Ricardo Viera is professor of art and since 1974 Director/Curator of the Lehigh University Art Galleries/Museum Operation, where he has established a visual lab program with the LUAG work/study collection and a nationally recognized collection of Latin American photography and video. Professor Viera teaches courses in museum and curatorial studies, independent topics in the history of photography, public art, visual thinking strategies and multimedia/new media workshop.
He has been a reviewer and consultant curator for Fotofest since the early 1990s. In October, 2006 he was invited to China as reviewer for Meeting Place of the first Fotofest, Beijing.
He has organized, curated , co-curated and served as consultant to important exhibitions, among the most recent are: “Viajeros: North American Artist/Photographers Images of Cuba,” LUAG 2006, Miami-Dade College, Wolfson campus gallery, Miami as part of SPE National Conference, 2007; “Latin American Photography 2, from the LUAG Collection, LUAG 2006; “”Hector Mendez Caratini: The Eye of Memory,” El Museo del Barrio, NYC, 2006; “Lies and Dustograms:” Maria Martinez Canas and Kim Brown, Dos Santos Gallery, as part of Fotofest Houston, TX 2006; “Our Journey Our Stories,” Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives Traveling Exhibition, 2004-06.
Professor Viera is interested in all kinds of creative endeavors in traditional, digital and new media.
Cynthia Underhill
It was a 2006 move to Bethlehem, when in my early 40′s I left 17 years of federal government service to be closer to my family, which provided the opportunity for photography to be my career focus. Landscape Photography allows me to spend more time outdoors, with my 4 legged best friend (a mutt named Brandy). The majority of my work is landscapes found in the Pennsylvania/New Jersey area.
I am still finding my direction as a photographer. Currently, I sell “fine art” photography at art & craft festivals in eastern PA; I am a freelance photojournalist with two local newspapers; and I have a line of Bethlehem postcards, and various lines of note cards and prints that I wholesale at locations in the Bethlehem area.
Kevin Nelson has been capturing images for over 40 years. From the beginning his passion for the visual arts has remained constant. In fact, he turned that passion into a lifelong career. Currently a professional videographer specializing in corporate communication, Kevin has spent much of the last 40 years refining his skills and perfecting his craft. He believes that the pursuit of artistic goals is more of a journey than a destination, and that learning, and teaching, are critical components for growth. With the advent of digital photography, and the accessibility of the internet, Kevin believes there has never been a better time for the visual arts – for professionals and passionate amateurs alike, to share, learn, and most of all, have fun.