bio:
I work primarily in black and white photography. I enjoy the challenge of seeing things in grayscale and trying to capture the image photographically. Black and white photography has a sense of timelessness and offers a break from distractions. It is both a form of expression and a means of documentation.
Since the start of the COVID outbreak I have found myself with more free time to explore dozens of online classes, read many books, garden and develop websites for myself and others. But most importantly it has allowed me time to walk many miles, exploring and taking photographs.
I attended university in Pittsburgh and graduated with degrees in Graphic Design and Multimedia Technology. I am a board member and graphic designer for the Pittsburgh Society of Artists.
education:
MS - Multimedia Technology
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh PA
BS - Graphic Design
La Roche University
Pittsburgh PA
Fine Arts Major
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh PA
membership:
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Society of Artists, Fiber Arts Guild of Pittsburgh, Group A and Cranberry Artist Network
exhibitions:
2023
Working with Paper
Pittsburgh Society of Artists
BoxHeart Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Nicole Capozzi
Spring
Cranberry Artists Network
Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Cranberry Twp PA
Juror: Susan Sparks
award for Fairy Flowers
2022
NOW
Group A
Spinning Plate Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Nicole Capozzi
112 x 112
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
AAP Exhibition Space, Pittsburgh PA 15201
2022 Holiday Show
Cranberry Artists Network
Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Cranberry Twp PA
award for River Street
Pittsburgh Society of Artists 56th Annual
3rd Street Gallery, Carnegie PA
Juror: Jeremiah William McCarthy
Secret Garden
Hopkins Skarlinski + Mason
Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Cranberry Twp PA
Martinis with Monet
Cranberry Artists Network
Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Cranberry Twp PA
Juror: Joyce Werwie Perry
A View from Above or Below
Cranberry Artists Network
Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Cranberry Twp PA
Juror: Mark Panza
award for The Way Home
2022 Hoyt Regional
Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle PA
Juror: Laura Domenic
2021
NOW
Group A
Spinning Plate Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Patricia Bellan-Gillen
Pittsburgh Society of Artists 55th Annual
Brewhouse, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Hannah Turpin
Martinis with Monet
Cranberry Artists Network
Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Cranberry Twp PA
Juror: Peggi Habets
2019
24th Annual Exhibition
Southwestern PA Council for the Arts
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Ligonier PA
Juror: Thomas McNickle
Small Works
Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Ketchup City Creative, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: John Eastman
Seeing in a New Light
Cranberry Artists Network
Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Cranberry Twp PA
Juror: Frank Webb
2018
Off the Wall
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
Jask Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Jill Larson
Group A 75th Anniversary Exhibition
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Vicky A Clark
23rd Annual Exhibition
Southwestern PA Council for the Arts
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Ligonier PA
Juror: Thomas McNickle
Pittsburgh Society of Artists 53rd Annual
3rd Street Gallery, Carnegie PA
Juror: Nicole Capozzi
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 106th Annual
Southside Works, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Taras W Matla
Physique
Panza Gallery, Millvale PA
Juror: Josh Mitchel
Lake + Hopkins Skarlinski + Werder
Eastside Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Martinis with Monet
Cranberry Artists Network
Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Cranberry Twp PA
Juror: Christine Swann
2018 Hoyt Regional
Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle PA
Juror: Reto Thuring
award for Crosswalk
Souvenir
Solo Show
Undercroft Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
2017
Just Say'n
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, Johnstown PA
Juror: Jill Larson
22nd Annual Exhibition
Southwestern PA Council for the Arts
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Ligonier PA
Juror: Alison Helm
Small Works
Group A
Jask Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Graham Shearing
Pittsburgh Society of Artists 52nd Annual
The Artsmiths of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Casey Droege
Women of Appalachia
Ohio University Southern, Ironton OH
Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg WV
Ohio University Multicultural Gallery, Athens OH
Pumphouse Center for the Arts, Chillicothe OH
Jurors: Stacey Stewart and Thomas E Suter
NOW
Group A
BoxHeart Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Nicole Capozzi
Martinis with Monet
Cranberry Artists Network
Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Cranberry Twp PA
Juror: Patricia Barefoot
da burgh
Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Jask Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Linda Price-Sneddon
From Dark to Light
Cranberry Artists Network
Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Cranberry Twp PA
Juror: Dr. Louis A Zona
2017 Hoyt Regional
Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle PA
Juror: Kim Beck
award for Timber
2016
The New Collective
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh PA
Jurors: Alexandra Oliver and Rick Landesberg
Once Upon a Time...
Group A
Jask Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Patricia Bellan-Gillen
Pittsburgh Society of Artists 51st Annual
Harlan Gallery, Greensburg PA
Juror: Carol R Brode
award for Gatekeeper
Martinis with Monet
Cranberry Artists Network
Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Cranberry Twp PA
Juror: Dr. Louis A Zona
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 105th Annual
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer
Future/Present
Group A
Panza Gallery, Millvale PA
Juror: Tom Sarver
2015
New Member Exhibition
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
First Night at the Cultural Trust Education Building, Pittsburgh PA
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 104th Annual
Butler Institute of American Art
Trumbull Branch, Warren, OH
Juror: Dr. Louis A Zona
award for Artifact
Intr[au]spective
Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Special Exhibition at the Three Rivers Arts Festival
937 Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Freyda Spira
award for Unsee
First Impressions
Group A
Artists Image Resource, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Petra Fallaux
Isn’t it Romantic
Cranberry Artists Network
Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Cranberry Twp PA
Juror: Patricia Zona
award for Hazel
2014
Pittsburgh Society of Artists 49th Annual
Panza Gallery, Millvale PA
Juror: Paul Rosenblatt
Legacies: The Merrick Masters
Merrick Art Gallery, New Brighton PA
Juror: Carol R Brode
Small Works
Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: Jason Sauer
2014 Hoyt Regional
Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle PA
Juror: Dr. Louis A Zona
2013
The New Collective
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh PA
Jurors: Petra Fallaux, Clayton Merrel and Renée Stout
Pittsburgh Society of Artists 48th Annual
Father Ryan Arts Center, Pittsburgh PA
Juror: William DeBernardi
Women in Art
Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greensburg PA
Sanctuary
Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Panza Gallery, Millvale PA
Juror: Patricia Bellan-Gillen
Illumination
Greensburg Arts Center + Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Rowe Gallery, Greensburg PA
Juror: Kathy Dlugos
Penn-Ohio Annual
eCenter@LindenPoint, Hermitage PA
Jurors: Kimberly Kollar Jones, Jack Haims and Jesse Amar
2012
Scapes
Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Panza Gallery, Millvale PA
Juror: Petra Fallaux
contact:
martha.hopkins.skarlinski@gmail.com