About the Artist:
J (Joan) Pogalies
Common scenes; Uncommon scenarios
A family cottage on the shores of Great Lake Erie is where I live and produce my photo art. I don’t have to go to exotic locales (although I have); I document common scenes and objects arranged in uncommon ways to present curious perspectives. I rearrange images and enlarge them to be printed on huge metal panels from 1ft x 5ft up to 4ft x 5ft...and growing! The metallic ground beneath shimmers through the highlights for an above, below and in between experience...no frame, no boundaries.
I invite macro AND micro perspectives that are quite different: From across the room you may see abstract bands of colors, Rorschach patterns, mirror images of (almost) recognizable scenes and objects. "Wait!! What is that??" Look closer; You’ll discover tiny objects and new worlds...faces, dancers, body parts, insects, robots, portals inviting you in...limited only by your imagination.
A visual ode: In these uncertain and fragile times, I want to show, through curious, alluring images, the changing natural beauty around us, and share those complex images that they may reflect, enhance and instill confidence in the viewers’ own power and beauty and changes, spark joy and curiosity, and inspire a responsible community that has a respectful and active perspective of the natural and human-induced rearrangements in our immediate environments, our selves, and beyond.
(Also, a very personal pursuit, (click here to view)
A family cottage on the shores of Great Lake Erie is where I live and produce my photo art. I don’t have to go to exotic locales (although I have); I document common scenes and objects arranged in uncommon ways to present curious perspectives. I rearrange images and enlarge them to be printed on huge metal panels from 1ft x 5ft up to 4ft x 5ft...and growing! The metallic ground beneath shimmers through the highlights for an above, below and in between experience...no frame, no boundaries.
I invite macro AND micro perspectives that are quite different: From across the room you may see abstract bands of colors, Rorschach patterns, mirror images of (almost) recognizable scenes and objects. "Wait!! What is that??" Look closer; You’ll discover tiny objects and new worlds...faces, dancers, body parts, insects, robots, portals inviting you in...limited only by your imagination.
A visual ode: In these uncertain and fragile times, I want to show, through curious, alluring images, the changing natural beauty around us, and share those complex images that they may reflect, enhance and instill confidence in the viewers’ own power and beauty and changes, spark joy and curiosity, and inspire a responsible community that has a respectful and active perspective of the natural and human-induced rearrangements in our immediate environments, our selves, and beyond.
(Also, a very personal pursuit, (click here to view)
Come see ART:
the 80th Annual May Show
April 4-May 18
Mansfield Art Center, Ohio
Reception April 6, 2-4pm
the 80th Annual May Show
April 4-May 18
Mansfield Art Center, Ohio
Reception April 6, 2-4pm
Points of Light 1.
3'x5'
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 Pendant of Light 2. 3'x5'
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Education
BA Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
Glass blowing, Cleveland State U with Gene Kangas
Glass blowing, Casting, Slumping, Kent State U with Henry Halem
Self-taught in glass mosaic murals and historic photo murals for public art installations
Self-taught eco-docu-nature photo montages. (I found my true education on Lake Erie!)
Solo Exhibitions
2024 University Hospitals, Geauga, July 8-September 30, 2024
2024-25 Kendal at Oberlin’s Community Art Gallery & Friends Gallery, December 15, 2024-February 6, 2025
Group Exhibitions
2025 Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 33rd Annual Juried Art Show. First Place Photography
2025 FAVA, Oberlin, OH. May 24-August 21, Reception June 21, 1-3pm
2025 80th May Show, Mansfield Art Center, OH. April 6-May 18
2025 Nude Nite, Coastal Creative, St. Petersburg, FL
2023 Beth K. Stocker Art Gallery, Lorain County Community College, 27 pieces
2024 Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 32nd Annual Juried Art Show. First Place Photography
2023 Best of Show by The Cleveland Photographic Society, Madison Public Library Annual Photo Contest
2023 Cleveland Photographic Society Show
2022 Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 30th Annual Juried Art Show
2021 Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 29th Annual Juried Art Show, Honorable Mention Photography
Awards
2024 First Place Photography, Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 33rd Annual Juried Art Show
2024 Featured Cloud-a-Day Photo, Sat. April 27, The International Cloud Appreciation Society
2024 First Place Photography, Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 32nd Annual Juried Art Show
2023 2nd Place for Photography, Geauga County Arts Juried Show
2023 Best of Show by The Cleveland Photographic Society, Madison Public Library Annual Photo Contest
2022 Honorable Mention, National Wildlife Federation 51st Annual International Photo Contest
2021 Honorable Mention Photography, Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 29th Annual Juried Art Show
Public Art Installations - Photo Tile and Recycled Glass Mosaic Murals
Columbia Station, OH, Public Library
North Ridgeville, OH, Public Library
Summerhaven Community Center, Tucson, AZ
Boyle County, KY, Public Library
St. Timothy Catholic Church, Columbus, OH
BA Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
Glass blowing, Cleveland State U with Gene Kangas
Glass blowing, Casting, Slumping, Kent State U with Henry Halem
Self-taught in glass mosaic murals and historic photo murals for public art installations
Self-taught eco-docu-nature photo montages. (I found my true education on Lake Erie!)
Solo Exhibitions
2024 University Hospitals, Geauga, July 8-September 30, 2024
2024-25 Kendal at Oberlin’s Community Art Gallery & Friends Gallery, December 15, 2024-February 6, 2025
Group Exhibitions
2025 Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 33rd Annual Juried Art Show. First Place Photography
2025 FAVA, Oberlin, OH. May 24-August 21, Reception June 21, 1-3pm
2025 80th May Show, Mansfield Art Center, OH. April 6-May 18
2025 Nude Nite, Coastal Creative, St. Petersburg, FL
2023 Beth K. Stocker Art Gallery, Lorain County Community College, 27 pieces
2024 Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 32nd Annual Juried Art Show. First Place Photography
2023 Best of Show by The Cleveland Photographic Society, Madison Public Library Annual Photo Contest
2023 Cleveland Photographic Society Show
2022 Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 30th Annual Juried Art Show
2021 Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 29th Annual Juried Art Show, Honorable Mention Photography
Awards
2024 First Place Photography, Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 33rd Annual Juried Art Show
2024 Featured Cloud-a-Day Photo, Sat. April 27, The International Cloud Appreciation Society
2024 First Place Photography, Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 32nd Annual Juried Art Show
2023 2nd Place for Photography, Geauga County Arts Juried Show
2023 Best of Show by The Cleveland Photographic Society, Madison Public Library Annual Photo Contest
2022 Honorable Mention, National Wildlife Federation 51st Annual International Photo Contest
2021 Honorable Mention Photography, Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 29th Annual Juried Art Show
Public Art Installations - Photo Tile and Recycled Glass Mosaic Murals
Columbia Station, OH, Public Library
North Ridgeville, OH, Public Library
Summerhaven Community Center, Tucson, AZ
Boyle County, KY, Public Library
St. Timothy Catholic Church, Columbus, OH
