Artist Statement

Janica Yoder

The genre of flower photography

I enjoy making photographs of flowers for a number of reasons. It is relaxing and a much more leisurely process than photographing the human figure or photographing on-site in the out-of -doors. Frequently, the flowers come from my garden, and, setting them up in my natural-light studio, I can watch them as the light shifts throughout the day. With my camera set on a tripod, it is easy to wait until see something good and then snap the shutter. Flowers do not have a problem holding steady in a pose, as I take my time to move my camera around them searching for the right shot.

The flower itself is such an obvious source of sensuous beauty - the colors and forms almost photograph themselves. I just look for the right angle, the right light, the right frame or composition. It feels to me like good practice of my craft.

Whenever possible, I do like to present a viewpoint that is unusual - such as the underside of the two yellow tulips.
I Find that the undersides of flowers are just as wondrous as the side that they usually present. There is also a symbolism in the number of flowers used in the frame, and with their positioning in relation to one another, they hint at almost human interrelationships.

These flower images were taken during a time period spanning about 12 years, 1991-2004. Lately, I am more drawn to photographing wild flowers and plants that I am finding in our Kettle Moraine forest area - those with equally unusual and noteworthy, natural forms. These are just being made, and will be available this fall.

Janica Yoder, Summer 2006

Education:

BS in Art, 1974. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
MA in Photography, 1976. University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
MFA in Photography, 1977. University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI

Grants:

2000 Wisconsin Arts Board Individual Artist Fellowship Award. Madison, WI

Select Museum and Private Art Collections:

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Santa Monica, California
The Contemporary Art Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
The Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
The Madison Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Jay Jensen, Associate Director & Chief Curator, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
Jane Livingston, former Chief Curator of The Corcoran Museum, currently writer of authoritative books on distinguished artists, New York, NY and Flint Hill, VA.
The Fleming Museum of Art, Burlington, Vermont
Frances Fralin, former Curator of The Corcoran Museum in D.C., Whitestone, Virginia
Sam Wagstaff, Collector of Photography, New York, New York (now estate of)
Harry Lunn, collector & photography dealer, New York, New York/Paris France
Rene Paul Barilleaux, Curator, San Antonio Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas
The Paine Art Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Carroll College, Waukesha, Wisconsin
James and Susie Weichman, art collectors, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Paul Lieberman, owner-Kraft/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
The Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
The Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana
Onnie Smith, art collector, Delafield, Wisconsin
Fahnstrom-White , Chicago, Illinois
Tory and Tom Folliard, River Hills, Wisconsin
Betsy Rosenfield, art dealer, Chicago, Illinois

Solo Exhibitions:

May 2007 scheduled: "New muIti-paneled pieces", Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI
2004 Tory FoIliard Gallery. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2004 Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin
March-April 2004 Kraft/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2003 The Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, "New Color Work".
2001 January-February. "Recent Photographs," The Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee.
1997 The Wisconsin Academy Gallery, The University of Wisconsin Academy of Arts and Sciences, Madison, WI
1995 The Contemporary Art Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
1994 Michael Lord Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1993 The Paine Art Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
1991 The Kohler Art Center, Artspace Gallery, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
1991 Michael Lord Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1988 Florine Roth Gallery, private dealer, Shorewood, Wisconsin
1987 The Madison Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin
1987 Zolla -Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1986 Patrick King Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
1983 Patrick King Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
1980 The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
1980 Hunter College Gallery, Hunter College, New York, New York
1978 The Fleming Museum of Art, Burlington, Vermont
1977 The Madison Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin
1976 Colorado Mountain College, Breckenridge, Colorado
1975 Northwestern University, Film Department Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
1974 The University of Kansas, Art Department, Lawrence, Kansas

Special Art Photography Projects:

2006- 07 Portraits: Individuals at the Top of Their Game
2005--06 Art work Commission of Landscape & Portraits photographs by private collector:
Extensive photographic documentation of The Babcock Ranch: a 100,000 acre privately owned ranch, containing the last pristine, wetland/everglade wilderness in the state of Florida.
2001 Art work commission for private residence, Delafield, WI

Group Exhibitions:

