Susan Holtz Photography
Exhibitions
2023
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
LIGHT Juror: Douglas Beasley
Dates: July 7 ~ 29, 2023
It’s all about the light! Light and shadow have been the foundation of photography since the beginning. While illumination is important, darkness is an equally compelling component and, together, the elements of a successful photograph.
Perspective Gallery, Evanston, IL
VICINITY ~ A Regional Juried Photographic Exhibition
Award: People's Choice
Juror: Kristin Taylor, Curator of Academic Programs ~ Museum of Contemporary Photography
Dates: June 29 ~ July 30, 2023
North Shore Art League
Winnetka Community House, Winnetka, IL
THE ART OF SEEING
A Chicago Photographic Arts (CPAS) Member Exhibition
Dates: May 31 ~ July 8, 2023
Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury VT
QUIET LANDSCAPE Juror: Wendi Schneider
Dates: June 8 - July 6
All genres of landscape: natural, urban, industrial and abstract. Seeing the world in a quiet mode.
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis MN
FRAMES WITHIN FRAMES Juror: Dallas Crow
Dates: March 18 - April 1
Photographic art that captures a frame or multiple frames within an image as the conceptual basis for the aesthetic expression.
Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury VT
BOTANICAL Juror: Lee Anne White
Dates: March 16 - March 30
Images created in the landscape, garden or studio that capture the spirit and character of plants, as well as our intimate connection to the plant world.
2022
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City Texas
BO - TAN - I - CAL Juror: Wendi Schneider
Honorable mention: "The 27" Limited Edition Fine Art Exhibition Book
Dates: November 25 - January 5, 2023
Concerning plants, agricultural. shrubs, gardening, floral, grasses, herbs, horticultural, trees, flowers.
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis MN
TRANSIENCE Juror: Aline Smithson (Jurors Award)
April 16 - April 30
Photographic art that speaks to the transitory nature of life, from flora to fauna, from objects left behind after a loved one's passing, to memories and loss.
Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury VT
BOTANICAL Juror: Lee Anne White (Jurors Award)
Dates: March 17 - March 31
Images created in nature, garden or studio, that capture the beauty and unique character of plants of all kinds.
SE Center for Photography, Greenville SC
BLACK, WHITE & MONOCHROME Juror: Douglas Beasley (Jurors Choice Award)
Dates: February 4 - 26
Monochrome photography, images produced with a single hue, rather than recording the colors of the object that was photographed.
AIR Studio + Gallery, Glencoe IL
FINDING THE LIGHT
Dates: May 5 - 31
A Chicago Photographic Arts Society (CPAS) Member Exhibition
Wilmette Arts Guild Member Exhibition of Photography
Northshore Senior Center, Northfield IL
Dates: May 2 - June 24
East on Central: A Journal of Arts and Letters from Highland Park, IL
2022-23. Volume 21
2021
Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury VT
BOTANICAL Juror: Lee Anne White
Images created in the landscape, garden or studio that capture the spirit and character of plants, as well as our intimate connection to the plant world.
Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury VT
FINDING THE LIGHT. Juror: Laura Moya
The quality of the light of a subject has a profound effect on the power of a photograph. It's color, direction and diffusion often defines the success or failure of an image.
Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita KS
INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION Juror: Linda Robinson
Close-up Category. (Honorable mention)
East on Central: A Journal of Arts and Letters from Highland Park, IL
2021-2022 Volume 20
2020
Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury VT
FINDING JOY. Juror: Amy Holmes George
"seeing and appreciating truly joyful imagery can help heal our hearts and strengthen or collective spirit." amy holmes george
Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita KS
HOMEGROWN. Juror: Linda Robinson
Photographs that represent what it means to embark upon the notion of "homegrown", from the people who grow - to the products they produce.
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis MN
LIQUID - SKY Juror: Elizabeth Flinsch
Photographic art that explores the myriad iterations of liquid - sky and the poetic and symbolic liminal space between them.
Photo Place Galley, Middlebury VT
WATER - ELEMENT OF CHANGE Juror: Hannah Frieser
The many moods of water, its role in human uses and its impact on the earth.
Highland Park Art Center, Highland Park IL
ART & SCIENCE Jurors: Olea Nova & Rajee Aryal
Artwork that highlights the relationship between art and science, bridging knowledge and imagination.
East on Central: A Journal of Arts and Letters from Highland Park, IL
2020-21 Volume 19
2019
Highland Park Art Center, Highland Park, IL
RITUAL & SPIRITUALITY Juror: Gabriela Leyva
Artwork that explores the common cultural thread between our beliefs and actions.
Midwest Center for Photography, Witchita KS
FLORA Juror: Linda Robinson
Celebrating plant life in all its forms.
Highland Park Art Center, Highland Park IL
IMPACT COLOR - BLACK & WHITE Jurors: Rhonda K Brown, Cesar Conte, Sheri Rush
Artwork that pushes the theme literally and smybolically, from color to race, from form to intention.
Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury, VT
INTENTIONAL SPACES Juror: Laura Moya
Humans create spaces to serve many purposes: to make us feel safe, comforted, fearful, humbled, awestruck, or inspired. Seeking images that evoke an emotional response.
Ianelli Studios, Park Ridge IL
VISIONS
A Chicago Photographic Arts Society (CPAS) Member Exhibition
Highland Park Art Center, Highland Park IL
enLIGHTen Juror: Bert Leveille
Artwork the explores the many values of light, both literally and spiritually.
Chicago Botanic Garden
FOCUSING ON NATURE Jurors: Various artists & teachers
Student Exhibition
North Shore Art League, Winnetka IL
A Chicago Photographic Arts Society (CPAS) Member Exhibit
Wilmette Public Library
Wilmette Arts Guild Member Exhibition
East on Central: A Journal of Arts and Letters from Highland Park, IL
Jurors: Various artists
2019-20. Volume 18
2018
Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury VT
OPEN CALL Juror: Douglas Beasley
An exhibit welcoming all capture methods, processes and subject matter.
ARTS REVIEW - Wilmette Arts Guild
Back Cover Credit
2017
North Shore Art League, Winnetka IL
A Chicago Photographic Arts Society (CPAS) Member Exhibition
Chicago Botanic Garden
FOCUSING ON NATURE Jurors: Various artists and teachers
Student Exhibition - Best of Show Award
2014 - Best of Show Award