Artist
Statement
My photography flows from a respect for
nature and love of flowers›a love
I inherited from my mother who always found
room in the vegetable garden for beautiful
flowers. Each nature portrait is a hymn
of praise for the beauty of creation. I
love seeing the tiny details and intricacies
of nature emerge through my enlargements.
Each one is an inspiration.
Marcel Proust said, “The real act
of discovery is not in finding new lands
but in seeing with new eyes.” I experienced
this discovery during a photo workshop
in Callaway Gardens, Georgia. I began seeing
beyond a pretty flower to the grace and
beauty of nature.
Seeing
with new eyes
It happened to me one day
Now beauty abounds!
—Mary Ann Soerries |
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Artist
Résume
Exhibits
The Cellar Art Gallery-- Kansas City First Friday
Art Walk 2007, The Regional Gallery of the Spiva
Center for the
Arts (One of two featured artists Oct.27-Dec.02,
2006), Midwest Gathering of
Artists, Powell Gardens (One woman Show), aRT
Central, Spiva Center for the
Arts Membership Shows, Photospiva , Barton County
Art Center.
Awards
First Place
›Arts Council of Barton County, Our American
Heritage Competitive Art Show, 4/05.
›Arts Council of Barton County, Spring
Flowers Competitive Art Show, 2007.
›Festival of the Four States 2002 & 2003
Merit
›Spiva center for the Arts Membership
Shows 2002 & 2003, Honorable Mention, 2006.
Juried Shows
›Midwest Gathering of Artists
›Photospiva
›Ft. Smith, AR Art Center Photo Competition
›Parsons, KS and Pineville, MO Artwalks
Print
›Photo used for all promotions for Regional
Heart Gala 2006.
›Photo used for all materials in St. John’s ‘Smoke
Free Campaign’ 2006, Gold ADDY winner.
›Photos exclusively used for St. John’s
2003Annual Cancer Report.
›Photo “The Beauty Queen” used
on the cover of the Spring 2007 issue of Charlotte
Urban HOME Magazine.
Photographic Education
›New York Institute of Photography: Home
study
›Rocky Mountain School of Photography:
Field Workshops, Seminars
Medium: Traditional film based photography.
Film choice: FUJI Velvia 50 |
