Gordon Wenzel

Background

About Gordon Wenzel

As a third generation photographer, I found my own path in commercial, portrait and fine art photography. As a Certified Professional Photographer, I earned the prestigious Masters of Photography degree from the Professional Photographers of America in 1996 and was also honored with the Pennsylvania Merit Degree in from the Professional Photographers of Pennsylvania as well as Photographer of the Year.My works have been published and exhibited throughout the United States and Canada.In addition to being invited to lecture to at professional photography associations in several states, I have taught two credited levels of photography at Susquehanna University. In 2011, I was selected as the featured artist for the Lewisburg Arts Festival. My Fine Art work has been exhibited in Susuquehanna University's Lore Degenstein. In addition, a piece from the series Destiny Manifest was selected for the juried show Images 2009 at Penn State University's Robeson Gallery and was awarded Honorable Mention. My work appeared in the book Photos that Inspire, published by Photoworkshop. Images from the series Destiny Manifest, were featured in Direct Art magazine in connection with an exhibit at the Limnar Gallery in New York City. In 2002, Polaroid Inc. feature Wenzel's work in the anniversary edition of P Magazine-which was the corporation's international showcase of creative uses of their films, published in five languages and sent to professionals, creative and art directors worldwide. Various works Have been shown at Toronto's Gallery Arcturuenzel'ss in conjunction with 3 Contact International Photography Festival. In 2004, Wenzel received First Place Award for Gridlock in the 76th Juried Exhibition of the Art Association of Harrisburg. His work is included in the permanent collections of both the Lore Degenstein Gallery, Selinsgrove PA and the Sherman Hines Museum of Photography, Liverpool, Nova Scotia.