Artist of the month focuses on photography

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – At the end of each month a local artist is selected as the Artist of the Month for the first Friday Art Walk in downtown Zanesville.

This month honors Jana Pryor, and her photography. Pryor said that she has been working with cameras for as long as she can remember. This is Pryor’s second time winning the award and said it was a nervous experience to accept the award, but was also a huge honor.

“It’s about my thesis work I did in the late 90s and it is all done in the dark room with film. I printed everything. I’ve developed everything. And they are large environmental portraits,” said Pryor.

Pryor said she still prefers to work with film as opposed to a digital camera. She also said that she like to use black and white photography instead of color photos.

“To do it print wise, you can tell when you look at the two which is the better quality print but I will say that the digital kind opens the world of creativity,” said Pryor.

Pryor’s artwork is on display now in the Michael Seiler’s Studio and Gallery.