Spotlight: Geoffrey Mikol

May is also National Photography Month. Geoffrey Mikol, age 25, is a photographer who has Down syndrome. Mikol has been taking pictures for almost ten years. Before graduating from community college, he began exhibiting his work at art shows. Mikol, who competed in Special Olympics, has received awards for his photography. He opened River Bend Gallery with his parents in Galena, Illinois, in 2016. His success led him to move to a bigger location on the same street a year later. For a week in March, a few of Mikol's photographs were featured in the Inclusive Art Gallery at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. For more information about River Bend Gallery, go to https://www.riverbendgalleries.com.

Geoffrey Mikol

(image via riverbendgalleries.com)