About Cherry Street Studios
Bio. Photographers Bill Kostelec Ph.D., and Kathy Kostelec
While most of the world is following the digital camera craze, Bill and Kathy Kostelec believe that nothing quite compares to the beauty of a black and white image captured on a large piece of film. Their big old cameras have accompanied them to Alaska, to the deserts of Utah, and to the streets of Spokane where they reside. When they aren’t carrying their big cameras and tripods around they will likely be found with their 35mm film cameras strapped around their necks.
Bill has worked as a Photographer/Graphic Artist and teacher at Gonzaga University since 1992. He has a PhD in Religion from Emory University and has taught numerous classes in Religion as well as Photography including Principles of Photographic Art and Advanced Printmaking and Alternative Processes. Bill and Kathy are founding members of the Gonzaga University Photography Club and both are past presidents. Kathy has been shooting in black and white since her first photography class in 1996. She currently operates their home studio, Cherry Street Studios, where she does photography, custom framing, custom printing and photo restoration.
Bill and Kathy’s images have exhibited jointly at the following locations:
- Cherry Street Studios open houses - 2010 & 2011
- Coffee Social, Spokane – March 2010
- Gellhorn Gallery Interplayers Theatre, Spokane-February 2010
- The Brick Wall Gallery, Spokane - February 2009 to present
(featured photographers for the February 2009 Visual Arts Tour) - Art Guild of the Soap Lake Area, WA - July 2008
(joint show with photographers Rick Singer and Beth Carsrud) - Fox Theater, Spokane - 2005
(photos by Bill & Kathy were chosen for renovation publicity exhibits) - Globe Hotel Building, Spokane – 2002
- Gonzaga University – 2001- present
(twice yearly Gonzaga University Photography Club exhibits) - Bill also exhibited as part of the 1st Annual Photography Invitational display at the
Tinman Gallery, Spokane, August - 2007 - Kathy custom printed “Telford Chronicles” exhibit by photographer Norvel Trosst at the Lorinda Knight Gallery, Spokane – 2008
Coming up! – Some of Bill and Kathy’s prints will be on display as part of a multi-photographer show at Spokane’s Chase Gallery located in City Hall in July of 2012.
For information about the Gonzaga University Photography Club contact current president Bob Thompson at blthompson96@yahoo.com or phone 509-624-9942.
Bill and Kathy are also musicians and songwriters and perform together as The Blue Ribbon Tea Company. For more about their music please go to http://theblueribbonteacompany.com/.
Other links of interest: Fellow photographer, web advisor, creative exporer, and good friend Amber “Katya Laroche” - http://lostkat.com/ http://lostlogodesign.com/ http://nerdsontheroad.com/ .