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BIOGRAPHY 

 

I am a self-taught photographer from Greenwich Village, New York.  I started taking photos in the 1960’s, but it wasn’t until 1991 that I decided to pursue showing my work by taking my portfolio to New York City galleries for consideration.  As a result my work has been in many juried group and solo shows worldwide, as noted below.  My photographs are also in corporate and private collections, and I have photographed and designed many music vinyl and CD jackets and discs.  I like working in both black & white and color, shooting by available light only.  My most recent work is digital and I revel in its infinite flexibility to manipulate my images by computer instead of the confines of a darkroom.

 

 

AWARDS

 

VIEW BUG, 5776 Rodeo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90210

   Meet The Judges ► https://www.viewbug.com/judges

  • 2020/4/23 — 2020 Choice Award: "Donna Laughing"

  • 2020/3/24 — Elite Black & White Award: "Relief Clip No 0"

  • 2020/1/19 —  9Teen Award: "In The Studio"

  • 2019 — Top Class Award: "A Whisper Of Albert"

  • 2019/11/10 — Hero Award: "Frozen Lake Sunset"

  • 2019/11/6 — Top Class Award: "Sidewalk Shadows"

  • 2019/8/20 — Celebrity Award: "In The Studio"

  • 2019/2/7 — Member Top Shot: "Relief Clip NoO"

  • 2018/11/8 — Community Choice: "Tree Top Song"

  • 2017/11/9 — Peer Choice: "The Birthday Party"

  • 2016/12/1 — Top 10 Most Popular Photographers

  • 2016/12/8 — Member Selection: "Snow Glories"

  • 2015/12/10 — Staff Winter Selection: "A Whisper Of Albert"

  • 1993 — Award of Excellence, 13th Annual Spring Photography Issue

      PHOTOGRAPHER'S FORUM MAGAZINE, 511 Olive Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101

       Judges: Todd Gray, The Art Center, College of Design; Nick Decker, Brooks Institute of Photography;

       John Bache,, California Institute of The Arts

 

       

SOLO EXHIBITS

 

  • February 1 - August 31, 1995

       AMERICAN DREAM MACHINE GALLERY, 23 Watts Street, New York, NY 10013

       

  • December 6 - 17, 1993

  • August 2 - 28, 1993

       REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK, 207 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014

 

GROUP EXHIBITS

  • May 2 - 4, 2024

       CONINGSBY GALLERY, 30 Tottenham Street, London, W1T 4RJ, United Kingdom

       Black & White Photographer Of The Year

       Photograph: Sam Behind Fence

  • October 6 - 9, 2023

       ART MARKET BUDAPEST, Fovam Fővám tér 11-12, 1093, Budapest, Hungary

       International Contemporary Art Fair

       Photograph: Inconspicuous Nicky

  • July 27 - 30, 2023

      ALMANAQUE FOTOGRAFICA GALLERY, Colima 101-PB, Roma Nte., 06700 Mexico City, Mexico

       Creative Composition Exhibition

       Photograph: One Apple

  • May 19 - 21, 2023

       VALID WORLD HALL GALERIA, c/ Buenaventura Muñoz 6, 08018 Barcelona, Spain

       Best Of Black & White Exhibition

       Photograph: Rick Shaffer Portrait

  • December 2 - December 4, 2022

       FOTOZA GALLERY, 50 Bath Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa 2196​

       Solo Single Subject Exhibition

       Photograph: Rick Shaffer Portrait

  • September 23 - November 4, 2022

       BRIDGEPORT ART CENTER, 1200 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609

       Portrait Photographer Of The Year Exhibition​

       Photograph: Duo Revised

  • September 30 - October 2, 2022

       THE SPACE ART GALLERY, 749 S. 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

       Creative Composition Exhibition​

       Photograph: One Apple

  • August 10 - 20, 2022

       GALERIE GOIRA, 279 Sherbroke Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2X 1Y2​

       Solo-Single Subject Exhibition

       Photograph: Tree Top Song

      

  • August 12 - 14, 2022

       PRAXIS GALLERY & PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS CENTER, 2637 27th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406​

       Your Perfect Shot Exhibition​

       Photograph: Tree Top Song

  • July 15 - 17, 2022

       ESPACO ESPELHO D'AGUA GALLERY, Av. Brasília, Espelho d'Água Building, Lisbon, Portugal​

