Sarah Stolfa
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Sarah Stolfa is an American contemporary artist, photographer, and musician
born in 1975.
's photography program and graduated from Yale University
's MFA program in 2009. Stolfa's most recognizable series, 'The Regulars', won her The New York Times Photography Contest for College Students in 2004.
Stolfa has participated in several group shows and had a solo show at the Pearlstein Gallery at Drexel University in 2004.
Stolfa is currently represented by Gallery 339
in Philadelphia, PA. In addition, she is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, a non-profit organization which opened in the late summer of 2009.
Stolfa also played Farfisa
organ in the Delta 72
in the late 90s.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
born in 1975.
Biography
Stolfa attended Drexel UniversityDrexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...
's photography program and graduated from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
's MFA program in 2009. Stolfa's most recognizable series, 'The Regulars', won her The New York Times Photography Contest for College Students in 2004.
As a bartender at Philadelphia’s McGlinchey’s Tavern, Stolfa began to photograph her regulars opposite the bar. Her carefully composed, large-scale color prints express the intimacy and sincerity in worker and patron relationships. Furthermore, Stolfa’s images confront a social commentary on the urban bar experience with the isolated subjects and their props, namely, ashtrays, mugs, and money. Stolfa creates powerful portraits of the diverse group of regulars in a way that is reminiscent of Seventeenth Century Dutch paintings in their color, lighting, and decipherable detail.
Stolfa has participated in several group shows and had a solo show at the Pearlstein Gallery at Drexel University in 2004.
Stolfa is currently represented by Gallery 339
Gallery 339
Gallery 339 is a photographic art gallery located in Philadelphia, USA. The gallery promotes the work of distinguished and emerging photographers from around the world...
in Philadelphia, PA. In addition, she is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, a non-profit organization which opened in the late summer of 2009.
Stolfa also played Farfisa
Farfisa
Farfisa is a manufacturer of electronics based in Osimo, Italy.The Farfisa brand name is commonly associated with a series of compact electronic organs, and later, a series of multi-timbral synthesizers. At the height of its production, Farfisa operated three factories to produce instruments, in...
organ in the Delta 72
The Delta 72
The Delta 72 were an American alternative music band formed in Washington, DC in the summer of 1994, later relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
in the late 90s.
Exhibitions
- 2009 Personal Views: Contemporary Photographic Portraiture in Philadelphia, Gallery 339Gallery 339Gallery 339 is a photographic art gallery located in Philadelphia, USA. The gallery promotes the work of distinguished and emerging photographers from around the world...
, Philadelphia, PA - 2009 The Regulars Revisited, Gallery 339Gallery 339Gallery 339 is a photographic art gallery located in Philadelphia, USA. The gallery promotes the work of distinguished and emerging photographers from around the world...
, Philadelphia, PA (solo) - 2008 Yale MFA Photography 2008, Gallery 339Gallery 339Gallery 339 is a photographic art gallery located in Philadelphia, USA. The gallery promotes the work of distinguished and emerging photographers from around the world...
, Philadelphia, PA - 2008 Yale MFA Photography 2008, Danziger Projects, New York, NY
- 2008 Yale MFA Photography 2008, Green Gallery, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- 2007 CAA New York Area MFA Exhibition, Hunter College/Times Square Gallery, New York, NY
- 2007 Women to Watch: Photography in Philadelphia, The Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
- 2006 Patrons, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
- 2006 Second Woodmere Triennial of Contemporary Photography, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
- 2006 The Regulars, Gallery 339Gallery 339Gallery 339 is a photographic art gallery located in Philadelphia, USA. The gallery promotes the work of distinguished and emerging photographers from around the world...
, Philadelphia, PA (solo) - 2005 Photography 24, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
- 2005 Arcadia Solo Exhibition, Old Greenwich, CT (solo)
- 2005 Fifteen Photographers, Gallery 339Gallery 339Gallery 339 is a photographic art gallery located in Philadelphia, USA. The gallery promotes the work of distinguished and emerging photographers from around the world...
, Philadelphia, PA - 2005 On My Own, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 2005 Noteworthy, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
- 2005 Photography 24, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
- 2005 New Names/New Work, Gallery 339Gallery 339Gallery 339 is a photographic art gallery located in Philadelphia, USA. The gallery promotes the work of distinguished and emerging photographers from around the world...
, Philadelphia, PA - 2005 Photography Senior Thesis Exhibition, Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
- 2004 Leonard Perlstein Gallery, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (solo)
- 2004 Student Summer Show, Leonard Pearlstien Gallery, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
- 2004 Annual Annex Media Arts Show, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Awards
- Rankin-Epstein Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2009
- Fleisher Memorial Challenge Competition, 2009
- Alice Kimball English Traveling Fellowship, 2008
- Juror's Award for Artistic Excellence, Perkins Center for the Arts, 2005
- The New York Times Photography Contest for College Students, 2004
- Noah Addis Photojournalism Award, 2004
Publications
- 2009 The Regulars, Monograph, Artisan books
- 2007 The New York Times Magazine, April 29
- 2007 The New Yorker, Jan 8
- 2006 “Philadelphia: Fall Exhibitions Short List,” Art Review, Fall
- 2006 Art on Paper, November/ December
- 2006 “Bar Examinations,” Philadelphia Style Magazine, Fall
- 2006 “Last Call,” Philadelphia City Paper, Sept 21-28
- 2006 “With a Broad Brush,” Philadelphia Weekly, Fall Guide, Sept 13-19
- 2006 “Tale of the Triennial,” Art Matters, April
- 2004 “A Student, Sarah Stolfa, Hits the Big Time,” Drexel, The Alumni Magazine of Drexel University
- 2004 “The Regulars,” The New York Times Magazine, June 13
- 2006 “Photo Finish,” The Philadelphia Weekly, June 9-15
External links
- Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC)
- Sarah Stolfa at Gallery 339
- theexposureproject.blogspot.com
- Photographer Sarah Stolfa moves out and says goodbye to The Regulars. By John Vettese. September 21, 2006
- Ryan Weideman and Sarah Stolfa: Silverstein Photography ArtForum. February 2007. By Lisa Turvey
- Bruce Silverstein Gallery
- Interview with Sarah Stolfa