Following Henry - From Walden to Cape Cod

Amy Ragus exhibits photocollages with Henry David Thoreau in mind

July 2 - July 30, 2024

Reception: July 11, 6-7:30 pm - Gallery Talk: July 11, 6:30-7:00 pm

Amy Ragus - Artist Statement

Amy Ragus' work in photo collage has been exhibited in one-person and group exhibits in the US and abroad. Trained as a painter at Wellesley College (BA) and Columbia University (MFA), she turned to photography in the 1980s. She considers herself a painter who uses photo fragments as brushstrokes on a larger field.

The artist was born in Manhattan and currently lives on Cape Cod. She has been an artist in residence at the MacDowell Colony, Virginia Center for the Arts, Yosemite National Park. Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, Gros Morne National Park, The Hermitage, Catwalk Institute, and others. Her work is in museum and private collections.