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Beneath the Surface by the Women Photographers Collective of the Hudson Valley
The Olive Free Library Association is very pleased to present the exhibition Beneath the Surface featuring the works of the members of The Women Photographers Collective of the Hudson Valley. The show will run from May 13 through July 8 with a reception on Saturday, May 20 from 3 – 5 pm.
The Women Photographers Collective of the Hudson Valley was formed in 2020 as a way for Hudson Valley women photographers to network and support each other in their creative work, especially in the face of the isolation and disconnectedness of the pandemic. Beneath the Surface, a juried selection of work at the Olive Free Library, is their third public exhibition.
Photographs were selected by a curatorial group from among those submitted by thirteen members of the collective: Gail Albert, Ana Bergen, Shari Diamond, Jill Enfield, Lori Grinker, Maria Fernanda Hubeaut, Kay Kenny, Dorothea Marcus, Meryl Meisler, Charley Mitcherson, Susan Phillips, Carla Shapiro, and Ruth Wetzel. Joan Barker, a new member of the collective, assisted with the selection and installation of the show.
Beneath the Surface displays the diversity of the subjects, styles, and techniques of these photographers while at the same time pointing to an underlying commonality. All of the images on display refer to hidden stories, with some of them known to the photographer, while others simply point to a mysterious unknown. Sometimes these photos allude to an inner experience of emotion: to loss, or depression, or excitement, or even joy. Sometimes to the inexorable passage of time, and to what is gone and what remains; and their time frame ranges from the ephemeral effects of water or shadow to the eons of geologic time. They may refer to personal memories, or historical events or cultural issues, or to processes in nature; and they may be moody, meditative, or more documentary in style. But all deliberately evoke reference to something beneath the surface of the literal subject.
Women Photographers Collective of the Hudson Valley website: https://www.womenphotographerscollective.com
Beneath the Surface
Exhibition Dates: May 13 – July 8, 2023
Opening: Saturday, May 20, 2023, 3 – 5 pm

Maria Fernanda Hubeaut

Shari Diamond

Lori Grinker

Dorothea Marcus

Gail Albert
OLIVE FREE LIBRARY'S EXHIBITION SCHEDULE 2023
January 21 – March 4, 2023: I Dreamed a Garden, a show of works by members of Longreach Arts, a Hudson Valley artist cooperative, coordinated by Carol Pepper-Cooper and Linda Schultz
March 18 – May 7, 2023: cARTography: alternate routes, an exhibition focusing on artists that incorporate maps in their artwork, curated by Jan Sosnowitz
May 13 – July 8, 2023: Beneath the Surface, a photography exhibition by members of the Women Photographers Collective of the Hudson Valley
July 22 – September 9, 2023: Define Beauty, 6th Annual Juried Summer Group Show coordinated by Nathalie Andrews, and juried by Donald Elder --> click here for CALL FOR ART details.
September 23 – November 4, 2023: From Soup to Nuts, an exhibition of works focusing on food in art curated by Elaine Ralston
November 18, 2023 – January 6, 2024: I see RED, 6th Annual Small Works Show co-curated by Sandra Scheuer and Kathy Yacoe



Carla Shapiro

Ruth Wetzel

Susan Phillips
PAST EXHIBITIONS 2019 - 2022
March 18 - May 7, 2023: cARTography: alternate routes, an exhibition focusing on artists that incorporate maps in their artwork, curated by Jan Sosnowitz
January 21 - March 4, 2023: I Dreamed a Garden, featuring LongReach Arts coordinated by Carol Pepper-Cooper and Linda Schultz
November 19, 2022 - January 7, 2023: PANDEMONIUM, 5th Annual Small Works Show curated by Nathalie Andrews and Elaine Ralston
September 24 - November 5, 2022: Hudson Valley Watercolors, an exhibition of watercolor works curated by Staats Fasoldt
July 23 - September 10, 2022: Fresh Air, 5th annual juried summer group show coordinated by Janette Kahil and Sandra Scheuer and juried by Jenny Nelson
May 21 - July 9, 2022: Behind the Scenes, an exhibition of works by members of the Olive Free Library Exhibition Committee
March 19 - May 7, 2022: Forged in Ink, an exhibition of regional printmakers curated by Maxine Davidowitz and Susanna Ronner
January 22 - March 5, 2022: Shifting the Energy, a show of works by Hudson Valley retired art educators curated by Linda Schultz
November 20, 2021 - January 8, 2022: Small is Beautiful, 4th annual small works show curated by Kathy Yacoe
September 25 - November 6, 2021: Skin Deep, a show of works by artists of color curated by Nathalie Andrews and Elaine Ralston
July 24 - September 11, 2021: Eye to Eye, juried annual summer group show coordinated by Jan Sosnowitz and juried by Thomas Sarrantonio
May 22 - July 10, 2021: Between Wind and Water curated by Sandra Scheuer and Linda Schultz
March 20 - May 8, 2021: Across the River: Artists from Hudson Valley East curated by Marie Cole from the Tivoli Artists Gallery
November 21, 2020 - March 6, 2021: Cragsmoor Artists in Olive, show of works by artists from the Cragsmoor Art Colony curated by Ed Mues
September 26 - November 7, 2020: If Only, feminist exhibition curated by Nathalie Andrews
January 25 - March 14, 2020: Student Show: Onteora School District curated by Linda Schultz and Kathy Skura
November 16, 2019 - January 4, 2020: Kate McGloughlin, Requiem for Ashokan, The Story Told in Landscape curated by Elaine Ralston
September 21 - November 2, 2019: Ron Denitto, Selected Works curated by Kathy Skura
July 20 - September 7, 2019: Reverie, a juried group show of regional artists
May 18 - July 6, 2019: Go Figure!, a group show of four regional artists' figurative works curated by Linda Lynton
March 23 - May 4, 2019: Enlightened Views, a group show of five Hudson Valley artists curated by Gayle Clark Fedigan