About the Artist
A native of Pennsylvania, James Fitzpatrick has traveled and photographed throughout the United States. James began serious photography forty years ago during a two-year stint as a U.S. Army combat photographer in Vietnam. His photographs from that tour of duty have been published in military newspapers, a number of books about the war, and were included in an exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California. His work has been shown in national and international juried exhibits and is represented in the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia of Living artists and the Best of Photography 1998. Limited editions of his work are held in private collections throughout the U.S. His recent work, released as both limited and open editions, reveals a unique talent for creating evocative, impressionistic interpretations of the landscape and pastoral settings as well as intimate views of nature’s elegant designs.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
In the midst of this incredibly abundant yet ever more hectic technological age, there remains a certain longing for the respite of a still moment, a peaceful place in which to linger with an emerging thought or an enriching memory.
The simple pleasure of making photographs becomes an exploration, a revelation of the quiet spaces, the ordinary places, the often overlooked yet timeless beauty of nature and the nourishing serenity of America’s rural landscape.
The 19th century landscape painter George Inness saw the artist’s aim as “simply to reproduce in other minds the impression which a scene had made upon him.” I prefer to invite reflection, to inspire the imagining which brings personal meaning to my interpretations of nature and the landscape.
JURIED SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS*
- 1993
- Shooting The West, Winnemucca, NV - Speakers’ Choice Award
- 1995
- Placerville Art Association, Placerville, CA - First Place
- Ione Spring Art Show, Ione, CA - Award of Excellence
- Lodi Grape Festival, Lodi, CA - First Place
- 1997
- Shooting The West, Winnemucca, NV - Speakers’ Choice Award
- KVIE Channel 6 Art Auction Exhibit, Sacramento, CA
- 1998
- Yosemite Renaissance XIII International Exhibition, Yosemite Museum, Yosemite NP
- The Light is Diverse in California, Center for the Visual Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
- 2nd Annual California National Art Show, Sacramento, CA
- The Golden Light Awards International Photographic Competition, Rockport, ME - Selected as one of Top 100 Photographers
- All-Media National Exhibition, Chico, CA
- 1999
- 34th Annual Open International Exhibition, Fine Arts Institute, San Bernardino County Museum, CA
- 2000
- Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
- 4th Annual National All-Media Exhibition, Winter Haven, FL
- 44th Annual International Awarded Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, CA
- Impressionism into the Next Century, Mills Pond House Gallery, St.James, NY
- National Juried Exhibition, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI
- Cross Currents Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, MS
- 13th National Juried Art Exhibition, Mableton, GA
- 10th International Art Exhibition, Decoy Museum, Havre de Grace, MD
- Dreamscapes/Landscapes National Exhibition, Gallery 214, Montclair, NJ
- The Art of Photography, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
- 5th Annual National Photography Contest, Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX
- 2001
- 3rd National Juried Exhibition, Studio 4 West, Piermont, NY
- Photographic Processes III International Art Exhibition, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
- 9th Biennial National Juried Exhibition, Dinnerware Contemporary Gallery, Tucson, AZ
- 19th Annual Juried Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery of Contemporary Art, New York, NY
- Exposed – Contemporary Photography in the New Millennium, Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY
- Popular Photography’s 2001 International Picture Contest, 2nd Place, Fine Art Category
- 2004
- Regional Juried Photography Exhibit, Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center, Wellsboro, PA
- 2005
- 77th Annual Juried Exhibition 2005, Art Association of Harrisburg, PA
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
- 1998
- Harbinger Gallery, Arnold, CA.
- 1st Annual Miniature Show, Vault Gallery of Fine Art, Sonora, CA
- 1999
- 6th Annual Guest Artist Show, Vault Gallery of Fine Art, Sonora, CA
- 2002
- Spring International Invitational Exhibition, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
- Artist-in-Residence Program, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, CA
- 2004
- Five Artist Exhibition, Art Association of Harrisburg, PA
- The Gallery of Art, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA
- What’s Going On? California & The Vietnam Era, Oakland Museum of CA
PUBLISHING CREDITS
- 1967 to Present
- Numerous newspapers, magazines, and books about the Vietnam War
- 1998
- Best of Photography Annual
- 1999
- 11th Edition, Encyclopedia of Living Artists
- Amador County Visitors Guide
- Discover Amador
- Guide to the Arts
- 1999-2002
- 2001
- Highlights Magazine - Your Complete Guide to the Mother Lode
- 2002
- Manzanita – Literary Journal of the Mother Lode
- Popular Photography Magazine, January Issue
- 2005
- Enjoy! – Quarterly Magazine of the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce
- Keystone Real Estate Buyers Guide
- Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine
- 2006
- Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce Web Site Photo Gallery
- Fishing Guide for the Wellsboro, PA Area
- Mountain Home Magazine, April, May, November Issues
- Borough of Wellsboro 200th Anniversary Invitations & Commemorative Postcards
- Enjoy The City Book, Northern Tier/Elmira/Corning 2007 Edition
- Enjoy! – Quarterly Magazine of the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce
- 2007 Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Country Calendar
- 2007
- Mountain Home Magazine - Contributing photographer
- 2008 Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Country Calendar
- 2008 Pennsylvania Wilds Calendar
- Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce Retirement & Destination Brochures
* Notes on Selected Jurors For Listed Shows & Exhibitions
Ginger Greg, Curator & Director of Programs, Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Joe Schenk, Director, Mobile Museum of Art, AL
Don Bacigalupi, Director, San Diego Museum of Art, CA
Francesca Valerio, Impressionist & Modern Art Specialist, eArt Group.com
Kristin Street, Director, Krause Gallery, Providence, RI
Keith Rasmussen, Executive Director, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, La Grange, GA
Susan Rosenburg, Assistant Curator of 20th Century Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA
Gail Stavitsky, Curator of Collections & Exhibitions, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Arnold Drapkin, Distinguished Photographer, Consultant to Time, Inc.
Michael L. Sand, Senior Editor, Aperture Magazine
Sarah Harbutt, Photo Editor, New York Times Magazine
Jack Crager, Managing Editor, American Photo Magazine
Sylvia Plachy, Staff Photographer, Village Voice
Lisa Dennison, Deputy Director & Chief Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY
Anthony Montoya, Aperture Magazine, Distinguished Curator, Director of the Paul Strand Archive
Linda Simmons, Curator of Prints & Drawings, Emeritus, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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