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| Regina Held, Director of Matrix Fine Art |
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| Carol Mell with her work |
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| Uwe Schroetar with Trinity, selected for a Juror's Choice Award by Andrew Connors |
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| Robert Esposito with Grey Beyond the
Tenacious which won Second Place as well as the People's Choice Award |
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| Regina announcing the winners |
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| Audrey Connolly receiving her prize |
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Audrey Connolly with Las
Trampas Neighborhood Watch which one Third Place
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| Robert Katz, a member of Matrix Fine Art |
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| John Gilbert with his work |
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| Emilie Sommers with her work |
Image New Mexico 2012
This year the annual juried photo exposition and
competition featuring local photographers at Matrix Fine Art culminated
in a spectacular opening event. A grand
total of eight awards were given by the panel of judges, Fernando Delgado,
photographer/artist; Andrew Connors, Curator of Art, Albuquerque Museum;
LeRoy Perea, curator, Annual New Mexico Photographic Art Show, InSight Women’s
Photography Exhibit; and Bob Laetare,
director, The Artistic Image (alternate).
First Place was given to David Kelton for his piece, Ice Storm, while second and third went
to Robert Esposito for Grey Beyond the
Tenacious, and Audrey Connolly for Las
Trampas Neighborhood Watch, respectively.
Mr. Esposito’s work was also honored with the People’s Choice
Award. Each Juror was also able to
celebrate their individual favorites through the Juror’s Choice Award, with
both Mr. Perea and Mr. Laetare selecting David Kelton’s Water Drop, Mr. Connors choosing Uwe Schroetar’s Trinity, and Mr. Delgado choosing Mary Hobbs’ Untitled #7 from “Just Before Sleep”. The final award, Best of Show, was given to
John Palmer for Pipes of Pan.
The show is a
marvelous combination of images ranging from abstract to figurative and
landscape. It will be on view through
July 28th. We hope you are
able to witness this triumph of New Mexico’s most talented photographers!
