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NEWSLETTER
July/August 2015
Franka Gabler “Ethereal”
Edward Gillum “then 2 NOW”
Bill Roeser “Solitude”
July 30 - August 30
July 2 - 26
August will feature an exhibition by Edward Gillum.
July will feature a two-person exhibition by Franka Gabler
and Bill Roeser.
Franka Gabler
Ed Gillum
Dancing Fog, Big Sur
ArtHop Reception: Thursday, July 2, 5:00 to 8:00 PM.
Artists’ Reception: Friday, July 10, 5:30 - 8:30 PM.
ArtHop Reception: Thursday, August 6, 5:00 to 8:00 PM.
Conversation with Edward Gillum - Friday Photography
Live: Friday, August 14, 7:00 PM.
...Continued on page 2
Important Dates for July
Thursday, July 2
5:00 - 8:00 PM
ArtHop - Franka Gabler & Bill Roeser
Friday, July 10
5:00 - 8:00 PM
5:30 - 8:30 PM
Franka Gabler & Bill Roeser
* Image and Idea Sharing
Thursday, August 6
5:00 - 8:00 PM
Friday, August 14
7:00 pm
Friday Photography Live
Monday, August 17
5:45 pm
* Board Meeting
5:45 pm
Wednesday, August 19
6:00 pm
Wednesday, August 26
* Board Meeting
Wednesday, July 22
Important Dates for August
“then 2NOW” Conversation with Ed Gillum
5:45 pm
* Auction Committee Meeting
Monday, July 20 ...Continued on page 4
Arthop - Edward Gillum
Artists’ Reception - Wednesday, July 15
Transparent Issue
cast glass and digital photography
5:45 pm
* Auction Committee Meeting
6:00 pm
* Image and Idea Sharing
* These events are open to Active Members only. Other events are open to all.
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Franka Gabler “Ethereal”
July 2 - 26
The images she selected for the “Ethereal” exhibit speak
about solitude and personal experience and feelings when
surrounded with trees, rivers, lakes, oceans…
When photographing, she is at peace with nature.
Franka Gabler
Winter Day, San Joaquin Valley Wetlands
Franka’s devotion to natural landscapes is apparent in her
photographs. She often photographs alone. To her, being
by herself in nature is a spiritual experience, where she
goes to recharge, decompress, relax and reflect.
Franka Gabler
Franka Gabler
In Mist, Yosemite
Franka’s photographs are published in several books:
Photographer’s Forum’s “The Best of Photography 2010”,
Gary Crabbe’s “Photographing California” Vol 1 - North,
and Arts Alliance “Sierra Wonders”. Her photographs
are also published in Yosemite Conservancy Magazine,
Yosemite Sierra Visitors Guide, and multiple times in the
Bodie Foundation calendar. Her work was featured in
numerous exhibits and is represented in private collections
throughout the United States and abroad.
Rising Mist, Valley Floor, Yosemite
When photographing, she is drawn to interesting light
before she chooses her subject. The light and atmosphere
she captures create sentimental impact and ethereal feeling.
The mood in her photographs evokes emotions, enabling
viewers to sense the tranquility and calmness of dawn and
experience a moment in time. Mist and fog help to isolate
her from larger surroundings, allowing her to feel, focus,
and connect with a subject.
Franka Gabler
Oaks and Granite, Yosemite
She lives in the Sierra foothills, in the small mountain town
of Coarsegold, California.
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Bill Roeser “Solitude”
July 2 - 26
byproduct of my search for Solitude. The camera requires me
to pay attention to what’s around me, looking for the beauty in
composition. It consumes me, and my mind can only absorb
what I am experiencing at the moment, hyper-focused on my
Bill Roeser
Bill Roeser
Lake McDonald Sunrise
“Being consciously in solitude for some time is necessary in
life so as to establish a better understanding with our own
selves.” (Din)
Blue Water & Rocks Yosmite
surroundings. I cannot think, worry or even entertain other
thoughts. I become part of the natural world. Minutes become
hours and I am refreshed. The experiences always remind
me of what’s important. I am grateful for the connected
experience with myself and my God and look forward to my
next outing. My photographs remind me of those experiences
and I am moved emotionally by them.
At an early age, I found the need to get out of the house or
stray from the routine of life and to spend time in the woods,
taking walks or just generally exploring what was around me.
It was a time when I could connect with just myself. I was
fortunate to spend many of my childhood years growing up
at Lake Tahoe. It was a place where you could find Solitude
without much effort and I was young with few commitments.
I learned early the necessity and benefits of spending time
alone, particularly in a natural setting. It’s not so easy today.
