OUR WORLD: A National Juried Portfolio Review

I have admired David Maisel's work. The first time I stood in front of his large scale prints in Haines Gallery they took my breath away. I am participating in Photo Alliance's Our World portfolio review next week and Maisel is a reviewer. I look forward to the opportunity to meet him and enjoy a weekend in the bay area talking about photographs.

Wet...

Spring is trying to make an apperance. A slushy, wet mess outside.

Photocentric 2007!

" Photocentric 2007 is the second iteration of MCP's juried exhibition of work by MCP members who live within 525 miles + a long day's drive + of our northeast Minneapolis location. The results demonstrate the range and vitality of contemporary photographic art within our region and introduce new artists to the Center's viewing audiences. Photocentric 2007 helps us develop a better picture of the circle we're the center of, a circle that offers a new view of what constitutes the "Midwest.""

I look foward to showing in this exhition at the Minnesota Center for Photography with good friends:
Lex Thompson
Jonathan Gitelson
Brian Ulrich
Mike Rebholz, fellow MIAD Professor in Madison
To see the range of work that will be in this show look here

The show will run March 31 - May 27.

12 hour day

Thursday's are brutal lately. Teaching three 3 hour classes with a hour prep between them... a non stop day and today was a long one. I enjoy teaching and really learn a lot from my students but I feel abused at the end of days like today. Thankfully fellow professor Mike Rebholz has a beautiful collection of photographs hanging on campus that can transport one from the chaos of the present to the stillness of beauty. Thanks Mike.

January flew by

I had a great trip out to NY at the beginning of January.

I went to see a great new musical Spring Awaking.

Spent a week in Queens with my good friend and fellow SFAI photography alumni Justine Reyes. Justine will be visiting Milwaukee to give an artist talk in March... stay tuned!

Spent a few days taking in great shows in Chelsea.
It was great to Brian Ulrich's show at Julie Saul Gallery. The James Bidgood prints at Clamp Art were beautiful. I was able to see one of David Hillard's pieces in the flesh at Yancey Richardson Gallery Richardson is currently showing portraits by Helen Van Meene. I am drawn to these classical contemporary portraits.


I really enjoyed the show at Foley Gallery, not to mention the space. What a beautful space. Tomas Allen's show "New Releases" is stunning. I really enjoy the narratives Allen creates by disecting pulp fiction novel covers.


I think one of the highlights of my visit was attending Henry Wessel's opening at Robert Mann Gallery, another beautiful gallery space. Wessel was one of my professors in graduate school at SFAI. Wessel's critiques were always intensely productive. Wessel's new 5 book box set by Stiedl was available at the gallery. I was happy to take that beautiful collection home with me. It was so great to catch up with him and many other SFAI Alumni. Henry Wessel, Walapai, Arizona, 1971