The National Heart Gallery

We are thrilled to announce 4 of the children we photographed will be represented in the National Heart Gallery in Washington D.C.

A portion of the email from Diane Granito, organizer of the Heart Gallery in New Mexico

"Dear "Heart Gallery Nation",

On behalf of The "Collaboration to Adopt Us Kids", Adoption Exchange, and the portrait selection committee , I would like to thank all of the Heart Gallery groups who submitted their incredible portraits for consideration for these two exhibits. Your work brought smiles to our faces, or tears to our eyes....sometimes both at once! Each portrait, like each child, is beautiful and deserving of a special place in the world.

On the walk-through in DC recently, I was also amazed by the incredible space the hard-working planners have obtained for these exhibits: Union Station's display will be passed by 80,000 people per day for the 2 weeks it is up, and the gallery of the Russell building is spectacular and complete with columns and other impressive architectural detail; US Senators are housed in the building so it will catch a lot of politicians' eyes, as well as the touring publics'.

We received submissions from dozens of Heart Gallery groups in over 30 states, and will have exhibits which are very representative of our waiting children with respect to ethnicity, age, gender and sibling group/single children. There is also wonderful variety in photographic style, from fun colorful shots to rich black and white portraits. If we could we would have included every portrait in our "DC outreach" we would have done so, but unfortunately space and shipping funds limited us to 50 for each exhibit.

Thank you once again for your dedication, talent and hard work for your very special children.

Diane Granito
Statewide Special Events Co-ordinator
New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department"