Joslyn Virgin - Photographer

FEATURED ARTIST - JANUARY 22, 2009

Joslyn Virgin's interest in photography started as a desire to document life and soon grew into a desire to emphasize aspect of life that not only exist but to provoke something more to be recognized.

1995 found Joslyn enrolled at Marion College with aspirations of becoming a writer and studying literature.  While at Marion she attended a photography class, which opened her eyes to a different way of communicating.  That first class turned into many classes and then into independent studies, all of which led to a second major of photography.  In 1997, she took her first series of portraits focusing on the many roles her mother played in their home.  This projects launched her vision and desire to conitnue photographing people, working now to embellish to portrait with chosen themes, props, costumes or detail.

Graduating Marion College in 2000 with degrees in Art and English, Joslyn utilized her education to foster a poetic approach to creating photographs, thus helping her to define and connect the evocative nature of the two disciplines.  With degrees in hand, Joslyn began assisting area photographers and eventually accepted an internship with The Indianapolis Children's Museum; her work there earned her a permanent position as an assistant photographer.  Inspired by coworkers, she decided to turn her passion for photography into a career as a freelance photographer.  Through her work she would meet John Crowe, Indianapolis photographer, who would eventually become her husband and business partner, together owning and operating Crowe's Eye Photography.  Today - married two years and now expecting their first child - they continue to find value and substance in working in the field where their passion and talent have become so prevalent to their careers and life together.

Over the past four years, Joslyn's professional career has given her the opportunity to create works for such noted galleries as the Wheeler Arts Community, Dean Johnson Gallery, Eiteljorg Museum, 4 Star Gallery, Indiana Historical Society and Clowes Memorial Hall.  She has also spent this time working closely with Indianapolis' contemporary dance company, Dance Kaleidoscoope, having her work featured in dance magazines, on Indianapolis-area billboards, and in DK's seasonal programs, advertisements and campaigns.

To see more of Joslyn'w work, please visit www.CrowesEyePhotography.com.