Kevin W. Frick
Expressive Arts PhotographeR
Kevin Frick is a creative, expressive artist working primarily in the medium of photography. He sometimes uses introspective writing to accentuate his photographs. He seeks to express the workings of his inner landscape through the lens. Embedded in each of his photographs is a passion for the natural world. He focuses on using light to enhance emotion and accentuate the subtleties in his subjects.
Kevin started photographing in 2015 with a little used camera and a void to fill. He took lots of photographs, most of which were very literal. But he learned to slow down; to breathe again. He drew upon his background as a therapist and learned to notice how he was feeling. He immersed himself more in his surroundings, working to become part of the landscape. He learned how to listen, how to smell, how to touch, and how to feel again. In doing so, Kevin was able to stop chasing light and start producing photographs that became a light to himself and others. His work focuses on avoiding the scenes frequently photographed by others and on finding the beauty that is often under-visited or overlooked.
Kevin hopes that his photographs bring each viewer a sense of wonder and a desire to get out into the wilderness and see things that they would not have noticed before. Moreover, he hopes that his work inspires a love for life and for the preservation of the wilderness.
Curriculum Vitae
Publications
Highland Outdoors Magazine, Summer 2023
Wonderful West Virginia Magazine (multiple issues)
State of West Virginia Government Website Portal
Only in Your State: West Virginia, Coopers Rock
Only in Your State: West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson
Maple Leaf Publication, 2021
Wonderful West Virginia WONDERgrams book
Something in the Orange Music Video by Zach Bryan
Kontomble’, The Cranberry River, and Dreamscapes: Photographs and Meditations on the Human Psyche, Blurb Publications
Extinction: Save the Planet 2024 Exhibit & Publication
True Beauty 2024, 3rd Annual Exhibition
Public Displays
Von Blaze Restaurant (Morgantown, WV)
Family Matters Psychological (Lost Creek, WV)
Webster County CVB and Woodchoppers Museum
Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art, Nature Exhibition Dates: January 19, 2024
Awards
Tamarack, Best of West Virginia, Juried Artist, 2023
Tri-State Arts Association Jury Selection, 2018
Citizens Bank of WV, Calendar Winner, 2017
Indian Rocks Ruritan Photography Contest, First Place, 2020
Silvan Photography Contest, First Place, 2021 & 2022
Tamarack Juried Artisan, 2023
2023 International Monochrome Awards
2024 Judge of Webster County Fair Arts Competition
Professional Residencies and Associations
2024 Wildacres Artist Residency
Tamarack Foundation for the Arts, Member
North American Nature Photography Association
C O N T A C T
kevinwfrick@gmail.com
304-627-5556
