Art professor to exhibit work in St. Louis

Khara Koffel has two photos accepted for show.

JACKSONVILLE, IL –Khara Koffel, associate professor of art at MacMurray, has had two photographs selected for an upcoming exhibition at a St. Louis art gallery.

 The opening reception of “Pinholio,” a selection of pinhole photographs, is scheduled for 6-10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18 at the Good Citizen gallery, 2247 Gravois Ave, St. Louis MO, (314) 348-4587. The show will run through Dec. 17, with gallery hours noon to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, or by appointment.

 One of Koffel’s two photographs that was accepted, “things i wish i could show you, #1” (pictured), is a pinhole photograph taken with a relatively long 30-second exposure on a digital SLR camera with a plastic lens altered to fit the camera. 

 Koffel exhibits her work regularly in the Midwest and beyond, with recent shows in St. Louis, Chicago, Maryland, Alabama and other venues. Koffel, a Jacksonville IL, resident, focuses on the intimate, depicting in her work personal stories, anecdotes and memories, often of family.

 In 2000, she received her bachelor's in Studio Arts and Art History from Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA, and, in 2003, an MFA in sculpture and photography from the University of Alabama.