Lens Flair:
PCNW’s Benefit Preview Exhibition
On view: September 12 – 29, 2024
Reception & Silent Auction Opens: September 21, 2024
The term lens flare refers to light scattering in a camera lens in response to a bright light source, often producing a starburst effect. This year’s benefit & auction celebrates artistic expression through personal flair, and looks at the intrinsically playful relationship between photography and light. Whether it’s through a joyful sunbeam, a moody gray sky, or an accidental double exposure, light brings each image to life.
PCNW’s 2024 benefit preview exhibition features more than 50 local, regional, national, and international artists working in photography. We celebrate their unique style and contributions to the photographic ecosystem by sharing their work with new audiences. All works will also be featured in PCNW’s annual benefit auction on October 4, 2024 at Block 41, hosted by auctioneer Ian Lindsay.
Join us for the artist reception on Saturday, September 21, 4-6pm, where you’ll have a first look at the stunning artwork and meet many of the talented artists.
![Adair Freeman Rutledge, Forest Queen Gabriela and the Irrigation Princesses, 2022](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Adair-Freeman-Rutledge_Forest-Queen-Gabriela-and-the-Irrigation-Princesses-2022-900x600.jpg)
![Andrej Gregov, Painted Hills, 2013](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Andrej-Gregov_Painted-Hills-2013-900x710.jpg)
![Angela Prosper, Tuscia Fig, 2021](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Angela-Prosper_Tuscia-Fig-2021-900x900.jpg)
![Ann Pallesen, Yosemite Reflections, Yosemite National Park, California, No. 2, 2012, 2024](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Ann-Pallesen_Yosemite-Reflections-Yosemite-National-Park-California-No.-2-2012_2024_-900x872.jpg)
![Barbara Strigel, Vertical Convergence, 2023](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Barbara-Strigel_Vertical-Convergence-2023-698x900.jpg)
![Brian Lau, Christmas Day, 2022](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Brian-Lau_Christmas-Day-2022-720x900.jpg)
![Catherine Eaton Skinner, ar.ti.fact IX, 2023](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Catherine-Eaton-Skinner_ar.ti_.fact-IX-2023-900x900.jpg)
![Kurt Vancouver shoulders 001](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Charles-Peterson_Kurt-Cobain-Commodore-Ballroom-Vancouver-B.C.-1991-900x593.jpg)
![Sunburned GSP#1043 (Sierras), 2019.
8”x10” unique gelatin silver paper negative](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Chris-McCaw_Sunburned-GSP1043-Sierras-2019-723x900.jpg)
![David Octavius and Hill and Robert Adamson, Self-portrait of D.O. Hill, about 1845](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/David-Octavius-and-Hill-and-Robert-Adamson_Self-portrait-of-D.O.-Hill-about-1845-646x900.jpg)
![David W Simpson, Beach Remnants, 2013](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/David-W-Simpson_Beach-Remnants-2013-699x900.jpg)
![Deb Achak, Wild Rose, 2022](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Deb-Achak_Wild-Rose-2022-600x900.jpg)
![Deborah Faye Lawrence, Conservative Brain II](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Deborah-Faye-Lawrence_Conservative-Brain-II-758x900.jpg)
![Edward Steichen, Portrait of Lee Miller, ca. 1935](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Edward-Steichen_Portrait-of-Lee-Miller-ca.-1935-750x900.jpg)
![Elisabeth Vasquez Hein](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Elisabeth-Vasquez-Hein_1941_1971_2022_2022-900x720.jpg)
![Ellen Sollo, Brush Creek, Saratoga, WY, 2018](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Ellen-Sollod_Brush-Creek-Saratoga-WY-2018-900x900.jpg)
![Glenn Rudolph, Easter, 1985, Palmer, Washington](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Glenn-Rudolph_Easter-1985-Palmer-Washington-900x713.jpg)
![Hiroshi Watanabe, AikichiSuoSarumawashi](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Hiroshi-Watanabe_AikichiSuoSarumawashi-884x900.jpg)
![Holly Andres, Fiona II, 2006](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Holly-Andres_Fiona-II-2006-900x707.jpg)
![HyperFocal: 0](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Ian-van-Coller_Ice-Remnant-Eastern-Icefield-Kilimanjaro-900x677.jpg)
![Overhead view of New York City Streeet at night](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Inti-St.-Claire_Overhead-New-York-City-Street-at-Night-900x600.jpg)
![Jocelyn Lee, Untitled, 1990](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Jocelyn-Lee_Untitled-1990-884x900.jpg)
