Agora Gallery showcases a spectacular array of talented artists from both across the globe, and from the local New York area, inviting collectors to view their work both in-person in the gallery, as well as on ARTmine, its online gallery.
The 7th Chelsea International Photography Competition celebrates innovative talent and offers a fresh look at contemporary photography. Jurors for this year’s competition include:
- Michelle Bogre
Educator, Copyright Lawyer, Documentary Photographer, and Author
New York - Andrew VanWickler
Senior Solutions Consultant, Adobe
New York
Andrew is a creative leader with over 20 years of experience in visual storytelling, photography, and design. - Devin Allen
Award-Winning Photographer and Photojournalist
Maryland
Devin Allen is an international, award-winning photographer and artist who gained national attention when his photograph of the Baltimore Uprising was published on the cover of Time magazine.
Photographer Profile:
Jon Wollenhaupt’s practice moves fluidly between photography, printmaking, and writing, bringing a layered and reflective approach to image-making.
His work has been exhibited and published across the United States and internationally, establishing a career rooted in both visual experimentation and conceptual inquiry.
Based in Sacramento, Wollenhaupt holds a fine art degree from Grossmont College and completed additional studio art studies at San Francisco State University.
Wollenhaupt’s recent series, Apparitions, examines the moment when something hidden becomes visible. Drawing from art history, psychology, and myth, the work presents apparitions not as supernatural events, but as visual manifestations of memory, inner states, and distorted perception.
By presenting images as triptychs and quadriptychs, Wollenhaupt disrupts linear reading and challenges familiar ways of seeing.
The fragmented format mirrors the way memories surface—uncertain, layered, and incomplete—inviting viewers to question reality, consciousness, and the personal and cultural narratives that shape how we understand what we see. —Agora Gallery
Wollenhaupt’s work selected by the jurors for the Agora Gallery exhibition include:
A Moment’s Notice by Jon Wollenhaupt
Apparition #7 by Jon Wollenhaupt
When Coming and Going by Jon Wollenhaupt