EXHIBIT SYNOPSIS
My daughter’s death made me feel so old and my mother’s death made me feel so young. While the world wants to tell each bereaved person how to grieve, there’s no one way. Actually, there is only one way - my way. Just as your only way is your way. It’s the impossible connection we all have to one another as well as what keeps us farthest apart. This exhibition is the perspective of one woman’s grief along with the people all around her. There is no death without life and no life without death.
ARTIST BIO
Personally, I am Aly Elliott of Bloomington, Indiana. I’m married to Sam, and we have 6 gorgeous children. We travel, homeschool, and take in every sunset we possibly can. I’ve been a professional photographer for 17 years and have had a gorgeous little studio on the town square since we moved here 5 years later. I have undergrad degrees in Fine Arts and Marketing, as well as a Master of Photography, CPP, Craftsman, and Master Artist degrees from PPA. In 2022, I was honored with 2 Grand Imaging Award finalist images (in Senior portrait and in Master Artist) and am representing the United States at the World Photographic Cup in 2024. In January of 2024, my image “Troupe of One” won first place at the Grand Imaging Awards in the Children and Teen category. I am 5x certified Master by NAPCP in addition to being a proud ASP member and Portrait Masters Associate. I have had the distinct honor of various photography and digital art awards. I am a speaker all over the country, and an exhibiting artist with work all over the world (29 countries so far!). I am a firm believer in having it all.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a storyteller. It’s as simple and as complicated as that. I have always been fascinated by the relationships of people and places around me. I find myself telling their stories; love, loss, longing. I spent many years painting and many years photographing. I have found my happiest place through combining those loves. Every inch of paint and pixel is intentional. Every element is a part of the narrative. Every look offers another layer to the story. All of it urges a connection to the viewer.
