ENTRY DESCRIPTION
In my photographs I am especially drawn to scenes that depict a layering effect. Doorways, open windows, converging lines to infinity, or panes of white all seem to lead the viewer through a portal that hints of an unknown place. The distressed fading look of this building, which was being demolished, illustrates the constant state of flux where short lived recollections and structures crumble, but a timeless spirituality endures.

AUTHOR
For many years Diane Kirkland worked as the marketing photographer for the State of Georgia. She produced the images used in Georgia’s advertising campaigns, promotional publications, and travel features for newspapers and magazines , including Lenswork, Black & White, The New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, Southern Living, and the Times of London. Kirkland was also the exclusive photographer for two large photographic books: “Oglethorpe’s Dream, A Picture of Georgia” and “Democracy Restored, A History of the Georgia State Capitol”. For the past few years she has been working as a freelance photographer with a special emphasis on natural landscapes and historic preservation. Kirkland has been selected by a juried panel to join the Georgia Council for the Arts, the Fulton County Arts Council and the Southern Arts Federation, which is a multi-media internet registry that spotlights outstanding artists who live and work in the South. Her photographs have received numerous awards and are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (Atlanta, GA); the Photographic Center (Tucson, AZ); the Georgia Museum of Art (Athens, GA); Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta Airport International Terminal; and the Shepard Spinal Center (Atlanta, GA). She was awarded the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Artist in Residence grant for Ossabaw Island, and continues to enjoy hiking and photographing in the remote and beautiful places of the South. < dianekirklandphoto.com >

Public Art

2014 - Georgia Humanities Council feature Artist of the Year
2012 - Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, photographic mural in new International
Concourse
2009 – Atlanta Celebrates Photography “Gifted” limited edition photograph give away
(One of twelve selected photographers with 100 prints each for public distribution)

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