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For me, the art and craft of photography are self-taught.  Primary influences come from the writings and works of Porter, Feininger, Steichen, and Strand, to name a few.
AWARDS AND GRANTS:

  • Luminous Landscape Grant, Luminous Endowment for Photographers

COLLECTIONS:

  • Archdiocese of Santa Fe Archive, Santa Fe, NM
  • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
  • Diocese of Gallup Archive, Gallup, NM
  • Cornerstones Community Partnership Archive, Santa Fe, NM
  • Christian Brothers San Miguel Mission Church Archive, Santa Fe, NM
  • The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX
  • The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
  • Montclair/Kimberly Academy, Montclair, NJ
  • The Noyes Museum, Atlantic City, NJ
  • Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin
  • Rosemont College Fine Art Collection, Rosemont, PA
  • State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
  • Villanova University Art Collection
  • Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA

PUBLICATIONS:

  • Antietam Review, printed by the Washington County Arts Council
  • Bevelled Edge Magazine of Fine Art and Framing
  • Camera Arts Magazine
  • Calumet Photographic Newsletter for the Photographic Artist
  • The First Zoners Book, the 2007 Zoners
  • Historic Churches of New Mexico, Today by Frank Graziano
  • Latent Image Journal of Photography, volume 5
  • Schmap Philadelphia Photo Guide 4th Edition
  • Shots Magazine
  • Philadelphia Stories
  • Philadelphia Photo League Annual 2019
  • Earth USA News, Issue 4, April, 2020  

JURYING:

Greater Norristown Art League, the Lancaster Art Association, Medford Arts Center, the Ocean City Arts Center, the Phillips’ Mill Community Association, Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey

CURATOR:

Woodland Memories, Borrelli's Chestnut Hill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2023
  • Woodland Memories, Borrelli's Chestnut Hill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2022

  • Adobe Churches, Made of Earth and Faith, Inter-Art Gallery, Aiud, Romania
  • Decay, Corrosion Rust, New York Center for Photographic Art, New York City
  • 2022 International Photo Competition, ViewPoint Gallery, Photographic Art Cooperative, Bedford, Nova Scotia
  • 2nd Annual Open Juried Digital Exhibition, Cary Photographic Artists, Cary, North Carolina
  • 108th Annual Members' Medal Exhibition, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia
  • Center for Emerging Visual Artists Annual Members Show,  Felicity R. “Bebe”Benoleil Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2021

  • Bloom -- International Exhibition, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS
  • Found Objects, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
  • Odyssey, Pennsylvania Center for Photography, Doylestown, PA
  • Seventh Annual Group Show, Davis|Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY
  • All Cityscape Art, Contemporary Art Gallery, Middleton, DE
  • Transformations -- sponsored by the Pennsylvania Center for Photography and hosted by the New Hope Art Center, New Hope, PA
  • Fall Salon Members Show, Arts & Culture Council of Bucks County, Freeman Hall, Doylestown, PA

2020:

  • The Phillips’ Mill Photography Exhibition 2020, Phillips’ Mill Community Association,
    New Hope, PA
  • RAW 2020:  Photography, Noyse Museum Art Garage, Atlantic City, NJ
  • The Phoenix Show:  A Juried Exhibition, Inner Visions, The Conservatory, Doylestown, PA
  • Professional Artist Members Show, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
  • Philadelphia Stories Winter 2020 Issue Pop Up Art Show, Walnut Street West Library, Philadelphia, PA
  • Philadelphia Tri-State/Artists Equity 71st Annual Spring Show

2019:

  • Timeless Moments, the Art of Photography, solo exhibit at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, PA
  • The Incredible Lightness of Art, Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity Fall Exhibit, Community Art Center, Wallingford, PA – HONORABLE MENTION
  • Dynamism in Art, Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
  • 91st International Juried Show, Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, Pa
  • PLACES, Wanderlife Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
  • 107th Members’ Medal Show, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
  • Philadelphia Tri/State Artists Equity 70th Anniversary Exhibition, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
  • Teaching Artists Exhibit, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
  • ODYSSEY, Pennsylvania Center for Photography, Doylestown, PA

2018:
  • 106th Annual Members’ Medal Exhibition, The Plastic Club of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA -- The Eric Porter Photography Prize
  •  8th Annual In Vision Juried Exhibit:  The American Experience, Banana Factory Arts Center, Bethlehem, PA
    America, The World, 2018: Juried Photo Exhibition, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA     
  • Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity 69th Anniversary Members’ Juried Exhibition, The John A. Baker Gallery, West Chester University, West Chester, PA         
  • Scenic Philadelphia Exhibit, Chestnut Hill Gallery, Chestnut Hill, PA
  • John A. Benigno and David Swift, Moody Jones Gallery, Glenside, PA

2017:

