Sharon Seligman
Bearing Witness: Beyond the Surface of Breast Cancer

Diagnosed with breast cancer herself, Sharon Seligman intends "Bearing Witness: Beyond the Surface of Breast Cancer" to be a voice of inspiration. While breast cancer can be devastating, and sometimes fatal, it can also be a less traveled path of knowing oneself. A second chance to recognize what matters. Images demystify. Stories clarify. The candor of the photographs and text give people permission to ask, and to learn without awkwardness. Sharon openly exposes the graphic nature of the images and text in an attempt to promote viewers to attend to the messages our bodies send.

	MORE ABOUT THIS SHOWS SPONSORS AND ARTIST:   The Arts Commission is composed of nine volunteer members appointed by the County Executive. The Arts Commission is charged with:Advising the Executive and Council regarding arts policy; Developing policies to guide programs; Identifying projects and initiatives to increase public access to the Arts; Advocating for the Arts in civic dialogue.       Wolfgang Puck is one of the most influential chef-restaurateurs in the United States and the world. Wolfgang's spectacular and unique style of cooking is enjoyed and praised by customers from around the globe.       The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community- based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.       Sharon Seligman www.sharonseligman.com     http://www.thebreastcancersite.com

Blue Earth Alliance : Projects

Blue Earth Alliance will be exhibiting a selection of work from their sponsored photographic projects which will include Anna Mia Davidson's "Beyond the Cliché: The Positive Influences From The Cuban Revolution", Sara Terry's "Aftermath: Bosnia¹s Long Road to Peace", Gail Mooney's "The Delta Bluesmen", Jan Bogle¹s "Women Entrepreneurs of Sri Lanka", Gary Braaschs "Global Warming", Bryan Watt's "Disappearing Cultures", Richard Rollins' "Endangered Spaces", Subhankar Banerjee "Artic National Wildlife Refuge", Joanna Pinneo "The Girls Project", Judy Blankenship's "Canari People of Southern Ecuador", Omar Attum "The Sinai Wilderness: Endangered Wildlife and Vanishing Cultures", Marie-Rose Phan Le "The Healing Planet", and many others.

	MORE ABOUT THIS SHOWS SPONSORS AND ARTIST:   Blue Earth Alliance (BEA) is dedicated to helping photographers pursue documentary projects about endangered environments, threatened cultures and social issues. Since its creation in 1996, Blue Earth has given one grant and sponsored more than 20 projects. Topics range from global warming to the loss of open space in Los Angeles, from rites of coming of age for young girls, to the disappearing traditions of New England fishermen. Please visit the BEA website for further information or to become a member, www.blueearth.org.       Benham Studio Gallery, specializing in local and international fine art photography featuring a select group of represented artists - emerging, mid-career, and established northwest photographers

Robert Weingarten

Robert Weingarten's sumptuously colored and patterned landscapes of the Pacific Northwest display exquisite composition & tonal range . Weingarten is drawn to the way forms repeat in nature. His pictures engage in a dialogue with the history of painting while exploiting the camera's descriptive abilities. His dazzling matrix of golden fields, lush grasses and radiant skies make obvious references to Impressionism in content and form yet retain a uniquely photographic clarity. Robert's work is in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Monterey Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas. In 2001 he was awarded the distinction Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society in Bath, England.