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Collective Observations Exhibit, McNichol Gallery, Neumann University, October 16 thru December 9, 2019
Members of the Brandywine Photo Collective brought their eclectic mix of image styles to McNichol Gallery at Neumann University in Aston, Pennsylvania, an exhibit that opened on October 16, 2019 and ran thru December 9. The Artists’ Reception was Friday, October 18, 2019.
The Eleven Artists
Cindy Bonnes, Walter Borders, Kathy Buckalew, Roman Coia, Ken Francis, Jane Koester, Lynn Maniscalco, Gerry Meekins, Jeffrey Rubin, Danny Schweers, and Jeff Steen. Click here to see links to their websites.
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Top photo and below by Roman Coia; above by Ken Francis.
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Different Visions Exhibit, May 3-31, 2019
DIFFERENT VISIONS
The exhibit appeared May 3–31, 2019 at the Buzz Ware Village Center, 2129 The Highway, Arden, Delaware. The Art Loop Reception was Friday, May 3, 2019.
Members of the Brandywine Photo Collective exhibited their work in the Village of Arden. Three of the photographers were residents of Arden, which is often called an artist community. The theme of the exhibit is “Different Visions”. Visions can be individual perceptions of things visible or mystical personal experiences of things otherwise invisible. Each artist exhibiting has a different vision; some are wildly different from one another! Although some of the images are the same as our previous exhibit at the Baby Grand in Wilmington, many of the artists showed new work.
The Brandywine Photo Collective is an alliance of accomplished photographers in the Brandywine Valley who meet regularly for inspiration, education, and fellowship. We explore and promote fine art photography by sharing our vision, increasing our knowledge, encouraging one another, and exhibiting our work.
Photo: Farmhouse on the headland between the mountains and the sea by Walter Borders.
Visions XI Exhibit, March 1 thru April 26, 2019
VISIONS XI
The eleventh members-only exhibit by the Brandywine Photo Collective
March 1 thru April 26, 2019
in the Baby Grand Gallery
818 N. Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Art Loop Reception
Friday, April 5
5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Visions can be individual perceptions of things visible or mystical personal experiences of things otherwise invisible. Come see the visions of eleven photographers of the Brandywine Photo Collective: Cindy Bonnes, Walter Borders, Kathy Buckalew, Roman Coia, Ken Francis, Jane Koester, Lynn Maniscalco, Gerry Meekins, Jeffrey Rubin, Danny Schweers, and Jeff Steen.
The Brandywine Photo Collective is an alliance of accomplished photographers in the Brandywine Valley who meet regularly for inspiration, education, and fellowship. We explore and promote fine art photography by sharing our vision, increasing our knowledge, encouraging one another, and exhibiting our work.
Photo above by Ken Francis: Mandela Abstract created from his photo of the duPont Carillon Tower, Wilmington, Delaware.
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Performances Exhibit at Biggs Museum of American Art in 2018; Cab Calloway, 2019

PERFORMANCES:
Biggs Museum of American Art,
February 2 thru April 22, 2018
Cab Calloway School of the Arts,
December 20, 2018
thru February 18, 2019.
This exhibit debuted at the Biggs Museum of American Art, February 2 thru April 22, 2018. A reception was held on Friday, February 2, 5:00–7:00 p.m. That was followed a month later by a joint tour of the exhibit with fine art photographers from the Coastal Camera Club in Rehoboth Beach.
Curator Ryan Grover of the Biggs described the exhibit this way:
“The artists of the Brandywine Photo Collective organized this art-making challenge for each member to interpret their own image, shot either on film or digitally, as well as three other raw images by their fellow members. They were tasked with personalizing unfamiliar subjects and compositions. As they altered their raw imagery, using computer software and/or physical manipulation, they began to consider what makes their final photographs an expression of their own ability and aesthetic. This challenge became an exploration of what made each final artwork unique.”
Our “Performances” exhibit was on display again at the end of 2018, this time in the excellent fine arts gallery of the Cab Calloway School of the Arts, 100 N. Dupont Road, Wilmington, DE.
This was a photography exhibit like no other! Just as a singer can interpret a song, we challenged ourselves to interpret each other’s work in ways unlike anyone else’s.
Each participating member of the Brandywine Photo Collective had one image in this exhibit, printed as they wanted it seen, but that same image also was also interpreted by three others in the group, often very differently. The exhibit showed some of the many ways in which images can change between the camera and the final print, based on the artist’s intent.
The idea for the BPC’s “Performances” exhibit came from Ansel Adams. Before he became the iconic photographer, Ansel Adams was a gifted pianist. As a photographer, Adams continued to think in musical terms, that each print made in the darkroom was a “performance” of the negative that had been composed in the field. Light exposure, composition, color, and any number of other tiny details can be arranged by the artist to create an original expression. At the end of his career, in donating his negatives to the University of Arizona’s Center for Creative Photography, Adams anticipated that his negatives would be interpreted by others in the years to come, his negatives being the “compositions” the students would “perform”.
This exhibit challenged those who participated. Most of us do little post-processing to our images once they are out of the camera. We had to learn a lot and took some chances!
Original Photographer and Performers
Cindy Bonnes image was performed by Jeffrey Rubin, Gerry Meekins, Kathy Buckalew
Walter Borders = Danny Schweers, Kathy Buckalew, Cindy Bonnes
Kathy Buckalew = Cindy Bonnes, Ken Francis, Walter Borders
Ken Francis = Danny Schweers, Lynn Maniscalco, Cindy Bonnes
Kerry Harrison = Jeffrey Rubin, Lynn Maniscalco, Walter Borders
Lynn Maniscalco = Gerry Meekins, Walter Borders, Ken Francis
Gerry Meekins = Jeffrey Rubin, Danny Schweers, Kathy Buckalew
Jeffrey Rubin = Ken Francis, Gerry Meekins, Danny Schweers
Danny Schweers = Gerry Meekins, Jeffrey Rubin, Lynn Maniscalco
Sample Images
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Protected: BPC Meeting, 17 October 2018
Protected: BPC Meeting, 17 September 2018
Rehoboth Art League Exhibit, January, 2018
Rehoboth Art League’s Third Annual Juried Photography Exhibition
Friday, January 5 thru
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Rehoboth Art League
12 Dodds Lane
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
www.rehobothartleague.org
Opening Reception and Portfolio Review, Saturday, January 20, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Exhibition Juror was Ron Brignac, Academic Dean of Photography at the Delaware College of Art and Design.
Submitters to this juried competition at the Rehoboth Art League were limited to members of the Coastal Camera Club and the Brandywine Photo Collective. The exhibit represented photographers working in the southern and northern parts of the State of Delaware.
Gerry Meekins was awarded first prize and Danny Schweers was awarded second prize by the juror, Ron Brignac.
Click here to see a review of the RAL exhibit in the Cape Gazette.