Woburn Public Library welcomes the opportunity to allow community groups and individuals to use the display and exhibit areas in the Program Room to encourage and support the civic, intellectual, and cultural pursuits of the community. Space is provided for displays of an educational, cultural, intellectual, charitable, or recreational nature and for exhibits of works of area artists and craftspeople. Displays of materials from the library’s collection and/or displays for publicizing library services, collections, or activities take precedence over external requests. If you are interested in displaying your artwork in the Program Room, please apply online.
Currently On Display In the Program Room Gallery:
William Dexter. August 3 – September 1.
Reception: Saturday, August 22. 1-5 PM. All are welcome.
Biography
William Henry Dexter is a 79-year-old Woburn resident who is a self-taught photographer. Bill got his first camera at 7 years old and has been taking photographs and honing his skills continuously. His love of history and traveling allowing him to research his subjects and travel all over the country to experience and capture images of places people and things that interest him.
It is not unusual for him to spend tens of hours researching a subject and sometimes making multiple scouting visits before returning at s specific date and time to capture an image. His scouting, planning and attention to detail have produced images with unique celestial alignments, lighting and weather conditions. His award-winning photographs have graced travel brochures and magazines.
His unique techniques are black and white, infrared, long exposures. Light painting and HDR layering. He is celebrated for his crystal ball photographs in which he captures images through a handheld 80-millimeter ball. He has been recognized around the country, usually when people see him setting up to take an image.
From covered bridges, lighthouses, sailboats, ships, mills, churches, bridges and dams to landscapes and foliage blessed New England scenes, Bill has captured many unforgettable and unique images.
Bill was inducted into the Norwich University Athletic Hall of Fame for hie 20 plus years of photographing Norwich athletes and sporting events, particularly the Norwich Cross Country teams.
