Tove Hasselriis Abrams

BIOGRAPHY FOR TOVE HASSELRIIS ABRAMS

I have loved photography since shooting with a Brownie Hawkeyesince the age of nine. Now I photograph the natural world (primarily) withmy digital Canon cameras-and my Samsung Galaxy cell phone. For 35 years Iwas principally a videographer, with a business specializing in event andperformance videography (www.VideoMatters.us.com). I studied nature photography at Cornell, and I am a member of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, and NANPA (North American Nature Photography Association) I graduated Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science degree. I was honored by Islip Township for Outstanding Achievement inPerforming Arts during Women’s History Month in 1987. I have also sat on the Board of the Islip Arts Council and presently am an Art Member, where I have been accepted into many exhibitions with both my photography and oils.

I started my art “career” with crayons at the age of three. I still use crayons and have worked with many types of art media through the years, settling on oil paints in 2010 after taking classes at the Islip Art Museum and the Art League of Long Island, where I am a member. I have had both my photography and oil paintings on display in ALLI exhibitions as well.

I was accepted into Women Sharing Art in 2017 and have exhibited along with my very talented member friends in many Long Island venues. We share a love of art and of learning from one another as well.

So–I am a painter in the medium of oil, a digital photographer, and a conservator of old media (including film, video and photography). I am Curious George updated to Georgette. I love reflections, shadows, and surrealism.

There is a long history of artists in my family, and I try my best to holdup this tradition!