April 19 - May 5, 2012
Viewing hours: M-F, 9:30am--5:30pm

Opening: April 19, 7 - 9pm
Wine will be served for your enjoyment
7:30-8:15 – "One Minute With Me,"
a special opportunity to meet with the artist

Bulgarian Consulate General
121 East 62nd Street (between Park & Lexington)
New York, NY 10065

About

People And Mannequins is a collection of photographs taken since 2001 by Rada. With an emphasis on portraiture in either a studio or street environment, the series is a reflection on human relations, self-discovery and understanding.  Black-and-white and color photographs some of which have been published in the hard cover book Best of Photography are included in the exhibition.

Rada studied the fundamentals of photography with Peruvian photographer Fernando LaRosa and continued to develop on her own.  Although rarely shown publicly, her work has been published in the annual hardcover photo book Best of Photography twice: in 2002 when Rada was awarded an honorable mention in Photographer's Forum Magazine contest and in 2011 when her photo was a finalist from 14,000 entries and 82 countries in the same contest held for 31 years. In December 2011 Rada participated in a group show presented by the AC Institute in Chelsea.