Photographer Lori Adams Wins Arts Award

ByArtsWestchester
Lori Adams, Cluster of Crowns (Hens & Chicks) (image courtesy of the artist)

The Larry Salley Photography Award is given each year during ArtsWestchester’s Arts Award celebration, taking place this year on April 6 at the Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase. The award was established in 2018 by ArtsWestchester, African American Men of Westchester and the family of Westchester community member Lawrence Salley as a celebration of Salley’s life and artistic achievements.

Read more about the 2022 Arts Awardees here. 

Lori Adams

2022 Larry Salley Photography Award

Lori Adams began by photographing plants as they grew in their natural glory. Moving to the controlled lighting of her studio, and inspired by the style of Netherlandish paintings of the 1600s, she began using combinations of plants and objects to develop her still-life photography. In all of her work, Adams represents the wonder of nature and the incredible qualities of flowers and seedpods. Through her botanical imagery, Adams is able to reflect the arrangements of the past and use plants, just as they were designed by nature, to tell a photographic story that expresses an obvious appreciation of botanical subjects. Lori Adams has exhibited her work in numerous solo exhibitions in Cold Spring, Poughkeepsie and Beacon.

For Arts Award info and tickets, click here. 

Lori Adams, Meloncholy/Melancholy (image courtesy of the artist)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A version of this article first appeared in the April 2022 issue of ArtsNews, ArtsWestchester’s monthly publication. ArtsNews is distributed throughout Westchester County. A digital copy is also available at artsw.org/artsnews.

About ArtsWestchester

Founded in 1965, ArtsWestchester is New York State’s largest private not-for-profit arts council. The leading funder and advocate for the arts in Westchester and Rockland Counties, ArtsWestchester works to create an equitable, inclusive, vibrant and sustainable community in which the arts are integral to and integrated into every facet of life. Building on its 60-year legacy, ArtsWestchester advances arts and culture by providing grants, bringing artists into schools and community centers, advocating for the arts, and building audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. ArtsWestchester enriches the lives of everyone in the community and operates a multi-use gallery and home for the arts at 31 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains, New York.