Harrison Public Library Presents “FOTOFANTASMICS” by ANNETTE WALLACH COHEN

Exhibition is on display July 5 to August 4, 2022
Gallery is open to the public during regular library hours.

Artist’s Statement:

Art is my great adventure. As a visual artist, painter and photographer I experience the greatest pleasure viewing the world around me. Additionally, my emotional life and imagination impact on my photography. My art education, both undergraduate and graduate work as well as visits to The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, private galleries, and other innovative venues have taught me about the arts of the past and provide inspiration that influences my work. I’m drawn to urban environments, especially New York City, where people, objects and nature are captured using my camera.

When the digital revolution arrived I expanded my skills and refined my photographs. I added a variety of creative techniques that were enhanced by drawing on my images using Adobe Photoshop. In the past few years I’ve used a tablet, the Wacom Cintiq Pro which allowed for more direct artistic development of my work. I continue to learn and grow, using these techniques that help me achieve an expanded reality, I’m delighted by the surprises, the magic and the fantasy that emerge from my everyday experiences with my art.

My exhibition “Fotofantasmics” presents my vision and it is my hope that these photographs will connect with my viewers and help them to see their own world in different ways. Art can bring change.

About the Artist:

ANNETTE WALLACH COHEN “FOTOFANTASMICS” is an exhibiting artist with shows in many venues throughout the New York City and Westchester areas. Her paintings and photography have found their way into a number of private collections.

Annette’s extraordinary early educational experience was at The High School of Music and Art. Her undergraduate work was in Art and Art History at The City University-Hunter College, New York. Her graduate training was at The College of New Rochelle with a M.S. in Community School Psychology and M.A. in Therapeutic Art Techniques—Art Education. She completed her psychology studies at The Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy, and Columbia University. Annette had worked for over 30 years as a School Psychologist for the Department of Education in the East Harlem Community in New York City, retiring just a few years ago to devote herself full time to Art Photography. She is a member of The Color Camera Club of Westchester and the Photographers of Northern Westchester. In addition, Annette has a special interest in Himalayan Art and she has been a docent at The Rubin Museum of Art in Chelsea since 2006.