Class of 1983
Lee Matney
Lee Matney - shot for Playboy (as the photographer) in March and had a image in Maxim in August.
Previously from Lee:
I am a commercial and fine art photographer living in Newport News. I have been exhibiting and selling my work in America and Europe. In 1985 I moved to Athens Ga and worked on my photography and received my B.A. in English.
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then studied photography under South African photographer
Phillip Bekker in Atlanta and received a BA. in photographic
imaging. I assisted a printed for Vogue Photographer Parish
Kohanim in Atlanta and began working in portfolio development for
models and my own fine art personal work which has received many
awards especially in the D.C. area. My work has been exhibited at
the Peninsula Fine Art Center and the Contemporary Art Center of
Virginia.
One of my photographs was selected as the official poster for Hampton Bay Days in 2002. Lately, Brooks Johnson, curator of photography for the Chrysler Museum of Art noted me with an award of distinction for body of work in a juried exhibition. Also , I have begun to apply the same fine art technique I use in fashion photography to weddings and location portraits in the Hampton Roads area, D.C., and N.C. |
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was awarded "Best in Show" in 2002 by Georgia Deal of the
Corcoran Museum of Art for a image taken of my girlfriend,
Lee. She is also an artist
working is oriental painting , glass , and ink drawing. She
has been an encouraging force behind my career and wonderful friend
for the last several years.
Mr. Spoor invited me to have a one person show at Blue Skies Gallery in 2001 (in Hampton, next to Benton Knight Limited). My mother died after a long battle with breast cancer in October of 2001. My loss and Glenn Shepard's mother's death last year focused my attention even more on the urgent need to be more emotionally open to the support, trust, and generosity of good friends and to give more of myself |
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