The Lawrence Gallery at Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury (SVWC) plays host to a new exhibit every two months. The Art Committee makes a concerted effort to vary the artistic styles and mediums to keep things fresh. With this photography exhibit from September 13 through November 3, viewers will get a unique perspective on reality from three seasoned photographers, Larry Fickau, and John and Kristin Zimet.
Larry Lee Fickau has spent a career as a Graphic Designer and Senior Art Director for publishers, corporations, and advertising agencies. He has been an active fine arts painter and award-winning photographer as well as having published two children’s books. His fascination with photography began when he was a graphic design student at Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, WI. Larry says, “I bought my first camera, taught myself the basics, and have never looked back.” His training as an artist helped him see things in everyday life that others might not. Currently, Larry has 43,000 images in his photo library. The photos he chose for this show are meant to draw us into the image and let our imaginations do the rest. Some are a blend of multiple images, while others use enhanced coloration and slight distortion to encourage further reflection.
Kristin Camitta Zimet Has shown her photographs at the Washington County Museum ofFine Arts (Hagerstown, MD), where she won the 2013 Robert Hobbs Award at the Cumberland Valley Photographic Salon. Her work has also been shown at The Maritime Museum(Annapolis, MD), and in the halls of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. Her images have hung in juried shows of the Berkeley Arts Council, the Shenandoah Arts Council, Barns of Rose Hill, Sky Meadows State Park, Blue Ridge Hospice, and elsewhere. Her work hangs in Winchester Medical Center and has flown on banners along the Loudoun Street walking mall for ArtScape. Recently she was one of four artists sharing the show “Transformations” at theBerkeley Art Works in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
According to Kristin, “The picture my camera takes is only the beginning for me. I work a long time to elicit greater depth. Often images taken thousands of miles or many years apart join into a new whole. My camera is basic; my eye is the more important tool. I work at once on a very intentional level and on a subconscious level. After I feel satisfied with a picture, I continue to be intrigued and rewarded by the things my viewers discover in it”
Kristin’s husband John has displayed his photographs at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown, Maryland, and at the Annemarie Arts Center in Solomons, Maryland (an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution). Three of his works have hung on the Loudoun Street walking mall in Winchester for ArtScape. His work was in a juried show of The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado, and hangs in numerous private collections.
