About

Artist Bio

Dennis Sabo is an internationally award winning photographer specializing in contemporary fine art abstract, landscape, and seascape photography.

Dennis is the recipient of the 2019 Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS membership award for the Healing Power of Color exhibition from Manhattan Art International, NY.

Dennis offers unique landscapes and natural world abstract prints in open, limited and original edition series that capture the beauty and spirit of nature. His clients consist of residential art collectors, lovers of fine art, and various commercial entities such as corporate, healthcare, and the hospitality industries that utilize fine art for their walls and for their customers enjoyment.

Dennis's fine art has been included in solo and group gallery exhibitions, commercial installations and private home collections throughout the United States and internationally, and also in books, magazines, and in multimedia worldwide including NOVA, PBS, National Geographic, Canon U.S.A., Inc., Portfolio Magazine Florida, and Blue Planet.

Dennis is considered to be a master at transforming an image into something the viewer can connect with emotionally. His stunning photography of the natural world captures light and its effect on the landscape. Dennis has an uncanny way of capturing his image from both a psychological as well as technical and artistic point of view. Both painterly and emotionally charged, Sabo art photography is reminiscent of how the impressionists recorded light. Today light, color and shapes play pivotal roles in Dennis’s photography. “Color and Light” while at the fore front of his photography is not his only conscious art play. Most of his nature imagery is a microcosm of a subject be it an ocean beach, a marsh pond, a pond reflection, etc so that folks emotionally relate to the art work regardless if they are from Vancouver, Arizona, Maine, Florida, or Tennessee.

His passion for natural beauty and environmental conservation is only tempered by his love of sharing and teaching other photographers. He currently resides with his wife, Karen in Loudon, TN.

Wholesale Orders, Interior Design inquiries, Commission Projects, and Gallery Representation queries welcomed.

Artist Statement

“Says Dennis, The art of photography is not taking a shot but transforming a composition into an emotional interaction with the viewer.

When I capture an image it is my hope that it evokes an emotional experience for the viewer. Perhaps it is how the subject is bathed in light, perhaps it is the lines of the subject that draws you in, or simply it is an image that you enjoy viewing.

With a global community very much focused on environmental impact and fragile ecosystems, my artwork captures natural images and color with a perspective people easily miss.

Exploration begins in the heart of the photographer; bringing a composition for a particular locale or subject to life.

My interest is in the natural details; how the environment on a particular day, in a particular light, and at a particular moment in time correlates to my personal vision and interpretation of nature.

My goal is to help other people celebrate their love and passion of nature and the natural world through my artwork. A celebration of nature composed of color, textures, and patterns.”

Select Exhibitions:

Group (Juried) Exhibitions

Biennale National Juried Exhibition 2019

Art League of Hilton Head, May 2019, Hilton Head, SC

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2017 Elements/Water Exhibition

Cultural Center of Cape Cod

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South Cobb Arts Alliance 30th National Juried Exhibition 2017

Mable House Arts Center, Mableton, Georgia.

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Biennale National Juried Exhibition 2017

Art League of Hilton Head, May 2017, Hilton Head, SC

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Arts in the Airport, Spring/Summer 2017 Exhibition

(April 27-Oct 18, 2017), Knoxville, TN.

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Artsclamation, Knoxville, TN,

Juried (Public) Art Exhibition, November 2016

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The Emporium, Knoxville, TN,

"Impressions of Nature", October 2016

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Artxtravaganza, Webb School, Knoxville,Tn

Juried (Public) Art Exhibition, March 2016

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Artsclamation, Knoxville, TN

Juried (Public) Art Exhibition, November 2015

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Tipton Gallery,Johnston City,TN

June 2015 Exhibition

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Artxtravaganza, Webb School, Knoxville,Tn

Juried (Public) Art Exhibition, March 2015

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National Juried Exhibit, February 2015

Art & Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN

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Dogwood Arts Festival, Knoxville, TN

Juried Regional Fine Arts Exhibit, April 2014

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Arts in the Airport, Spring/Summer 2013 Exhibition (April 26-Oct 10, 2013), Knoxville, TN.

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National Juried Exhibit, February 2013

Art & Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN

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Dogwood Arts Festival, Knoxville, TN

Juried Regional Fine Arts Exhibit, April 2012

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National Juried Exhibit, Dec. 2011

Art & Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN

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Arts in the Airport, Fall 2010 Exhibition (April 21-Oct 20, 2011), Knoxville, TN.

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Select Exhibitions:

Solo (Juried) Exhibitions

The Art Market Gallery, September 2019, Knoxville, TN.

“Blue Planet”

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The Art Market Gallery, May 2017, Knoxville, TN.

“Nature’s Crayons”

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The Art Market Gallery, April 2016, Knoxville, TN.

“Leafing Impressions”

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Rarity Bay Community Center, April-June 2015- Loudon, TN

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Bliss Home Designs, September 2014, Knoxville, TN.

“The Secret Life of Plants”

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The Art Market Gallery, March 2014, Knoxville, TN.

“Water World”

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Tomato Head Restaurant- Oct/Nov. 2013, Knoxville & Bearden, TN.

“Leafing Impressions”

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The Art Market Gallery, July 2013, Knoxville, TN.

“Leafing Impressions”

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Bliss Home Designs, April 2013, Knoxville, TN.

“Nature’s Color Splash”

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Tomato Head Restaurant- Oct/Nov. 2012, Knoxville & Bearden, TN.

“Nature’s Color Splash

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Red Line Gallery, March 2012, Concord, TN.

“Nature’s Color Splash”

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Awards and Distinctions:

2019 “Healing Power of Color” membership award from Manhattan Art International, New York, NY

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Tellico Village Art Guild, Fine Art Exhibition, Loudon, Tennessee- 2018 People’s Choice Award- Photography “Capers Island Zen”

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Tellico Village Art Guild, Fine Art Exhibition, Loudon, Tennessee- 2016 People’s Choice Award- Photography “Fairytale Autumn”

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Featured Artist - Artist Spotlight- Knoxville News Sentinel- March 2016

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Southern Appalachian Nature Photographer’s, Knoxville, Tennessee-2016

Second Place- Photographer II (Pro) - Scenics- “Autumn Inspiration”

Second Place- Photographer II (Pro) - Plants- ‘Crimson Splash”

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2016 Featured Photographer for the Palouse Region of Eastern Washington State by Pullman, Washington Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Department

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Northwest Travel and Life, December 2015 Sabo’s “Here Comes the Sun” image chosen by the Pullman, Washington Chamber of Commerce for their featured advertisement.

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Editor’s Choice, KLM, IFly Magazine, October 2015 Sabo’s “Elephant Watering Hole” image chosen

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Outdoor Photographer Magazine, October 2015 Sabo’s “Here Comes the Sun” image chosen by the Pullman, Washington Chamber of Commerce for their featured advertisement.

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National Geographic - Daily Dozen- Sept. 2nd 2015 Sabo’s “Elephant Watering Hole” image chosen for the Daily Dozen and placed second.

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Tellico Village Art Guild, Fine Art Exhibition, Loudon, Tennessee- 2015

People's Choice Award - Photography - "Wonderland"

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Anthology of Appalachian Photographers. Sapling Grove Press 2015

Sabo’s- “Fairy Tale Autumn” selected as one of the 90 finalist images for the book

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Tellico Village Art Guild, Fine Art Exhibition, Loudon, Tennessee- 2014

Second Place- People’s Choice Award- “Grist Mill”

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