durga's Awards, Exhibitions, Press & Achievements
2025 achievements
International Museum of Art of VenadoTuerto,
Hall of International Artists permanent collection
Argentina
2021 exhibits & awards
Spider Awards Finalist, “Prom Dress without a Prom”
2019 exhibits
Viviana Puello Gallery, NYC 2019
Museum Nicholas of Cusa, Germany 2019
Nassau Municipal Museum, River Lahn, Germany 2019
Bonn on the Rhine, Germany 2019
2018 award & press
Press; Englands “Inside Artists” 2018
named to “Top 10 Professional Photographers to Watch” LTS Gallery
2017 exhibit & press
Solo Show; Time Tells” Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece 2017
Press; Italian “Artour International” 2 pages
2017 “Masters Award” Arttour France
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2016 exhibits, press & awards
Spectrum Art Basel Week, Miami 2016
Palm Beach College Photo Invitational, 2016
Nevada Museum of Fine Art 2016
AMSTERDAM Int’l Art Fair 2016
Awarded; “2016 Top 20 Photographers” Miami
Awarded; 2016 “Timeless Award” Miami
Awarded; “2016 Best Studio in Palm Beach County Award”
Awarded; “the Masters Award”, Montagnac France 2016
Press; Back Cover & 2 pages “Artour International” Italy
Press; Australia’s “Extraordinary Vision 2016”
Nevada Museum of Fine Art adds "Man on Red" to permanent collection
2015 exhibit & awards
Solo Show; Artists of Palm Beach Gallery, 2015 “The Best of durga”
Published; 2015 “100 Photographers to Watch” Germany
Awarded; 2015 “Masters Award” Florence Italy
Moved Studio from Florida to South Carolina farm
2014 exhibits, awards, achievements, press
Solo Show; NAWA Gallery NYC, solo show, “As we Are” March 2014
Solo Show; ATHENS Greece, Darkroom Gallery, solo show “Time Tells”
Art of Association, Lighthouse Art Center, 2nd place ‘Artisans”
Palm Beach State College Invitational, “Bark” Florida USA, 2014;
CAGO Award 2014, 1st place, “California Chicken Trainer”
LightSpaceTime Gallery, 1st place 2014;
ONE EYELAND Award 2014
The NATIONAL Association of WOMEN ARTISTS, New York USA, 2nd prize
Bristol Salon UK, 2014 Gabriella & Handmaidens, Merited
Netherlands Salon, Merited
LIGHTHOUSE ArtCenter, “Go Figure” and “SPOTLIGHT on New Talent” exhibits
Los Angeles International Art Fair, 2014
RED DOT ART FAIR, Miami 2014
BREWHOUSE Gallery, Lake Park, FL, 2014
Wellington Art Society Exhibit, 2014
Photography Instructor ARMORY ART CENTER, 2014
Photography Instructor MacARTHUR Beach State Park
Photography Instructor Jonathan DICKINSON State Parks
Photoshoot; ICELAND
Portrait Photographer of the Year, Latin American Museum of Contemporary Photography, Uruguay
Voted “Palm Beach Best Photography Studio of the Year”
permanent collection, MALAFOCO Project, Montevideo, Uruguay adds the 4 images from the Allegory series, 2014 to permanent collection
permanent collection, International Museum of Digital Art, Santa Fe, Argentina, adds the 4 images from the Allegory series, 2014 to permanent collection
Press; “Art Society Feature “Photographer Durga Garcia” Town Crier, march 2014.
