mary ann caffery: wings

a virtual reception will be held via our facebook and instagram pages on September 2nd. Follow us at BRGallery for updates and images!

the in-person FIRST WEDNESDAY OPENING RECEPTION & artICULATE aRTIST tALK have been cancelled for this exhibition due to risks associated with the covid-19 pandemic. the gallery will be open during regular business hours (Tu - Su, 12pm - 6pm) for individuals or groups under 25 people. social distancing and masks are required.
 

Mary Ann Caffery is a photographer who utilizes her relationship to the special landscape in Louisiana as a personal spiritual experience. For her, nature is her cathedral. In this body of work Caffery nods to traditional photography techniques and processes, utilizing the warm tones and light of the early morning sun on the landscape. She also pays special attention to the way that time plays a role in the content of the work; linking the birds themselves with ancient history and the sky as a metaphor for the future.

“I am continually on a quest to photograph wading birds in their habitats in Louisiana… I keep being drawn to the elegance, beauty, and sometimes awkward humor and behavior of egrets, herons, ibises, and spoonbills in and near water.” - Caffery

Read the full Artist Statement here.

Caffery is currently a Retired Adjunct Faculty member in the Interior Design Department at Louisiana State University where she taught Color Theory and Graphics. She is also artistic director of Caffery Gallery in Baton Rouge. She has been an Artist Member at the Baton Rouge Gallery since 1987. She earned her BS in chemistry from Centenary College of Louisiana, and her MFA with a concentration in stained glass from Louisiana State University.

 This exhibition is presented alongside the latest works from Rosemary Goodell, Malaika Favorite, & Michael w Howes. All works from these three artists are on view, free of charge, during normal gallery hours (12 - 6 p.m., Tue - Sun) through October 1, 2020.  

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