Kansas Backroads: Images of Rural America – Photographs by Daniel W. Coburn and Roger Spohn
I have several photographs in an exhibit at the Lawrence Public Library gallery. This is a two-person show and I’m sharing the space with Roger Spohn. Roger is a fantastic photographer who documents the landscape in color and black and white in the tradition of artists like Ansel Adams. Please make sure you join us for snacks and refreshments at our opening reception which takes place on the day of the Lawrence Gallery Walk.
Kansas Backroads: Images of Rural America
Photographs by Daniel Coburn and Roger Spohn
Lawrence Public Library
707 Vermont St
Lawrence, KS 66044
March 1 – April 30
Opening Reception for the Artists/Gallery Walk:
April 25 – 5-7pm
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RECENT WORKS BY DANIEL W. COBURN AND LOUIS COPT
The show will open on Tuesday, March 11th with a public reception for the
artists between 6 and 9pm.
Pachamamas
800 New Hampshire
Lawrence, KS 66044
Daniel W. Coburn and Louis Copt will showcase recent works in an upcoming show at Pachamamas in Lawrence, Kansas. Both artists have garnered regional and national acclaim for their works documenting the Kansas landscape.
Louis Copt will release his new 12-minute art/documentary film entitled “The Prairie on Fire.” The short film depicts the cycle of the renewing fires through imagery and music. Copt spent over two years capturing scenes of the Flint Hills in various seasons with the emphasis on the annual spring burn-off. Nationally-known musician Kelley Hunt was tapped to provide the interesting and provocative music for Copt’s film. The film is available on DVD for $9.95 A new series of prairie fire and barn paintings will also be on display.
Coburn’s photographs have garnered national and international recognition, appearing in prestigious exhibitions across the United States. In 2007, he was a recipient of the Artist-In-Residence award at Rocky Mountain National Park. In 2008, he served as president of the Lawrence Photo Alliance, an organization dedicated to the proliferation of photography and photographic artists in the Midwest. Coburn is a recipient of the 2008 Kansas Mid-Career Artist Fellowship presented in part by the Kansas Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. His photography appears regularly in regional and national publications and his images have been featured in Camera Arts Magazine.
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KAC: Kansas Mid-Career Artist Fellowship Award Winner
I learned yesterday that I am a recipient of the Kansas Mid-Career Artist Fellowship Award granted by the Kansas Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. Winning an award always makes me feel a little uneasy. I am proud and humbled, because I know there were many talented people that applied for the grant.
As many as 8 Kansas artists will recieve the grant in 2008. The Kansas Mid-Career Artist Fellowship is for creative artists practicing in all artistic media. Mid-Career Fellowship applicants are evaluated across disciplines as a group.
Each year, the Kansas Arts Commission honors Kansas artists with fellowship awards in recognition of excellence in career achievement and potential. Since 1989, 75 Artist Fellowships and 147 Artist Mini-Fellowships have been awarded. Expert panels, consisting of members of the Kansas Arts Commission and arts professionals, select the winners.