Press; Art Hive Magazine April 2014
2013 exhibits, awards, achievements, press
REDDOT Art Fair, Miami December 2013 Allegorical series
Miami Rum Club Distillery Endangered” Exhibit 2013
Florence Design Week, Florence, Italy, May 2013
MPLS Photo Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2013
Studio Vogue, Toronto Canada June 4 - 21, 2013 with an Octaptych
“Learning to Dance into the Storm” on 8 wood panels
Professional Women Photographers 2013 International Competition, Honorable Mention, “Someones Daughter” (1300entries)
PHOTOSHOOT AWARDS 2013, Finalist Academic Nude Category, “One Dozen Body Shapes”; Dance & Movement Award, “Affinity”;
Merit Award, “Ruebens Front Door”; Merit Award, “Ruebens Garden”
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, 2013
“One Dozen Body Shapes”
Webber Gallery Invitational Exhibit, Florida 2013
Goggle Works Center for the Arts, Reading PA “Exposed” 2013
with “One Dozen Body Shapes” on paper and “Learning to Dance into the Storm” on wood
N.A.W.A Gallery, NYC “Clothing Optional” 2013 “Affinity” & “Rueben’s Door” 2nd place National Photography & Digital Imagery Competition, Palm Beach State College3rd Place
LightSpaceTime Gallery, 2013 1st place Photography, 3rd Place overall (909entries)
Darkroom Galley “Make Believe” Exhibit, Vermont,2013
Lighthouse ArtCenter’s “SPOTLIGHT on New Talent” Nov2013- Feb2014
ARTASCENT, December 2013, Silver medal, “SisterHood” & “Girls Lost”
Wrekin Salon UK 2013, "Allegory of the Banyan Tree" "Allegory of the Handmaidens" "Kathleen" all merited
Oxford International Salon 2013, “SisterHood” & “Banditas” merited.
Professional Photographers Guild Print Competition, 2013, "Taming Pearl, Texas White Horse Ranch" and"Decisions" all Merited Awards
TZIPAC EROS Awards 2013, "Trio" 3rd Place, "Reuben's Door" & "One Dozen Body Shapes" Finalist Award
ZEBRA Awards 2013, "Jasmine" Finalist Award.
PPA Southeast Region Print Competition, 2013, "One Dozen Body Shapes" and "Wilda, the Unicorn" all Merited Awards.
PWP Spring International 2013, "Someone's Daughter" Honorable Mention
Bristol Photography Salon UK 2013, "One Dozen Body Shapes" and “Jasmine" merited “Endangered” Exhibit at the Miami Club Rum Distillery 2013. Palm Beach State College’s third National Photography & Digital Imagery Competition, 2013 NUDE 2013, "One Dozen Body Shapes”, ”Reuben's Door" "Affinity" & Reuben's Garden" all awarded
ARTAVITA, "Learning to Dance into the Storm" 4th Place award
LightSpaceTime Gallery, All Women, "Wilda, the Unicorn" 3rd Place
and Figurative, "TRIO" Honorable Mention
NAWA Galley Exhibit, NYC, November 2013.
Darkroom Galley “Make Believe” Exhibit, Vermont, October 2013
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida June 2013 “One Dozen Body Shapes” National Assc of Women Artists Gallery, NYC, 2013
ARTASCENT 2013, Silver medal;
Photography instructor Jonathan DICKINSON State Parks, monthly Photo-Talk-Walks Press; published Critique; Ana Bambic Kostov, ArtAscent Magazine December2013
Published: Best of Photography 2013 Book, "Jasmine"
Published: NUDE 2013 Book “One Dozen Body Shapes”;“Affinity”; “Ruebens Front Door”
& “Ruebens Garden” .
