Lucida Alba is a photographic practice shaped by light, perception, and the discipline of slow observation.
The name draws from Latin—lucida, meaning clear or luminous, and alba, referring to first light. Together, they point toward a way of seeing: not just what is present, but how it is revealed.
Across this work, light is not treated as illumination alone, but as structure—defining form, compressing space, and shifting the boundary between what is seen and what is felt. Architecture and landscape become studies in scale, atmosphere, and traces of human presence. Fragments of place, time, and memory are held in tension rather than resolved.
Exhibitions & Recognition
A photographic practice by Robert Kudrle
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Robert Kudrle is an artist and photographer based in Madison, Wisconsin. His work reflects a longstanding interest in the relationships between architecture, landscape, perception, and the built environment.
He holds a BFA from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and an MFA from the University of Illinois Chicago. Trained as a painter, Robert brings an interest in composition, structure, atmosphere, and abstraction to his photographic practice.
His work spans several decades and includes photographs made throughout the Midwest as well as during travel in the United States and abroad.
Artist and photographer
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Robert Kudrle
Selected Exhibitions
The Griffin Museum of Photography
Online Juried Group Exhibition
2026
2011
Sioux City Art Center 62nd Juried Exhibition
Sioux City Art Center · Sioux City, IA
Juried Group Exhibition
2nd place award
1997
Anafi(d)orka Group Exhibition
Manifest Gallery · Cincinnati, OH
Group Exhibition
1995
The Car Wash Show: Tribute to Joseph Beuys
Chicago, IL
Group Exhibition
1993
Works by Robert Kudrle
Augsburg College · Minneapolis, MN
Solo Exhibition
1993
Art Lab Group Exhibition
Art Lab Studios · Minneapolis, MN
Group Exhibition
1995
Thesis Exhibition
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL
Group Exhibition
Exhibition history spanning photography, painting, and mixed-media practices.