Jerry Holsopple

Jerry Holsopple, an artist, photographer and renowned videographer, teaches photography and digital media-related courses. Jerry spent the 2009-2010 academic year as a Fulbright scholar at LCC International University in Lithuania. Jerry is the recipient of more than a dozen awards in recognition of his video, public service announcements, and websites. Journey Toward Forgiveness, a documentary that he produced, originally aired on ABC in December of 2001 and was aired again in 2003 and 2008 on the Hallmark Channel. Jerry’s photographic work has periodically been on exhibit and two series, “On the Way” and “Art of the Call” are permanently installed. While much of Jerry’s work focuses on the visual he also enjoys playing acoustic stringed instruments such as guitars, mandolins and bouzoukis, and writing songs. Jerry and his wife Mary, have two children, Dirk and Kate.

Ph.D., European Graduate School, 2003
M.Div., Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 1987
B.S., Eastern Mennonite University 1980

Writing Icons. Purpose (2012, April).

Loving-kindness (Painted icon, 2011). The Canadian Mennonite. (2011, April 18). [Cover photograph].

Mary with Tears (photograph). The Canadian Mennonite. (2011, April 18, 16).

Daughters. (digitography) Christians in the Visual Arts 2009-2010 Directory. (2009, 95).

Dry and Weary. (digitography) The Christian Century. (2009, March 24, 47).

Dry and Weary, The Christian Century, March 24, 2009, Vol. 126, No. 6, pg. 47

[Cover photograph]. The Mennonite. (2008, April 15)

[three photographs published]. Hasselblad Forum, 02, 47 (a three-language international master photography magazine published in Sweden).

Media Matters
2004-present
Monthly media review for this section of thirdway.com

Anabaptism in a Visual Age. {keynote address] Anabaptist Communicators Conference. Harrisonburg, Virginia. (2011)

In the land of Mary: exploring a Franciscan sculptor and Orthodox icons in post-Soviet Lithuania. Conference:My Spirit Rejoices in God, My Savior: Mary in Anabaptist Dress. Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries. Elkhart, Indiana. (2011)

Attachment and the Process of Documentary Filmmaking. (with Moore, P). Conference: Conversations on Attachment. Eastern Mennonite University. Harrisonburg. (2011)

Immersion and Framing: Teaching, Living and Image-Making in Lithuania. Colloquium. Eastern Mennonite University. Harrisonburg. (2010)

Entertainment: The Ideal Fetish to Accompany Cultural Homogeny at the Conference: Responses to Cultural Homogeny: Engagement, Resistance or Passivity, LCC International University, Klaipeda, Lithuania, ( 2010)

Documentary Production Ethics and Issues, Screening/Class/Open Forum, Roberts Wesleyan University (2008)

Art & Photography Exhibitions, Juried:

Wind of the Spirit, Fire in the Bones and Named, in Art and Text: Images, Concepts and Insights (A juried three-year traveling exhibition limited to twelve artists). [Digitography prints on canvas]. (opening January 2009) Washington, D.C: Christians in the Visual Arts

Art & Photography Exhibitions and Installations:

??Hodigitria ?? [painted icon, installation]. The Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Christian Church, Harrisonburg. (2012).

God With Us [four-panel dalle-verre stained glass installation] Immanuel Mennonite Church (2012)

The Blessing Christ [painted icon, Seminary Senior Gift]. Eastern Mennonite Seminary, prayer room. (2011)

Into the Window, Margaret E. Gehman Gallery, EMU, (2010-11)

the magnificat, in group show, Mary: Still Bringing the Magnificat into the World, Asbury United Methodist Church, Harrisonburg, (2010)

Baltic Infrared Images, Faculty Group Show, Hartzler Library Gallery, EMU, (2010)

Baltic Infrared Images, Faculty Group Show, Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, (2010)

With Pleasure, With Meaning, Curator, Neufeld Gallery, LCC International University, Klaipeda Lithuania, (2010)

What the Eye Can’t See: Infrared Images from the Baltics, Neufeld Gallery, LCC International University, Klaipeda Lithuania, (2009)

