Dutchess County Arts Council Fellowship

I've received the DCAC Fund Individual Artist Fellowship 2005-2006. This means that I will be working towards an exhibit as well as a lecture/performance at the end of the fellowship in June 2006. Here's a citation of what panelists said about my art: "...really terrific, beautiful, theatrical, intelligent, and accomplished body of work...a cohesive series of clear and memorable images."

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I came with 70 30x40" sheets of photo paper; now there's one unexposed sheet left.


I finished my art residency at Light Work in Syracuse yesterday. What an inspiring experience it was! My focus was on printing two of my series, "Menschenkunde" and "Felsenfest", as 30x40" c-prints, as well as print several images digitally. I had brought my camera and light equipment with me, and may be teaching a course in the fall on studio lighting at Light Work.

Light Work is part of the Syracuse University campus. I was able to photograph in one of the sculpture studios in the Comart Building, and borrow a costume from Syracuse Stage. The support from most people I approached to help out with models, props, or location was a pleasant experience.



Sol LeWitt at Light Work.


Getting to know and working with Jeff, Hannah, Vernon, John, Mary Lee, and everybody else at Light Work was such a joy. I'm very happy that I got the opportunity to be Artist-in-Residence there for a month. And, while I was there I found out that I received the Dutchess County Arts Council Fellowship for Photography 2005.



Stillife in front of our building....


There are now two large prints of mine in LW's permanent collection. Some of my work will be published next year, together with an article, in Contact Sheet, LW's publication. It's been a successful and tremendously stimulating month.


The artist apartment that is owned by Light Work is in an old elementary school building.