Gate by Anne Drager

Zen Studies are self-portraits by Anne Drager taken in unique and quirky places in California, Maine, New York, and Germany. Anne says about her black and white photographs that she printed in the traditional darkroom: "The series revealed itself over time and through my encounters with Zen. In each photograph I try to offer a blank character with whom the viewer can identify rather than a concrete image of myself.

The resulting images take on meaning on their own as they are a combination of my reaction to the location as well as my mood at the time. The images invite me to reflect upon the different stations on my journey ---  I call them Zen studies, but you could also call them notes on my path of individuation or enlightenment or simply my life."

Anne Drager, a member of Middle since 1998, has fully embraced her career as an artist since 2005 with the help of much encouragement found at Middle and through the practice of the Artist’s Way.

Her debut at Middle was in March 2006 and she has since shown her work in several galleries in New York and namely the Hamptons. Anne currently also teaches a class called “The Enriched Artist’s Way. You can find more information at www.annedrager.com or on facebook.

The opening reception will be held on Sunday March 7, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. There will be a live performance of a Zen Study from 1 PM to 2 PM. Show will run through March 30, 2010.