Broken(a dalle-verre stained glass cross 12’ by 6’) commissioned for Mennonite Youth Convention stage, Columbus Ohio, 2009

Mary, (nine-piece digitographic show), EMU Hartzler Library Gallery, VACA Faculty Show, October, 2007

With Mary, (eleven-piece digitographic show in progress), Immanuel Mennonite Church, 2007

Art of the Call, (seven-piece digitographic show), Philadelphia Mennonite High School (permanent installation),2006, Eastern Mennonite Seminary (permanent installation), 2006

On the Way, (nine-piece digitographic show), Immanuel Mennonite Church (permanent installation), 2004,
EMU, Lehman Auditorium (permanent installation), 2005

Video

Reflections of a Traveler (6-short visual meditations) School for Leadership Training, Eastern Mennonite Seminary, 2009

Ex. Producer, 90th Anniversary Video, 2007
Ex. Producer, the Value of Experience (Vietnam CC) 2007
Ex. Producer, LEAP 2007, LEAP 2006, LEAP 2005, LEAP 2004

Journey Toward Forgiveness, Dir./Prod. Jerry Holsopple, ABC, 2001, Hallmark Channel, 2003, 2008, DVD (and three supplemental videos), 2001

• United States International Film Festival: Second Place—Silver Screen Award (2001)
• The Videographer Awards: Award of Excellence (2001)

Rhythms of Peace
Producer, director, editor, writer, animator, original music (3 editions) (1997-2000) DVD, 2006

• The Communicator Awards: Crystal Award of Excellence (2000,1997)
• Telly Awards: Bronze (2000)

Beyond the News
Producer, writer, editor for the first 11 editions in this series (1993-2000) DVD (five compilations), 2006

Cloud of Witnesses
Producer, writer, editor (3 international editions) 1996-1997

Turning Toward Jesus (4 videos & 120 page book)
Producer, writer, editor for this 16-session curriculum (box illustration art) 1995

Shalom Lifestyles: Whole People Whole Earth (2 videos & 2 books) Producer, writer, editor for this 15-session curriculum (two multi-part videos). 1991, 1992

Fisheyes (7 video series) Producer, director, editor, 1995

Internet

Thirdway Cafe,
Conceptualized, designed, and programmed the original Mennonite Media site.

Journey Toward Forgiveness,
graphic design

Mennonite Youth Convention: Live video production/ summary videos, director, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009

Portfolio Reviewer: Society for Photographic Education, National Conference (2006, 2007, 2011)

Fulbright Scholar, 2009-2010, LCC International University, Klaipeda, Lithuania

Selected Awards(for video production and internet site design)

• The Communicator Awards: Crystal Award of Excellence & Crystal Award of Distinction
• Telly Awards: Winner and Bronze
• United States International Film: Silver Screen Award
• U.S. Industrial Film and Video Festival: Certificate for Creative Excellence
• The Videographer Awards: Award of Excellence & Award of Distinction

American Photographic Artists
Society for Photographic Education
Christians in the Visual Arts
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
Center for Visual Music

Celebrating 50 Years of SPE, (SPE), Atlanta, 2011

Teaching Photography on Line, VASA Project, Spring, 2012

Encaustic Painting and Mixed Media Lab, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, March 2012

LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph, June, 2011

Science, Poetry and the Photographic Image, (SPE), Atlanta, 2011

Ideas for the Future, International Digital Media Mixed Media and Arts Association Conference, Savannah, November 2008 (Registration Scholarship recipient)

Digital Printmaking (Booksmart Studio), Rochester, 2008

Look Out: Photography and the Worlds of Contemporary Art (SPE), Miami, March 2007

A New Puralism: Photography’s Future (SPE), Chicago, March 2006

Documentary Photography
Cinema and Visual Communication Theory
Color Photography
Contemporary Religious Imagination (EMS)

Lithuania Cross-Cultural Leader, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010

Intellectual Life Committee
WEMC advisory
Centennial Planning Committee
Attachment Conference Technology

Seeing Into Shadows: God’s Spirit is Everywhere., EMU Chapel Jan. 28, 2011,