2006 Summer Blossoms - A Group Exhibit, Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin
2005 Walker's Point Center for the Arts, "member's exhibit", WPKCA, Milwaukee, WI
2004 September. Wisconsin Academy Gallery @ Overture Center, "A Decade of Art at the Wisconsin Academy", Madison, Wisconsin
2004 Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida (January-February)
2003 Kraft /Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Gallery Artists group exhibit.
2003 Navy Pier Art Expo, Chicago, Illinois. Tory Folliard Gallery.
2002 October-November. Affordable Art Fair-Pier 92, New York City, New York. The Tory Folliard Gallery
2000 August- November. The Kohler Art Center, "Mixed Media From the Garden," Sheboygan, Wisconsin
2000 The Madison Art Center, 'Work in Progress: The Madison Art Center Collects," Madison, Wisconsin
1998 Michael Lord Gallery, "Recent Work/Select Gallery Artists," Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1996 The Madison Art Center, "The Wisconsin Triennial," Madison, Wisconsin
1994 The Madison Art Center, "Highlights from the Permanent Collection," Madison, WI
1993 Halsey Gallery, School of the Arts, College of Charleston, "Regarding Beauty," Charleston, South Carolina
1993 The Madison Art Center, "The Wisconsin Triennial," Madison, Wisconsin
1992 The Crossman Gallery at the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, "Color Photography Invitational," Whitewater, Wisconsin
1992 Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, "Select Gallery Artists," Chicago, Ilinois
1992 The Seattle Art Expo, "Betsy Rosenfield Gallery Artists," Seattle, Washington
1991 The Madison Art Center, "A Decade of Art Acquisition," Madison, Wisconsin
1991 Navy Pier Art Expo, "Betsy Rosenfield Gallery Artists," Chicago, llinois
1990 The Milwaukee Art Museum, "Notable Works of Art to Enter the MA Collection:
Recent Acquisitions," Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1990 The Corcoran Gallery of Art, "Recent Acquisitions in Photography," Washington, D.C.
1990 The Madison Art Center, "A Decade Downtown:10 Years of Acquisitions at the Madison Art Center," Madison, Wisconsin
1990 The Madison Art Center, "The Wisconsin Triennial," Madison, Wisconsin
1989 The Madison Art Center, "Coming of Age: 21 Years of Collecting at the Madison Art Center," Madison, WI
1988 333 Gallery of The Milwaukee Art Museum, "Individuals: New Art From Wisconsin, curated by Russell Bowman, Director, Chicago, Illinois
1988 The Milwaukee Art Museum, "Multiple Exposure: 5 Contemporary Photographers," Group Exhibit, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1987 Zolla-Lieberman Gallery, "Eternal Interest: Visions of the Figure, Chicago, Illinois
1987 The Madison Art Center, "The Wisconsin Triennial," Madison, Wisconsin
1986 The Corcoran Gallery of Art, "Recent Acquisitions in Photography," Washington, D.C.
1986 Le Palais de Tokyo, "The Sam Wagstaff Collection at the J. Paul Getty Museum", Paris, France
1985 The Photographer's Gallery, "The Wagstaff Collection at the J. Paul Getty Museum," London, England
1985 ICP - Uptown Gallery, "Selections from the Sam Wagstaff Collection," International Center for Photography, New York, New York
1985 Herron Gallery, Herron School of Art, "The Big Car Show," Indiana University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
1984 Indiana State Museum, "A Day in the Life of Indianapolis," Indianapolis, Indiana
1983 The Corcoran Gallery of Art, "Recent Acquisitions," Washington D.C.
1983 NAME Gallery, "Contemporary Photography," Chicago, Illinois
1982 Harry Lunn Gallery, "Selections from the Private Collection of Harry Lunn", Washington DC
1982 Art & Architecture Gallery The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee & Herron Gallery of Art, Herron School of Art, Indiana University at Indianapolis: "Portmanteau: Contemporary Photography"
1982 The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 'Women Photographers," Washington D.C,
1980 International Center for Photography (ICP), Uptown Gallery, "Instructor's Exhibit," New York, New York
1978 Suzanne Hilberry Gallery, "Nine Photographers in the Collection of Sam Wagstaff," Birmingham, Michigan
1978 The Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, New York. "The Great America Foot". Traveling exhibition.
1977 The Maryland Institute, College of Art, "Contemporary Women Photographers", Baltimore, Maryland
1977 Harkness House, "Sequential '77," New York, New York
1977 2nd Street Gallery, "National Print and Photography Competition,"Charlottesville, Virginia. Judged by Curator Jane Livingston. Purchase Award
1977 La Grange National Print & Photography Competition. La Grange, Georgia
1977 Portland Museum of Art, "Images of Women," Portland, Maine
1977, 1976, 1975, 1974: University of Wisconsin-Madison "Camera Concepts," Competition. Top purchase award every year
1976 University of Oklahoma, "National Women's Invitational," Norman, Oklahoma
1976 Center for Photographic Studies, "Sandi Fellman and Janica Yoder ," Louisville, Kentucky

