Decagon Gallery
Our gallery is proud to collaborate with a distinguished panel of jurors whose expertise and passion for the arts help shape our exhibitions. Comprising respected curators, artists, and scholars from diverse backgrounds, each juror brings a unique perspective and a wealth of experience to the selection process. Their discerning eye and commitment to fostering artistic dialogue ensure that our exhibitions remain innovative, thought-provoking, and representative of the vibrant artistic community we serve.
Tom Chambers
Since 1998 Tom Chambers has exhibited photomontage images from ten photographic series both nationally and internationally in twenty one solo exhibitions and over seventy group exhibitions and art fairs.
Tom has received fellowships from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Virginia Commission for the Arts. His photography is held in the collections of the National Museum of Photography, Bogotá, Colombia; California Sate Polytechnic University; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA; Santa Fe Museum of Art, NM; Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Bangkok, Thailand; Texas Photographic Society; City of Jacksonville, FL - Art in Public Places; University of Texas; Sir Richard Branson, personal collection; and the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Tom’s work has been published in multiple publications and books. "Entropic Kingdom", containing images from five series, was published by Modernbook Editions in 2012. Galerie Vevais published "Werkdruck No. 6" in 2015 featuring his Illumination series. A retrospective book, Hearts and Bones, was released in the Fall of 2018, by Unicorn Publishing, London.
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Stephen P. Harris
Steven Phillip Harris is a New York based artist living in Brooklyn. He holds an MFA in Studio Art and is currently teaching photography at Queens College and at SUNY/Empire State College.
Harris has exhibited at The Dallas Center for Photography in Dallas TX, Marymount Manhattan College in NYC, Plaxall Gallery in LIC, NY, The Atlantic Gallery in NYC, AHA Fine Art in Brooklyn, NY, Mana Contemporary gallery in NJ, and in the New York State Museum in Albany, NY, SUNY/Empire State College in NYC, and at Queens College/CUNY, Flushing, NY. Clients include work produced for the artist Marina Abramovic, video projects for the Sculpture’s Guild, and images produced for Sean Kelly NY artist books and exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Sarasota Museum of Art. Harris continues to explore, exhibit, teach and pursue the limits of the photographic process.
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Janice Mehlman
Janice Mehlman has exhibited her photographs in Museums and Art Galleries throughout the United States, Europe, and South America. In her work she uses light and shadow to create abstraction, mystery, and illusion. There is a powerful psychological aspect to the newer work, adding sensuality and tension. The finished exhibition prints have a finely wrought delicacy.
Her most recent exhibitions in Italy were at Barbara Paci Art Gallery, Pietrasanta, Grand Hotel Imperiale, Forte dei Marmi, Laura Tartarelli Contemporary Art, Pietrasanta, then in the Aria Art Gallery, in London, The Museum of Modern Art, in Bogota, Colombia, The Quogue Gallery, in NY, Beatriz Esguerra Gallery, in Bogota, The Heidi Cho Gallery, in NYC, Galleria La Bottega, in Pietrasanta and the Palazzo Mediceo Museum in Seravezza, Italy.ā
There are Six Monographs published about her work. Her photographs have been included in many books on the History of Photography and in articles and reviews world-wide, including The World History of Photography, by Naomi Rosenblum. Mehlman’s work is in numerous International public, corporate and private collections.
Janice Mehlman is a Professor Emeritus of Photography in the City University of New York, and she divides her creative time between her studios in Brooklyn, NY and Pietrasanta, Italy.
Jennifer Schlesinger
Jennifer Schlesinger is a curator, artist, and photography appraiser based out of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jennifer graduated from the College of Santa Fe in 1998 with a B.A. in Photography and Journalism. She served as the Assistant Director of Santa Fe Art Institute from 2003-2005 and was the Director of VERVE Gallery of Photography for over a decade, 2005-2017. Since 2016, she has been the founder, owner and Director at Obscura Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Schlesinger has taught at the College of Santa Fe and through the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, Art Intersection, and other venues. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for AIPAD (Association of International Photography Art Dealers). In addition, Jennifer Schlesinger is an accredited member of the Appraisers Association of America specializing in photography appraisals and is USPAP compliant.
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Sarah Sudhoff
Sarah Sudhoff is a Cuban-American artist and community advocate based in Houston, Tx. Her work has been exhibited at Blaffer Art Museum, McNay Art Museum, Donggang Photo Museum, Austin Museum of Art, Pioneer Works, Luckman Gallery, Magenta Foundation, Filter Photo, Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, Galveston Arts Center, and the Colorado Photographic Arts Center.
Articles including her work have appeared in The New York Times, Wired, Time, Cabinet, and Southwest Contemporary. Sudhoff’s research and residencies have been supported by Artpace, Tiffany Foundation, Penland School of Craft, McColl Art Center, Houston Arts Alliance, Kinsey Institute, the DoSeum, and DOMUS
Sudhoff's recent visiting artist lectures include Rice University, RMIT University in Melbourne, Rhode Island School of Design, Blaffer Art Museum, Health & Wellbeing International Conference in Oxford, England, and Material Selves: Health, Gender and Performance symposium at the University of London.
