GALLERY

LYCEUM EVENTS

In 2002, through the generous donation from the Switzer - Reilly Families, life was breathed into the vision of a regional arts center finding its home on the campus of PJC.

In keeping with this vision, an annual event, the distinguished artist series, was developed to host a nationally recognized artist, to visit this campus and work with out students, and faculty while being and open free to the public.

This year we are honored to feature husband and wife team, 
Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor.

Jerry Uelsmann
Using multiple negatives to produce his surreal, dreamlike photographs, Jerry Uelsmann has developed a singular artistic vision which has carried him through a nearly 50 year artistic career. 

Firmly entrenched in his traditional darkroom practices, Uelsmann continues to produce magical and thought-provoking imagery without the help of modern computer-base techniques.  Uelsmann says, “There’s an element of alchemy that I sense in the darkroom that I would never ever sense in front of a computer. There’s a technological well that is behind the screen that is beyond any comprehension for me.  It’s not particularly mystical – it’s just technical.  In the darkroom it feels much more spiritual.”
 

Uelsmann’s works are featured in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House, the Victoria an Albert Museum in London, the Bibliotheque National in Paris, the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, among many others.

 

Maggie Taylor
Maggie Taylor was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1961, and graduated from Yale University in 1983 with a BA degree in philosophy. In 1987 she received an MFA in photography from the University of Florida. After ten years of creating vibrant color still-life images with a view camera, Taylor began to work with the computer in 1996. By placing objects directly on the glass top of the scanner she is able to create a unique type of digital image that has some photographic qualities. Many of the images feature portions of her drawings, as well as found objects and bits of old tintype photographs.

Tours are available. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday. The Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts is in Building 15 on the Pensacola campus, 1000 College Blvd. For more information, call 484-2048 or 484-2563. .