Elizabeth Graham is exhibiting as the first place winner in our First Juried Members’ Exhibition with Juror Annu Palakunnathu Matthew. She presented a pair of images from her Homesteads series and was awarded this solo exhibition as the prize for first place. The exhibition is produced in conjunction with our Second Annual Members’ Exhibition.
Elizabeth Graham: The Last Farmhouse Guest
Opening Reception: August 15th 18, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m., part of Gallery Night Providence
Exhibition on View: August 15th – September 13th 2019
About the Work:
This project grew out of a trip to Montana. While driving west, from North Dakota, Graham saw an abandoned farmhouse in a field. It was the kind of derelict homestead that appears on postcards and promotional materials for the area. The only thing more ubiquitous in regional photographs are oil derricks. Additional visits to abandoned homesteads, churches and schools in Williams County, North Dakota, resulted in an exploration that suggests vibrant life in forgotten places, with contrasts between old, new, and a reminder of the passage of time.
About: Elizabeth Graham
Member Elizabeth Graham is an accomplished freelance writer and photographer. She has covered stories from New York to North Dakota, with stints in Louisiana and Harrisburg among other locations. Throughout her career she has worked for a number of news organizations including The New York Times Regional Newsgroup and Gatehouse Media Inc.
She has accumulated numerous awards including earning the North Dakota Newspaper Association awards for 1st place for News Reporting 2018, 2nd place for Feature Photography 2018, 1st Place for Feature Writing, Spot News Reporting 2017 and Second Place for Spot News Photography, Feature Photography 2017. Elizabeth was a Finalist for News Writer of the Year in 2008 from GateHouse Media and earned 1st Place for Investigative Reporting in 2007 from the Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press and 1st Place for Continuing Coverage of a News Event in 2007 in the Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press Awards. Additionally Graham shared the New York Times Chairman’s Award with three reporters for serial killer coverage and also shared the 2005 Punch Sulzberger Award, with staffs of Comet and Courier for Hurricane Katrina coverage.
Elizabeth Graham: The Last Farmhouse Guest
Opening Reception: August 15th 18, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m., part of Gallery Night Providence
Exhibition on View: August 15th – September 13th 2019
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