The pace of “living” with connected technology is allconsuming. It’s hard to turn it off without feeling like you
are abdicating your responsibilities. And then there’s work;
deadlines, meetings, and the stress of an ever increasing
demand curve.
Bill Roeser
Slot Canyon Five Zones of Color
“I never found a companion that was so companionable as
solitude.” (Henry David Thoreau)
Bill Roeser
Monument Valley Moonrise
The need for finding Solitude is more important today than
at any time, at least for me. My photography is really a
I received my first camera when I was eleven years old,
an Argus 126 film format. I was hooked from the start and
continued my interest through high school and college,
volunteering for year-book assignments and editing
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opportunities. My parents’ basement became my darkroom.
Chemicals and equipment filled the space and my love for
development of the image began. There are equal moments
of Solitude in the post production process, whether that be in
my parents’ basement as a young adult or now on my Mac
with photo editing software. Finding yourself immersed in
the development of an image is as powerful as being there.
Edward Gillum “then 2 NOW”
July 30 - August 30
An idea, a phrase, a sentence, a meme becomes ‘cliché’
most often because it proves to be meaningful. How often
does one hear the familiar lament, “… if only I knew then
what I know now…”, or the oxymoron, “… oh, that’s the
same difference…” ?
Disagreements caused by differences of opinion create
separate realities when persons hold onto their version as
truth, and this supports the theory purported by quantum
physicists of parallel universes, wherein each person in
the disagreement forges their future based on their idea of
the truth. The idea that agreeing to disagree might create
harmony has led me to create my rather askew view, in
which I prefer a “different sameness”. All of this has led
me to choose “then 2 NOW” as the title and theme of my
exhibit, and I hope it generates differences of opinion in
the spirit of sameness.
Bill Roeser
Shaver Aspen
So, instead of the traditional, “now and then”, to describe
one’s choice to share current work along with previous
endeavors, or to host a retrospective of sorts, I want
viewers to be able to see the many sides of my creative
process. This allows the earlier work to inform and define a
path toward what is being expressed in the current work.
As a child, I remember both my mother and my
grandmother with either still or movie cameras in hand,
always seeking to freeze time and capture the moments
of life whizzing by. I still have my first camera, a Kodak
Brownie Starflash. I will never forget how hard it was
to save enough money to buy my first professional
grade camera in the late ‘60s – a 35mm Nikon, with
interchangeable lenses, viewing screens and even a sports
head that allowed waist level shooting. I also added a
vintage Leica C that I could wear around my waist like a
belt and swing my coat open and surprise the unsuspecting
subjects.
When considering the overall time frame of Art History,
especially painting and sculpture, photography is relatively
young and has survived all the slings and arrows of art
critics and historians who offered less than full status as
“fine art” to a mechanical process that to many requires no
real artistic talent. But we know better, don’t we?
Bill Roeser
Ice Plant in Bloom, Shaver Lake
“We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence,
and private: and therefore starved for meditation…” (C.S.
Lewis)
My fine art images have been purchased by many collectors
and hang in distinguished homes and offices around the
Valley and beyond.
Today “taking pictures” is one of the things, (texting and
tweeting aside), that most people are doing more than
anything else. The first wave of enthusiasm was when
George Eastman’s company made portable affordable
cameras and inexpensive processing available to the
masses, much like Henry Ford’s idea that everyone could
drive a Model T. But could either Ford or Eastman, in
their wildest of imaginations, have been able to foresee
the proliferation of “selfies”, “instagrams”, etc., and the 4
myriad digital files of every picture taken, as they accumulate
as bytes in hard drives or float in the “cloud”?
cup, can be half full and/or half empty, and always open to
interpretation.
I would like to call to question the difference between “taking
a picture” or “making a photograph”. Millions of humans are
out there every day with their smart phones taking zillions of
pictures, and there is no doubt in my mind that some of them
do become important whether socially or politically relevant
or artistically significant. However, I suggest that by far most
will never be looked at again.
For me, and in the work I do as an artist, I regard myself as a
maker, to whom content and intent is very important. I have
been attracted to sculpture, especially casting, whether in
metal or glass probably because there is a similarity in the
relationship of molds and the cast forms derived from them to
negatives and prints. Photography has been and will continue
to be one of my many tools. I utilize photographic elements
to bring visual narrative to my work. I still think that one
of the camera’s main functions is image retention, i.e. the
preservation of memory through thoughtful, meaningful and
distinct image capture. Capture?
