Expressive portraiture is featured in Illustrations: Karen Geswein Photography, opening Monday at the Mount Memorial Art Gallery on the Grace College campus. The public is invited to a reception with the artist on Friday, October 17 from 4–6 pm at the gallery.
Geswein puts her love for people, her God-given talent, and 20 years of experience to work to enable her to capture authentic images on film. The wide range of illustrative and intimate portraits featured in the exhibit “are a ‘sampling’; a chance to get to know me and get a glimpse of my heart,” she comments.
Beginning her career as a school photographer, Geswein opened her first portrait studio in 1992. While portraiture—especially of children—is her first love, Karen has expanded her work to include landscapes, abstract images, and human interest subjects of all kinds. Her current projects include illustrating Ordinary People; Extraordinary Faith, an upcoming book depicting senior citizens whose long lives show the difference of a life lived by faith in God. Geswein also teaches photography at IPFW and hopes to launch a program called Youth with Vision in the near future, offering photography classes for at-risk youth.
Karen earned her photography credentials at Savannah Technical College and attended classes at the Winona School of Photography. She is currently seeking a masters of photography degree with the Professional Photographers of America. Among her many honors are Photographer of the Year (1991) from the Lifetouch National School Studios and The Court of Gold Portraiture Award and Silver Medal in Illustration (2007) from the Michiana Professional Photographer’s annual print competition. Her work can be seen online at www.classicimageart.com.
Work will be available for sale. The exhibit runs through Saturday, November 8. Admission is free.
The Mount Memorial Art Gallery is located on the main floor of Mount Memorial Hall on the Grace College campus, between Kings Highway and College Avenue. Gallery hours are 8 am to 5 pm weekdays and Monday and Thursday evenings until 10 pm. There will be extra weekend hours from 10 to noon on Saturday, November 8, in conjunction with the Grace Homecoming festivities. The gallery is handicapped accessible.
The art program at Grace is one of the oldest and largest among Christian universities. Nearly 70 students from across the nation and several foreign countries are enrolled in the four major programs: graphic design, art education, illustration and drawing/painting.
For more information regarding the exhibit or further details on the art programs at Grace, phone 574.372.5100 ext 6022, visit www.grace.edu, or email keithac@grace.edu.
October 10, 2008
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