The Seventh Annual Juried Members’ Exhibition
We are pleased to present this annual juried selection of work from 40 of our current members to celebrate their passions, and share their accomplishments. This is one of three annual Member exhibitions we will host in 2026, continuing our mission to provide a platform for our members to share their work and foster their growth. Members were invited to submit up to five photographs to be reviewed on their individual merits by this year’s juror, Eric Kunsman. We encourage you to take a little time to enjoy our members efforts.
Featuring work from Members:
Christine Acebo, Peggy Becker, Diane Bennett, David Berman, Marina Bezrukova, Bill Clark, Marcy Cohen, Barbara C. Crane, Rene Derome, Jean Duffy, Olga Evanusa, Ellen Feldman, Frank Gasdaglis, Trish Gilmore, Tresha Glenister, Bill Gore, John Greiner-Ferris, Ed Healy, Jeff Hulton, Bonnie Jaffe, Marc Jaffe, Donald Johnson, Marky Kauffmann, Sindy Knapp, Joni Lohr, George Lowell, Vicky McGrath, Paul Paterson, Keith Prue, Robin Radin, Margaret Rizzuto, Andres Saldana, Elizabeth Siftar, Julia Shepley, Pip Shepley, Cynthia Taft, Matt Temple, Martha Volcker, Martha Wakefield & David Walega
From the Juror: Eric Kunsman
It has been a sincere honor to serve as the juror for the 7th Annual Members’ Exhibition. Reviewing the hundreds of submissions from the RICPA community is a recurring sign of the sheer breadth of the photographic medium, ranging from the detailed chemistry of historical alternative processes to the unlimited potential of digital manipulation. Selecting these 57 images required a search for a specific kind of “visual gravity”: works that rise above mere scene recording to exhibit a sophisticated investigation of texture, atmosphere, and the layered complexity of the human experience.
The resulting exhibition is not simply a sequence of successful individual pictures; it is a collective dialogue centered on the “surface.” Whether it is the weathered facade of a building, the intimate topography of skin, or the physical layering of the print itself, these works engage in a continuous negotiation between what is seen and what is felt.
-Eric Kunsman
Read Eric’s full statement here
About the Juror: Eric, is a photographer and book artist based in Rochester, New York. Eric works at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as an Assistant Professor in the Visual Communications Studies Department at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and teaches additional courses for the School of Photographic Arts & Sciences. He also owns Booksmart Studio, a fine art digital printing studio that specializes in numerous techniques and services for photographers and book artists on a collaborative basis. Eric also serves as a board member for both the Society for Photographic Education (SPE) and CEPA Gallery in Buffalo, NY.
Eric is a recipient of the 2025 CENTER Santa Fe’s Callanan Excellence in Teaching Award, 2025 Center for Photographic Art Grant Recipient- Juror’s Choice, and 2024 JGS Fellowship for Photography Recipient from The New York Foundation for the Arts. He was a 2022 nominee for Prix Pictet- Humans and named one of 10 B&W photographers to watch of 2018 by BWGallerist; B&W Best Photographers of the Year 2019 & 2021 by Dodho Magazine; won the Association of Photography (UK) Gold Award for Open Series in 2019 and a finalist in 2024; Critical Mass Finalist Top 200 Critical Mass 2019, 2020, 2021; Top 50 Critical Mass in 2022; Top 15 Photographers for the Rust Belt Biennial; and LensCulture’s New Visions Award 2025, Critics’ Choice 2022 and B&W Jurors’ Pick 2021. His Project Felicific Calculus was also awarded a Warhol Foundation Grant through CEPA Gallery in Buffalo, NY.
Eric has held over 40 solo exhibitions internationally. His work has been exhibited in over 250 galleries and museums and featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, Harper’s Magazine, LensWork, Loupe Magazine, Dodho, B&W Photography, Analog Explorations, All About Photo, Black+White Photography (UK), The Washington Post, and Dek Unu. He has also been featured in online articles by All About Photo, F-Stop Magazine, Analog Forever Magazine, Catalyst: Interview, PetaPixel, Texas Photo Society, and many others.
Have a look at our Sixth Annual Juried Members’ Exhibition
This will be updated after the this year’s exhibition opens
View the Exhibition in full 360˚— Coming Soon
Opening Reception: April 16th 5:00 – 8:00pm
On View: Thursday, April 16th – May 15th
The Seventh Annual Juried Members’ Exhibition — Is Now Available
Our Seventh Juried Member Catalog is available here
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The RI Center for Photographic Arts, RICPA 118 N. Main St. Providence, RI 02903
Located in the heart of Providence, RICPA was founded to inspire creative development and provide opportunities to engage with the community through exhibitions, education, publication, and mutual support.
RICPA exists to create a diverse and supportive community for individuals interested in learning or working in the Photographic Arts. We strive to provide an environment conducive to the free exchange of ideas in an open and cooperative space. Members should share a passion for creating, appreciating, or learning about all forms of photo-based media. We work to provide a platform for artistic expression, that fosters dialogue and drives innovation in the photographic arts.
The Gallery at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts is a member of Gallery Night Providence https://www.gallerynight.org/
Questions: Contact gallery@riphotocenter.org To learn about other RICPA exhibits and programs, visit https://www.riphotocenter.org/.
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