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FotoNostrum
Mediterranean House of Photography
Carrer de la Diputació 48
Barcelona, CAT 08015, Spain
Phone: +34 655 240987
www.fotonostrum.com
Curriculum Vitae for MARILYN MAXWELL
Artist's Statement
Spanning ten years, “At Risk” is about vanishing species in Africa. The animals are threatened by habitat loss from exploding human populations, poaching for body parts used for trinkets and folk medicine, poaching of prey species for meat, human wildlife conflict, and illegal trophy hunting. This collection of fine art photographs not only celebrates the beauty and power of the animals, but also calls attention to their plight.
I hope this collection advances the idea of human stewardship of Earth, a stewardship that honors the needs and concerns of local communities as well as the conservation of the animals and their habitats.
I want to create images that strongly affect the viewer, that communicate the singularity of intimate encounters with the mysterious Other. I choose black and white photography because, unlike the animals, this medium is timeless. My infrared camera creates images that mirror the innate magical qualities of the animals. They have inspired me with awe since childhood visits to the zoo, when I realized they were Real and not characters in a fairy tale. My fear is that this is the last decade some of these creatures will walk the Earth.
Artist’s portion of sales proceeds will be donated to on-the-ground conservation projects in Africa.
Bio
Marilyn lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is a native of Ft. Worth, Texas. Her love of African wildlife began in childhood with Sunday visits to the zoo with her dad. Eventually, he gave her a camera.
Marilyn studied painting and art history at Texas Christian University during the 1980s. A trip to Africa in the late 1990s sparked a passion for photography as her creative medium of choice. Her early portfolios focused on spiritual practices in Mexico and Guatemala.
She has studied with Raul Touzon, Keith Carter, George de Wolfe and Sam Abell. Awards include a First in Single Image Wildlife at the 19th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, and a First in Wildlife at the 3rd International Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography, 2014, and a First in Wildlife Single Image and Wildlife Series in the 15th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, 2020.
Exhibitions include Fotonostrum, Barcelona; Atlanta Photography Group: Ft. Worth Community Arts Center; A Smith Gallery, Texas; multiple exhibits with the Texas Photographic Society; The Santa Fe University of Art and Design’s Marion Center; and The Santa Fe Slideluck Potshow.
Marilyn’s work is in the Santa Fe Palace of the Governors Permanent collection.
Publications include: Black & White Magazine, 2023, 2016 and 2013. Cubaseen Magazine, Summer, Fall and Winter 2022. Forty-seven of her images were selected for inclusion in the 2011 book, A Year or So In The Life of New Mexico, published to benefit the Esperanza Shelter for Battered Women.
2023:
19th Julia Margaret Cameron Award: Impala Lineup won First Place in the Wildlife Single category. Shake and Leopard Cub won Honorable Mention in the Wildlife Single category. The Nkoveni Series won Honorable Mention in the Wildlife Series category.
Texas Photographic Society's 35th Annual Members Only Show Curated by Keith Carter: Shake was selected for inclusion. The opening was at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene, Texas.
Black & White Magazine: Febuary edition #158 page 22, Single Image Wildlife Winner for Nkoveni Mother.
2022:
Cubaseen Magazine: Issue 3 Winter 2022, The Window Washer was selected for Unexpected Cuba, page 57.
Cubaseen Magazine: Issue 5 Summer 2022, Waiting was selected for Daily Life, page 16.
Cubaseen Magazine: Issue 6 Fall 2022, Three Photographers was selected for Personal, page 41.
IPA 2022 : The Nkoveni Family series was awarded Honorable Mention in the Professional Nature Wildlife catagory.
reFocus One Shot Photo Contest 2022: Yin Yang Cubs was awarded Honorable Mention in the Wildlife division.
17th Julia Margaret Cameron Award: Leopard Up High was awarded runner up in the Single Image Wildlife Division. Very Young Elephant and Kudu were awarded Honorable Mention in the Single Image Wildlife Division. Leopard Up High, Bat Eared Fox, Thicket Country, Very Young Elephant, and Dusk were awarded Runner Up in the Wildlife Series Division. Exhibition at FotoNostrum Gallery, Barcelona, October 13-30, 2022.
2020:
TPS 29: The International Competition, juried by Elizabeth Avedon: White Rhino was selected for the exhibition that runs from October 3, 2020 - January 9, 2021 at The Silos at Sawyer Yards, Houston, TX, then travels to Abilene and runs from January 21 - March 20, 2021 at The Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX.
APG>ATL–AIRPORT 2020: September 17 - November 11, 2020. Twist from the "At Risk" portfolio will appear in the Atrium Gallery at Atlanta’s Harstfield-Jackson International Airport.
F O M A Gallery: One-person show of the "At Risk" portfolio, September 4 - September 26, Wednesday-Saturday 12:00-5:30pm. Opening Reception Friday, September 4, 5-7pm. Guadalupe Center, 333 Montezuma Ave Unit B, Santa Fe, NM 87501.
15th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards: First Place Single Division Wildlife and First Place Series Division Wildlife.
2019:
Atlanta Photography Group Gallery: Curator, Alan Avery selected Sunset Leopard for inclusion in the Alan Avery Selects exhibition. October 18 - November 30, 2019.
