Julie Mihaly
Artist Statement:
“These images are from a series titled "Brief Encounters." They're photographs of the people I meet within the course of any given day, & embody the idea of agency in a number of ways. Of course they show my agency in the way that I engage with them & how I react to what they choose to share with me. But what they share with me also reflects how the agency of society, emotions & life circumstances have influenced their lives & their behavior.”
Artist Bio:
“A native of Cleveland, OH, Julie Mihaly attended Vassar College before earning a BFA & MFA in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute. After teaching photography at NYC’s School of Visual Arts, Mason Gross School of Art at Rutgers University, et al., Mihaly contributed her talents as a photo director, editor & researcher to magazines such as ‘Vanity Fair,’ ‘Entertainment Weekly’ & ‘Garden Design.’ She also wrote for ‘Martha Stewart Living,’ ‘Budget Living’ & ‘Organic Style’ before returning to the full-time pursuit of her own photography. She has had a number of solo exhibitions & her work has been included in numerous invitational & juried exhibits for which she's also been awarded grant monies & a national competition 1st prize. Eight books of Mihaly’s photographs have been published. She currently lives & works in New York’s Hudson River Valley.
To see more of her work please visit: http://www.juliemihaly.com/Photo.html”