Ed Gillum
Ed Gillum
Lenticular Trio
digital photography in lenticular format - before and after cleanup
Like life, this show has a dualistic nature as the presentation
of my current ideas about life on this planet and how they can
be expressed in my art are guided into a unique context in
the presence of selected pieces of my past work. I hope this
lends insight for the viewer into me as a person and an artist
working way outside the box and to my relationship with the
universe and the nature of the world around me.
Selfie from the 70s
cast resin and kodalith
Many people, (not just members of indigenous cultures),
still think that the spirit can be absconded from the self and
become trapped in the “black box”. The young daughter of
my next-door neighbor while I was in graduate school in
Carbondale, Illinois thought my spirit was trapped inside the
self-portrait shown here. I do hope to infuse every aspect of
my artwork with spirit enabled via “making photographs”
and by incorporating them into sculptural objects and seeking
a relevance of purpose as parts of installations. Life, like a
Ed Gillum
Interwoven Selfie with Chuck Close
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Spectrum Information
A Note from the President
As we get ready to slow down our gallery activities for the
summer months, I would like to thank all of our members
who made this last fall and spring a success for Spectrum.
Last October the gallery sponsored a trip to Bodie to
photograph its buildings’ unique interiors, followed by
our very successful annual print auction. Then our annual
Members’ Meeting in early December prepped us for the
activities to come.
We began our first workshop in January, sponsored by the
Education Committee. This was an eight week introduction
to Photoshop, followed by four weeks of creating and
using “grunge” in Photoshop and an evening on printing.
To top off the season, the gallery sponsored a moonlight
photography workshop at Alabama Hills.
The foundation and support of our beginning educational
series was made possible by a most generous grant from
fellow member, Mr. Michael Smith. This grant has enabled/
permitted the gallery to update old equipment and prepare to
continue with our educational goals.
Rich Berrett has volunteered to be the Chair of the Education
Committee and will be an asset to the gallery while serving
in this capacity. His leadership and educational knowledge
will be a very valuable resource to the gallery. There are
many exciting upcoming workshops, so plan to attend some
– or all - to increase your photographic skill levels or simply
just for the fun of it.
Come out and support the fine exhibits being offered this
summer. Summer seems to be a slow time for everybody in
the arts, so please take an hour or two and visit the gallery
during Arthop, receptions and Friday Photography Live
presentations. Much goes into presenting an exhibition and
exhibiting members are hugely appreciative of your support.
Plus, it’s equally rewarding and enjoyable for spectators as
well. For all traveling this summer or just hanging around
locally, enjoy your adventures and stay cool!
Richard Harrison, President
Curator’s Corner
June brought Jeff Hill’s exhilarating, 65 mph exhibition
and an innovative and vibrant, Friday Photography Live
program. With July’s spectacular, two-person show Ethereal
by Franka Gabler and Solitude by Bill Roeser, Spectrum Art
Gallery continues a highly exciting, summer exhibit slate.
Also in July, Fresno City Hall becomes the special venue,
once again for our traveling show. In August, Ed Gillum
is our featured artist with his one-person exhibition, then
2 NOW, an exciting mixed media installation, which will
expand the viewing experience of our visitors. Please note
the articles on other pages in this edition of Focus for further
details.
See the exciting slate of upcoming exhibitions as we roll
out the 2017 addition to our exhibition calendar. In order
to accommodate the high demand for member shows the
Exhibition Committee agreed to schedule only two person
exhibitions unless unexpected vacancies arise. The oneperson exhibits that were scheduled prior to this policy
decision were honored as such.
Also, beginning in August our Rotating Members’ Space
will feature twenty-two spaces for framed works plus a new
digital display will be installed for a continually cycling
series of images from all members who want to display
without the expense of matting and framing. All active
members (whether you are already in the RMS or not) who
wish to be included in the digital display, please follow the
guidelines below:
Please submit no more than 4 digital files to
[email protected] by July 15th.
Image files must be labeled with your name as you wish it to
be read by the viewer. Image file size must be 1500 pixels in
HEIGHT (4 inches at 300 ppi).
We look forward to seeing more of your work and hope you
will join us to support our Spectrum Members and celebrate
with them at their upcoming openings and events.
Respectfully,
Steve Dzerigian, Curator
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Spectrum Information
Auction Committee Meeting
Every 3rd Wednesday of the Month 5:45 PM
at Spectrum Art Gallery
Spectrum Art Gallery’s Annual Print Auction provides the most important fund-raising event for our Gallery. Would you like
to be a part of the largest fundraiser for the gallery? Do you have Service Hours you need to work? We can make a huge
difference this year, but we need your help. Please join us for an evening of planning, organizing, and making it happen. This
meeting occurs on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 5:45pm at the Gallery. Please bring your suggestions!
