Photography Exhibit: Artist Reception and Live Demo by Nancy Ori

Photographer and fine artist Nancy Ori's exhibit, Photography Reimagined with Collage and Hand-coloring, runs through January 17 and celebrates the blending of photography with mixed media layered techniques. This collection of images in both the front gallery and meeting room gallery showcases collage, cell phone–manipulated images, and hand-colored inkjet photographs, bringing new textures, colors, and layers of meaning to each image.

There will be a special event that features a reception and Hand-Coloring Inkjet Demo on Sunday, November 16, 2025, from 2–4 PM. Almost as easy as paint-by-number, her simple techniques will be revealed. Refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public.  Nancy Ori will also sign her books, which are available for purchase in advance at Amazon.com.

Meet the artist, hear about her creative process, and watch a live demonstration of hand-coloring techniques on inkjet photographs. This interactive event offers a unique opportunity to experience the artistry behind the work and ask questions about the methods and inspiration. Nancy will also walk the exhibit to point out the various techniques that are being used.

“In this body of work, I explore the ways in which images can move beyond a single image that was captured on location to something deeper with more layered meaning. My photographs become the foundation for further manipulation either by apps on my phone or by hand with various art materials," Ori said. 

"Techniques included in the exhibit are collage, hand-coloring, and digital manipulation. The hand-applied materials allow textures, shapes, and further interpretation of each image. The process is one of layering traditional art materials like pastel and watercolor, sometimes with natural elements like leaves and organic textures. The result is a blend of layered materials to elevate the statement of each image,” Ori continued.

Each piece invites the viewer to slow down, look deeper to consider how the elements, phone apps, or added materials enhance each story.

About the Artist

Nancy Ori is the owner of New Jersey Media Center, LLC in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey where she does product, portrait, and food photography. She also enjoys teaching photography globally as well as exhibiting her fine art photographs. Nancy was taught by Ansel Adams and then affiliated for many years with the Ansel Adams Workshop in CA as a teaching assistant. She then opened her own workshop company for photography and other mediums and invited dozens of art teachers to join her in Cape May, NJ to teach workshops each spring for 18 years. She now enjoys running photography tours globally, which she has been doing since 2006, next Spring to Scotland.

In 1994, she founded the New Jersey Photography Forum, which under Ori’s direction, has become the largest and most recognized group of fine art exhibiting photographers in the state. Ori’s work has been widely collected and exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the globe and has been chosen to participate in numerous grant projects and fine art exhibits. Her work is in permanent museum and corporate collections internationally including the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. Along with exhibiting her own work, Ori has curated and juried hundreds of exhibits for a wide variety of venues internationally. Her website is nancyori.com.