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Griffin News
A Tribute to photographer David Pace
Yesterday Diane Jonte-Pace, David Pace’s wife let us all know that David had passed away after 6 weeks of hospitalization to bring his leukemia into remission. David had hopes of a bone marrow transplant. What a tragic loss for his family and friends and our photography community. Here is Diane’s message about David’s passing. Dear Read More »
Michael Darough | Finalist, Arnold Newman Prize
As one of Maine Media’s finalists for the 2020 Arnold Newman Award for New Directions in Portraiture, Michael Darough‘s powerful series, The Talk, is on the walls of the Griffin until October 23rd. We wanted to know more about Michael and the work, so we asked him a few questions. Tell us about what inspired the Read More »
Ruben Salgado Escudero | Finalist, Arnold Newman Prize
The Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture for 2020 is on the walls of the Griffin. Today we highlight one of the finalists, Ruben Salgado Escudero. We wanted to know more about his beautiful series, Solar Portraits, so we asked him a few questions. Tell us about what inspired the body of Read More »
Atelier 32 | Shelby Meyerhoff
We close out our Atelier 32 artist series with Shelby Meyerhoff. Shelby’s series Paper Playroom is her newest work created during the pandemic, and now on the walls during the Griffin’s Atelier 32 exhibition. We are thrilled to have Shelby as a member of our Griffin artist community showcasing her work here at the Atelier. We Read More »
Atelier 32 | Simone Brogini
In today’s highlight of our Atelier 32 exhibition, we look at the work of Simone Brogini, featured here and tonight in our Artist Talk in conversation with Miren Etcheverry and Conrad Gees. Join us for a discussion about creativity in a pandemic, learning online, and the creativity that can come from life under a new normal. Read More »
Atelier 32 | Kevin Belanger
In today’s view of our Atelier 32 artists, we look at the work of Kevin Belanger. His series, A Long Desire, was inspired by our current pandemic and its new reality. After retiring from the Postal Service into a world of anxiety and longing, Belanger worked during the Atelier to visualize this new reality by crafting a project that Read More »
Atelier 32 | Jeanne Widmer
We have had the pleasure of featuring Jeanne Widmer‘s work from past Atelier classes, and this series, Grace Notes, is our creative vision today. Jeanne’s lovely quiet images stem from the quiet isolation of COVID and the ability see more clearly and look more deeply at the world that surrounds us. Her work is on Read More »
Atelier 32 | Edie Clifford
Next up in our series on Atelier 32 artists, Edie Clifford. Her series, Walter Baker Chocolate Mills has a long memory for Edie and the surrounding Milton, Massachusetts community. Exploring not only her community, but a new camera during the pandemic times we live in gave Edie a new view of how to document the Read More »
Atelier 32 | Claudia Ruiz-Gustafson
Claudia Ruiz Gustafson is our focus today. A member of the Atelier community, her work was featured last month in the Griffin Member’s Exhibition curated by Alexa Dilworth. Still exploring a very personal story of family and home, we now see a new side of her creativity with a project inspired by the pandemic, Suspended World, Read More »