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Auction Print Donation
Each year our gallery invites accomplished artists in fine art photography to exhibit and present lectures and workshops at the
gallery, providing the broader community access to the infinite variety that photography offers to the arts.
Our Annual Print Auction provides a significant source of support for our gallery. Our 2015 auction of fine photographic art
will be held at the Fresno Art Museum the evening of Sunday, October 25, beginning at 5:00 PM. A preview of prints to be
offered at the auction will be shown at Spectrum Art Gallery from October 1 through October 24.
We invite you to participate in our continuing effort to provide a substantial photographic presence in our community through
the donation of one of your fine photographic art prints. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, all donations are tax deductible.
Your most generous donation will ensure an exciting and successful auction.
In order for an image of your print to be included in the auction catalog, please submit your digital image on a disk. The
longest dimension should be 4” at 300ppi. This information must be received no later than July 11. Digital images may also be
e-mailed to: [email protected]. If you are not able to provide a digital file, please submit your print no later than July
11, so a digital copy may be made for the catalog.
The final deadline for all donated auction prints to be received at Spectrum is July 11, 2015. Images received after this date
may not be included in the 2015 auction or the catalog, but will be held for the 2016 Spectrum auction.
You can access the Print Submission Form here: http://www.spectrumphotogallery.org/auction/PrintSubmissionForm2015.pdf
Your generosity and continued support of Spectrum and our Annual Print Auction are greatly appreciated. We look forward to
receiving your print and hope to see you at the auction.
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Amazon Smile Program
Spectrum Art Gallery is now registered with the Amazon Smile Program to receive a donation of 0.5% of purchases made by
those who designate Spectrum Art Gallery as their charity of choice on the Amazon site. Eligible and non-eligible purchases
will be combined for orders, so no worries about having to separate them when ordering. It is very convenient!
Members will need to log in to: http://smile.amazon.com and select their charity. They can search for “Spectrum Art Gallery”
and it will populate.
MOST IMPORTANT: Members MUST start their shopping at http://smile.amazon.com in order for the donation to
work. If they simply go to “amazon.com,” they will still be able to order, but Spectrum will NOT get any donations.
This, combined with our Save Mart Shares program, is a wonderful way to support the gallery in a manner that is totally
painless. Please make the effort to use these programs, as they offer great potential to the financial health of your gallery.
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Spectrum Information
We Want Your Program for Friday
Photography Live
Spectrum is hosting the educational program series open
to the public
Who: Active members presenting. Open to the public - Admission free (donations encouraged)
When: Friday (1st one recommended), each month at
7 PM
Where: Spectrum Art Gallery
What: Lecture/Workshop Series
At least once a month Spectrum hosts a program open to the
public, led and administered by one or more of our members.
We encourage you to offer a program featuring your work or
topic of greatest interest to you. Below are some possibilities
(you are not limited to these):
1. Presentation on your photography
a. Walk through discussion of your exhibition on view
b. Projected image presentation
c. Presentation of prints or finished photographic artwork
d. Presentation of a project you are planning or already executing
2. Presentation on someone else’s photography you respect
(historical or contemporary)
3. Presentation on a style or genre of photography
4. A how-to presentation
a. Photographic capture technique or approach
b. Workshop / demonstration of a photographic process
c. Practical methods of preparing for exhibiting one’s work
d. Computer hardware or software presentation
e. Darkroom methods
5. Panel discussion
6. Member sponsored guest artist (no Gallery budget)
7. Spectrum invited guest artist (Gallery sponsored)
8. Field workshop
The gallery will provide water and cups plus access to our
fixed resources; however, any additional refreshments or
resources must be provided by the presenter.
To reserve a date for your program, please send your idea
to: Steve Dzerigian at: [email protected]. Any
questions - call Steve at: (559) 442-4868
Submitting Information for the Focus
Newsletter and Publicity
The deadline for submitting items for the September/
October issue of the Focus is August 10, 2015.
When you have a Spectrum exhibition coming up, please
e-mail your text in a Word document, including dates and
times for receptions, biography, inspiration for the show,
the show title, and any other pertinent information. Items
should be directed to:
Franka Gabler:
[email protected]
Travis Rockett:
[email protected]
Andrew Holden:
[email protected]
Tim Fleming: [email protected]
Franka and Travis alternate as Focus co-editors. Andrew
will use the information to update Spectrum’s website and
social media. Tim will publicize your exhibit in various
other media.
Images must be 1200 pixels in the longest dimension.
Please include several horizontal and vertical images to
allow layout choices. File names must include your name
and the title of the image.
