We are very proud to announce three of our gallery artists, Marina Font, Jennifer Schlesinger, Maggie Taylor have been named finalists in the 2017 Clarence John Laughlin Awards. Our fingers are crossed in the hopes one will claim this years title!
The Clarence John Laughlin Award was created by the New Orleans Photo Alliance to support the work of photographers who use the medium as a means of creative expression. It honors the life and work of Clarence John Laughlin (1905-1985), a New Orleans photographer best known for his surrealist images of the American South. The Clarence John Laughlin Award grants one $5000 prize annually to a photographer whose work exhibits sustained artistic excellence and creative vision.
The 2017 Clarence John Laughlin Award was juried by Paula Tognarelli, Executive Director and Curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA. The Griffin Museum is a nonprofit photography museum whose mission is to promote an appreciation of photographic art and a broader understanding of its visual, emotional, and social impact. The museum houses three galleries and maintains five satellite gallery spaces and several virtual online galleries.
The finalist include:
MARINA FONT
Miami Beach, Florida
SUSAN GRANT
Dallas, Texas
CIG HARVEY
Rockport, Maine
LETITIA HUCKABY
Benbrook, Texas
JENNIFER SCHLESINGER
Santa Fe, New Mexico
TARA SELLIOS
South Boston, Massachusette
ELIZABETH STONE
Greenough, Montana
JERRY TAKIGAWA
Monterey, California
MAGGIE TAYLOR
Gainesville, Florida
ANNA TOMCZAK
Lake Helen, Florida