Lectures/Visiting Artist:

2006 University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, Visiting Artist, 'Women Artists".
2005 University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, WI. Beginning photo class. Lecture on the business of being an art photographer/my recent work.
2004 October. Panelist for panel discussion accompanying "A Decade of Art at the Wisconsin Gallery of Arts and Sciences", Overture Center, Madison, Wisconsin
2004 Lecture on my photos in 1-person exhibit, Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI
2001 Artist Lecture to introduce solo exhibit @ Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2000 September. Carroll College. Guest lecturer for Fine Art Photography Lecture Series, Waukesha, Wisconsin
1997 Carroll College Art Department. Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer, Waukesha, WI
1997 August. Walkers Point Center for the Arts (WPCA), Milwaukee, WI. Lecture on " A (humorous) History of the Flower in Photography"
1996 October. The Madison Art Center, Madison, WI. "Visiting Artist" on recent work in conjunction with The Wisconsin Triennial Exhibit
1994 November. The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HA. Lecture on my art work in conjunction with 1-person exhibition
1994 November. The University of Hawaii, Honolulu. Lecture on work in my 1-person exhibition at The Contemporary Museum in Honolulu, HA
1993 October. The Madison Art Center. Panel discussion in conjunction with the Wisconsin Triennial Exhibit. Discussion topic: "Transformation & Transcendence: Manifestations in Contemporary Wisconsin Art", Madison, WI
1991 April. The Madison Art Center. Invited speaker, on "The History of Photography Highlighting Pieces in the Collection of The Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
1990 The Art Institute of Chicago, Design Department. My lecture, "A Critical Look at Advertising Photography," Chicago, IL
1989 December. The Madison Art Center. Lecture to the Madison Art League, Madison, WI
1988 March. The University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Department of Photography Visiting Artist--3 days of speaking and student critiques.
1987 University of Wisconsin-Madison. Invited Juror for the Camera Concepts 39th Annual Student Competition. Madison, WI
1987 The Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Department of Photography, Milwaukee, WI
1986 February. The Madison Art Center. Guest Lecturer in conjunction with solo exhibition at the Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
1985 April. The Indianapolis Art League. Recent color photography. Indianapolis, IN
1984 English Department, Indiana University at Indianapolis. Guest Lecturer on "Photography as An Art Form," Indianapolis, IN
1978 Fall. SUNY (State University of New York) at Albany. Visiting Artist in Photo Department. Albany, NY
1977 Northwestern University Film Department, Evanston, IL .Visiting artist

Teaching Experience:

2003-2005: University of Wisconsin-Extension; offering various classes in photography, Waukesha, Wisconsin Spring 2001: Carroll College. Advanced seminar for Fine Art photo majors in "Commercial Photography for the FA Photographer", Art Department, Waukesha, WI
1989-92: The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), Milwaukee, WI. Instructor of Photography in the following courses: Color Photography; The History of Photography, and Seminar for Seniors-Business for Fine Artists 1980-1986.
1980-86: Herron School of Art. Indiana University at Indianapolis. Assistant Professor of Photography. Taught all levels of photography
1978-80: International Center for Photography(ICP). NYC, NY. Instructor in B&W Photography
Aug 1977-Aug '78: University of Vermont. Art Department. Burlington, Vermont.
Sabbatical replacement. Responsible for all photography classes in the art dept
August1976 - August 77: University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI. Art Department. Awarded a Teaching Assistantship in 2D design while in graduate school.

