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Working in discrete series, the subject matter of Jo Whaley’s photographs over the last twenty-five years has ranged from allegorical nudes to a revision of the "vanitas" still-life tradition to a fusion of natural history and environmental issues. The compelling issue that has driven Whaley’s work is the interface between nature and urban technological culture. With an ironic and quirky point of view, Jo Whaley juxtaposes organic and manmade elements to reflect the issue of environmental degradation in an imaginative manner. Jo Whaley has exhibited in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Her work is held in the permanent collections of many museums, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the George Eastman House. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Award. Her exhibit Theater of Insects opens at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, in the fall of 2008 and travels to MoPA in May 2009.
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