News & Exhibits
COMPLETE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
12/31/08
Click here for a current and historical exhibits, receptions, gallery talks, and other events.
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ALOG Art Show and Sale - Shades of Spring 2008 - at Block Rock Center for the Arts
4/27/08
The Art League of Germantown's Annual Spring Sale will be held at the Block Rock Center for the ARts from May 2-4, 2008.
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Irene named SELECTED ARTIST in Agora Gallery's 2008 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition
3/21/08
Juried by Manom Slome, Chief Curator of the Chelsea Art Museum, New York, Irene is one of only six selected artists to receive a 1-year placement on Agora Gallery's Art-Mine.com site.
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View Irene's Africa Fine Art at Gallery Serengeti, March 15-April 25, 2008
3/10/08
Gallery Serengeti, which brings "Fine Art from an African Pot," to the metro area, has invited Irene to exhibit four of her Africa travel/documentary pieces in its "Women in Fine Arts" show.
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Fine Art Photographer Irene Abdou to Participate in the Corcoran Gallery of Art's 2008 Art Anonymous Event (May 1-10, 2008)
2/24/08
Irene Abdou has been invited by the Friends of the Corcoran / Heineman Myers Contemporary Art in Bethesda, MD to participate in the Corcoran Gallery of Art's 2008 Art Anonymous Event as an invited artist.
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Join Us at the "Face of the World" Photography Exhibit from February 10-August 31, 2008 at VisArts / the Rockville Innovation Center
1/27/08
"Nobility," one of Irene's fine art photographs from her 2007 trip back to Niger, West Africa has been juried into the "Face of the World" show at VisArts (the Metropolitan Center of the Visual Arts) in Rockville, MD. The show will run from February 10-March 31, 2008. "Nobility" will continue to be displayed at the Rockville Innovation Center from April 1-August 31, 2008.
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Photography Exhibit, "Emotions," Runs from February 1-29, 2008 at Parish Gallery in Georgetown
12/28/07
"Emotions: Basic human feelings that elicit a response...At first glance you may or may not see the emotions in the image. But, look again -- and again – and you will see what was not stated, what was hidden in plain view – and begin to feel the joy or sadness on some of the faces, to feel a longing for simpler times, to wonder if a figure was enjoying the solitude – or just lonely."
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Gaithersburg Council for the Arts Photography Exhibit, "Through Our Lenses," Runs from January 18-March 30, 2008
12/26/07
Two of Irene's fine art photography pieces will be on exhibit from January 18-March 30, 2008, at the Gaithersburg Council for the Arts's lead-off show at Kentlands Mansion.
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Established Georgetown fine art gallery offers representation to photographic artist Irene Abdou
12/8/07
Parish Gallery, established since 1991, now represents photographic artist Irene Abdou in the Africa travel/documentary fine art arena.
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Fall 2007 Picture Postcard & Newsletter Released
12/2/07
View a copy of our quarterly picture postcard and newsletter for fall 2007 (volume 1, issue 2).
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5 South Sudan photos picked up by Reuters news agency
10/27/07
View some of Irene's South Sudan photos on Reuters news agency's October 26, 2007 weekly picture showcase
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Photo accepted into the Washington Gallery of Photography's National "My Hometown" Show!
9/14/07
Irene's photo, "Confidence," of a young woman in Niger, West Africa, has been accepted into the Washington Gallery of Photography's National "My Hometown" Show. The opening night receiption will be held on Friday, October 12, 2007.
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Photo selected as Editor's Choice by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)
6/8/07
Irene's South Sudan photo, "Window to the Soul," has been named Editor's Choice by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP).
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Photo featured on cover of "Global HealthLink" magazine
4/1/07
One of Irene's photos from South Sudan, depicting use of mosquito nets for malaria prevention, is featured on the cover of "Global HealthLink" magazine.
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