Photographs (L to R): David Gustafson, Ryan Lowry, Robert Tolchin
CoPA’s 5th Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition
Features 30 Midwest artists
CoPA’s 5th Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition
Walker’s Point Center
for the Arts
839 S. 5th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Exhibition Dates:
December 2, 2011 – January 21, 2012
CoPA's annual Midwest Juried Photo Exhibition draws artists from Wisconsin,
Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota. The show offers viewers an opportunity to
experience contemporary work by emerging and established regional photographers,
as selected by a nationally respected juror.
CoPA's 5th Annual Midwest Juried Photo Exhibition features 30 Midwest artists at Walker's Point Center for the Arts with a total of 43 pieces, selected by this year's juror Catherine Edelman, Chicago gallery owner.
"When I was asked to jury this show, I was sent a link featuring more than 450 photographic images. Subject matter ranged from the highly personal to the universal, from traditional landscapes to mixed media photographs. In the end, the 30 photographers chosen for the 5th Annual Juried Exhibit showcase the talent found within the Midwest and exemplify the impact of the Coalition of Photographic Arts in Milwaukee," says Edelman about the exhibition.
The featured photographers are:
Bruce Ambuel - Brookfield WI
Tara Bogart - Milwaukee WI
Melody Carranza - Milwaukee WI
Eddee Daniel - Wauwatosa WI
Michael Dvorak - Robbinsdale MN
Christine Flavin - Marquette MI
Suzanne Garr - Wauwatosa WI
Jennifer Greenburg - Chicago IL
David Gustafson - Madison WI
Michael Havice - Whitefish Bay WI
Chuck Koosmann - Afton MN
Ryan Lowry - Chicago IL
Norbert Marklin - Minneapolis MN
Nate Mathews - Bartlett IL
Lily Mayfield - Chicago IL
Flavio Martín Morante - Saukville WI
John Morser - Stevens Point WI
Bernie Newman - Mequon WI
Judith Pannozo - Racine WI
Hillary Quella - Oshkosh WI
Vicki Reed - Cedarburg WI
Suzanne Rose - Forestville WI
Kristen Schmid - Springfield IL
Shelby Silvernell - Chicago IL
Sarah Stonefoot - Sun Prarie WI
Miriam Sushman - Milwaukee WI
Robert Tolchin - Deerfield IL
Margaret Wright - Chicago IL
Victor Yañez-Lazcano - Chicago IL
Steven Yeo - Wauwatosa WI
Walker's Point Center for the Arts Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday Noon-5pm
Free Admission
About the Exhibition Juror:
Catherine Edelman
Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Catherine Edelman opened her Chicago gallery 24 years ago after completing her MFA in Photography at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Since its founding in 1987, the gallery quickly established itself as one of the leading galleries in the Midwest devoted to the exhibition of prominent contemporary photographers alongside local, new & young talent, showcasing a broad range of subject matter. The gallery exhibits in major art fairs throughout the country and is widely respected as a leader, educator and expert in the field of photography.
Debuting with the Ballad of Sexual Dependency by Nan Goldin, CEG has shown everything from street photography (Susan Meiselas, Sebastiao Salgado, James Nachtwey) to fashion photography (Annie Leibovitz, Herb Ritts, Matthew Rolston) to traditional landscape images (Michael Kenna, Lynn Geesaman) to social-conscious work (Richard Misrach, Jeffrey Wolin, Terry Evans, Allen Ginsberg) to images created as a springboard for story-telling (Joel-Peter Witkin, Elizabeth Ernst, Dan Estabrook), etc.
Recent shows at the gallery include a major exhibition, Killer Shots: A Photographic Response to War, curated in 2003 by Catherine Edelman as a response to the war in Iraq. The show featured 34 photographers and showcased photographs from numerous conflicts starting with Vietnam and moving to the present. The exhibit traveled to Indiana University Art Gallery and San Francisco Camerawork. In 2001, Edelman curated Others Among Us: Works of the Amish, Hutterites & Mennonites, featuring work by Kristin Capp, George Tice, Larry Towell & Laura Wilson. The show debuted in Chicago and traveled to The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art in Iowa.
Catherine Edelman is an active member of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) and currently serves as its vice-president. She is also a member of the Chicago Art Dealers Association (CADA) and currently serves as its president.
