Among Trees
Juror: Beth Moon
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We live among trees - depend on them - harvest them - eat from them - worship them - love them. To some people trees are home, to others -- simply a resource. For this exhibit we want to examine the lives of trees and their intersection with our lives.
Trees transcend time as we experience it.
How many of us as children have planted a tree, watched it grow and then left it behind to a new generation? Trees stand as witnesses to generations past, present and future. Trees are part of the ecological web of life on earth and whether we know it or not we all depend on them.
| Exhibit Calendar (Subject to Change) | |
| Exhibit Opens: | 2 August 12 |
| Artists' Reception: | 17 August 12 18:00 |
| Exhibit Closes: | 26 August 12 |
 Among TreesExhibit Catalog now available at PrestoPhoto | |
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Juror's Statement: Trees have always fascinated me. I have many fond memories of trees as far back as I can remember. I have climbed many, fallen out of a couple, and always chose them as the first place to hide when playing hide and seek. Who hasn't been susceptible to the charms of a handsome tree? With a wildly diverse group and record breaking amount of entries I was given the daunting task of selecting a cohesive collection. This was especially difficult because the quality of the work was amazingly high and I am very sorry to disappoint the artists whose work was not chosen. Many of the images not chosen were simply a result of having a limited number of final choices, or in some cases similar themes. Since trees have such a universal application as symbolic reference point, and strong position as cultural, philosophical and religious landmark I wanted to be able to represent as many examples as possible. I learned so much through this process, felt grateful to be a part of it and thank everyone for sharing their view of trees with me. Beth Moon |
| Ballad from a wood4 ("Snow in Porec") Juror's Choice 
| The Olive Grove Honorable Mention 
| Loss Honorable Mention 
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| Connected Honorable Mention 
| Young Shelter Belt People's Choice 
| Solitude
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Tropical Forest
| Untitled (Smoke)
| Tennessee Cemetery Tree SOLD 
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| St. Augustine Tree SOLD 
| Route 12
| December Orchard #2
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December Orchard #1
| wild world
| tree alley SOLD 
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braving the elements
| a moment lost 
| Solitude
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Cascade River State Park
| Echo
| Ancient Tree 2
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Long Ago
| Memories
| Watching over you
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Willow, Seattle
| Old Tree Reflections
| Birch grove
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Forest Trees
| Foret
| National Pastime
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La Petite Mort II
| Exiled From Our Past
| The Lottery
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At Dusk After the Storm
| Bark 1
| Avalon
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Hinterland
| Reaching for the light
| winter shadow
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Afloat
| Tree # 659
| I Surrender
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Sunburst
| A Quiet Place
| Bleak Midwinter #2
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Siete Palmas
| Sycamore Heaven
| Trees in fog 6
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Sechelt Trees
| Tree House To Be
| Oasis, Palm Desert, California
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The Roost
| From the Lookout
| Winter's Trees
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From Generation to Generation
| Grave
| Joy
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Stems
| Flaten
| MIST
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Blue Tree
| Branches Dreaming Petals
| Maple, Nara
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Sutro Cypresses
| Chapel
| The Lucombre Oak
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The View Through the Plane Tree
| The Banyan Tree
| Field Elm
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Juror: Beth Moon Time, memory and nature are the central motifs that underlie the photographic imagery of American photographer Beth Moon. Whether she is recording the majestic, sentinel-like Baobab trees for the Portraits of Time series; capturing the strange balance between childhood innocence and the darker wisdom of nature in the project, Thy Kingdom Come; rendering menacing carnivorous plants in the Savage Garden portfolio, or constructing fanciful, dreamscapes in the Seen But Not Heard portfolio; Moon reveals a magical and intuitive appreciation for the ways in which time, memory and nature define our understanding of man's place in the universe. Moon studied fine art at the University of Wisconsin. Moving to England and inspired by the many ancient trees there, she decided to make a series of their portraits. She mastered platinum/palladium printing, an ideal process for her vision. Her work has been the object of numerous solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries worldwide, receiving critical acclaim. Beth now resides in Marin County, California. We are excited to have a juror who's work's longevity seems only too appropriate for a subject mater as permanent as trees. |
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Honorable Mentions and Juror's Choice receive free exhibit catalogs. People's Choice gains free entry into a future exhibit. All selected entries are exhibited in our gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog. We offer free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of our exhibition, subject to standard sizes. Photographers retain all rights to their photographs. |
Please do not contact jurors regarding your entry in this exhibit. Doing so will disqualify your entry.