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Wendi Schneider
Wendi Schneider is a visual artist renowned for her ethereal photographs that fuse the fragile beauty of the natural world with the luminosity of precious metals. Drawing upon a rich background in painting and art history and inspired by her collection of early 20th-century photographs, Schneider crafts images that evoke a sense of transcendence and ephemeral grace. Using photography as a reference for her paintings in the 1980s, she began layering oils onto her prints, a technique that evolved into the signature digital layering and meticulous hand-applied metal leafing of her celebrated 'States of Grace' series. Her internationally exhibited work is held in permanent collections, including the Asheville Art Museum, the Auburn University Library Special Collections, the Center for Creative Photography, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Memphis Brooks Museum, among others. Schneider is represented by A Gallery For Fine Photography (New Orleans), Arnika Dawkins Gallery (Atlanta), Catherine Couturier Gallery (Houston), Etherton Gallery (Tucson), PhotoGraphic Gallery (San Miguel de Allende), Rick Wester Fine Art (New York), Vision Gallery (Jerusalem), and Wach Gallery (Cleveland).
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Matthew Christopher
Matthew Christopher has had an interest in abandoned sites since he was a child, and started documenting them in 2006 while researching the decline of the state hospital system. Since then, he has photographed and written about the ruins of schools, churches, industrial sites, amusement parks, malls, hotels, and prisons across the world, including defunct auto factories in Detroit, former gold mining towns in California, and the rusting husk of what was once the largest and fastest ocean liner built in the United States. His website, Abandoned America, has been featured in books, magazines, and media outlets worldwide, including The New York Times, ABC and NBC News, The Atlantic, Photographer’s Forum, and many more. His articles chronicling the lost histories of iconic places and the disastrous social consequences of our disposable culture have appeared in numerous publications and media outlets.
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Matthew’s two monographs, Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences (Jonglez Publishing, 2014) and Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream (Carpet Bombing Culture, 2016), explore the tragic legacies of locations like the Forest Haven Developmental Center, closed amidst horrifying allegations of abuse and neglect, and Gary, Indiana, a steel town devastated when U.S. Steel shuttered their mills.
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Matthew has an MFA in Fine Art Photography from Rochester Institute of Technology and a BA in Film and Media Arts from Temple University. He has taught photography at a college level and now teaches photography workshops. Galleries and museums across the U.S. have exhibited Matthew's work, and he lectures on abandoned spaces and mental health history. Currently, he resides in the Hudson Valley, where he continues to update his website with new essays and photographs, hosts and produces The Abandoned America Podcast, and is hard at work on new projects including his next book and a new photo series.
Lee Anne White
Lee Anne White is a fine art photographer with a deep love for landscapes. She teaches photography and creativity workshops around the country, including at Maine Media, the Chicago Botanic Garden, and on Amelia Island. A former editor-in-chief of Fine Gardening, she’s also written and photographed many books and articles on garden design and landscape architecture. Her work has been featured in magazines like Sunset and Better Homes and Gardens. Lee Anne holds degrees in creative studies and journalism.
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"Quiet places call to me. I find them in the desert, by the sea, atop mountains, on foggy mornings, in gardens and at historic sites where voices from the past whisper their stories. I am drawn to contrasts: the natural and designed, light and shadow, open and closed, inside and out, smooth and textured, sharp and blurred. I have an affinity for bold-foliage plants, found objects, traditional utilitarian crafts and vintage tools. I want to know the history of the land—how it has been shaped by humans and how it has shaped us in return. And I am infinitely curious about the creative process, creative people and their creative practices." -Lee Anne Whiteāā
Pinu Rahman
Pinu Rahman is a celebrated lifestyle and travel photographer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His imagery captures the emotional texture of everyday life, the enduring spirit of rural communities, and the quiet beauty present in both the mundane and the remarkable. With a keen eye for the relationship between people and their environments, his work often highlights the subtle interplay between humanity and nature.
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Pinu has received more than 60 international photography awards, including the distinguished “Best of Nation” award for Bangladesh at the 2019 World Photographic Cup — a global team competition organized by the Federation of European Photographers (FEP) and the Professional Photographers of America (PPA). His photographs have appeared in leading publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, Nikkei Asia, Deutsche Welle (DW), Prothom Alo, and The Daily Star, and have been exhibited in group shows across cities including London, Paris, Athens, Dubai, Milan, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Kuala Lumpur.
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He has served as a juror for prominent international photography competitions, including the New York Photography Awards, London Photography Awards, ExceLens Awards, Global Photography Awards, and European Photography Awards. Beyond photography, Pinu enjoys writing features, reading, and playing the flute — pursuits that contribute to the gentle, poetic quality often present in his visual storytelling
