Elroy Artspace Gallery Announces ʻDinosaurs & Diving Girlsʼ, a Solo Exhibition by Vintage Roadside's Jeff Kunkle of Fine Art Photography at The Original, a Dinerant in Portland, OR

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Elroy Artspace Gallery Announces ʻDinosaurs & Diving Girlsʼ, a Solo Exhibition by Vintage 
Roadside's Jeff Kunkle of Fine Art Photography at The Original, a Dinerant in Portland, OR

(download the entire 'Dinosaurs & Diving Girls' Jeff Kunkle Solo Show at The Original- A DInerant Press Release here) 

Portland, OR (May 14, 2010) — Elroy Artspace Gallery is pleased to announce Dinosaurs & Diving Girls, a solo exhibition of fine art photography by Jeff Kunkle. In the artistʼs first ever exhibition, Dinosaurs & Diving Girls, Kunkle introduces his artwork borne of passion for seeking out roadside history. A commercially published photographer whoʼs worked behind the lens for almost 30 years, Kunkle found his artistic voice with Vintage Roadside, a company he and wife Kelly Burg began with the goal of documenting this disappearing part of our history.

Dinosaurs & Diving Girls showcases art “created while traveling thousands of miles a year with Kelly, criss-crossing the country along old highways, seeking out and photographing whatʼs left of things built roughly from the 1930s through 1960s,” Jeff says, “or before the age of the Interstate.” Many of the places and things Jeff photographs were once a part of the everyday landscape - the mom & pop ʻroadside cultureʼ of architecture, signs, and tourist attractions that have been pushed out or pushed over by modern roads and a changing society.

“There's something about my passion for roadside history that in some strange way flipped a switch for me in how I see these things and shoot in a way I had not seen them before,” Jeff explains of the technical approach to his work, “and Vintage Roadside works with local historical societies, state and national resources to learn the back-story of the places we visit, because for us the value is the history behind them. And that's what Iʼm working to share in my photography.”

Jeff Kunkleʼs fine art photography is inspired by his love of American roadside history, but is fueled with a passion to have us all see it through eyes that make it fresh again. Jeff and his wife Kelly are also business partners in Vintage Roadside, taking them over the countryʼs backroads and forgotten by-ways much of the year, but they live in the creative epicenter of Portland, Oregon.

Elroy Artspace is curating this show at The Original, a Dinerant (located at 300 SW 6th Ave. in downtown Portland, OR). Elroy Artspace is a gallery whose mission is to enhance the human experience by introducing fine, fun art to design professionals and others concerned with bringing color and beauty into the home and workspace.

For Media inquiries, additional information regarding Elroy Artspace Gallery, Elroy Art Agency or Jeff Kunkle artwork sales and leasing, please contact: Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency: Joe@ElroyArt.com (503) 609-0503 www.ElroyArt.com.

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