  • Adobe Church Project, Built of Earth and Faith, Lawrence Hall Gallery, Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA
  • Professional Artist Members Exhibit, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
  • Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists, Winter Exhibition, Center on the Hill at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
  • Deep Six Group Show at Old City Jewish Community Art Center, Philadelphia
    Participating Artists:  John A. Benigno, Melvin Chappel, Mikel Elam, Rex Sexton, Susan Richards, Sheldon Strober
  • AMERICANA, Pennsylvania Center for Photography, Doylestown, PA
  • Members Exhibit, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

2016:

  • Professional Artist Members Exhibit, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
  • Americana Exhibit, Pennsylvania Center for Photography, Doylestown, PA
  • Open Lens II:  Photography, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
  • 104th Members’Medal Show, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
  • Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity Assoc. 67th Anniversary Members’ Juried Exhibition,
    The John H. Baker Gallery at West Chester University -- SECOND PLACE AWARD
  • Photographic Society of Philadelphia Members' Salon

2015:

  • The Woodmere Annual, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
  • Menagerie, The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX
  • 2015 Biennial Photography Exhibition, Greater Norristown Art League, Norristown, PA
  • Heritage:  An Exhibition of Work by Italian-American Artists Commemorating the Visit of Pope Francis I to Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2014:

  • Professional Artist Members Exhibit, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
  • USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2014 -- Highly Recommended Award -- Jurors:  Art Wolfe, David Muench, Christopher Burkett, Tim Fitzharris, Marc Adamus, Miriam Leuchter, and Charlie Waite
  • Outer Limits, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
  • The Artists' Perspective, Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists, Conshohocken, PA
  • Fall Members Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity Association, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
  • Main Line Art Center Teaching Artists Exhibition
  • Pour Richard's Coffee Company, Devon, PA
  • Juror:  Delaware County Community College, Phillips' Mill Community Association

2013:

  • Second Annual Olympus In Vision PA Photographers Juried Exhibition, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA
  • Deep Six, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia
  • The World of the Professional Artist, No. 7, Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists -- Honorable Mention
  • 2013 Biennial Photography Show, Greater Norristown Art League -- First Place Award
  • 64th Annual Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity Anniversary Exhibit, Goggle Works, Reading, PA
  • Juror:  Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen

2012:

  • A Retrospective, Keystone Art & Culture Center, Lancaster, PA
  • Permanent Collection on Exhibit, Lancaster Art Museum, Lancaster, PA
  • Picture Making:  Recent Acquisitions in Photography, Philip and Muriel Berman Museum, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
  • 100th Annual Members Medal Show, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA -- The Dorothy Wackerman-Hutton Prize
  • Annual Fall and Spring Juried Shows, Montgomery Guild of Professional Artists, Conshohocken, PA -- Joanna Lightner Photography Award
  • High and Dry Exhibition, International Cultural Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
  • Juror:  Medford Art Center, Medford, NJ; Tyme Gallery, Havertown, PA; Ursinus College, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen

2011:

  • Annual Photography Show, Greater Norristown Art League, Norristown, PA -- Best in Show
  • Annual Spring Juried Show, Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists, Chonshohocken, PA -- Joanna Lightner Photography Award
  • 62nd Anniversary Members' Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity Association, Wayne Art Center, PA -- Board of Directors Photography Prize
  • Texas Tech University, International Center, Lubbock, Texas, High and Dry Juried Exhibition
  • Da Vince Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Structure and Gesture Juried Exhibition
  • Juror:  Lancaster Art Association

2010:

  • Plastic Club Annual Members Medal Show, Philadelphia, PA -- Silver Medal
  • Art of the State, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg
  • 24 Eyes, Villanova University Art Gallery, Villanova, PA

2009:

  • Plastic Club Annual Members Medal Show, Philadelphia, PA -- Ziegler Prize
  • Art in City Hall presents the Photographic Society of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
  • Juror:  Tyme Gallery, Havertown, PA; Ocean Art Center, Ocean City New Jersey

2008:

  • Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Juried Members Guilded Tulip Exhibit, Lancaster, PA
  • Texas Tech University, International Center, Lubbock, Texas, High and Dry Juried Exhibition

TEACHING:

  • Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
  • Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA
  • Greater Norristown Art League, Norristown, PA
  • Main Line Art Center
  • Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
  • Valley Lake Gallery, Horsham, PA


MEMBERSHIP AFFILIATIONS:

  • Art Association of Harrisburg
  • Center for the Arts in Southeastern New Jersey
  • Main Line Art Center (Professional Artist Member and Teaching Artist)
  • Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen (Juried Member)
  • Philadelphia Photo League
  • Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Association (Past President)
  • Photographic Society of Philadelphia
  • Plastic Club of Philadelphia
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  • Portofolios
    • Adobe Church Project
    • Philadelphia Scene
    • Riding the Rails
    • American Southwest
    • White Flowers
    • By the Sea
    • Amish Country Landscapes
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Artist's Statement
  • Biography
  • Purchase Information
  • Contact
  • Exhibition Schedule
  • Resume
  • My Favorite Links
  • Survey