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Photography Exhibit by Jon Michael Riley to Open at UNC Asheville’s Blowers Gallery

July 24, 2012

"Horizons – Past and Present," an exhibition of photographs by Jon Michael Riley, will open Friday, Aug. 10, at Blowers Gallery in UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library. A meet-the-artist reception will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the gallery. The exhibit and reception are both free and open to the public.

The exhibition includes photographs from around the world, including Croagh Patrick, a mountain which is an ancient Celtic pilgrimage site in Ireland, Yosemite's Half Dome, and dunes at Myrtle Beach. Some are new photos by Riley; others were shot long ago but revisited. "In the past year or so, I have chosen certain images and worked with them, which felt like visiting with an old friend from years past," says Riley. "I could see new ways of working with them ... knowing there was something there I could work with differently."

"Horizons – Past and Present" will be on view through September 28 whenever Ramsey Library is open. Llibrary hours are posted online. Call 828.251.6436 for more information.