Fellowship 12 Solo Exhibitions

Akihiko Miyoshi and Isa Leshko

May 11 - July 17, 2012

Opening Night Reception, May 11, 2012, 6:30 - 8 pm

Gallery Talk with the Artists and Julie Saul, Juror, 6 pm

The winners of the Fellowship 12 International Photography Competition will showcase their winning portfolios in solo Exhibitions at Silver Eye's gallery. Competition juror this year was Julie Saul, the distinguished owner and director of Julie Saul Gallery in New York City.

Akihiko Miyoshi (Portland, OR), recipient of the International Fellowship, was selected from 289 worldwide submissions for his series Abstract Photograph, which explores the intersection between art, aesthetics, and digital technology.

These large-scale color images are photographs of mirror, paper, and red, green, and blue tape (chosen because they resemble the primary colors of a pixel) taken with a large format camera. They bring to the surface the inherent, often contradictory, tensions between abstraction and reality.

Isa Leshko (Philadelphia, PA), recipient of the Keystone Award for a Pennsylvania photographer will show her Elderly Animals series. Photographing a diverse range of animals that are old or nearing the end stages of their lives, Leshko confronts our fears and assumptions about aging and mortality.

Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 pm. Admission is free.

Find more information on the artists and juror at the following links:

Akihiko Miyoshi             Isa Leshko             Julie Saul

Special Program with Julie Saul

Saturday, May 12, 2012, 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Free for Silver Eye Members; $15 for non-Members

Julie Saul owns and directs Julie Saul Gallery in New York City, which specializes in contemporary photo-based art and works on paper. With a career spanning more than 25 years, she was honored for her contributions to photography by the Aperture Foundation in New York City in 2009.

Julie will discuss her gallery's beginnings, share her knowledge of the contemporary photography market and collecting, and answer question about how artist should go about finding repreesntation and getting exhibitions.

To register, please fax the registration form to 412.431.5777.

Registrations can also be taken by calling 412.431.1810, ext. 12.