The Awards Collective was created to feature the works of artist who have received a Juror’s Award or Director’s Award in ASG’s Online exhibitions.  Sylvie Redmond’s  image “Untitled“ received the Juror’s Award in the “black/white” exhibition juried by Ann Jastrab.  Sylvie’s exhibition “Together, Adrift” was featured from May 1 to May 31, 2024 and is discussed in our GalleryTalk with Sylvie.

Artist Statement

Every summer after my parents’ divorce, my father would load all three of us into a rented RV and we would wind our way out of the city heading south to Shenandoah National Park.  These sticky southern summers defined my childhood, and the memories continue to loom large.

Retracing the familiar footpath of my own childhood, this ongoing series pays homage to my children’s burgeoning experience in the wild spaces we encounter on the road: the child-like marvel that comes from catching a grasshopper, the simple joy of skipping rocks in a mountain lake, and the intimate simplicity of being free from technology while surrounded so completely by family.  Leaving behind the familiar comforts and schedules of home, our experience is boiled down to the essentials.  Family bonds shift and strengthen, as if the tendrils of connection grow quicker in close proximity.

Although a personal inquiry, Together, Adrift contemplates the broader cultural questions surrounding identity and belonging in the modern world. How does our reliance on technology affect our relationships? How do we instill a love and respect for nature in a fast-paced world? How are we shaped by the places we call home? Together, Adrift invites us to consider these questions that anchor us to our modern world.

Sylvie Redmond, 2024

Bio

Sylvie Redmond (b. 1980) is an interdisciplinary artist and mother working in lens-based media, alternative photographic processes, and text. Her work investigates personal narratives that explore themes of family, motherhood, time, and memory

After an early start, Redmond returned to photography in 2019 following a 14-year career in education. She holds a Certificate from the International Center of Photography in New York City (2023), a MA in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2010), and a BA in Human Development and Environmental Studies from Colby College (2003). She is currently a student in the Long Term Photobook Program through the Penumbra Foundation and the Image Threads Collective.

Her work has been exhibited (nationally and) internationally, including The Griffin Museum of Photography, The Houston Center for Photography, Praxis Gallery, Hera Gallery, and FotoNostrum Barcelona. Redmond was a 2023 Photolucida Critical Mass finalist, an overall winner of the 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards and an Editors’ Pick for the both LensCulture’s 2022 Portrait Awards and the Home 2021 International Photography Prize.  She received three 19th Pollux Awards Honorable Mentions, the Juror’s Award from the A Smith Gallery, and an Honorable Mention from the Griffin Museum’s Juried Exhibitions. She has been featured in online publications including Lenscratch, Vanity Fair: Italia, and The Photo Review.

Redmond lives and works in Minneapolis, MN with her family

website: sylvieredmond.com
instagram: @sylvie_redmond

link to online exhibition