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Kerri-Jo Stewart, BPE, MSc, MPF

I’m interested in how we see the world around us. My goal is to develop a style expressing my unique vision grounded in a profound curiosity about our assumptions and how they affect perception. Adding paint and texture to my photographs allows me to explore my own perception with experimentation and inquisitiveness.

Through my experiences in the military, science, and technology I’m inspired to step beyond reality capturing time and space in two dimensional work. What assumptions are we making based solely on visual perception?

Movement intrigues me. An image simplifies reality to a single moment that cannot be perceived by the human eye. I want to capture the unperceived transience and explore what is real. Any change in time is movement. Using camera motion and long exposure, a moment is captured showcasing the character of that moment in a unique way, highlighting what is perceived but not normally seen.

AWARDS:

2018 City of Richmond Art Awards: Artistic Innovation
2017: Richmond Art Gallery, People’s Choice Award: Best Image, Umbrella (pinhole)
2017 One Eyeland Awards: Editorial, 2 Finalist, 4 Bronze
2017 International Color Awards: 3 Honorable Mentions: sports, silhouette, wildlife; 6 Nominations
2016 MPIO: 8 Prestige Awards, 7 Achievement Awards
2016 International Color Awards: Honor of Distinction and 3d place in Sports; Top Honorable Mention in Silhouette,
2 nominations in Fashion, 1 in Abstract
2016 Team Canada (CAPA), 4 Nations Competition, Sports (Surfacing)
2015 PPOC-BC Salon: Excellence: Experimental; Merits: Editorial, Fine Art, Fashion
2015 Best in Class PPOC-BC Fashion 2015 Best in Class PPOC-BC Experimental
2015 Special Award PPOC-BC Most Creative Image 2015 Represented Canada at the World Photographic Cup, Commercial
2015 Team Canada (CAPA), 4 Nations Competition, Open (Skytrain Tunnel)
2015 CAPA Bronze Medal, Vancouver International Photography Festival
2015 MPIO Fine Art Photographer of the Year
2015 MPIO Seven Best in Class Awards: Album, B&W, Editorial/Press, Fine Art, Maternity, Fashion, Pets
2015 MPIO Six Awards of Distinction 2015 MPIO Five Prestige Awards
2014 Winner PPOC-BC Top Fine Art Photo 2014 CAPA Gold Medal, Vancouver International Photography Festival
2014 Vancouver International Photography Festival: Best in Show
2014 MPIO (Master Photographers International); Awarded the prestigious MPF (Master Photographer in Fine Art)
2014 Duel Nominee at the 8th Annual International Color Awards: People | Storytelling , Silhouette
2014 HIPA finalist : open (Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award)
2014 Moscow International Foto Awards: Three honourable mentions:Advertising, Fine Art & Architecture
2014 9th Annual Black and White Spider Awards Nominee: Architecture, Nude, Sport & Wildlife
2013 Represented Canada at the World Photographic Cup, Editorial
2013 Winner at the 7th International Colour Awards: Honorable Mention, Fine Art; Two nominations: fine art & editorial
2013 Winner PPOC Top Editorial Photo Canada 2013 PPOC-BC Photographer of the Year
2013 Winner PPOC-BC Top Press Photo
2013 Winner PPOC-BC Best First Entry
2013 Vancouver International Photography Festival, Capture CAPA Gold Medal
2013 Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) Recognized as an expert in equine photography

EXHIBITIONS (curated):

Dec 2020: Richmond Art Gallery, BC Artists Exhibition. Richmond, BC, Canada
Sep 2019: Minoru Cultural Center Rotunda, Richmond Art Gallery, Equine, Richmond, BC, Canada
Jan-Mar 2018: Mpls Photo Center‘s Game Day USA (Super Bowl), curator: Brian Peterson. Minneapolis, MN, USA
Dec 2017-Feb 2018: Truth & Beauty Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dec 2017: Richmond Art Gallery, BC Artists Exhibition, Umbrella (pinhole). Richmond, BC, Canada
Jun–Sep 2016: City Hall Galleria, Richmond Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition: Exploring Steveston: the Fraser, Richmond, BC, Canada
Apr 2016: Gallery at the Tsawwassen Library, Tabula Rasa Exhibition, Delta, BC, Canada
Nov-Dec 2015: Delta Arts Centre, Fraser River Landscapes, Eclectic 2, Delta, BC, Canada
Feb 2015: Photohaus Gallery‘s EROS, Male Nudes, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dec 2014: Photohaus Gallery: Winter Salon. “Skytrain I & II”, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dec 2014: Federation Gallery: Digital Exhibition, “Fraser River”, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Nov 2014: Federation Gallery: Ten Squared, three equine figures, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Oct 2014: Turkmen cultural images, Photohaus Gallery: Wanderlust, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sep 2014: PHOTOgraphie, Roundhouse Gallery, four selected, curated by Mary Nealis and Allan Bailey,Vancouver, BC, Canada
Mar-Apr 2014: Mpls Photo Center‘s The Visual Narrative, curated by Susan Burnstine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Feb 2014: Photohaus Gallery‘s EROS, two nudes, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dec 2013: Hijab 1 & 2 in Photohaus Gallery, Socialconciousness, curated by Katie Huisman, Vancouver, BC, Canada

EXHIBITIONS (commercial):

Feb 2016, 2017, 2018: BC Home & Garden Show, BC Place Stadium
Oct 2016, 2017, 2018: Vancouver Home & Design Show, Vancouver Convention Center
April 2017: West Vancouver Spring Home Show, West Van Rec Center

KJ’s ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:

Kerri-Jo discovered her love for photography while capturing the beauty of the equine athlete. A researcher in equine physiology, Kerri-Jo studies performance in racehorses and is a competitor who was Western Canadian Champion and top five in North America in distance riding.

Drawing from her extensive background with horses, she hit the professional photography scene immediately winning the title of Professional Photographers of Canada BC Photographer of the Year. Since then Kerri-Jo has won numerous arts awards, most recently the City of Richmond Art Award for Artistic Innovation. She also captured the title of Fine Art Photographer of the Year with Master Photographers International and achieved her Masters designation in Fine Art Photography with Master Photographer’s International.

Being an artist is just Kerri-Jo’s latest career after evolving through various jobs including military officer, intelligence analyst, research scientist, horse breeder, documentary photographer, and mother. Travel is another passion. From running away in Chile as a teenager to cycling over 5,600 km throughout Europe to Nord Kapp (at 73 degrees N) as a young adult, Kerri-Jo photographs events and celebrations all over the globe. She has covered events in China (meeting with presidents and getting blessed by a Dalai Lama reincarnate), Iran (twice, including living with a tribal community in the north for three months), Turkmenistan (nine times for Turkmen Horse events and once for their Independence Day celebrations), Uruguay (covering endurance horse racing) as well as a foodie and adventure tour for Tourism Argentina. Kerri-Jo has also written numerous articles and published several photo books.

“I portray what I see and my illusions can become questions for others to experience.”

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