ARTICLES / REVIEWS

Ion Zupcu was featured in the August 2009 issue of Black+White Photography (UK) for his “Works on Paper” series. In describing Zupcu’s images, Susan Burnstine wrote “It was hard to fathom how an envelope or simple piece of folded paper could be photographed in a way that would be unique or compelling. But once viewed, Zupcu's stunning imagery never ceased to amaze.”

EXHIBITIONS

Justyna Badach was included in Picturing Home at the Emory Visual Arts Gallery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, December 3 - January 29. Participants in the juried show were selected by Julian Cox, photo curator of the High Museum in Atlanta, and Jason Francisco, chair of the Visual Arts Department at Emory.

Donald E. Camp, Paul Cava, David Graham, and George Krause were included in Streets of Philadelphia: Photography 1970-1985 at The Print Center, Philadelphia, September 10 - November 21. This show was the first comprehensive look at street photography in Philadelphia during this dynamic period in the city’s photographic history.

Donald E. Camp participated in Beautiful Human, an exhibition organized by artist/curator Shelley Spector. In describing the exhibition, Spector said “Through individual portrayal of real and fictional people, the six artists present bodies of work that explore history, time, truth, love, faith, identity, desire, lineage, mortality, and honor.” The show ran from September 11 - October 9 at the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford, PA.

Henry Horenstein exhibited work from his Animalia series in Buenos Aires in November 2009. The exhibition was presented by the U.S. Embassy in Argentina in conjunction with Tierra de Exploradores. The work was presented both outdoors, in the Plaza San Martin, and indoors, at the Panamericano Hotel. It was the first in a series of photography exhibitions titled Tributo: Ciclo de arte y pensamientos que honran a la naturaleza. Horenstein is also exhibiting Looking at Animals at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, March 13 - May 16 .

George Krause was included in the Silver Star Award Exhibition at The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, which showcased the winners of this annual alumni award. The exhibition was part of the celebration of the College of Art and Design’s 50th anniversary. The Silver Star Award was first granted in 1955 to Irving Penn (who graduated in 1938). The show, which ran from October 20 - November 25 featured paintings, illustrations, crafts, photos, sculpture, artist books, and films. Krause also had a solo show at the Plastic Club, Philadelphia, from October 4 - 24.

Andrea Modica’s work was featured in a number of exhibitions in recent months. In fall 2009, The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art presented selections from Modica’s Fountain series in a solo exhibition. From November 19 - January 9, the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in Tampa presented a 20-year retrospective, Andrea Modica: Flights of the Soul. From September 20 - January 3, Modica exhibited a series of 11x14 platinum prints as part of the Third Woodmere Triennial of Contemporary Photography at the Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia. Modica also had a print on view during fall 2009 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s permanent collection gallery. Currently Modica’s prints are included as part of The Platinum Process: Photographs from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, through May 23. Modica also has a book she made with Francesco Nonino included in Liberi Libri: Carte e Libri d’Artista, an exhibition of artist books at Weber+Weber Arte Moderna E Contemporanea in Torino, Italy .

AWARDS / BOOK SIGNINGS / LECTURES / PANEL DISCUSSIONS / BABIES

Donald E. Camp participated in an artists’ panel discussion for Beautiful Human on September 22 at Haverford College. Moderated by Robert Cozzolino, Curator of Modern Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the program offered the opportunity to hear the artists talk about their work. In addition, in fall 2009, Camp received his fourth Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship.

Paul Cava was featured in Issue 3 2009 of Eyemazing Magazine. Heather Snider interviewed Cava about his large collection of tintypes, discussing the tintype medium from both a collector’s perspective and in relation to his own artwork. Cava also had a selection of work published by visavisphoto.com in August 2009.

Tetsugo Hyakutake was among the winners in the 2009 International Photography Awards Competition. Hyakutake was recognized in both the “Bridges” and “Buildings” categories for nonprofessionals. Hyakutake also received an Award of Excellence from the Fotoweek DC Internationa Awards Competition 2009, winning in the category of Best Fine Art Series.

Sookang Kim welcomed 2010 with a new baby girl, Hailey Ha, born January 7. Congratulations!

Andrea Modica was selected as one of the ten artists to receive the fourteenth annual Anonymous Was a Woman Awards. These "no strings" grants of $25,000 are made to women over 45, and they are intended to provide artists with greater freedom to pursue their work. They are also intended to recognize and honor the accomplishments of the artists selected.

Liz Rideal discussed John Singleton Copley's self portrait at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC on September 10, 2009. The portrait was featured in the exhibition American Origins, and the talk was part of the Museum’s Face-to-Face series.

PUBLICATIONS

Henry Horenstein’s new monograph, SHOW, was released by Pond Press in December 2009. In SHOW, Horenstein presents his sensuous, bawdy, sometimes beautiful / sometimes unsettling portrait of modern burlesque. The book features a forward by drag king and comedian Murray Hill, "Mr. Showbiz".

Sarah Stolfa’s monograph, The Regulars, was selected as one of Photo-Eye’s Best Books of 2009 by photographer and photo-book critic Douglas Stockdale.

Liz Rideal was included in British Subjects: Identity and Self-Fashioning 1965-2009 at the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY, from September 13 - December 13. The exhibition explored shifting ideas of self and new approaches to self portraiture among British artists over the past 40 years. The show featured work by over 60 artists, including Gillian Wearing, Sam Taylor-Wood, and Martin Parr.

Sarah Stolfa is exhibiting recent work as part of the annual Wind Challenge Exhibition series at The Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia. This season's nine Challenge artists were selected from a field of 368 applicants to exhibit in one of three three-person exhibitions. The show runs through March 6, 2010.