Carol Henry (photographer)

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Carol Henry (born 1960) is an American fine art photographer and curator.

Life[edit]

Carol Henry at an opening at Photography West Gallery in Carmel, CA
  • Carol Henry (photographer) (born November 1960), American fine arts photographer

Carol A. Henry was born in the Ohio city of Hamilton. Since 1985, she has lived in California and resides in Carmel.

Photography[edit]

In creating her photographic work, she does not use a camera; her photographic work is created in a darkroom directly on Ilfochrome (formerly Cibachrome) paper. Known for her botanical imagery, she projects the light through her subjects onto the positive receiving Ilfochrome color photographic paper, creating one-of-a-kind images.[1] Her images are made with transmitted[2] light, creating clarity and saturation.[3] She worked with this experimental process[4] for more than 20 years. Because of her unique process of directing light through her subject-matter, The San Francisco Chronicle named Carol Henry as one of the 100 reasons to visit Carmel, CA during Carmel's 100 year anniversary celebration, calling her botanical photography "...erotic, vibrant, bold and delicate at the same time" [5]

Carol Henry has explored more camera-less photographic techniques since 2012 when Ilfochrome paper ceased to be manufactured.[6] The cyanotype process, from the mid 1800s[7] has been embraced by Carol Henry to continue her exploration of natural subjects and the human narrative using light and form.[8]

Tulip Center I by Henry, 2005, made without a camera in a darkroom.

Curatorial Work[edit]

She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not[edit]

In 2016, Carol Henry spent a full year researching and gathering work by 12 renowned women photographers with the male as subject, to form the exhibition, She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not. The exhibition celebrates a hundred years of successful women in the medium and reveals a less than exhibited photo topic! She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not features 12 of the most renowned women in photography showing images of men in their work.[9] The exhibit opens with silver gelatin photographs by Imogen Cunningham, who was called an “immoral woman” for exhibiting nude fine-art photographs of her own husband.[10] Other women included in the exhibit are Edna Bullock, Martha Casanave, Jodi Cobb, Judy Dater, Flor Garduño, Dorothea Lange, Sally Mann, Mary Ellen Mark, Holly Roberts, Adrienne Salinger, Joyce Tenneson and Henry herself. The exhibition opened in January 2017 at the Center for Photographic Art [11][12] and went on to The Florida Museum of Photographic Art in June 2017.[13][14] The final venue for the exhibit was Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, CA October 2017.[15]

Bill Owens | The American Dream[edit]

March 2019. Carmel Visual Arts, Carmel, CA[16]

Wynn Bullock[edit]

July 2018, The Post Gallery[17]

Kathryn Mayo | We Are Selma[edit]

June 2018. Carmel Visual Arts, Carmel, CA [18][19]

William Giles & The Elementalists[edit]

March 2017. Carmel Visual Arts, Carmel, CA.[20][21]

Jeff Nixon | Black and White Photography[edit]

January 2016. Carmel Visual Arts, Carmel, CA.[22]

Tom Millea[edit]

January 2014. Carmel Visual Arts, Carmel, CA.[23]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Welcome to D' Arno Gallery Website". Dearnogallery.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  2. ^ "News & Reviews". FotoFest. 2000-03-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  3. ^ "Carol Henry". Photographywest.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  4. ^ "Carol Henry". Shop.anseladams.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  5. ^ "Carmel's artists in residence". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  6. ^ "Ilford History and Chronology". www.photomemorabilia.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  7. ^ "Anna Atkins (British, 1799 - 1871) (Getty Museum)". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  8. ^ "Carol Henry's Hanging Cyanotypes | Art Intersection". Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  9. ^ "A new show in Carmel examines how women photographers see men". Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  10. ^ Ryce, Walter. "Center for Photographic Art exhibit shows the female gaze". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  11. ^ "She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not". Center for Photographic Art. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  12. ^ Ryce, Walter. "Center for Photographic Art exhibit shows the female gaze". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  13. ^ "She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not | | FMoPA | Florida Museum of Photographic Arts | Tampa, Florida". FMoPA | Florida Museum of Photographic Arts | Tampa, Florida. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  14. ^ "The coolest exhibits this week: 'Skyway' opens at three museums, and photos explore the female gaze". 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  15. ^ "100 Years of California Through Her Lens - Golden State". Golden State. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  16. ^ Ryce, Walter. "Bill Owens, the photographer who captured the feel of the suburbs, comes to Carmel". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  17. ^ "Wynn Bullock Photography News - September 2018". wynnbullockphotography.com. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  18. ^ Ryce, Walter. "ARTIFACTS: Kathryn Mayo". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  19. ^ Ryce, Walter. "A photo show wrestles with ideas from the past to reflect on the politics of the present". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  20. ^ "Giles to reflect on his art". Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  21. ^ "Photography show highlights the deep vision of William Giles". Monterey Herald. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  22. ^ Ryce, Walter. "Jeff Nixon fell from fame to homelessness. Now he's back". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  23. ^ Ryce, Walter. "Photographer Tom Millea mulls the past while looking forward to a rare solo show here". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
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