Fort Worth Community Art Center: Dust Bath, Young Lion King, and Scarface images were exhibited in the show "Through a Scope 2019". Sponsored by The Fort Worth Zoo. October 4 - October 23, 2019.
12th Pollux Award: First Time, Two Elephants, Leopard at Dusk, In My Dream, Going Away and Curtain Over Kilamanjaro were awarded first place in the Wildlife Series category. The selection was juried by Phillip Brookman, Consulting Curator of Photography at The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Opening Reception will be on May 8, 7pm at the Gallery Valid Foto, Barcelona.
2018:
Fort Worth Community Art Center: The entire "At Risk" portfolio was exhibited at the Home Fires show at The Fort Worth Community Art Center, October 5 - October 26, 2018.
The 5th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography: Three images from “At Risk” were exhibited at Space Nau Bostik, Barcelona, Spain, October 4 - October 21, 2018.
TPS 31st Annual Members’ Only Show: “Confidential” is included in exhibit at Artworks Gallery, Austin, Texas, September 7 - October 13, 2018.
A Smith Gallery: Eleven images from the "At Risk" portfolio about vanishing species were exhibited at A Smith Gallery in the Salon in Johnson City, Texas, April 2018.
The Texas Photographic Society 27: The International Competition: Rare Cheetah was awarded third place overall. Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas, May 2018. June 15 it will travel to Sabine Street Studios, Houston, Texas. October 29 the show moves to the Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene, Texas. The traveling circuit will conclude at Options Gallery at Odessa College, Odessa, Texas, early 2019.
2017:
9th Annual Pollux Awards: Winner in Nature Category. Exhibition: Artefact Framers Gallery, September 18-30, London. Exhibition includes five images from "At Risk" portfolio: Close Encounter, Thirst, Mine, Zebra with Kopji, and Grassland with Cheetah.
Art & Oppression Exhibition: June 10-September 15, Santa Fe University of Art & Design's Marion Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico. From the "The Invisible Menace Series. Images are: The Long Talk and Radioactive.
2016:
Berlin Foto Fest, Museo Ilalia: Eight images from " At Risk".
Palace of the Governors Permanent Collection: Dragline and The Big Spill. Both seen in Frontier Exhibit at New Mexico Museum of History.
Black & White Magazine: August edition, Excellence Award for "At Risk" portfolio.
Texas Photographic International Competition: a two year Traveling exhibit: Honorable Mention for Palm with Wild Dogs and Long Reach from "At Risk" series.
Texas Photographic Society 29th Annual Members Only Competition: "Toxic Pile"
2014:
6th Julia Margaret Cameron Competition: First Place in "Animals & Wildlife" category, among 12 women photographers invited to exhibit work at the 3rd International Biennial of Photography in Malaga, Spain. Exhibit opens September 18, 2014 7pm at the Municipal Heritage Museum and will be open through November 9, 2014.
2013:
8th Annual Black & White Spider Awards: Honorable Mention in Portrait for 'Boy and Bird'. Nominee in People for 'Carriage Horse'. Nominee in Portrait for 'Fair Exchange' and 'Father'. Nominee in Still Life for 'Baseball. Nominee in Wildlife for 'Goats in Trees'.
5th Julia Margaret Cameron Competition: Nominee in Landscape category for five images found in Anthropocene Portfolio under Water Event. Titles: " Renewal", "Wetland"," Unraveled Tumbleweed", " Filter", and " Mountains, Light, and Water".
2012:
BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS: "The Conversation" took 3rd Plase - Honor of Distinction in the Silhouette category. "Bull Rider" took Nominee in the Sports category.
TPS Members Only Competition: “Done” from the Rodeo Series.
APG: “The Conversation” took second place and “The Ride” was accepted. Albuquerque, NM.
QUESTION OF POWER: "Reclamation" and "Lucy's Story" appeared in the exhibit in Santa Fe, NM in December.
4th Annual ANMPAS: "Elemental Meeting Place" appeared in the show in Albuquerque, NM the month of December.
2011:
A Year Or So In The Life of New Mexico: Forty-seven of Marilyn's images were selected for inclusion in the book project published to benefit the Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Black and White Show: “Roadside Attraction I-25” was accepted, juried by Dan Burkholder, at Vermont Photoplace Gallery.
6th Annual Black and White Spider Awards: “The Hair Sweeper”, a Cuban image was nominated in the People Category and was published in the digital edition of The PHOTO Paper.
ANMPAS: "Roadside Attraction", "Truck Stop, Southern New Mexico", and "Yucca" were accepted for the show in Albuquerque, NM.
2010:
Captivar La Luz: "The Blessing of the Caballeros" project, set in San Martin De Terreros (Northwest Mexico), took second place in Texas Photographic Society's competition, a two year traveling exhibition.
Vermont Photo Workplace Gallery: “El Caballero“ was accepted into the online show called Nostalgia.
Vermont Photo Workplace Gallery: “Yucca” was accepted into the Floral Show.
Vermont Photo Workplace Gallery: “Dogs and Goats “ was accepted into the online gallery of The Photoplace Open, juried by Keith Carter.
ANMPAS: "Dressed To Be Blessed", "Lingering Thunderbird" and "Lily" were accepted for the show in Albuquerque, NM.
2009:
Santa Fe Slideluck Potshow: An investigation of Guatemalan rituals, 'Beauty Queens and Kites', won admission to and was presented at the competition.