Mulberry Art Studios has announced that two exhibitions will be featured this summer, highlighting the work of the late artists Don Shenk and Lewis Lanza Rudolph.

A retrospective of Shenk's work will be on display throughout the month of July. The exhibit will feature photographs printed on various materials, encompassing a wide variety of subject matter. The public is invited to a First Friday opening reception on July 7 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Shenk spent more than five decades as a photographer capturing images of Lancaster County, the place where he was born and raised, and spent his lifetime. He is known for scenes of farms, landscapes and Plain people.

He also used his skills as a photographer not only to create art, but as a volunteer firefighter at New Danville Fire Company, where he photographed fire calls, and at his home church, Central Manor Church, where he documented services and events.

Shenk was a founding member of the Lancaster Camera Club and served as its president two times. In 2016, Wilmington International Exhibition of Photography (WIEP) made Shenk a Senior Fellow. This honor is awarded only to participants of this juried international show who have had more than 100 photo entries accepted into the competition.

Shenk's work has been featured in countless magazines and newspapers, and he published three books showcasing his photographs. His work also appeared over the years in calendars, on postcards and on greeting cards. Shenk passed away in December of 2021.

Mulberry Art Studios will also showcase more of the work of Rudolph, one of its signature artists. Rudolph was such a prolific artist in his day that even though Mulberry has now held three exhibitions of his work over the past few years, the new exhibit's pieces will all be new to the public. The exhibit will have opening receptions on First Fridays, July 7 and Aug. 4, from 5 to 9 p.m.

Rudolph began painting in 1966 and continued into the late 1990s, mostly painting in obscurity. He lived his entire life in his childhood home in Red Bank, N.J., and spent his free time alone, walking the boardwalks of Asbury Park to Belmar, N.J., and painting in his basement. He died in 2012 during valve replacement surgery.

Rudolph's work is predominately abstract, created in oils on Masonite with occasional added paper and wax layering. He was favorably critiqued by the New York Times during the time he spent showing his work in New York City and northern New Jersey galleries.

Mulberry Art Studios is located in downtown Lancaster at 21 N. Mulberry St. Free parking is offered in a private lot. For more information about the exhibits, visit http://www.facebook.com/mulberryartstudios.