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EOTSC20151105 Coastal Douglas Arts & Business - Dennis Toney



Subject: Press Release - CDABA First Friday, November 6, 2015

WHO:            Coastal Douglas Arts & Business Alliance
EVENT:         First Friday . . . Art is for Everyone
WHEN:          Friday, November 6, 20155-7 p.m.
WHERE:       Lower Umpqua Hospital, 600 Ranch Road, Reedsport, OR 97467
CONTACT:   Kathleen Miller 541-271-2101

Dennis Toney to be featured Artist

On Friday, November 6, 2015, Coastal Douglas Arts & Business Alliance (CDABA) is pleased to feature Dennis Toney, a photographer, photographic designer, and educator, has taught, studied and photographed in Oregon for 47 years. The event will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Lower Umpqua Hospital.

Born and raised in northeastern Oregon he has taught at Heppner High School, Blue Mountain Community College, the University of Oregon and Reedsport High School

Using 8X10, 4X5, and 35 MM formats, he approaches subjects without preconceived ideas, hopefully with a fresh clear mind. As he studies an object he is drawn closer and closer as he engages the surface. Surfaces reveal to him a new level of “seeing,” a new adventure and a new appreciation for common subjects.  

He quotes, “My images are question asking rather than answer giving. I allow the viewer an experience which could hopefully enrich their lives.”  

His work has been displayed in both solo and group showings.  His photographs have become part of public art and of art collections and patrons.  

Dennis lives with his wife Cindy, his Border Collie Holly and his English Shepherd Hazel, in Reedsport, Oregon.

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