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An image of Ozone Park from my project on Queens has been selected by judges Stephen Shore and Harvey Stein for inclusion in the annual group photography exhibition at Garrison Art Center. The show will open this Friday, September 3, with a reception from 6 - 8 pm. The varying work should be interesting.

The exhibition will run through September 26, in the Balter and Gillette Galleries. Garrison Art Center is located at 23 Depot Square on Garrison's Landing in Garrison, NY. Gallery Hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. For more information please call 845-424-3960 or visit www.garrisonartcenter.org

NASA - Of Dust and Creation

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA

NASA - Of Dust and Creation

Chicago

I have an image in Humble Arts Foundation's, Group Show 36. Check it out along with the work of many fine photographers.


© Louise Sturges


© Sean Ellingson

I can't even explain how much I love postcards. So needless to say how great it was to open my mailbox and see this today! Such a nice surprise, especially since the only other things I got were a bill and a casino rewards flyer addressed to the previous tenant. Despite the recent NYC heat, it would be pretty nice to be there right now!

Wow, I have been gone for a while. It has been one month exactly since my last post. July has been a busy, busy month... will be posting some new things soon!

Klea McKenna

Klea McKenna was recently selected by Aperture's Lesley A. Martin, for the 3rd Curator's Choice Award of Jen Bekman's Hey, Hot Shot! competition. McKenna describes her recent project Slow Burn as "an ongoing series of experiments" which in my opinion results in some really beautiful work (that I had not seen before today). Instead of writing about it myself, take a look at what Ms. Martin writes here and take a look at more of Klea's work here (and be sure to read her excellent statement).






Photos © Klea McKenna

InOrbit NY

Some of my Queens images are featured on InOrbit New York today. It is a great new site edited by James Turnley and Bryan Formhals featuring photography and other things about NYC. Be sure to check it out.

This Thursday

Will Steacy's show, Down These Mean Streets opens this Thursday at Michael Mazzeo Gallery. I have been a fan of his work, especially this project for a while now. This should be a great show - not to be missed.

Also, be sure to check out Summer Staged over at Foley Gallery (at their brand new location at 548 W. 28th, 2nd floor), which is also opening. Artists in the show include Tribble & Mancenido, Steven B. Smith, Amy Stein, and several others.

The 6th Boro

New York-based photographers, Lou Peralta and Joe Howansky are curating an exhibition which will feature nine photographers' take on New York City. I don't know much about this, but it seems really interesting, especially since my most recent project is based on Queens.

From their website:

The 6th Boro is an upcoming exhibition showcasing 9 photographer’s contrasting views of New York City. Despite its solid façade, the city is an amorphously perceived environment. It’s natives, it’s transplants, and those who simply come to visit as tourists have disparagingly different perceptions of it. They therefore experience what could conceptually be considered entirely different cities: the spectacle, the ideal, and the “truth”. The 6th Boro presents artists who, through their photography, convey alternate perceptions of the city which the viewer might be unfamiliar with.

Submissions are being accepted (for free!) until June 14th.

See more info on their website.

NYPH 2010

© Marcel Gahler

New York Photo Festival starts on Thursday! My schedule has been quite busy as of late, but I am hoping to make it to a lot of the events.

While browsing the participating artists, Marcel Gahler's work caught my eye. His work is part of the Use Me, Abuse Me exhibition curated by Erik Kessels, at Smack Mellon. Overall the festival looks like it will prove to be better than the last.

Also up during the festival is Full Frame, a group exhibition of work by Pratt Institute's graduating photography seniors. This year's class is much larger than mine was and the show includes a lot of great work. So be sure to stop by!

Full Frame: An Exhibition of Photographs by the Pratt Senior Class
111 Front Street, Suite 461
DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY

through May 15th

Gallery Hours:

Wednesday - Friday: 2pm - 6pm
Saturday-Sunday: 12 - 6pm


© Natasha Otrakji