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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jolie Peters | p. 412-431-1810, ext. 12 | e. jpeters@silvereye.org KEYSTONE.1/PENNSYLVANIA PHOTOGRAPHY BIENNIAL Sixteen Artists Selected for Inaugural Exhibition Opening May 24 in Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Pa., 5/6/11 – The Silver Eye Center for Photography announces the opening of Keystone.1, the first Pennsylvania Photography Biennial, featuring sixteen statewide artists working at the forefront of contemporary photography. The exhibition is on view from May 24 to August 27, 2011. A special public reception honoring the artists will take place on Friday evening, June 3 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public. In planning the inaugural Biennial, Ellen Fleurov, Silver Eye’s Executive Director, invited more than forty art and photography professionals from the state – curators, writers, gallery owners, publishers, teachers and bloggers – to nominate artists they felt were producing innovative and exceptional work. After careful review of these submissions and subsequent studio visits, Fleurov selected the following notable photographers for the Biennial, who range in age from their late 20s to their late 60s and are at various stages in their respective careers. The Biennial’s featured artists are: Donald E. Camp (Philadelphia, PA); Vicki DaSilva (Allentown, PA); Lori Hepner (Pittsburgh, PA); William Larson (Collegeville, PA); Dennis Marsico (Pittsburgh, PA); Edward McHugh (Philadelphia, PA); Lydia Panas (Kutztown, PA); Amie Potsic (Drexel Hill, PA); Robert Raczka (Pittsburgh, PA); Nadine Rovner (Philadelphia PA); Nicki Stager (Bethlehem, PA); Amy Stevens (Philadelphia, PA); Jeffrey Stockbridge (Philadelphia, PA); Sarah Stolfa (Philadelphia, PA); Dylan Vitone (Pittsburgh, PA); and Lori Waselchuk (Philadelphia, PA). While regional by virtue of where these photographers live and work, the Biennial’s artists are fully engaged with the global photography community and the plurality of ideas and practices that characterize the medium today. Traditional genres— landscape, still life portraiture, documentary and street photography — are looked at from fresh, challenging perspectives while abstraction, staged narratives and process-oriented work continue to push the boundaries of photographic representation. Subjects range from considerations of perspective, motion, color and form, and examinations of political, scientific and sociological issues, to meditations on race, gender, and generational identities. As broad as the range of subjects presented, so are the techniques and methodologies utilized by these artists. They include: black-and-white and color photography; analogue and digital-based imagery or hybrids of both; alternative and camera-less processes; work that intersects with drawing, painting, printmaking, performance, time-based media and installation; wide-format panoramas, staged still composites, and images that combine text and computer code. “This first Biennial, the only exhibition of its kind in the state, builds upon and reaffirms Silver Eye’s three-decade-long commitment to Pennsylvania artists,” says Ellen Fleurov. “From rising photographers whose vision will shape the future of the creative landscape to internationally-known figures such as William Larson and Lydia Panas, this exhibition attests to the extraordinary talent living and working across our state.” RELATED PROGRAMS Silver Eye will host monthly conversations with the exhibiting artists, the first on Saturday, June 4 at 11 a.m. These talks are free and open to the public. Updated information can be found at Silver Eye’s website, www.silvereye.org. Grant and Proposal Writing for Artists is offered on Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. as part of The Bigger Picture series of professional development workshops for artists. The workshop is led by Mary Navarro, Fundraising Consultant and Adjunct Faculty Member at Carnegie Mellon University; Renee Piechocki, Artist and Director of Pittsburgh's Office of Public Art; and Ellen Fleurov, Executive Director, Silver Eye Center for Photography. The workshop fee is $55 for Silver Eye members; $70 for non-members. Limited to 30 students. To register, please visit www.silvereye.org/programs or contact Aaron Blum, Education Coordinator, at (412) 431-1810, ext.11 or by email at education@silvereye.org. ABOUT SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY The Silver Eye Center for Photography is one of the few nonprofit venues in the country devoted exclusively to contemporary photography and photographers and the only one of its kind in the metropolitan Pittsburgh region. Founded in 1979, Silver Eye’s mission is to broaden public understanding of and engagement with today’s photography and its essential role in contemporary culture. We also directly support and encourage the creative and professional development of local and national artists through fellowships, exhibition opportunities, programs, and other educational resources. Silver Eye Center for Photography is generously supported by our members and individual donors and by the Allegheny Regional Asset District, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, The Grable Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, The Fine Foundation, The Henry J. Simonds Foundation and Epson America. Broadcast media sponsorship is kindly provided by WYEP/91.3 FM. CONTACT INFORMATION For additional information and images or to arrange for interviews, please contact: Jolie Peters, Marketing and Membership Associate 412.431.1810, ext. 12 jpeters@silvereye.org www.silvereye.org Follow Silver Eye on Twitter Become a Fan on Facebook IMAGE CREDIT: Amie Potsic, Made in China: Winter Series (4 panels from left to right: Yangtze River, Tiananmen Square, Falun Gong, Darfur), 2010. Courtesy of the artist. ### Silver Eye Center for Photography | 1015 East Carson Street | Pittsburgh, PA 15203 | 412-431-1810   This e-mail was sent from Silver Eye Center for Photography Immediate removal with ® Secure. To forward this e-mail to a friend or colleague, . To change your e-mail address or update preferences, .