Into the Light at Gray Loft Gallery

My photograph, "Somewhere in another world," from the series Transitional landscapes, will be included in the exhibition Into the Light at Gray Loft Gallery.

The exhibition will run from February 11 through March 18, 2017.

Gray Loft Gallery is located at 2889 Ford Street, third floor, Oakland, CA, and can be reached by phone at 510-499-3445. Gray Loft Gallery was voted Best Art Gallery in the 2016 Oakland Magazine Readers' Choice awards, and has been referred to as a hidden gem in the Jingletown arts district of Oakland. Retired San Francisco Chronicle art critic Kennet Baker called Gray Loft "a space gaining prominence in the Bay Area."

An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, February 11, from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Another reception is scheduled in conjunction with the Alameda and Jingletown Second Friday Art Walk on March 10, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

And a closing reception and wine tasting is scheduled for Saturday, March 18, from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

photo detail by Styrous

photo detail by Styrous

The juror for Into the Light was Judy Walgren, Pulitzer Prize winner, Editorial Director of ViewFind, and former Director of Photography at the San Francisco Chronicle. Participating artists are

Jeffrey Abrahams|  Laurel Anderson-Malinovsky   |  Jason Andrescavage | Jo Babcock | PJ Calihan | Niccolo Constanti | Larry Davidson | Kim Froshin | David Gardner | J. M. Golding | Marsha Guggenheim | Edie Scott Hoffman | Judy Iranyi | Julie Jaycox | Drew Klausnser | Eben Ostby | Steven Raskin | Sue Reynolds | Dean Santomieri | Charlotte Seekamp | Neo Serafimidis | Robert Schneider | Susan Scott | Sierra Joy Stevens-McGeever | Styrous | Michael Teresko | Beverly Tharp | Jane Waterbury | Stephanie Williamson | Nick Winkworth | Karyn Yandow

Gallery hours are Saturdays, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., and Sundays by appointment.

Showcase at RayKo Gallery

My photograph, "In this silence I hear your voice," will be included in Showcase, an exhibition of photographs by people who have studied at RayKo Photo Center.

The exhibit runs from January 26 through February 24, 2017, with an opening reception on Thursday, January 26, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

RayKo Gallery is located at 428 Third Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107 and can be reached by phone at 415-495-3773.

Jurors for the show were fine art photographer, master printer, teacher, and RayKo Gallery Director Ann Jastrab; RayKo Photo Center Workshop Coordinator Audrey Jones; and RayKo workshop instructors.

New calendar and note cards

A new calendar for 2017, featuring my black and white portraits of trees, is available now in my Redbubble shop.

All of the individual images are also available as 4" x 6" note cards, 5" x 7-/12" note cards, and 4" x 6" postcards.

Calendars titled "From destruction grows a garden of the soul" and "Return to the garden of the soul," are also available, updated for 2017. Each features photographs from my series, "From destruction grows a garden of the soul." 

My "Quiet explorations" calendar, with photographs of egrets, is also updated for 2017.

The f/D Book of Pinhole nears production

My photograph, "The undeniable existence of ephemeral beauty" (from the series, From destruction grows a garden of the soul) will be included in The f/D Book of Pinhole.

The f/D Book of Pinhole is a collection of pinhole photos by 99 photographers, representing the North and South American, European, and Asian continents in geographical and aesthetic diversity. The photographs show the "pinhole look" and the unique ways in which pinhole works with motion and time, bent film planes, infrared, and other techniques and formats.

The book is for

  • The uninitiated: photographers who are new to pinhole and interested in trying it
  • The experienced: pinhole photographers who are looking for great examples of a
    format they’re already working in
  • Lensed photographers: to broaden horizons and see the world in new ways
  • Collectors: to find new artists to research and follow

Kier Selinsky and Libby Selinsky, founders of the f/D website and Subjective Press, are seeking funding to print the book through January 1, 2017 via Kickstarter (see my photo in the examples of printed book pages there!). Backers can receive not only the book, but also a 23" x 25" press signature from it and/or a print by Kier Selinsky.

Holga & Friends Out of the Box exhibition

Two of my photographs will be included in the Holga & Friends Out of the Box exhibition at Tammy Cromer Photo | Sculpture | Gallery & Productions.

At the frontier of the known world

At the frontier of the known world

Scene from an imagined childhood

Scene from an imagined childhood

This is the inaugural exhibit in Tammy Cromer's new gallery space in Dallas, TX, at 2543 Farrington Street. The gallery can be reached by phone at 903-241-4844.

The exhibit runs from October 29 through December 31, 2016, with an opening reception on Saturday, October 29, 2016, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

This year's juror for Holga & Friends Out of the Box was photographer, teacher, lecturer, author, and curator Harvey Stein.

Somerville Toy Camera Festival

My photographs, "Always ourselves" and "You are beyond all words", will be included in the fourth annual Somerville Toy Camera Festival.

Always ourselves

Always ourselves

You are beyond all words

You are beyond all words

Three galleries in Somerville, MA will be filled with plastic camera photographs. My work will be at the Brickbottom Gallery, which is located at 1 Fitchburg St., Somerville, MA, 02143 and can be reached by phone at 617-776-3410. The Brickbottom Gallery exhibit opens today and runs through Sunday, October 15. There's an opening reception on Saturday, September 10, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

The juror for this year's Somerville Toy Camera Festival was internationally known artist and photographer Christopher James, who is also the author of the acclaimed Book of Alternative Photographic Processes.

