10/25/10 Monday

Fawn Dreams

Noel With An Osprey

Golden Eagle in the Medroom

Cottontail Going to Heaven

Annie Marie Musselman

http://www.anniemusselman.com/

She may be sentimental/romantic/idealistic in her approach and intent. But I love that about her. Her work is sensitive, personal, honest and genuine. The art world isn't big on her style and attitude I don't think. Its refreshing to see work that isn't sarcastic, cynical, domineering or pessimistic.

Bio:
Annie Marie was born south of Seattle in a quiet town surrounded by deep forests and cold water. As a child, she trailed behind her father as he captured the landscape in sumo inks and watercolors.

She majored in studio art at a small Midwestern college, and spent a year studying photography in Marseilles, France.

Her first personal project, Finding Trust, started 6 years ago at a wildlife sanctuary near Seattle. It has been featured in several magazines and exhibitions, “I strive to confront the destructive side of human impact on the survival of all wild creatures.”

Currently she is working on a project photographing animals in specific sanctuaries around the world to raise awareness of the fragility and beauty of endangered/indicator species – animals which if saved, would save countless other species as well.

Annie’s work can be seen in American Photography 25, Outside, National Geographic Adventure, Harper Collins, Elle, Travel + Leisure, The New York Times and Newsweek among others. Her work is currently in the Changing Earth exhibition at the Ansel Adams Gallery in Nappa Valley, CA.

Awards:

2010 Getty Grant For Good, Recipient
4Culture Grant, Recipient
PDN Photo Annual, For The Innocent
Art Wolfe Environmental Photography Invitational 2nd Place

2009 American Photography 25, 5 selected images
Hey Hot Shot honorable mention, Jen Bekman Gallery NYC
PDN Photo of the Day

2008 PDN Exposures "Annie and the Wild Animals"
Blue Earth Alliance Project Photographer Award
Lost at E Minor, Interview

2007 PDN Photo Annual, Personal Projects
Environmental Photography Invitational, First Place
4 Culture Individual Artist Grant

2006 American Photography 22, 4 selected images
Print Sponsorship program, Photographic Center NW

Solo Exhibitions:

2009 Finding Trust, The Sarvey Wildlife Project, Alice Austin House, NYC
2006 Finding Trust, The Sarvey Wildlife Project, Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA

Selected Exhibitions:

2010 Environmental Photography Invitational, The Burke Museum, Seattle
2009 Changing Earth, Ansel Adams Gallery/Mumm Napa Gallery, Napa Valley CA
2008 Bird Studies, The Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
Kibale Wood Project, Uganda, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
My Dad and Me, Working Together, GinoMai Studio, Seattle, WA
2007 A Delicate Balance, The Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
2006 Environmental Photography Invitational, Art Wolfe Gallery, Seattle, WA
2001 Beneath the Surface, The Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
2000 Life of the City, Museum of Modern Art, NYC

Lectures:

2010 Lecture: Finding Trust, My Discoveries at a small wildlife sanctuary, The Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA

Statement:

"The work I produce documents the delicate union that exists between humans and animals. The series Finding Trust documents the infirmed animals’ recovery at the Sarvey Wildlife Care Center in the Cascade Mountains near Seattle with a sense of wonder as they heal, hoping to return to the wild forests of the Northwest."

"Looking for truth after my mother passed away in 2002 I found the Sarvey Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Located in the foothills of the beautiful Cascade mountains, it's a place where injured, wild creatures come to finish their journeys or start new ones, where I've seen love, trust and intuition that equals that of a mother and child, a home where a few humans have come together to save the lives of many precious creatures."

She was recently published in Marie Claire China, National Geographic, and Outside Magazine...
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