Marjorie Salvaterra

American Photographer

Marjorie Salvaterra�s images reveal �a fine line between sanity and insanity,� according to Virginia Heckart, Associate Curator of Photography at The Getty Center. Salvaterra�s exhibitions include: Rencontres d�Arles, Arles, France; Clark-Oshin Gallery, Los Angeles, Solo Exhibit, 2011; MOPLA Opening Night Solo Exhibit - 2011, Los Angeles; "Fuck Pretty" - Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, 2011, �Classic Camera Show,� Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco; �Contrast LA,� at A&I Gallery, Los Angeles; �Alternative Photography,� at Julia Dean Gallery, Los Angeles; and the �Human + Being� show at The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her work was included in the George Eastman House Museum auction at Sotheby�s, New York and she was runner-up for the 2009 and 2010 Berenice Abbott Prize for Emerging Photographers. Marjorie's great achievement is as a wife and mother of two. She makes her home in Los Angeles, California.

Gallery:

jdc Fine Art

Website:

www.marjoriesalvaterra.com

Selected Work:

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