SHRINE Oil on canvas overall 41 x41, panels 8"x8" Chowan University Department of Visual Arts

This piece is currently on exhibition through February 17, 2011 at

Chowan University Department of Visual Arts in the 2011

National Exhibition, juried by Maxime Paine. The piece was selected
for the third prize award.

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JUROR
Maxine Payne is a photographer living and working in Arkansas, where her grandparents raised her. She received her M.F.A from the University of Iowa where she was also an Iowa Arts Fellow. Maxine was selected a Fellow of the American Photography Institute at New York University, as well as a Fellow of the College Art Association. She works to find ways to engage community in her work and speaks to the idea of place. Her work has been shown nationally. Currently, Maxine is an Associate Professor of Art and Departmental Chair at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. She has worked on photographing Arkansas Historic Bridges for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department since 2004. Her work can be seen at www.MaxinePayne.com.