This well-deserved retrospective Heart and Eye - World Photography by Elliot Burg is a journey into an artist’s life through captured moments. Very few of us have had an opportunity to explore parts of the globe during specific times of political unrest, Carnival, floods or to witness poignant athletic achievements. Elliot Burg’s candid compositions have been created over the last 10 years and they take us to memorable places through the lens of portraiture. This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to experience these arresting images—some exotic, and others poignant— yet all are revealing and intimate.

“For me, photography is a lens through which to see and communicate the human condition: the inspirational sight of a 74-year-old athlete cresting the high jump bar in a seniors track and field meet … the yearning of a young boy watching grownups play basketball in a public park in Brooklyn … the hardship and wisdom etched on the face of a village woman in Myanmar … the loving quirkiness of Vermont’s annual Tunbridge Fair … the courage of men and women who have opposed tyranny in their homeland.” – Elliot Burg

Burg lives in Middlesex, Vermont. Before turning to photography, he practiced public interest law in Vermont for 37 years. His past solo shows have included Transcending the Limits of Age (track and field athletes at the National Senior Games); The Combination (boxer Ali Watson in the ring); Sunset Park, Brooklyn (two days in the life of a city park); Eli’s Town (seeking family roots and finding kindness and brutality in Ukraine); ¡Conga! (images of Havana); Bandstand! (performers and their fans at the Middlesex Bandstand); and Recovery (volunteers at work after the 2023 Montpelier flood). He has also photographed political demonstrators in Washington, DC, Tunbridge Fair-goers in Vermont, village women in Myanmar and Laos, and musicians and dancers in New Orleans. Two of his most recent projects have focused on human rights in Argentina and The Gambia.

All artist receptions at the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery are free and open to the public.
Food and drink will be served.

The Opening Reception and Montpelier Art Walk is Friday, April 3 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm at the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery with Artist Remarks at 6:00 p.m. On view until June 26. Open daily: 8:00am - 4:30pm (closed during lunch time)