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The landscape photography of four artists ─ Todd Bertolaet, Don Clark, Mark Alan Francis and Roland Miller ─ connect in the “Inspired by Place: Contemporary Landscapes” exhibit at Pensacola State College.
A Gallery Talk is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, in Lamar Lecture Hall (Room 1513) at the Charles W. Lamar Studio in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts. A reception will follow at 7 p.m. “Inspired by Place” is on display in the Lamar Studio until Dec. 15.
The photographers have collaborated in academic and artistic endeavors for over 30 years. The exhibition allows the group to showcase their talents and insight regarding the landscape genre.
“Inspired by Place” describes landforms captured in a manner that lends context, beauty, interest, emotion, and concern for the environment.
Bertolaet, a professor emeritus of photography in The School of Journalism and Graphic Communication at Florida A&M University, has been taking photos since 1971. He also taught photography and art at Brevard Community College (now Eastern Florida State College), Pensacola State College, Utah State University and Florida State University. His work is in several collections and has been exhibited in over 200 juried, invitational, group and solo exhibitions.
Clark, an art/photography professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead, has taught photography for 29 years and made images for over 39 years. The majority of his work focuses on environmental and landscape issues. Clark has exhibited his work throughout the United States and internationally.
Francis is a visual arts professor at Pensacola State. For nearly 30 years, his photos have been in art museums, history museums, cultural centers, universities, colleges, fine art centers and outdoor mural projects, exhibits and shows.
Miller taught photography at Eastern Florida State College for 14 years and six years at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois, before becoming an administrator in 2008. He retired from higher education in 2018 to work full-time on aerospace photography.
Pensacola State College is at 1000 College Blvd., Pensacola. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, and by appointment. Tours are available with prior arrangements. Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 850-484-2550.