lorna rockey

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Contact Information

contact name: lorna rockey photography
phone: 612-824-9270
email: a4nqt@usfamily.net

location address:

open to public: no

Pseudonym: lorena delphina

Similar Artists:
ansel adams
diane arbus
manuel alvarez
james nachtwey
annie liebovitz
gordon parks
national geographic freelancers
LIFE magnum photographers

Experience

1991-present
freelance global imagist
1991-2001
completed project photographing all 7 continents of the earth
1997-1998
advanced critique photo lab internship - director: julie webster-anger
1979-1983
photographic coursework

Awards

2006
"celebrate women" retreat - guest speaker/presenter
2001
MUST dive tahiti - underwater imagist - "shark diving specialist" distinction
2000
minneapolis insititue of arts - the foot in the door show 2000 -exhibitor
1999
keynote speaker - diversity week opening ceremony - delasalle high school
1997
minnesota state arts board - second cultural roundtable - panel member

Exhibitions/Performance History

2008
"terrestrial solidarity: an introspective" INTERNATIONAL debut cairo, egypt (see below)
2006
"salon 300" exhibition - hopkins center for the arts, inc.
"india in america: stories of new lives" - susan hensel gallery

1998 - present
"terrestrial solidarity: an introspective" travelling exhibit
currently touring urban/suburban universities, highschools, retreat centers
future - inter/national tour by invitation of corporations and spiritual and/or educational institutions
expositions of "terrestrial solidarity: an introspective":
2008
el sawy cultural center - cairo, egypt (INTERNATIONAL debut)
ambassadors of spain, portugal, and angola in attendance
2006
"celebrate women" weekend - villa maria retreat center
2002
st. paul academy/summit school
2001
holy angel's academy
minnehaha academy
cretin-derham hall highschool
benilde-st.margaret's highschool
2000
st. thomas academy
totino-grace highschool
hill-murray highschool
1999
delasalle highschool
1998
jahn arts intl. - minneapolis warehouse district's winter gallery crawl - headliner

1997
university of st. thomas - brady art space ("masaii warrior" print commissioned for permanent collection)

Collections

commissions:
2008
"fatima" (c-print)
"hazel days" cd jacket and inset (color and b/w)
2006
"black tea nights" cd jacket and inset (b/w)
"masaii warrior" (c-print)
"masalas, mapusa market" (c-print)
"flower market" (c-print)
"mellifluous melody" (c-print)

2004
"paddy quinn" (c-print)

2002
"people stories in music" (c-print)

2001
"global harmony" (c-print)

2000
"loving legacy" family heirlooms (b/w)

1999
"puerto rican doorways" (c-print)
"choral portraits" (b/w, c-print, and hand colored photography)

1998
"global indigence and spirituality" (b/w, c-print, and infrared photography)
"island vistas" (c-print)

1997
"tribal images" (c-print)
"peregrine flora and fauna" (c-print & bleached photography)
"african and mediterranean landscapes" (b/w & c-print)

1998 - present
photo greeting cards (300+ sold)
"global solidarity" (kenya, tanzania, greece, and india)
"east african landscapes" (kenya and tanzania)
"friends" (greece, italy, and england)
"african wildlife" (tanzania)
"santorini seascapes" (santorini, greece)
"pantheon" (rome, italy)
"lone cart" (venis, italy)

Galleries

2008
el sawy cultural center, cairo, egypt - "terrestrial solidarity: an introspective" gallery show
2006
susan hensel gallery - "india in america: stories of new lives" exhibition
villa maria retreat center - "celebrate women" weekend

2000
minneapolis institute of arts - "the foot in the door" show

1998
jahn arts. intl - minneapolis warehouse district's winter gallery crawl headliner

1997
university of st. thomas - brady art space

Publications

the city pages (multiple)
the art history newsletter - u. of st. thomas
the bulletin - u.of st. thomas periodical
the aquin - u. of st. thomas newspaper
various highschool newsletters

Biographical Information

Country of Citizenship:
United States

Birth Place:
nairobi, kenya

Gender:
Female

Active Place:
International

Minnesota County:
Hennepin

Artist Information


Roles

Photographer

Artist's Website

 

mnartists.org Collections Featuring lorna rockey

Beauty
Black
C is for Collection
Colour
Local Artist Interviews - Featured Artists
Lovely
Paths of Light
Thinking Green
Visage
White