       Dramatic Lighting Exhibition

       Photograph: One Apple

  • June 17 - 19, 2022

      BLANK WALL GALLERY, 55 Fokionos Negri Street, 11361, Athens, Greece​

       Your Exhibition Shot Exhibition

       Photograph: Inconspicuous Nicky

  • June 9 - 12, 2022
    GALLERI KONTRAST, Hornsgatan 8, 
    SE-118 20 Stockholm, Sweden​

       Powerful Lighting Exhibition​

       Photograph: One Apple

 

  • May 26 - 28, 2022

       CONINGSBY GALLERY, 30 Tottenham Street, London, W1T 4RJ​, United Kingdom

       Nature Photographer Of The Year

       Photograph: Tree Top Song

  • April 29 - May 1, 2022

       PH21 GALLERY, 55 Ráday Street, H-1092, Budapest, Hungary

       Best Of Black & White Exhibition​

       Photograph: Rick Shaffer Portrait

   

  • March 25 - 27, 2022

       VALID WORLD HALL GALERIA, c/ Buenaventura Muñoz 6, 08018 Barcelona, Spain

       Landscape Photography Exhibition​

       Photograph: Victorian Rust

  • November 5 - 7, 2021

       ESPACO ESPELHO D'AGUA GALLERY, Av. Brasília, Espelho d'Água, Lisbon, Portugal

       Single Subject Exhibition​

       Photograph: Rick Shaffer Portrait 

  • September 18 - 21, 2021

       NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE (The NEC), North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT, United Kingdom​

       The Art Of Black & White Exhibition

       Photograph: Relief Clip No0

  • September 2 - 4, 2021

      THE PHOTO HOUSE GALLERY, 5 Tchernichovski Street, 63325 Tel-Aviv, Israel

       Portrait Photography Exhibition​

       Photograph: Rick Shaffer Portrait

  • July 10 - 12, 2020

      LAURENT GALLERY, 1 Vale Street, St. Kilda, Victoria 8132, Melbourne, Australia

       Dramatic Lighting Exhibition

       Photograph: City Of Angeles Palms

  • October 25 - 27, 2019

       BBA GALLERYKöpenicker Str. 96, D-10179, Berlin, Germany

       Mostly White Exhibition

       Photograph: Winter Shadows

  • May 1 - 18, 1996

       BIXLER GALLERY, 633 Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

       Juried Exhibition

       Juror: Dr. Rudy S. Ackerman, Head Professor of Arts and Humanities and Chair,

       Department of Art, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA

 

  • May 21 - 22, 1994

       BLAIR COUNTY ARTS FESTIVAL, 1211 12th Street, Altoona, PA 16601

       Juried Exhibition

       Jurors: Altoona-Blair County Photographic Society, Alto Artists, and ASA 80’s

  • July 1 - August 13, 1994

  • June 2 - 25, 1994

  • May 3 - 28, 1994

  • April 1 - 30, 1994

  • March 1 - 26, 1994

  • February 1 - 26, 1994

  • January 11 - 29, 1994

  • December 2 - 31, 1993

  • November 2 - 27, 1993

  • October 5 - 30, 1993

  • September 9 - October 2, 1993

       SOHO PHOTO GALLERY, 15 White Street, New York, NY 10013

       Juried Exhibitions: Submitted work was voted on and selected by the 

       Soho Photo Gallery directors, to be included in monthly shows.

  • January 5 -19, 1993

       AGORA GALLERY, 560 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

       Soho Art International Competition

       Jurors: Leonore Scendo, Founder / Director of Art View;

                    Janet Kulesh, Conservator and Art Consultant.

 

  • December 1 - 19, 1992

       LIMNER GALLERY, 598 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

  • November 12 - December 2, 1992

       AGORA GALLERY, 560 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

  • October 13 - December 31, 1992

       INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CENTER, Long Island City, NY 11101

  • August 3 - 23, 1991

       AMOS ENO GALLERY, 594 Broadway, New York, NY 10012

       Sixth Annual Small Works National Competition

       Juror: Charlotta Kotik, Curator of Contemporary Art,

                  The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY

 

 MEMBERSHIPS

 

  • 1992-96 - Monroe County Arts Council, 727 Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

 

  • 1992-94 - Soho Photography Foundation, 15 White Street, New York, NY 10013

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Photographs © Theresa Marchione  •  All Rights Reserved

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