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 © Preston Wadley, Strange Cargo, 2005. Mixed media, 9x14”  © Preston Wadley, Times Being What They Are, 2005. Mixed media, 9x14”  © Preston Wadley, High Ground, 2006. Mixed media, 9x14” |
Preston Wadley Lives in Shoreline, WA Heritage: African-American Selected Exhibitions: Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR, 2006 Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY, 2006 Breaking Ground, Lightwell Gallery, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 2006 En Foco New Works #9 Exhibition, Wilmer Jennings Gallery, NYC, 2006 Faculty Show. Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, 2005 Group Show, Seattle Art Museum RSG, 2004 Faculty Show, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle Education: MFA - University of Washington, Seattle BFA - University of Washington, Seattle Awards: Nominee, Santa Fe Prize for Photography, Santa Fe, NM, 2006 Teacher of the Year Award, Cornish College of the Arts New Works Award, En Foco, New York, 2006 Public lecture, Center for Photography at Woodstock, New York, 2005 Society for Photographic Education, National Conference Peer Review Panel, 2004 Society for Photographic Education, National Conference Peer Review Panel, 1998 NEA and 1990 Goodwill Games Arts Festival Grants, Seattle, 1990 Individual Artists Grant, King County Arts Commission, Seattle, 1989 Board of Directors, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, 1988-1992 Artists in the City Grant, Seattle Arts Commission, 1979 Collections: Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY at Samuel Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, NY Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR Residencies: Residency, Center for Photography at Woodstock, New York, 2005 Residency, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, 1998 Publications: Nueva Luz, Intercambio section, Volume 11#1 Wadley's work uses the book as an iconographic artifact, purely visual, in which the image, structure, and materials are the content. Although their pages may not turn or act like traditional books, they are the embodiment of what books mean to us. They actually are what they purport to be about. The physical presence of a book speaks to knowledge preserved and communicated. Despite the absence of written text, hiswork is an attempt to provide a close, intimate, and unique conversation with the viewer. The work is evidence of change, a type of historical revision - a Pentimento, reflecting on the connection to what has already been, and an ever-evolving present. Wadley is currently a Professor at Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA. Website: |
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