Larry Salley Photography Award 2022
Explore the stories photographers tell with images louder than words in this year's exhibition, highlighting the 2022 winner and honorable mentions.
ArtsWestchester
ArtsWestchester in partnership with The African American Men of Westchester & the family of Larry Salley.
Established in 2018 by ArtsWestchester, the award is in celebration of the life and artistic achievements of Lawrence “Larry” Salley, who was an active member of his community.
Contributing Artists are Lori Adams* | Carol Bouyoucos | Collette Fournier | Charise Isis | Jennifer King | Susan Richman | John Verner
*Larry Salley 2022 Award Winner
Durbar Celebration (21st Century) by Collette FournierArtsWestchester
Collette Fournier
"My Dad was a painter, designer, and sculptor and taught me to study reflected light. His lessons stayed with me. His life as an artist initiated me into a life of art and culture."
Witness by Carol BouyocosArtsWestchester
Carol Bouyoucos
"Walking in the woods every day with my camera, I witness an untamed landscape that sparks complex narratives in my work. There is almost a prehistoric feeling to the geography - vines out of control choking great trees; invasive plants that spill over paths and highways."
Garden Of Ginkos by Jennifer Verde KingArtsWestchester
Jennifer Verde King
"As a photographer, painter and mother, I am deeply inspired by the magical moments of childhood. My fine art portraits are heavily influenced from studies of costume and art history."
Homage With Fromage by Lori AdamsArtsWestchester
Lori Adams
"What has been most important to me has been to try to show the plants in their glory, or what I perceive to be the incredible qualities of the flowers or seed pods that I have grown, acquired or been granted."
Cluster Of Crowns by Lori AdamsArtsWestchester
Lori Adams
"I now am balancing the desire to make portraits with arranging still lives that tell a story with showing intricate qualities of individual specimens."
Muzzel Of Bees by Susan RichmanArtsWestchester
Susan Richman
"My art addresses the climate crisis by creating technically difficult and complex photographs yet, at first glance, beautiful, simple, and accessible."
Untitled 06 by Charise IsisArtsWestchester
Charise Isis
"The Grace Project is a series of empowering and transformative portraits that reveal the courage, beauty and grace of those who have had mastectomy surgery as a result of breast cancer."
Water Fight on Holi Day (2019) by John VernerArtsWestchester
John Verner
"I am interested in movement against stillness and the vibrancy of color with light. Some of these images have elements of nature while others are more industrial. Some are pastoral while others are random and explosive."
Adam Chau, Exhibitions Manager
Logan Hanley, Gallery Manager
Kathleen Reckling, Senior Deputy Director
Niara Jordan Flax, Public Programs Associate
ArtsWestchester in partnership with The African American Men of Westchester presents the award in order to celebrate the life and artistic achievements of Lawrence “Larry” C. Salley, who was an active member of both organizations. Larry lived and worked in Westchester County (White Plains) where he assumed the leadership roles of Deputy Commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Planning and Commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Transportation. In his spare time, he was a gifted photographer.
Story by Niara Jordan Flax.
