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Gretje's passion for people, the Arts and the human condition has fueled her photographic journey for more than 25 years. She has photographed hundreds of Canadian and U.S. artists and business executives, has been published in more than 50 international magazines, and has shown her work in one-woman exhibitions across Canada and the Eastern United States.
Her recent project, Confronting Cancer: Images of Strength and Hope, highlights the strength and optimism shared by many people undergoing cancer treatment. "Gay Dads and their Kids" shows the warmth and commitment of alternative families. She has documented galas that included Stevie Wonder, Elton John and the King and Queen of Sweden, and photographed productions of Law & Order, award-winning films Intermezzo and Palookaville, plus hundreds of symphony and theatrical performances. Her portraits of prominent cinematographers have appeared in international full-page color ads for Kodak motion picture film. She was the only media photographer permitted to document the making of the United Nations 50th Anniversary portrait of 186 diplomats.
She has two grown children and lives with her husband in Dedham, where she runs a portrait studio.
Education
MA, Boston University, 1989; BA, Lesley College, 1987
New England School of Photography:
Courses in Studio Portraiture, Advanced Photoshop
Studied photography with George Tice, Arnold Newman, Eva Rubinstein, Marie Cosindas, Judy Dater and Don MacGregor.
Publications (partial list)
American Cinematographer
The Boston Phoenix
Imagine Magazine
(covers: musician Peter Wolf, filmmaker Louise Rosen,
Cinematographer Rob Draper, actor/producer Christy Scott
Cashman, DVD magnate Karl Renwanz)
Career Woman
Film and Video Production
Shots (Great Britain)
Imagen Digital (Mexico)
Boston Business Woman (now Women's Business)
Commercial Image
Exhibitions
"Gay Dads and their Kids": Tufts Health Plan Diversity Gallery- 2003
"Rising Stars": Boston Center for Women and Enterprise- 2003
"Confronting Cancer": The Wellness Community, Newton, MA- 2001
Frame-It Studio & Gallery, Canton, MA- 2001
Concord Academy- 2001
Members Gallery, Photographic Resource Center, Boston- 2000
Mazmanian Art Gallery, Framingham, MA- 2000
Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA- 2000
"Portraits in Art," Handmade House Gallery, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Canada- 1983
Yorkton Art Gallery, Yorkton, Canada- 1980
Subjects (partial list)
Peter Wolf, Aaron Copland, Little Joe Cook, Harry Belafonte, Jose Ferrer, David Maysles, James Ingram, Jerry Orbach, Itzhak Perlman, Frederick Wiseman, Jose Greco, Van Cliburn, and Lily Tomlin.
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© 2008 Gretje Ferguson Photography, All rights reserved.
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