honorable mention
Gail Mancuso united statesPhoto © Gail Mancuso
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Londo Synchronicity
With a discerning eye for color, texture and composition, Gail’s photography is infused with a poetic sensibility and lingering curiosity. She combines and layers images, sometimes more than 400, which blended together take on a life of their own as a rich mosaic of city life.
Of particular note is her début cityscape photomontage series, Synchronicity, featuring iconic urban landscapes such as New York, Chicago, San Francisco and London - each relatable, yet timeless. Chicago Synchronicity resides in Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office in City Hall, along with a 25-foot installation at Seven Lions restaurant across from the Art Institute of Chicago.
A model-turned-photographer, Gail is recognized for her award-winning photography, which is receiving global attention. In 2015, she received La Prix de la Photographie award in Paris, as well as several international photography awards in France, Russia and Japan. She has also had numerous solo and group exhibitions in the US and worldwide, from Moscow to Japan to Italy.
Beyond creating large-scale art for public and corporate installations, her limited-edition works are held in private collections throughout the US, UK and Italy. As an emerging international photographer, Gail has been featured in media including World Art Dubai, Michigan Avenue Magazine, Chicago Woman Magazine, Voyage Chicago Magazine, Splash and on television with NBC Universal’s Chicago Justice.
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entry description
London Synchronicity is the latest addition to the international Synchronicity series, each of which brings an insightful perspective to the world’s greatest cities. Comprised of hundreds of photos taken on the streets of London to create a unique multi-layered photo-mosaic, London Synchronicity portrays the subtlety and nuance of London’s rich architectural legacy along with the energy and diversity of its urban landscape. It pays homage to the people, spirit and iconic world perspective that is uniquely London.about the photographer
Award winning Chicago photographer, Gail Mancuso, captures the unique pulse, silhouettes and forms reflected in urban landscapes, the female form and pop culture. Through her lens, Gail renders these quotidian subjects into strikingly elaborate compositions that subtly blur the boundary between photography and painterly impressions.With a discerning eye for color, texture and composition, Gail’s photography is infused with a poetic sensibility and lingering curiosity. She combines and layers images, sometimes more than 400, which blended together take on a life of their own as a rich mosaic of city life.
Of particular note is her début cityscape photomontage series, Synchronicity, featuring iconic urban landscapes such as New York, Chicago, San Francisco and London - each relatable, yet timeless. Chicago Synchronicity resides in Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office in City Hall, along with a 25-foot installation at Seven Lions restaurant across from the Art Institute of Chicago.
A model-turned-photographer, Gail is recognized for her award-winning photography, which is receiving global attention. In 2015, she received La Prix de la Photographie award in Paris, as well as several international photography awards in France, Russia and Japan. She has also had numerous solo and group exhibitions in the US and worldwide, from Moscow to Japan to Italy.
Beyond creating large-scale art for public and corporate installations, her limited-edition works are held in private collections throughout the US, UK and Italy. As an emerging international photographer, Gail has been featured in media including World Art Dubai, Michigan Avenue Magazine, Chicago Woman Magazine, Voyage Chicago Magazine, Splash and on television with NBC Universal’s Chicago Justice.
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