Published: ART278 magazine, December 2013, 2 pages
Published critique: ARTASCENT magazine, December 2013, 2 page ;
2012 exhibits, awards, achievements, press
Worldwide GALA Awards, 2012 Fine Art Competition. “Jasmine” Honorable Mention Award
TZIPAC EROS AWARDS 2012, “One Dozen Body Shapes”
8th Image Salon DELFT, Holland 2012, "Atlantis Beauty", Fotobond Honorable Mention
The 22nd Annual All Florida Juried Art Show, 2012, “Learning to Dance into the Storm”, 1st place award
Lighthouse ArtCenter exhibits, Tequesta, Florida
All Florida Annual competition Court House Cultural Center Galleries, Stuart, Florida Best in Show
The von Liebig Art Center exhibit, Naples, Florida 2012
Darkroom Gallery exhibits, Vermont, 2012
Boca Raton Museum of Art exhibit, Boca Raton, Florida 2012
Palm Beach Photographic Centre annual, Palm Beach, Florida
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Photographic Competition, 2012,
"Canoes on the Loxahatchee", 1st place award
LightSpaceTime Gallery, 2012, Special Recognition Award, 2013 All Women,"Wilda, the Unicorn”; 3rd Place Award. 2013; Figurative, "TRIO" Honorable Mention Award
?- 2012 Finalist award “Gisela's Garden”
PPBG 2012, End of the Day, merited
Nude Night Orlando 2012 Old Armchair Series
Press “Artist Showcase Light Space & Time, AUGUST 2012
Press Photographers FORMUM, 2012
Press WPGA Fine Art, 2012
2011 exhibits, awards, achievements, press
Center for Fine Art Photography, Colorado, 2011, Old Tree Reflections"
Brooks Institute, Gallery 27, Santa Barbara, California USA 2011
Collaboration 2011
Nude Night Orlando 2011 virgin in banyan tree & undressing red
Palm Beach Photographic Centre annual, Florida Gypsy, Spider Girl, 2011,
Artists Association of Jupiter, “Small Spaces, Big Ideas” & “Gray Area” exhibits 2011
Dixie Art Loft 2011 Exposed Sports: Golf “Heads Up” & underwater Series
Palm Beach Airport 2011 “Atlantis Beauty”
Photo Now, 2011 Hollands Power
Miami/Palm Beach Inter-Guild Competition 2011, *"Spider Girl", Best of Show Digital
TZIPAC EROS Awards 2011, "Spider Girl" & "Old Armchair", both award winners
The Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, 2011, "Whats for Dinner"
Florida Professional Photographers Print Competition, 2011, "Spider Girl" & "Norm Gitzen's Necklace", Merited
Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, Florida 2011
LightSpaceTime Gallery, 2011 ”Botanicals” 2011, Fairies Bed
FORUM Magazine, 31st Annual Photography Contest 2011, 4th place
award "Spider Girl", (14,000 entries)
Brooks Institute Gallery 27 FORUM Magazine exhibit 2011, "SpiderGirl "Santa Barbara CA
Permanent Collection; Center for Fine Art Photography,
added “Old Tree Reflections” to permanent collection
Published; Nude 2013 Book “Spider Girl”
Published; Best of Photography 2011 Book, "Spider Girl"
Published; FORUM Magazine 2011 "Spider Girl”
2010 exhibits & awards
The Arts Council Martin County “Florida new Interpretations” 2010,
Virgin in Banyan Tree
Court House Cultural Center Galleries, Stuart Florida
Crest Exhibition Old School Square, 2010 , Big Wind
Palm Beach Photographic Centre Annual, Florida
LightSpaceTime Gallery “Figurative” 2010, Atlantis Beauty
Lighthouse ArtCenter, Landscapes: Painters of Scenery 2010, "Lunar Celebration”; Mutable Sins 2010, "Until Ever After"; Hocus Pocus 2010, "Toths Bird" & "Unlucky Brides”; Contempo, 2010 "Underwater Blue" & "Undressing Red"
Moe’s Art Theater, Unlucky Brides Series 2010
Nude Night Tampa 2010 “Until Ever After” series
National photography Digital Imagery Exhibition, Palm Beach College, “Atlantic Beauty", 1st Place Award, 2010
Palm Beach College exhibit, 2010
2009 exhibits
Palm Beach Photographic Centre, Palm Beach, Florida
Court House Cultural Center Galleries, Stuart Florida
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Works in Public/Permanent collections:
*The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
“Old Tree Reflections”
*International Digital Art Museum (MIAD), Santa Fe, Argentina
4 images of the Allegory series added to permanent collection
*Latin American Museum of Contemporary Photography, Mulfuco Uruguay
4 images of the Allegory series added to permanent collection
*South Nevada Museum of Art, “Man on Red” in permanent collection
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