
ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers); Photo Annual
TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards; Professional Fine Art & Special Effects Bronze Winner
2013
Grand Prix de la Découverte; Shortlist First Round
2002
Katonah Museum of Art; ‘Breaking the Rules;’ Katonah, N.Y. Tri State Juried Show; Third Place Award; (Eugenia Tsai, Independent Curator)
2000
Silas Rhodes Scholarship Award; School of Visual Arts MFA Photography Video & Related MediaSXSE (South by Southeast Magazine)
Publications, Press & Reviews
2023
https://patch.com/new-york/bedford/dining-alone-company-solitude-exhibit-katonah-library (Review by Jeff Edwards; Patch Staff)
https://www.whatwillyouremember.com/griffin-museum-29th.../Griffin Museum of Photography; Review by Elin Spring & Suzanne Revy
Cities 11 Magazine -Article-Review (DINING ALONE) by Angelo Cucchetto.
2022
Katonah Village Library (Solo Show); Review by Jeff Edwards, Patch Staff, Bedford/Katonah, NY
One Twelve Magazine -Article and Interview by Diana Nicholette Jeon
Kitchen Arts & Letters launches DINING ALONE In the Company of SolitudeSXSE (South by Southeast Magazine)
SXSE (South by Southeast Magazine); Curator’s Choice; ‘Closed n’ Counters.’ July/August issue
FotoNostrum Magazine, June ’22 –Issue no. 29; Overall Winner of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award; Professional Series
FotoNostrum Magazine, December ‘22 –Issue no. 27; 18th Julia Margaret Cameron Award
SXSE (South by Southeast Magazine) (Review of DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude), June/July issue
Elizabeth Avedon Journal (Review of DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude)
The Guardian (Review of DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude)
Musee Magazine (DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude)
AAP (All About Photography) Review (DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude
Art Daily (Review of DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude)
The Eye of Photographie (Loeil de la Photographie)(Review of DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude
Daylight Books Feature on DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude.
The Business of Fine Art Photography–art Markets, Galleries, Museums, Grant Writing, Conceiving and Marketing Your Work Globally (Thomas Werner); Image Contributor
Lectures, Book Signings & Artists Talks
2024
NPR, Connecticut Public Radio (Seasoned) Interview about DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude. (To listen, go to 38 minutes in to the padcast)
SXSE Online Gallery -40 Over 40 Artist Talk (DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude), Private Zoom for Artist Participants, Curator, Elizabeth Avedon; Host, Nancy McCary
2023
Katonah Village Library -Solo Show; Artist Reception & Artist Talk ((DINING ALONE Talk and Book Signing); 26 Bedford Road, Katonah, NY
Katonah Museum Artists Association –SHOP-TALK; ‘Blending Art Trends on the Local & National Levels in Westchester’ /Nancy A Scherl; Program Creator, Producer & Moderator /Panelists: Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe, Executive Director at the Katonah Museum of Art; Rita Baunok, Owner & Curator at Chroma Fine Art Gallery, Katonah, NY; Tina Villaveces, Owner & Director of Yellow Studio in Cross River, NY.
On Seeing /Nancy Scherl & Suzanne Revy /Artist Talk /Griffin Museum of Photography
Professional Women Photographers; Artist Talk about DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude; April 2023 (Recording is private and part of the PWP Archives)
A Little More Conversation; Podcast on Curiouscast, Canadian Radio podcast with Ben O’Hara Byrne. Podcast (for segment on DINING ALONE, scroll to 42 minutes in or listen to the shorter segment on my blog)
School of Visual Arts i3 Lecture Seres - January 10, 2023. DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude Lecture: Press, Recording; Elizabeth Avedon, Guest Lecturer, MPS Digital Photography -School of Visual Arts, NY, NY.
2022
Foley Gallery -Book Launch-Artist Talk & Mini exhibition -59 Orchard Street, NY, NY
Soho Photo Gallery; Panel Discussion hosted by Erica Reade (Six Women Photographers speak about their respective books), White Street, NY, NY
FotoNostrum (Mediterranean House of Photography), Artist’s Talk and Book Signing, Barcelona, Spain
Griffin Museum of Photography, 10th Anniversary -Members Projections on the Griffin Terrace; Winchester, Ma
Kitchen Arts & Letters, Book launch; Book Signing, New York, NY
CaringMatters, ‘Silver Linings Gala’ Benefit, Rockville, MD. Book Signing; Limited edition framed print gifted for the ‘Silver Linings’ auction
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Ma. Projections (screening of member’s works for 30th Birthday Anniversary celebration)
PhotoCloser Event (Produced by Frank Meo), Presentation– DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude), New York, NY (July 6th, 2022 at 7pm)
CaringMatters* ‘Raise Your Glass’ fundraiser, Windridge Vineyards, Darnestown, MD (*50% of my ‘DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude’ book proceeds are going to: CaringMatters and Jasa, two organizations that help seniors)
Photo Bookfest, ICP (International Center for Photography), New York, NY
Photolucida Book Fair, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
2021
KMAA (Katonah Museum of Art; Katonah Museum Artists Association) –Founder , Producer & Moderator of Shop-Talk (an informal, interactive roundtable discussion about art). Alternative Processes in Photography, featuring: Rita Maas, Marcy Palmer, Sandra Klein with a special Tribute to the late, Paula Riff. (This was an April 2021 event.)
2020
One Twelve Publishing; Internal Dialogue Exhibition; Artist Talk (Hosts:Blue Mitchel, Michael Kirchoff, Fran Forman)
2018
KMAA (Katonah Museum of Art; Katonah Museum Artists Association) –Show & Tell. Presented and talked about my Microcosmic Exaggerations series.
2016
Houston Center for Photography; 34th Juried Members Exhibit; Artist’s Talk; ‘Artificially Constructed Fantasies’ (Audio)
2013
Asia Blog; Interview; https://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/photos-across-asia-portraits-encompass-hard-lives-and-childlike-wonder
East End Arts Council; Art & Science Exhibit, Riverhead, N.Y. Artist’s Talk; ‘Combining Science, Technology and Art’
Permanent Collections
Katonah Village Library –DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude, permanent collection (2023)
Aperture Foundation -DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude, ipermanent collection of Aperture’s unique library of extraordinary photobooks (2022)
ArtPhilein Foundation –Artphilein Library; Paradiso, Switzerland
Edcat.net; DINING ALONE In the Company of Solitude
Pima County Public Library; DINING ALONE IN the Company of Solitude; Tucson, Az
Board Service
ASMP (American Society of Magazine Photographers) New York Chapter (ASMP, NY); Life Member (Since 1988);
Board Member (2016-2019/Marketing Committee)
KMAA (Katonah Museum Artists Association), Katonah, NY ((2016-2024); President Emerita (2020-2022); (Co Chair 2020-2021); Treasurer (2020-2024); Founder/Producer/Moderator of SHOP-TALK, an interactive, roundtable discussion about art, produced for the KMAA
Community Service
Changing Children’s Lives, Inc. (New Haven, CT) | Volunteer photographer documenting international medical missions.
Selected Videos: From Tears to Smiles on the Amazon (Video) and Changing Children’s Lives in Mbale, Uganda (Video)
Hand Help (New Haven, CT) | Volunteer photographer documenting international medical missions and managing the image database
Healing the Children (New Milford, CT) | Volunteer photographer documenting international medical missions
The Smile Train USA Worldwide Headquarters (New York, N.Y.) Volunteer photographer documenting international medical missions. Provide before and post operative photography of cleft lip and palate patients. Manage image database for each mission.
House of Charity (Houston, Texas) Volunteer photographer documenting Bolivian medical missions