User:Bmaddox17/Michelle Magdalena Maddox

Michelle Magdalena Maddox

"Natural light is the most powerful tool. My ability to see and transform this light upon subjects is when art and craft join, to make magic."

Life
Michelle Magdalena Maddox was born in San Diego California in 1985, but spent much of her childhood in Southern Germany on the border to Elsaß, France. She currently resides on the Monterey Peninsula, where she is known on the for her influential one woman shows and a whirlwind of events including four solo shows and two Nude Photo Workshops in Big Sur with Local heritage Family of Edward Weston Kim and Gina Weston.

Career
Michelle Magdalena is a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA. Michelle has carved out a space in her photographic career that constantly recalls the tradition of the photographic processes in the darkroom and the necessary voices of modern and ancient society. Including a Billboard Campaign against Genetically Modified Foods, CANCER, WATER, Recycling and Alternative Energy; a body of work which was on display in Cannery Row's IMAX theatre for nearly eight months. Always remembered best for her nudes, Michelle Magdalena captures the essence of life in Portraiture, Landscape and Fine Art Photography. Michelle prefers natural light and has a gift in making people feel comfortable in front of the camera. Her natural ability to see inherent beauty allows her to capture the right moment for a lifetime to enjoy.

She has worked in many realms of photography including Architecture, Journalism, Portraiture and Advertising. Although, her favorite and most esteemed works seem to be of her interpretation of the feminine form both in Nude Scapes and Fashion Works. Magdalena has images in the International Hallmark Hall of Fame, has received National and International Awards for her work in the Fine Arts and Advertising and was recently honored by the The League of American Pen Women, a foundation established in 1879 that supports young women in the arts.

Awards
2009 | Pen Women of America - Honored by Pen Women 2008 | Palm Springs Photo Festival - Honoree Scholarship

2005 | International Photography Hall of Fame - "Roses" Black & White Silver Print

2004 | International Photography Awards - Advertising - Other

Exhibitions
2011 | MOTHER OF GOD - Alternative Cafe, Seaside CA

2010 | Billboard Campaign Installation - IMAX Cannery Row, Monterey CA

2010 | “Bridge Think Tank for Afghanistan” Photo Installation of Portraiture California State University Monterey Bay + Campaign for a US Department of Peace

2009 | A SHOW OF HANDS - Cafe 316, Monterey, CA

2009 | FROM THIS STONE AND ANVIL - National Steinbeck Center, Salinas, CA Member of The Octopi Collective, a group of multi-faceted, professional artists based in Monterey County.

2009 | NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP with Kim Weston, Big Sur, CA Two, three day workshops in Big Sur, CA

2009 | Feature Story Monterey County Weekly http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/2009/sep/03/art-and-alchemy/

2009 | THEY USED TO CALL THEM LOCUSTS - Cafe Lumiere - Monterey, CA Portraits of my Father during his battle with Cancer

2009 | MILK - Miriams - Monterey, CA Show of nudes in Milk

2008 | DIVINE FEMININE - Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA

2007 | INNOCENT ILLUSIONS - East Village - Monterey, CA

2006 | TRIPTYCHS - Reds Coffee - Santa Barbara, CA

2003 | EMULSION SIDE UP - Morgans - Monterey, CA

Juried Exhibitions
2009 | Center for Photographic Art Juried Exhibition curated by Al Webber Carmel California

2009 | Carmel Art and Film Juried Exhibition Margerie Evans Gallery/Sunset Center Carmel California

Links
http://www.michellemagdalena.com