Image & Idea Sharing Night
When: WEDNESDAY, July 22 & August 26 at 6:00 PM
Where: Spectrum Art Gallery
Who:
All current, active members
What: Bring a thumb drive or CD to Spectrum with
no more than 10 images - jpg, tiff, or psd. The longest
dimension 1200 pixels. Name the file with your last name,
first initial, and title.
Eager for a discussion (on your terms) of your photographic
work or ideas concerning what to do with your work?
Please join us for a sharing of images and ideas at Spectrum
Gallery. Bring no more than 10 pieces (prints, slides, digital
display, etc.) that you would like to discuss. Prints can
be anything from unmounted works in progress to work
ready to hang. Keep in mind the time allotted to you will
be established by dividing up 2 hours by the number of
members sharing their images.
If your work requires something more than what we
provide below, you must bring the necessary equipment
with you.
We supply: easel, tables, laptop computer, digital
projector, and screen.
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Spectrum Information
Alabama Hills by Moonlight Workshop (May 2 - May 3, 2015)
In May the Spectrum Education Committee organized a workshop, led by Richard Harrison and Robert Cochran, to photograph
the Alabama Hills and Eastern Sierra Range during the moonlight nights. The first session began on Saturday afternoon in the
main parking lot at the end of Movie Flat Road - scouting the local area and selecting the locations for the night shoot. Below
are photographs of the participants and the beautiful scenery they captured during the workshop.
Sally Stallings
Steve Dzerigian
Dave Meyer
Workshop Participants
Richard Harrison
Moonlight, Alabama Hills
Richard Harrison
A Ship that Sails the Seas
Towering Shame, Manzanar
Dave Meyer
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Upcoming Exhibitions
To schedule an exhibit you must be current with your
gallery dues and if you are a service member,
you have to have fulfilled your service.
Please contact Spectrum Gallery’s Curator,
Steve Dzerigian at: [email protected]
2015
Jane Delaney
September 3 - September 27
Auction Exhibition
October 1 - October 25
Robert Cochran
October 29 - November 29
Emily Redondo &
Jennifer Franklin
December 3 - December 27
Sitting Schedule Hours
Contact Juergen Vespermann to sign up!
[email protected] or 431-0850
2016
E.Z. Smith &
Rick Preston
January 1 - January 31
Jesse Merrell &
Travis Rockett
February 4 - February 28
Members Exhibit
(Rogue)
March 3 - April 3
Guest Artists:
Charles Farmer &
Richard Garrod
April 7 - May 1
Scott Shaver
May 5 - May 29
June 2 - June 26
ArtHop Thursdays:
Fridays:
Vidya Narasimhan &
Joan Sharma
Richard Harrison &
Robert Cochran
July 2 - July 31
Alice Ramirez &
August 4 - August 28
Lorinda Salvador &
Andrew Holden
September 1 - September 25
Auction Exhibition
September 29 - October 30
Paul Mullins
November 3 - November 27
December 1 - December 31
Melinda Downing
2017
Saturdays and Sundays:
5:00 - 8:00 PM
5:00 - 8:00 PM
First Sitter 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Second Sitter 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Spectrum Art Gallery Board
President:
Richard Harrison
[email protected]
Vice-President:
Jesse Merrell
[email protected]
Treasurer:
David Meyer
[email protected]
Secretary:
Robert Cochran [email protected]
Members at Large:
Dan Dunham
[email protected]
Franka Gabler [email protected]
Andrew Holden [email protected]
Linda Knight
[email protected]
Travis Rockett [email protected]
Steve Dzerigian &
Sally Stallings
January 5 - January 29
Avigdar Adams &
Jeffrey David Nicholas
February 2 - February 26
New Members Exhibit
(Rogue)
March 2 - April 2
Helen Gigliotti &
Phyllss Irwin
April 6 - April 30
Rebecca Caraveo &
Zana Frownfelter
May 4 - May 28
Franka Gabler
June 1 - July 2
Mark Bosch &
Greg Hubbard
July 6 - July 30
Neil Chowdhury &
Mike Phillips
Lyssa Bird &
Richard Mann
August 3 - September 3
Auction Exhibition
October 5 - October 29
Guest Artists:
Donor Invitational
November 2 - December 3
Thursday 12:30 – 5:30 PM, Fridays 12:30 - 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Mahin Alibabaei &
Martin Nunez
December 7 - December 31
www.spectrumphotogallery.org
September 7 - October 1
Spectrum Art Gallery
608 E. Olive Avenue, Fresno
In the Tower District
559-266-0691
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