Mary McCloskey Photography

Fine art photography

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About

I came to photography late, after years invested in writing. I fell in love with the process the moment the image rose up in the developer. Standing in the darkroom, I felt I’d finally discovered that elusive “flow.”

I’m intrigued by the distinct way that a photo can capture both light and memory in the same instant. My work focuses primarily on our inter-relationship with the natural world. I’ve recently begun experimenting with both encaustic and cold wax to discover how each might enhance the power of a photograph.

I’ve studied in a wide variety of places: the Art Institute of Chicago, the Evanston Art Center, the LaGrange Art League and Wright Community College. I also hold a masters degree in journalism.

Exhibits

2015

Minneapolis Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN
Still Life: The Inanimate Subject; juror: Russell Joslin

2013

Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Shades of Gray; juror: Lauren Henkin

Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
Lines: Crossed, Walked and Otherwise; juror: Kirsten Rian

2012

Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
Windows and Mirrors; jurors: Elizabeth Corden and Jan Potts

2011

Koehnline Museum of Art, Oakton College, Chicago
Call and Response: From Artemisia to Frida; curator: Judy A. Langston

2010

Koehnline Museum of Art, Oakton College, Chicago
No Place Like Home; curator: Judy A. Langston

Chicago Flower and Garden Show, Chicago
Abstracts Incorporating Plants, First Place Award

2008

Prairie Title Gallery, Oak Park, IL

Oak Park Art League Annual Photography Exhibit

2006

Chicago City College Annual Fine Art Exhibition
Cash Award: Honorable Mention

2004

Exhibition of American Art, Associate Board of the Rehabilitation
Institute of Chicago; curator: James Rondeau

47th Annual Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition, Wright Museum of Art,
Beloit, WI; jurors: John Hitchcock and Graeme Reid

2002

Contemporary Trends in Photography, Oak Park Art League

2001

St. Charles Art and Music Festival, St. Charles, IL

44th Annual Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition; jurors: Annemarie Sawkins and Amy Newel
Best of Show Award

Publication

"Both Sides of the Fence," photo in Singing Sands Almanac, publication of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

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