Mikel Elam is a visual artist working primarily as a painter. His work focuses on storytelling through memory and dreams using the fragments of face and figure to convey information and ideals about world culture. Mikel attended the University of the Arts,Philadelphia. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Arts/Painting. He went on to study at School… Continue reading Mikel Elam: Perception
Category: Exhibits
Faces of Immigration: Photographs by Harvey Finkle
Press Release: . Faces of Immigration: Photographs by Harvey Finkle . On Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 3:00-7:30pm . For five decades social worker turned photographer Harvey Finkle (Penn MSW ’61) has documented immigrant communities as well as social and political activism across Philadelphia and beyond. He began photographing the work of the Sanctuary Movement in… Continue reading Faces of Immigration: Photographs by Harvey Finkle
Bob Shell: A Revolution in Imaging
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2021 . A Revolution in Imaging . I’ve just learned of an amazing breakthrough in imaging technology. A camera the size of a grain of salt has been developed by a team of researchers at Princeton University and the University of Washington. In spite of its tiny size, the camera… Continue reading Bob Shell: A Revolution in Imaging
Exhibition Announcement: Tableaux Vivants 1994 – 1996
Tableaux Vivants: 1994 – 1996 . Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2021 . This exhibition Tableaux Vivants: 1994 – 1996 is being hosted by my dear friend the artist James Dupree. I met James and his wonderful wife Anita in the mid-eighties when I moved my family into Philadelphia’s Bella Vista neighborhood. It was known… Continue reading Exhibition Announcement: Tableaux Vivants 1994 – 1996
Studio News: A Return to Teaching
Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 After a two year hiatus from teaching, I have accepted an invitation as visiting instructor of Fine Arts at Haverford College. On December 17th, 2019 my first meeting with photography students took place at the Jane Lutnick Fine Arts Center. My colleague Professor William Williams asked me to join… Continue reading Studio News: A Return to Teaching