The Spirit of Home

Alternative Process Photography Exhibition

July 24^th – September 20, 2025

In these fractured times, finding a place to belong, a home, can be comforting. Home embodies a sense of belonging, comfort, security, and a space to nurture relationships and memories, serving as a sanctuary and a foundation for personal growth and identity.

This call asks artists to consider where they belong and where their spirit feels at home. How does your artwork represent the feeling of home?

Congratulations to the exhibiting artists:

Diane Alire, Rebekah Alviani, Jo Andersen, Callie Andrew, Charles Anselmo, Federica Armstrong, Jacquelyn Blackstone, Gia Civerolo, Briar Craig, Debra Crouch, Catherine Cummings, Amber Dale, Tom Delaney, Norm Gagne, Nicholas Gialanella, Wolfgand
Hastert, Andy Julo, Kathleen Koopman, Susan Mach, Lou McCorkle, Marni Myers, Robert Poole, Elena Sippel, Deborah Traer, Bradley Verhelle, Jennifer Williamson

Award winners:

First Place: Catherine Cummings
Second Place: Amber Dale
Third Place: Norm Gagne

Honorable Mention: Kathleen Koopman
Honorable Mention: Tom Delany
Honorable Mention: Jennifer Williamson

home, or something like it.

Thank you to our sponsor, Freestyle Photo and Imaging Supplies.

Annie Lopez/Bio:

An active member of the Phoenix, Arizona art scene since 1982, Annie Lopez has consistently created new bodies of narrative work exploring a variety of subjects. Her art reflects her experiences through the use of family photographs, vintage “found” photos, personal letters and stories. She is most known for her use of cyanotype, an archival photographic printing process. Lopez engages the viewer with photographs, prints, storytelling and dresses made of paper which often make poignant statements with a sense of humor. She has exhibited her work in numerous venues across the nation, including the Smithsonian, the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe, Shelburne Museum in Vermont, and the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts. She was selected to represent Arizona in the exhibition, “Paper Routes-Women To Watch 2020” at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. Her work is in the collection of the Phoenix Art Museum; Weatherspoon Art Museum in North Carolina; Arizona State University Museum; The Tucson Museum of Art; The National Hispanic Cultural Center in New Mexico; and the cities of Phoenix, Tempe and Glendale, Arizona. For seventeen years, Lopez was a member of the nationally recognized Chicano arts organization, Movimiento Artistico del Rio Salado (MARS). She has received a number of awards for her work, including a Governor’s Arts Award and Mayor’s Arts Award and in 2021, was honored with a Congressional Commendation.

Annie Lopez / (602) 568-2165 / lopez.annie@cox.net / annielopezartist.com