Marrakech

archival pigment print on Museo silver rag paper

41 x 30 inches

Courtesy of Reynolds Gallery

Guest curated by Alice Livingston

Special thanks to the artist for this 100% donation

In addition to his day job as the Director and Chief Executive Officer at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Alex Nyerges is an internationally award-winning photography, curator, author, and photo historian who has exhibited across the United States, Australis, and Europe. His work is in collections in New York, Washington DC, Virginia, Ohio, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Palm Beach, Tampa, Richmond Budapest, and elsewhere. His work has been exhibited in Atlanta, Budapest, Canberra, Houston, Richmond, Vienna, and Washington, DC, among other places.

A native of Rochester, New York - the home of George Eastman and the Eastman Kodak Company - he grew up with a family tradition in photography and music. For more than 40 years and digitally since 2002, he has been creating photographs in 35mm, medium, and large formats.

Seeking out the elements of beauty that surround us, so often unseen and neglected in the built and natural worlds, his work uses sunlight and its shadows to create works that are both modern and timeless.

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts' recent exhibition, "American, born Hungary: Kertész, Capa, and the Hungarian American Photographic Legacy" was curated by Alex Nyerges. This exhibition of more than 170 photographs plus related ephemera examines the works of Hungarian-born American artists and their influence on photography since the early 20th century. Before opening at VMFA in October 2024, the exhibition opened at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest in April 2024 marking the grand opening of their newly renovated exhibition space. After its run at VMFA, the exhibition will travel to the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, where it will open on September 26, 2025.