Jamie Richey's Gallery
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ARTIST BIO

I became serious about photography when I decided I needed a practical supplement to my film major. Photography enhanced my approach to film quite a bit and vice versa; you’ll notice a lot of filmic influences throughout my work. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film and Photography from Elon University, I returned home to Ohio and pursued filmmaking by working as part of a crew and individually on a number of independent productions and national commercials. During that time I exhibited my photography in galleries and local establishments, created a website, and entered a number of juried shows and publications with equal success.

The past several months have really been about the creation of new work in addition to expanding and improving my artistic skills and voice. This fall I will be attending the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia and will be earning my Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography.

RESUME'

EDUCATION

1996 - 2000 Elon University; Elon, NC

• BA, Film and Photography
• Five-time Deans List and Cum Laude graduate
• Semester abroad in London, Scotland and Paris

EXHIBITIONS/REPRESTATION

2005                   Solo Exhibition of new work: Studio of 5 Rings;   Cleveland, OH

                            3 rd Annual Student Exhibition; Tri-C West; Parma, OH

                            25 th Annual Six-State Photography Exhibition; Fava Gallery; Oberlin, OH

                            Solo Exhibit; Borders Café; Strongsville, OH

         Millennium Center; Chesterland, OH

2004                   Online Gallery; http://www.jamierichey.com

         The Edge Art Gallery;   Cleveland, OH

                            Solo Exhibit; Algebra Tea House; Cleveland, OH

                            Spring Group Show; Cathy’s Picture Framing; Chesterland, OH

2002                    “Camera Les Manipulations” Solo Show; Scaravilli Gallery; Cleveland, OH

                            Willoughby Fine Art Festival

                            JONES Soda bottle labels, #1824, #1822,#1823, 2001

2000-02             Galleria Gianna; Cleveland, OH  

                             Art Bias; Cleveland, OH

2000                    Ohio Independent Film Festival, Reflections of Laceration

                             Animism , Senior Exhibition, Elon University

                             4 th Annual North Carolina Student Juried Exhibition for Undergraduates

1999                    Ward Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Elon University

                             Women of Art Celebration, Elon University

                             2 nd Annual Elon University Film Festival, Fantome Photo

                             Cup O' Joe, Greensboro, NC

                             Tate Street Coffee, Greensboro, NC

PUBLICATIONS

Colonnades , Elon University literary and art magazine, 1998, 1999 & 2000 Issues

Best of University Photography Annual , Photographer's Forum, 2000

Activities and Honors

2004   Artist Grant Recipient, Vermont Studio Center residency program

  Student Undergraduate Research Forum

  Polaroid Transfer Process

                Honorable Mention , 20 th Annual University Photography Contest,

             Serbin Communications

2000    Scholarship, American Association of Museums Annual Meeting

             Senior Showcase Honor, Highlighting the talents of top 10 graduades in 2000 class, Elon University

1999    Judge T. Warren Scholarship Recipient

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Private Residences:

• Manhattan, NY
• Mentor, OH
• Chagrin Falls, OH
• Niantic, CT
• Strongsville, OH

FILMOGRAPHY

2004                 The Last Straw   - Independent Short - Still Photographer & Prod Asst - Cinevid Productions

                     . A - .B – Experimental Work - Writer / Director / Producer

                                   Will Work for Food   - Independent Feature - Still Photographer & Production Assistant

                          Screened at the 29 th Cleveland International Film Festival 2005

2002                  Too Good to be True – Independent Short - Continuity - Cinevid Productions

2002-                 John Doe Project ; a series of shorts; in association with MDI

2000                  Warped Boxes - Props / Wardrobe / Continuity – 2001

                            Screened at the Ohio Independent Film Festival – 2003

                           A Business Day – Production Assistant – 2001

                          Vigilante – Visionary - 2000

2001                 Haywire – Independent Feature - Assistant Director

                          Screened at the 27th Cleveland International Film Festival 2003

2000                  I Dare you to Kill Her   - Independent Short - Assistant Director

1999                  Reflections of Laceration - Writer / Director / Producer

                            Screened at the Ohio Independent Film Festival

The Deeper Meaning

1.   I am very interested in presenting a new outlook to my audience. Because cameras are so easily acquired, I believe that many people have already decided that photography is nothing more than a mechanical object used as a means of documentation. I don’t feel a lot of times that it is truly accepted as an art form. This may seem like something all artists think; that their work is misunderstood. But my fears were confirmed just the other day when an inquisitive receptionist at the dentist’s office asked me about my work.   After a detailed description, she cocked her head to one side and with a rather blank expression replied ‘well, how is that art?’, and then proceeded to tell me about a painting of sunflowers that she means to add to her collection.

2.   I think that society as a whole is too quick; we don’t have time to ‘stop and smell the roses’ let alone realize what’s happening to life as we knew it.   There’s just too much to do so we rely on convenience and accessibility.   We are quick to assess and summarize because, frankly, that’s all we have time for and well, that’s often good enough.

These statements create the duality in my current work. My pieces are not often considered documentation in the traditional sense; most, if not all images, have been manipulated in some way either on the surface, with the camera, or in the darkroom. Through my process I am exemplifying that photography too, can indeed be painterly and idyllic.   The second purpose of my work is to extend to my audience an invitation to slow down, step back, and look around your world. Look at the madness, look at the beauty, look at the horror. Experience a new reality, don’t go through your motions. Sit. Be still. See what’s happening around you. It doesn’t matter what you take away from it, you will realize something about yourself. I would like my work to create an emotion in you, whether it’s anger, happiness, hope, or the fear that you left the oven on. Just experience.

Enjoy.