Camille Solyagua (born 1959) is a Portland-based photographer known for her photograms of plants, insects and animals.
Camille Solyagua | |
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| Born | 1959 |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego (BA) Middlebury College (MA) Academy of Art College |
| Known for | Photograms |
| Website | https://www.camillesolyagua.com/ |
Early life and education edit
Solyagua was born in Denver, Colorado. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Literature from University of California, San Diego in 1984, a Master of Arts in Spanish literature from Middlebury College in 1985, and studied at the Academy of Art College between 1989 and 1990.[1]
Style and critical reception edit
Many of Solygua's works are photograms – photographs made without a camera. Her photography focusses on the natural world, including plants, animals and insects.[2] In a review of her 2007 exhibition at the Charles A. Hartman gallery, The Oregonian noted that each of her photos was made in a darkroom with no camera and unlike photographs that can be endlessly reproduced, each was "one-of-a-kind". The review also described her work as "spiritual but unromantic" and "[having] an unflinchingly scientific eye".[3] A 1997 New York Times review of a group exhibition at the Candace Perich Gallery described her photographs as "emphasis on design and symmetry with an eye toward the fantastic".[4]
Career edit
Solyagua is based in Portland, Oregon.[5]
Collections edit
Photographs by Solyagua are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[6] the Santa Barbara Museum of Art,[7] and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Camille Solyagua - Artists - Joseph Bellows Gallery". www.josephbellows.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "About | Camille Solyagua Photography". Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ Row, D. K.; Oregonian, The (6 August 2007). "Hartman Fine Art's opening volley". oregonlive. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Lombardi, D. Dominick (20 June 1999). "ART; Two Katonah Shows About Photography". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "PORT: portlandart.net - Portland art + news + reviews". www.portlandart.net. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ "Works | Camille Solyagua | People | The MFAH Collections". The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Camille SOLYAGUA". collections.sbma.net. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Camille Solyagua | LACMA Collections". collections.lacma.org. Retrieved 27 December 2021.