Light Work Welcomes New Assistant Director Mary Goodwin
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 Light Work/Community Darkrooms is pleased to introduce its newest employee. Mary Goodwin joined Light Work on July 14, 2008 as the Assistant Director.
Goodwin is a photographer, writer, and editor. Her most recent photographic work, Site Line, was featured in the exhibition Land Rites at Northlight Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe; an image from Goodwin's series Auto Obscura appeared in Art in America as part of its 2005 Summer Preview. Her writing has been published in American Photo, photo-eye Booklist, and numerous exhibition catalogs. Goodwin also served as Project Editor on several books for John Wiley and Sons, including Photography For Dummies, 2E. She holds an MFA in photography from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, a BFA in photography from Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, and a BA in German literature from Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts.
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Artist-in-Residence Update
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 Kelli Connell
Kelli Connell plans to use her residency at Light Work to scan and digitally print images from her Double Life series. The photographs from this series depict the same model appearing multiple times in one image. According to Connell, "This work represents an autobiographical questioning of sexuality and gender roles that shape the identity of the self in intimate relationships." The work looks at different polarities of identity, such as the exterior and interior self, the irrational and rational self, the masculine and feminine psyche, and the motivated and resigned self. Connell combines multiple negatives featuring the same model, depicting the different polarities through the use of clothing and body language. The work in this series has been exhibited in New York and San Francisco, as well as included in various publications.
Connell received her MFA in photography from Texas Woman's University, and her BFA in both photography and visual art studies from the University of North Texas. Her work has been exhibited nationwide. Connell has also received various awards and residencies, and she has given lectures and workshops across the country. Connell currently teaches at Columbia College in Chicago.
Krista Steinke
 Krista Steinke will use her residency at Light Work to scan negatives and print images from two series, Backyards, BB Guns, and Nursery Rhymes, and Sand Castles in the Compost Pile. The series Backyards, BB Guns, and Nursery Rhymes is a photo and video series inspired by memory, fairy tales, and fables. According to Steinke, "Placing a contemporary spin on familiar archetypal stories, I use references from children's literature as a point of departure to question the nature of innocence and comment on the human psyche." The series Sand Castles in the Compost Pile employs the same conceptual style but uses adult models to look at the lines between fantasy/reality and entrapment/escapism in contemporary suburban life.
Steinke received a BA in advanced humanities from Valparaiso University, a BFA from the School of Art Institute of Chicago, and an MFA in photography and digital imaging from The Maryland Institute, College of Art. Her work has been exhibited nationwide, and she has received various awards and fellowships including First Place for the 2007 Singular Image at CENTER, Santa Fe. Steinke is currently an assistant professor at Moravian College.
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