A few months ago, I was researching the Guggenheim Grant. I wanted to see what kind of work wins that significant prize. Last year, it was the work of Cheryle St. Onge(amongst others). Cheryl is a New Englander, having grown up in Massachusetts and now splits her time between New Hampshire and Maine. Cheryl's images come from the soul of someone that looks at the land, that listens to crickets on a summer night, and that knows how to ride a horse, probably bareback. Her work reflects the simple pleasure of exploring and celebrating the natural world.
Ms. St. Onge received a M.F.A. from Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, studying under Nick Nixon and Barbara Bosworth and interned at M.I.T. contact printing the archives of Dr. Harold Edgerton. For over a decade, she taught photography at Clark University, and art & writing workshops for high school students at the Worcester Art Museum. Ms. St. Onge has guest lectured at The University of New Hampshire, University of Rhode Island and New England A.S.I C. In addition to exhibitions and print sales, Ms St. Onge provides architectural and editorial photographic work.
Images from Natural Findings
Images of Horses
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Cheryl has a very wonderful item on her website about postcards. An item easy to pass over and not really consider, but as my favorite time of year arrives, Christmas. I am reminded of the cards photographers/artists exchange every year. Its that time when a print with just a line or two scribbled on the back is opened and pinned to my bulletin board and enjoyed for months. When Facebook, e-mail, and text messaging makes us all to efficient, this might be a consideration.
Her work is very deserving of the award!
Thanks for posting this. Great work. So glad that you share it on here. Love the black and white images....
Thank you so much for this fabulous post about my recent work, photos made during a most magical year during a 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship.
I am still working through the Natural Findings project and likely will be for another year plus. I am forever grateful to the people at the Guggenheim Foundation, the process is life changing, they are the greatest, most encouraging beings on the planet, their support amazing.
Now if my work can just possibly live up to such a gift.
Best
Cheryle
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