Additional exhibitions will take place at the Nave Gallery and Washington Street Art Center. Please see the Somerville Toy Camera Festival website for details and to preview the exhibits.

Transitional landscapes at Saratoga Library

An exhibition of eight photographs from my series, Transitional landscapes, opens on Wednesday, September 7 at the Saratoga Library Art Wall.

Somewhere in another world

Somewhere in another world

Also included are these two pieces:

I wandered through the neighborhood, my head in the clouds

I wandered through the neighborhood, my head in the clouds

Creek, Sky, and Trees

Creek, Sky, and Trees

The library will simultaneously be hosting an exhibit of wet plate photographs by Tony Sehgal titled "Silver Reflections: 19th Century Photography in the Digital Age."

 

The library is located at 13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA95070, and can be reached by phone at 408-867-6126. The exhibitions run through October 29.

"A Day's Journey Inward" at Inside the Outside

A series of my photographs, titled "A Day's Journey Inward," and accompanied by a brief article, has been published on the Inside the Outside landscape photography collective's website.

This is work that I've never shown (online or elsewhere) before, made as part of a collaboration with Paul Romaniuk and Jan Gates. I encourage you to look around the Inside the Outside website for wonderful explorations of inner and outer landscapes.

Black + White at the Center for Fine Art Photography

My photograph, "To hold the meanings in my hands," is included in the exhibition Black + White at the Center for Fine Art Photography.

To hold the meanings in my hands

To hold the meanings in my hands

Black + White opens today and is on view through August 27, 2016. An artist reception is scheduled for Friday, August 5, 2016 from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. The Center for Fine Art Photography is located at 400 North College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO,  80524, and can be reached by phone at 970-224-1010.

The juror for Black + White was "old school with a twist" photographer Rodney Smith.

pinhole at A. Smith Gallery

My photograph, "The return of the light," will be included in the pinhole exhibition at A. Smith Gallery.

A. Smith Gallery is located at 103 N. Nugent Ave., Johnson City, TX. The exhibit runs from July 8 through August 28. Receptions are scheduled for Saturday, July 30, and Saturday, August 27, both from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

The juror for pinhole was Amanda Smith, a wonderful pinholeDirector of A. Smith Gallery.

Flight at PhotoPlace Gallery

My photograph, "To the morning," is included in the online annex of the exhibition Flight at PhotoPlace Gallery.

To the morning

To the morning

PhotoPlace Gallery is located at 3 Park St., Middlebury, VT, and can be reached by phone at 802-388-4500. The gallery exhibit runs from June 8 through July 1, 2016. You can see the online annex and preview the gallery exhibit here.

An artist reception is scheduled for Friday, July 17, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

The juror for Flight was Laura Moyer, Director of Photolucida.

Common Ground: A Celebration of Our National Parks at David Brower Center

My photograph, "In a realm of knowing," from the series "Where you are," will be included in the exhibition Common Ground: A Celebration of Our National Parks at the David Brower Center. The exhibition, which runs from May 20 through September 8, 2016, celebrates the centennial of the United States National Park Service through art.

In a realm of knowing

In a realm of knowing

The David Brower Center is located at 2150 Allston Way, Suite 100, Berkeley, CA 94704, and can be reached by phone at 510-809-0900. An opening reception is scheduled for Friday, May 20, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m..

According to the exhibition press release, the work by 20 San Francisco Bay area artists - including photography, painting, textile art, sculpture, and mixed media works - "cohesively solidifies artists as allies of national parks with themes that show the glory and bounty of the lands, while bringing attention to environmental concerns."

Jurors for Common Ground were Stephanie Hanor, Director of the Mills College Art Museum; Katrina Traywick, Director of Traywick Contemporary; Laurie Rich, Executive Director of the David Brower Center; and Sean Uyehara, Director of Programs, Headlands Center for the Arts.

Transitional Landscapes at the Center for Fine Art Photography

My photograph, "Somewhere in another world," from my series, Transitional landscapes, will be included a juried group exhibition also titled Transitional Landscapes at the Center for Fine Art Photography.

Somewhere in another world

Somewhere in another world

Juror Natasha Egan, executive director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago, named the entire juried group exhibition after my series (not to be confused with my solo exhibitions of this series, which will be recalled by longtime readers of my blog).

The exhibition runs from May 6 through June 10, 2016. The Center for Fine Art Photography is located at 400 North College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO80524, and can be reached by phone at 970-224-1010. An opening reception is scheduled for Friday, May 6, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Photography NOW! at Umpqua Valley Arts Association

My photograph,"The land transforming," and diptych "Many miles," both from the series From destruction grows a garden of the soul, will be included in the Photography NOW! exhibition at the Umpqua Valley Arts Association.

The land transforming

The land transforming

Many miles

Many miles

The Umpqua Valley Arts Association is located at 1624 West Harvard Avenue, Roseburg, OR97471, and can be reached by phone at 541-672-2532. The exhibit runs from May 6 through July 8, 2016, with an opening reception on Friday, May 6, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

The juror for Photography NOW! was photographer, curator, educator, and arts director Laura Valenti.