Ralphie is becoming a celebrity

Ralphie needs an agent! I spend half my day fielding phone calls and emails from media and artists and paparazzi requesting photo sessions with this enchanting feline.

Portrait photographer Carol Harrison is working on a new series of images of DC art collectors for a solo show sometime in 2008 at the Heineman Myers gallery in Bethesda. In the past, Carol has focused mostly on making portraits of artists. Her new body of work signifies a general shift in the art world landscape to looking at collectors as a group and the integral role they play in promoting a thriving art scene. I think it's especially important for collectors at every level to be active participants in shaping our city's artistic framework. The pleasure and power of having a personal connection to art and artists and to the creative life should be unblocked and opened up to anyone who wants it.