I look for visual metaphors in the landscape. My photographs of dramatic cloud formations, sinuous bodies of water, or sensuous trees and foliage articulate my appreciation for the mystery inherent in our world. I use black and white infrared film because it captures both the visible spectrum and the infrared light that lies beyond what the human eye can see. This medium accentuates the contrast between light and shadow, enhancing our sense of the unknowable and the mysterious and underscoring the limitations of our perceptions. And yet, I continue to explore what I see before me, seeking more information and understanding, even though I realize that this is akin to contemplating infinity-by definition, one can never actually arrive at that point-one can only approach it. We face all the restrictions of the human condition. But when, upon viewing a scene before me, I am filled with a sense of awe, I attempt to "get my arms around" what I see. I try to capture the essence of these feelings with my camera, later working to fashion my expression in an effort to faithfully commit to memory what I preceived. Behind all of this, too, lies the struggle against impermanence and a resistance to loss.

EDUCATION and RELATED TRAINING

Bryn Mawr College Mount Holyoke College Photography Workshops

M.S.S., Community Organization, 1967 B.A., Philosophy, 1965 Ansel Adams, Frank Gohlke, Linda Connor

GALLERY AFFILIATIONS and WEBSITES (alphabetical order)

AGHofkin-Personal Website: http://www.aghofkin.com

 A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY; telephone: (212) 255-6651; fax: (212) 255-6653;

email: info@airnyc.org; website: http://www.airnyc.org

Nina Bliese Gallery, Minneapolis, MN; telephone: (612) 332-2978;

email: info@ninabliesegallery.com; website: http:/www.ninabliesegallery.com

Metropolitan Picture Framing; website: http://www.metroframe.com

Minnesota Artists Online; Website: http://www.mnartists.org

Professional Women Photographers; Website: http://www.pwponline.org

Saatchi Gallery, U.K.; Website: http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/your gallery/

Sande Webster Gallery, Phila., PA; telephone: (215) 636-9003; fax: (215) 636-9008;

email: ArtSWG@aol.com; website: http://www.sandewebstergallery.com

WomenInPhotography.org,, http://www.womeninphotography.org

SELECTED SOLO/DUO EXHIBITIONS

92nd Street Y, NY, NY Nina Bliese Gallery, MN Nof Tavor, Israel Sande Webster Gallery, PA Givatayim Theatre, Israel A.I.R. Gallery, NY, NY Jerusalem Theatre, Israel Medtronic Corp., MN

Tel Aviv Opera House, Israel Mount Holyoke College

Art Museum, MA Alliance Francaise de

Mpls./St. Paul, MN Bet Gabriel, Israel Coll. of St. Benedict, MN Pietra di Luna Gallery, FL Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, PA Bethany Lutheran Coll., MN MC Gallery, Mpls., MN Southern Light Gallery, TX Phipps Ctr. for the Arts, WI Memorial Union, U. of WI Blandin Foundation, MN Workspace Gallery, U. of CO St. Mary's College, MN WARM Gallery, Mpls., MN Unicorn Galleries, Mpls., MN

AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS

juried show, 1993 group show (The Print Club), 1992 35th Chautauqua Natʼl. Exhibition, juried show, 1992 La Grange National XVII, juried show, 1992 juried show, 1992 juried show (Fotofest), 1992, 1990 juried show (“PhotoNational 1â€ÂÂÂA?), 1992 invitational group show, 1990 invitational show, 1990, juried show, 1982 juried show, 1989 invitational show, 1989 4-person photography show, 1988 juried show, 1988 group show, 1987 group show, 1987 juried show, 1986 juried show, 1985 group show, 1982 group show, 1982 juried membersʼ exhibition, 1982 juried show, 1981

Adi Prize for Jewish Expression in Art and Design (Israel) - finalist, Wellington B. Gray Gallery - Qualex Award, Rimon Cultural Arts Exchange in Israel - fellowship recipient, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Savannah College of Art & Design, Lyn-Lake, Perry House Galleries, Prescott College, Tennessee Association for Visual Artists, Texas Fine Arts Association, Rochester (NY) Area Foundation, Arthur Griffin Center, University of South Dakota at Vermillion, Jerome Foundation - finalist, Erector Square Gallery, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Minnesota State Fair, Sierra Club, WARM Land Mark Print Project - finalist, Northfield Arts Guild, Hilton Head Art League, WARM Gallery, Austin Center for Photography – honorable mention

SELECTED BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

Photographic Possibilities (Second Edition) by Robert Hirsch and John Valentino, Photographic Possibilities (Third Edition) by Robert Hirsch, CameraArts, CameraArts Newsletter, Center for Photography at Woodstock, Parts Journal, Sierra, Exposure, Milkweed Chronicle, Twin Cities Magazine, New Mexico Photographer, WARM Journal, Shots, Anemone, Sing Heavenly Muse, Michigan Photography Journal, Alligator Juniper, Berlin Journal

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Medtronic Corporation, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Fidelity Investments, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, Jerusalem Theatre (Israel), Poriya Hospital (Israel), Arthur Andersen, St. Mary's College (MN), 3M, University of South Dakota, University of Colorado (Boulder), Woodstock Center for Photography, Hennepin History Museum, Savannah College of Art & Design, College of St. Benedict (MN), Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, Wynnchurch Capital (Chicago), Valley Hospital (MA), Adath Jeshurun Congregation, (MN), and many individual collectors

 Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin-Sicily

Image 16.5x13     Matted 24x20

Value: $500