MEET Kerry
Artist, photographer, maker, mother.
I am a Southern Maine based photographer who creates thoughtful, lasting images of people who want to honestly preserve important moments in their lives.
Artistic creation is part and parcel to who I am. As long as I can remember, I have been creating something. I found photography after spending most of my life studying dance and the performing arts. What is thrilling about photography is that it transcends visual art. Photography is not just a medium for documentation, it is a time machine. Year after year, we can return to these images and feel the gravity of the passage of time. We experience the “visual absence” of a particular time and place, often just a fraction of a second, that has been preserved in our images. I believe photography has the power to transport us back to a moment we thought was lost or forgotten, a place we can no longer go, and a feeling that we long for. It is a great responsibility to be invited in to people’s worlds to do this important work. I strive with every shutter click to honor the trust that has been granted to me and to hold space for my subject, so that I can bring my skill and compositional eye to every shot.
Education
2003 | University of New Mexico, Bachelor’s, Dance
2015 | Young Audiences of San Diego Teaching Artist Cohort
Exhibitions
2023 | Sullivan House Bakery, Solo Exhibition - “Color Study” Gorham, Maine.
2022 | Photo a Go-Go, The Bakery Photo Collective, Portland, Maine.
2021 | Photo a Go-Go To-Go, The Bakery Photo Collective, Portland, Maine.
2019 | The Black and White Show, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California
2018 | All My Friends Are Plants, Pinecone + Chickadee, Portland, Maine.
2014 | You Turn Arts Exhibition, Light Box Theater, San Diego, California.
2012 | Adjacent Possible II - “Signaling Pathways, Space For Art San Diego, California.
Awards
2022 | Maine Arts Commission, Springboard Artist Grant
2021 | Maine Arts Commission, Resilience Artist Grant
Press
2022 | Gorham Times, Staff Writer/Photographer
2021 | Emulsive.org, Contributing Writer
Clients
Jessie Goodwin, author
Imaginary Island Dance Company
Sydni Fox, stylist
Maggie Rintala, personal trainer
TempoArt, Portland, Maine
Surf Point Foundation, York, Maine
Maine Women’s Conference, Portland, Maine
Jenny Rutherford, Graphic Designer, Gorham, Maine