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March 23, 2009 412-681-5449

Filmmakers Announces Senior Thesis Photo Show

(Pittsburgh, PA) – Filmmakers Galleries will hold a group photography exhibit featuring thesis work by ten seniors of the BFA Photography program. The show is on view from April 17 through May 24, 2009. An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 1 from 6:00 to 9:00pm. It is free and open to the public.

“This year the students explore a variety of themes within their work,” explains Associate Professor Sue Abramson, head of the photography program at Filmmakers. “Represented in this exhibit are several series of portraiture, portfolios that create a sense of place in the regional landscape, images that use metaphor to process memory or literal documentation of role playing with dolls, dungeons and dragons.”

The BFA in Photography is offered through a cooperative arrangement with Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Point Park University.

The thesis show features an eclectic mix of styles from the following artists:

Bethany Anderson works with a large format camera. Her color landscapes, created with selective focus, are based on childhood memories in a beautiful rural environment.

Nathan Ballash combines images of water with photographs taken during his travels.

The images run together highlighting both the reflection and dilution of his memories.

Ann Groves documents people pampering their pets. Her work is insightful and humorous.

Geneffer Moore titles her work, Neurosis, and is a visual interpretation of the quirks and ticks that inhabit the mind. Each photograph is dramatized through the eyes of the afflicted.

Mary Packett creates a series of environmental portraits of close friends and family members. Each portrait is made in a place that is significant for the individual in the photograph.

Matthew Robison documents common objects and places to highlight the fleeting and sometimes inconsequential moments of our daily lives.

Jaclyn Sweeney shoots studio portraits of her contemporaries. The photographer and subject collaborate to bring out individual personality traits.

Angela Swift shoots color landscapes in both urban and rural environments.

Amy Volle creates narratives using her vast collection of Barbie dolls and accessories. In her imaginary world Barbie is not always a good girl.

Antonio Wright documents the world of the role playing game, Dungeons and Dragons.

This body of work exposes the gamers in all their glory.

Filmmakers Galleries are located at 477 Melwood Avenue, North Oakland. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 5:00, and evenings when films are screened. Free and open to the public. More information: 412-681-5449, or www.pghfilmmakers.org

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