Jim Swallow Area 4

Jim’s Bio:

Jim has been a photographic artist who has captured images of the landscape and the people that surround his world since 1972. He is married to Digital Artist and Florida Professional Photographers Artist of the year Cheryl Anne Day .
Jim and Cheryl created a photography society in the Bay area called the Photographic Art Society to encourage other photographers in their quest for artistic excellence. They meet monthly to share creative images and learn new Artistic techniques. It has been their goal to help others enrich their experience in photography through education and inspiration.

After receiving a degree in photography from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1982 he joined Wilco Studio in Hollywood Florida and helped make Wilco Studios one of the top studios in South Florida. He then moved to Saint Petersburg in 2002 and became part of the Packinghouse Gallery and Photography Studio. The Gallery was one of only a few Photographic Art Galleries in the state.

Artists Statement – The Gold Collection

This new body of work was formed out of a desire to create images that have a unique shimmering quality to them. A water-colorist who was also working on ways to make her work shine inspired my technique. After months of experimentation I have found the formula that shows my work in a whole new light.

My primary subjects are trees, plants and flowers. The things made from God, cherished by Mother Nature and brought forth in shimmering light. My emphasis is on the natural form. The combination of pigment ink over the iridescent gold alters each image uniquely. Because each one of my limited edition images is hand created they are truly a one of a kind work of art.

What I love about this body of work is that it has re-ignited my passion for photography through its warm and iridescent gold quality.

 Exhibitions and Awards:

2021    2021 Eye of the Camera Exhibit at the Backus Museum in Fort Pierce, FL
Award for Best Traditional/Raw Photography
2021   Dunedin Fine Art Center  Florida Artists Annual Symposium  Sharon Morgan Memorial Award
2020 2020 Vision Focusing on 3D Art at Soft Water Studios
( curated group show)
2020   FLAG Exhibition at Foosaner Museum in
Melbourne, FL
2020  (s)Light of Hand show at Photographers
Collective in Escondido, CA
2020  Files and Film Show at Gallery @620
2019  Solo Show at Gilbert Gallery St Petersburg, FL
2020 FLAG Exhibition at Ringling College of Art and Design.
Sarasota, FL
2019 Files and Film Show at Chad Mize Gallery,
St Petersburg, FL
2018 Files and Film Show at Creative Soul Studio,
St Petersburg, FL
2018  Mirella Cimato Gallery, St Petersburg, FL
2018  FLAG Show College of Central Florida Gallery,
Ocala FL
2017 Morean Art Center Members Show
2017  Davidson Fine Art Solo Show
2017 FLAG show at Coral Springs Museum of Art
2016   2- Morean Art Center Group Shows
2016   Mirella Cimato Gallery at the St Petersburg
Opera Company Solo Show
2016   FLAG show at Bonita Springs Center for the Arts, Group Show
2015   FLAG show at Leepa Rattner Museum of Art, Group Show, Tarpon Springs, FL
2014-2015   Spain Restaurant and Toma Bar, Solo Exhibit,
Tampa, FL
2014-2015  Brighthouse Cable Network, Corporate Office, Solo Exhibit, Clearwater, FL
2014 FLAG show at Beach Art Center,
Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
2014 1020 Gallery in Tallahasee, Florida
2014  SW Florida Community Foundation
2014  ECO Gallery Solo Exhibition Tampa, Florida
2014   Florida Artists Group Show
at the Saint Augustine Art Association Gallery.
2013  100 Percent Pure Florida Show
 at 5th Ave Art Gallery in Melbourne FL
2013  Group show for the Photographic Art Society,
 at The Octagon Gallery in Clearwater FL
2013  Featured Artist in Group show for the
Photographic Art Society, at the Summit Executive Center
in ICOT Business Park in Clearwater FL
2013  FLAG Area IV show at The Beach Art Center,
Indian Rocks Beach, FL
2013    Members Show Florida Museum of
Photographic Arts, Tampa FL.
2013  FLAG show at LeMoyne Center for Visual Arts,
Tallahassee FL.
2012  FLAG Show at Ringling School of Art and Design,
Sarasota FL
2012   FLAG Area IV show at The Beach Art Center,
Indian Rocks Beach, FL
2012 Photographic Art Society show at The Beach Art Center, Indian Rocks Beach, FL
2012  Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Members Show,
Tampa FL.
2012  FLAG Area IV show at the Otagon Gallery in
Palm Harbor, FL.
2012 Two Person Show with wife and artist
Cheryl Anne Day-Swallow at Octagon Gallery in
Clearwater Florida
2011 FLAG show at Cornell Museum Delray Florida
2011  FLAG Area IV show at The Beach Art Center,
Indian Rocks Beach, FL
2011 FLAG show at Maitland Art Center, Maitland, FL
2009  Saint Petersburg Main Library, Solo and Group Exhibition Saint Petersburg, FL.
2008 – 2022 Summit Executive Center Art Gallery,
Revolving Art Exhibits, Clearwater,FL.
2006 – 2008 The Photographic Art Society Exhibitions at
Don Vista Cultural Arts Center, St. Pete Beach, FL
2005 – 2014   Suntan Art Center, S.t Pete Beach, FL.
2002-  2005 The Packinghouse Gallery Group Shows,
Largo FL
1996   Hollywood Public Library Gallery Show
1995 – 2002  Florida Professional Photographers
Annual Exhibition of Photography
1985 – 2002   Wilco Studio Art Gallery Exhibits
1983 – 1984   Art Institute Alumni Show
1982     Professional Photographers of America
Annual Exhibition

Juror:

Orlando Camera Club Annual Competition 2020,2021
Hyde Park Art League Monthly Competition 2018
Florida Camera Club Council Tr- Annual Competition
2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
Kendall Camera Club Monthly Exhibit 1997
Boynton Beach Camera Club Monthly
Competition 1998, 2021
Professional Photographers Guild of Florida 1999
Boyd Hill Nature Contest 2010-2012
Saint Petersburg Waterfront Parks Centennial
Celebration Photography Contest
Treasure Island Art Guild speaker and juror for monthly show

Exhibition Curator:

2020  2020 Vision Focusing on 3D Art
2002 – 2005  The Packinghouse Gallery –
8+ shows a year, various artists
2006 – 2009  Suntan Art Center Exhibitions
for the Photographic Art Society
2009 – 2022  The Photographic Art Society Exhibitions
at ICOT Business Park
2011 –  2012   The Beach Art Center Exhibition for
FLAG and Photographic Art Society
2012  The Octagon Gallery in Clearwater
December Exhibition
2014  The Saint Petersburg Opera’s Art Gallery
Inaugural Exhibition