About the Artist: ​
​J (Joan) Pogalies

Common scenes;
Uncommon scenarios
A family cottage on the shores of Great Lake Erie is where I live and produce my photo art. I don’t have to go to exotic locales (although I have); I document common scenes and objects arranged in uncommon ways to present curious perspectives. I rearrange images and enlarge them to be printed on huge metal panels from 1ft x 5ft up to 4ft x 5ft...and growing! (I do not colorize or rearrange original shots.) The metallic ground beneath shimmers through the highlights for an above, below and in between experience...no frame, no boundaries. 
     I invite macro AND micro perspectives that are quite different:  From across the room you may see abstract bands of colors, Rorschach patterns, mirror images of (almost) recognizable scenes and objects. "Wait!! What is that??"  Look closer; You’ll discover tiny objects and new worlds...faces, dancers, body parts, insects, robots, portals inviting you in...limited only by your imagination. 
   A visual ode: In these uncertain and fragile times, I want to show, through curious, alluring images, the changing natural beauty around us, and share those complex images that they may reflect, enhance and instill confidence in the viewers’ own power and beauty and changes, spark joy and curiosity, and inspire a responsible community that has a respectful and active perspective of the natural and human-induced rearrangements in our immediate environments, our selves, and beyond.
(Also, a very personal pursuit, (click here to view) 

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Come see my art:

He/She in a Blue Dress 3'x3'

He/Her/They/Them 2'x3'

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​Nude Nite
March 20-22, 2025
(one weekend extravaganza!)
Coastal Creative, 2201 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg, FL
25,000 sq ft pop-up gallery! Largest show dedicated to exhibiting figurative artwork in the US!
Art + Experience:
200+ works of art, immersive installations, music, stage shows, performance artists and more!
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​Education
   BA Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
   Glass blowing, Cleveland State U with Gene Kangas
   Glass blowing, Casting, Slumping, Kent State U with Henry Halem
   Self-taught in glass mosaic murals and historic photo murals for public art installations 
   Self-taught eco-docu-nature photo montages. (I found my true education on Lake Erie!)

Solo Exhibitions
   2024 University Hospitals, Geauga, July 8-September 30, 2024
   2024-25 Kendal at Oberlin’s Community Art Gallery & Friends Gallery, December 15, 2024-February 6, 2025

Group Exhibitions
   2025 Nude Nite, 
   2023 Group Exhibition, Beth K. Stocker Art Gallery, Lorain County Community College, 27 pieces
   2024 Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 32nd Annual Juried Art Show. First Place Photography
   2023 Best of Show by The Cleveland Photographic Society, Madison Public Library Annual Photo Contest
   2023 Cleveland Photographic Society Show
   2022 Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 30th Annual Juried Art Show
   2021 Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 29th Annual Juried Art Show, Honorable Mention Photography
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Awards
   2024 Featured Cloud-a-Day Photo, Sat. April 27, The International Cloud Appreciation Society
   2024 First Place Photography, Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 32nd Annual Juried Art Show
   2023 2nd Place for Photography, Geauga County Arts Juried Show
   2023 Best of Show by The Cleveland Photographic Society, Madison Public Library Annual Photo Contest
   2022 Honorable Mention, National Wildlife Federation 51st Annual International Photo Contest
   2021 Honorable Mention Photography, Rabbit Run Community Arts Assoc. 29th Annual Juried Art Show

Public Art Installations - Photo Tile and Recycled Glass Mosaic Murals
   Columbia Station, OH, Public Library
   North Ridgeville, OH, Public Library
   Summerhaven Community Center, Tucson, AZ
   Boyle County, KY, Public Library 
   St. Timothy Catholic Church, Columbus, OH