Joel Katz is an information designer and photographer. He teaches Design for Understanding at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He has a BFA and MFA in graphic design from the Yale School of Art. Katz has won the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and is an AIGA/Philadelphia Fellow. His design work and photography have been widely exhibited and published in the U.S. and abroad.

Jackie Neale is a photographer, author, and instructor in Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Ignited and inspired by interpersonal relationships and visual anthropology, Jackie's work has been exhibited throughout the North East, appeared on NPR/WNYC and in the documentary Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid, and published online and in print. She has self-published #SubwaySeries, a photobook consisting of photographs of commuters on the New York City subway system.

This exhibition is part of PIX Open Call 2015, which is made possible through the supporters of the Print and Picture Collection and the Robert F. Looney Fund. Contact 215-686-5405 or erefpix@freelibrary.org for more information.

On view: March 14 through April 29, 2016 in the Print and Picture Collection Hallway Gallery on the Second Floor of Parkway Central Library.

Opening reception: Wednesday, March 16, 6:00-8:00 p.m.