Pompano Beach Cultural Center Hosts Internationally Recognized Artist

Steinke’s project-based practice explores how the natural world impacts our lives in ways both obvious and mysterious, and photography’s unique role in mediating that experience. With the use of pinhole cameras, homemade filters, and other experimental techniques, Steinke draws meaning from her materials and process, often working at the intersection of abstraction and photographic recording. Referencing varied sources such as art and photographic history, scientific areas of study, current events, and personal experience, Steinke’s work sets out to reflect on the universalities that shape the human condition while also calling attention to critical issues surrounding the environment.

Steinke has exhibited and screened her work in museums, galleries, and film festivals across the country, as well as internationally. Her works are represented in public and private collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Woodmere Museum in Philadelphia; the Brauer Museum of Art; Atlanta International Airport; Johnson & Johnson Corporation; and Fidelity Investments, among others.

Steinke is the recipient of a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship; a grant from the Puffin Foundation, an Artist Residency at Light Work; a Promise Award from the Sustainable Arts Foundation; and most notably, a Fellowship in Photography from the Howard Foundation.

She has participated in several photo festivals and conferences either as an exhibitor, speaker, or curator, including The International Digital Media and Arts Association (iDMAA), Denver Month of Photography, Fotofest, The Invision Photo Festival, and Society for Photographic Education (SPE).

Steinke received a BA in Art and the Advanced Humanities from Valparaiso University, a BFA in Studio Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a MFA in Photography and Digital Imaging from The Maryland Institute, College of Art.

http://kristasteinke.com

Special Workshop Conducted by Krista Steinke

Lumen PrintSaturday, April 13, 2019 | 11 a.m. – 1p.m. | $50/student Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCA), 41 NE 1 St. Pompano Beach, FL 33060 www.baileyarts.org or 954-284-0141 

Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCA) is proud to present this workshop on “Camera-less” photography with sunlight, taught by exhibiting artists Krista Steinke, whose work is featured in the Exhibition: “Good Luck with the Sun” at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center running through July 05.

Lumen printing is an early photographic process where sunlight is used as a means to both expose and develop an image. A Photogram is a photograph made without a camera by placing objects directly onto light sensitive material. In this workshop, participants combine both of these approaches to create unique one-of-a-kind prints.

The process involves placing vegetation and other found materials directly onto traditional darkroom paper and then exposing to sunlight. Workshop begins with a short 30- minute lecture on the historical process and will include examples from contemporary artists working with alternative photographic methods. Each participant will leave with approximately 4-5 prints.