Publications, reviews, catalogues, web site:

Wisconsin Academy Review, Fall 2004 volume 50, no.4. Featured artist/work in group exhibit at Overture Center in Madison. "A Decade of Art from the Wisconsin Academy Gallery
gracechosygallery.com, Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI - website
Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel, June 2004. review of 1-person exhibit at Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal, March 2004, review of 1-person exhibit at Grace Chosy Gallery in Madison, WI
Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gallery Artists
Portal Wisconsin.org. Madison, Wisconsin. Web site devoted to the arts in Wisconsin.
Exhibiting art work online by Wis Arts Board Individual Artist Fellowship recipients
The Journal-Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI. Review of solo exhibit. January 2001.
Milwaukee Magazine. Milwaukee, WI. "Art Preview" feature to highlight upcoming solo exhibition, January 2001.
The New Art Examiner. Chicago, IL. Dec/Jan Issue, 1997. Review of one -person exhibit at The Wisconsin Academy Gallery, Madison, WI
The Capital Times. Madison, WI. September 11, 1996. Art work featured in review of "The Wisconsin Triennial" exhibit at the Madison Art Center
The Honolulu Weekly. December 1994. Review of one- person exhibit at The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HA
The Wisconsin Triennial Catalogue: Fall 1996. The Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
The Wisconsin Triennial Catalogue, Fall 1993. The Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
The Milwaukee Journal. January 1991. Review of solo exhibition at The Michael Lord Gallery in Milwaukee, WI
The Wisconsin Triennial Catalogue. Fall 1990. The Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
Multiple Exposure: 5 Contemporary Photographers. published by The Milwaukee Art Museum to accompany exhibition. 1990
The Milwaukee Journal, Lifestyle section, feature on my life and artwork. July '89, Milw,
WI The Milwaukee Journal. 1988. Review of group exhibition at The Milwaukee Art Museum
The Milwaukee Journal. 1987. Review of one- person exhibition at The Madison Art Center in Madison, WI
The Wisconsin Triennial Catalogue, Fall 1987. The Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY: PHOTOGRAPHY ANNUAL 1986. Winter Issue 1986.
New York, NY. Feature on the collection of photo collector Sam Wagstaff, Jr.
Indianapolis News. 1985. Indianapolis, IN. Review of solo exhibit at the Patrick King Gallery, Indianapolis, In
Distinction in the Heartland, 1985, Indiana University Press. Magazine format publication featuring select IU faculty statewide.
Portmanteau: Contemporary Photography. exhibition catalogue to accompany exhibit at NAME Gallery, Chicago, IL
1983 HOW TO CARVE A WOOD MOTH. Artist's Press, New York, NY. 1982. Text by painter, Kim McLean, photography by Janica Yoder
PICTURE Magazine. New York, NY. 1985. Color photograph featured Indianapolis Star.
1983, review of solo exhibit at The Patrick King Contemporary Art gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis Star. 1981. Feature on my art work and life. Indianapolis, IN
JANlCA YODER. exhibition catalogue from solo exhibition at The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Text by Jane Livingston, Chief Curator.
Washington Star. 1979. Review of 1-person exhibit at The Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C.
POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY: SPECIAL WINTER PORTFOLIO EDITION. 1978. NYC. Portfolio published.

Commercial Photography:

Between the years of 1991 and 2006, I have also worked in the varying fields of Commercial photography. I began with editorial photography, and later specialized in Architectural Photography. I am currently working on a project involving publication of a series of portraits. Working for magazines and corporations honed business skills and provided me with an education in the rights of photographers and intellectual property, that I did not learn
in graduate school for the arts. I found them to be quite an asset when applied to my original photography and have been lucky to pass these on to university students during my teaching experiences at Carroll College and MIAD (Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design).

A Select Client List:

ARC -CHICAGO CONSULTING, architects/planners. Chicago, IL
MILWAUKEE MAGAZINE, Covers and features
MONFRE/ACOTT Design, advertising, Milwaukee, WI
KAHLER SLATER, architects, Milwaukee, WI
ENGBERG ANDERSEN, architects, Milwaukee, WI
The Jansen Group, construction managers, Milwaukee, WI
THE HILLIER GROUP, architects, Princeton, NJ
C.G. Schmidt, construction managers, Milwaukee & Madison, WI
T3 Group, design-build construction, Milwaukee, WI