Solo Show by Award Winning Landscape Photographer Dale Blank Opens April 1
NEWBURYPORT, MA– “Spring Fever”, a solo show featuring the new work of award-winning local photographer Dale Blank, will appear in the Laura Coombs Hills Gallery of the Newburyport Art Association (NAA) from April 1 through April 14, 2010. An opening reception with the artist will be held on Saturday night, April 3, 2010 from 7 to 10 pm. Reflections, symmetrical components and fleeting light are the mainstays of Ms. Blank’s photography. Natural and man-made light are featured: sun and moon rises and -sets, fireworks, fairs, city lights or movement through time and space.
“Spring Fever” features photographs from the North Shore, Sonoma, Barcelona, New York City and Washington, D.C., all works being expressive of the season. Ms. Blank is a member of the NAA, the Rockport Art Association and the Rocky Neck Art Colony. Her work has appeared at many of their shows, exhibitions and sales. She was awarded an Industrial Development Foundation Award for Photography at the NAA Winter Show 2009 and the M.A. Arakelian Memorial Award for Best of Show Winter 2006. She has held solo shows and participated in juried shows and exhibitions at many other local venues. “The artist has managed to frame heat as atmospheric condition with a quiet spring landscape. This is a wonderfully rich image, full of contrastsÂ…keep looking,” wrote juror Elizabeth Wykoff of one of Ms. Blank’s winning works. “Hours after first experiencing (the piece) I am still drawn to the attraction/repulsion relationship. I love that the image provides opportunity for various narrative interpretations,” Cynthia Meyers Foley wrote of another. A Massachusetts native, Dale is a graduate of Brandeis University. Her landscape photography is the basis for the Cape Ann Calendar series. Her work has been featured in many other calendars, visitors’ guides and private collections. She resides in Gloucester.
Show hours are Monday and Wednesday through Friday, 11am-5 pm; Saturday, 11am- 5 pm and 7-9 pm; and Sunday, 1-5 pm. The NAA is closed on Sunday, April 4. CONTACT: Carol Reynolds, Gallery Director Newburyport Art Association 65 Water St., Newburyport, MA 01950 978-465-8769