Main Art Gallery, Third Floor | 100 Louie B. Nunn Drive
Highland Heights , KY 41099
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Exhibition
Left: Serengeti Lion by Michael 'Nick' Nichols | Right: Gladys by Joel Sartore, Inkjet print
The Short Happy Life of the Serengeti Lion | The Photo Ark
Sep. 25, 2014 – Oct. 24, 2014
Mon–Fri: 9 am–9 pm
Michael 'Nick' Nichols and Joel Sartore are National Geographic photographers whose work addresses conservation, ecology and animal behavior in distinctive ways, as featured in each artist's simultaneous exhibitions in NKU's Main Gallery.
For The Short Happy Life of the Serengeti Lion, award-winning photographer and editor at large for National Geographic (since 2008), Michael 'Nick' Nichols works with the lions of the Serengeti. Mr. Nichols' images capture these elusive and short-lived creatures in new and personal ways. According to the Photographist blog, Mr. Nichols' photographic excursion breaks "new ground" in photography that uses "infrared, a robot controlled mini-tank for eye-level views and a tiny, camera-carrying electric helicopter." The effect is captivating.
Award-winning photographer, speaker, author, teacher and contributor to National Geographic for 20 years, Joel Sartore advises new photographers to work hard, get out of your comfort zone, take lots of pictures and "listen to your editor." About his own body of work, he is more philosophical: "For many of Earth’s creatures, time is running out. Half of the world’s plant and animal species will soon be threatened with extinction." The goal of The Photo Ark is to "document biodiversity, show what’s at stake and to get people to care while there’s still time."
Both Mr. Nichols and Mr. Sartore offered NKU students of visual arts and biological sciences a unique opportunity to train and work as docents in a trans-disciplinary collaboration. Lectures by the photographers will be in Greaves Concert Hall on October 15 (Mr. Nichols) and October 16 (Mr. Sartore) at 7 pm.
Lecture
Oct. 15, 2014
Greaves Concert Hall, Fine Arts Center Building | NKU Campus
Michael 'Nick' Nichols will provide an Artist Talk and presentation on Wednesday, October 15, at 7 pm. A reception and book signing will immediately follow in the Main Gallery, 3rd floor.
Reservation Information:
Free and open to the public. Free parking is convenient and available in Lot I, off Louie B. Nunn Drive and within walking distance of the Fine Arts Center.
Lecture
Oct. 16, 2014
Greaves Concert Hall, Fine Arts Center Building | NKU Campus
Joel Sartore will provide an Artist Talk and presentation on Thursday, October 16, lectures at 7 pm. A reception and book signing will immediately follow in the Main Gallery, 3rd floor.
Reservation Information:
Free and open to the public. Free parking is convenient and available in Lot I, off Louie B. Nunn Drive and within walking distance of the Fine Arts Center.