![Jon Henry, Untitled #35, North Minneapolis, MN, 2019](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Jon-Henry_Untitled-35-North-Minneapolis-MN-2019-710x900.jpg)
![Kerry Mansfield, Tidal Block Water II, 2018, 2021](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Kerry-Mansfield_Tidal-Block-Water-II-2018_2021-900x600.jpg)
![Kristin Capp, Carol Walter, Moses Lake, Washington, 1994](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Kristin-Capp_Carol-Walter-Moses-Lake-Washington-1994-897x900.jpg)
![Laura Hart Newlon, Load Capacity, 2022](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Laura-Hart-Newlon_Load-Capacity-2022-722x900.jpg)
![Lex Clark, Jumeaux, 2024](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Lex-Clark_Jumeaux-2024-900x734.jpg)
![Lois Conner, Everglades, Florida, 1979](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Lois-Conner_Everglades-Florida-1979-732x900.jpg)
![Luciano Laredo Ratto, Dead Inside, 2022](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Luciano-Laredo-Ratto_Dead-Inside-2022-900x900.jpg)
![Andy in Aspen](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Mark-Sink_Andy-Warhol-Mountain-Man-New-Years-Day-1983-716x900.jpg)
![Max Cleary, Genesis is in the Mouth (the Banyan's Wish), 2020](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Max-Cleary_Genesis-is-in-the-Mouth-the-Banyan_s-Wish-2020-675x900.jpg)
![Melinda Hurst Frye, Quiet Fruit, 2023](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Melinda-Hurst-Frye_Quiet-Fruit-2023-720x900.jpg)
![Michael Kopp, Phallic in Wonderland, 2024](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Michael-Kopp_Phallic-in-Wonderland-2024-643x900.jpg)
![Patrick Names, Halo Hoops, North Cemetery, Manila, 2024](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Patrick-Names_Halo-Hoops-North-Cemetery-Manila-2024-900x600.jpg)
![Peggy Washburn, Wake Up Ophelia, 2001](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Peggy-Washburn_Wake-Up-Ophelia-2001-900x462.jpg)
![Randy Dana, Tulip Apricot Box, 1997](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Randy-Dana_Tulip-Apricot-Box-1997-714x900.jpg)
![Richard Renaldi](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Richard-Renaldi_06_50-from-the-series-_Manhattan-Sunday_-2011_16-720x900.jpg)
![Ron Jude, Solution Cave #2, 2020](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Ron-Jude_Solution-Cave-2-2020-684x900.jpg)
![Sally Gall, Willard Pond #2, 1990](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Sally-Gall_Willard-Pond-2-1990-897x900.jpg)
![Steve Gilbert, Constellation, 2023](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Steve-Gilbert_Constellation-2023-675x900.jpg)
![Steven Miller, Impossible Burden, 2023](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Steven-Miller_Impossible-Burden-2023-720x900.jpg)
![Steven N Meyers, Fern Study #1, 2000](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Steven-N-Meyers_Fern-Study-1-2000-755x900.jpg)
![Thomas J Abercrombie, Untitled image of a Tuareg woman, ca. 1985](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Thomas-J-Abercrombie_Untitled-image-of-a-Tuareg-woman-ca.-1985-601x900.jpg)
![Tony Chirinos, Maybe, Maybe Not, 2017](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Tony-Chirinos_Maybe-Maybe-Not-2017-900x596.jpg)
![Unknown photographer, University of Washington](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Unknown-photographer_University-of-Washington-867x900.jpg)
![Vicky Sambunaris, Untitled, (Badlands) Anza Borrego Desert, California](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Vicky-Sambunaris_Untitled-Badlands-Anza-Borrego-Desert-California-900x643.jpg)
![Warren Neidich, Cindy Unveiled #4, 1986_2012](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Warren-Neidich_Cindy-Unveiled-4-1986_2012-900x712.jpg)
![Zack Bent, Camoflauge, 2016](https://pcnw.org/files/2024/08/Zack-Bent_Camoflauge-2016-674x900.jpg)
Auction artists to-date include:
Thomas J Abercrombie
Deb Achak
Holly Andres
Zack Bent
Barbara Bosworth
Marsha Burns
Kristin Capp
Tony Chirinos
Lex Clark
Max Cleary
Lois Conner
Randy Dana
Melinda Hurst Frye
Sally Gall
Steve Gilbert and Kelsey Fernkopf
Andrej Gregov
Elisabeth Vasquez Hein
Jon Henry
David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson
Eikoh Hosoe
Ish Ishmael
Ron Jude
Michael Kopp
Brian Lau
Deborah Faye Lawrence
Jocelyn Lee
Kerry Mansfield
Chris McCaw
Steve N Meyers
Steven Miller
Patrick Names
Warren Neidich
Laura Hart Newlon
Ann Pallesen
Charles Peterson
Angela Prosper
Luciano Laredo Ratto
Richard Renaldi
Glenn Rudolph
Adair Freeman Rutledge
Victoria Sambunaris
Charlie Schuck
David W Simpson
Mark Sink
Catherine Eaton Skinner
Ellen Sollod
Inti St. Clair
Barbara Strigel
Ian van Coller
Peggy Washburn
Hiroshi Watanabe
Gina White