Camille Solyagua

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Camille Solyagua
Born1959
Denver, Colorado
Alma mater University of California, San Diego (BA)
Middlebury College (MA)
Academy of Art College
Known for Photograms
Website https://www.camillesolyagua.com/

Camille Solyagua (born 1959) is a Portland-based photographer known for her photograms of plants, insects and animals.

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Early life and education

Solyagua was born in Denver, Colorado. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Literature from University of California, San Diego in 1984, a Master of Arts in Spanish literature from Middlebury College in 1985, and studied at the Academy of Art College between 1989 and 1990. [1]

Style and critical reception

Many of Solygua's works are photograms  – photographs made without a camera. Her photography focusses on the natural world, including plants, animals and insects. [2] In a review of her 2007 exhibition at the Charles A. Hartman gallery, The Oregonian noted that each of her photos was made in a darkroom with no camera and unlike photographs that can be endlessly reproduced, each was "one-of-a-kind". The review also described her work as "spiritual but unromantic" and "[having] an unflinchingly scientific eye". [3] A 1997 New York Times review of a group exhibition at the Candace Perich Gallery described her photographs as "emphasis on design and symmetry with an eye toward the fantastic". [4]

Career

Solyagua is based in Portland, Oregon. [5]

Collections

Photographs by Solyagua are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, [6] the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, [7] and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Camille Solyagua - Artists - Joseph Bellows Gallery". www.josephbellows.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "About | Camille Solyagua Photography" . Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  3. ↑ Row, D. K.; Oregonian, The (6 August 2007). "Hartman Fine Art's opening volley". oregonlive. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Lombardi, D. Dominick (20 June 1999). "ART; Two Katonah Shows About Photography". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "PORT: portlandart.net - Portland art + news + reviews". www.portlandart.net. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  6. ↑ "Works | Camille Solyagua | People | The MFAH Collections". The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Camille SOLYAGUA". collections.sbma.net. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Camille Solyagua | LACMA Collections". collections.lacma.org. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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