collect.give the BOOK

The charity-based online photography gallery collect.give announces the release of a book celebrating the project's first 50 photographers - all of whom have pledged to donate 100% of their print proceeds to charities they've selected. Since 2009, collect.give has raised over $28,000 for a wide variety of charitable organizations, by selling affordable, limited edition photographs.

I am honored to be a part of this generous project by Kevin Miyazaki and humbled to have my work the subject of Amy Stein's essay in the book.

Today Time LightBox features the book, see it here.

sneak peak into Milwaukee's art scene...

Fun video of the amazing Kevin Miyazaki and the rest of Milwaukee's art peeps

collect.give is 1 year old!

Kevin Miyazaki's brain child, collect.give, has raised over $18,000 thus far for non-profit organizations! Check out the special December Giveaways in celebration of its first year anniversay!

 

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participating photographers: Jane Fulton Alt, Jonathan Blaustein, Mark Brautigam, Barbara Ciurej, Amy Eckert, Matt Eich, Jon Feinstein, Sarina Finkelstein, Elizabeth Fleming, Max S. Gerber, Ben Huff, Dave Jordano, Stella Kalaw, Melissa Kaseman, David Leventi, Lindsay Lochman, John Loomis, Kerry Mansfield, Mark Menjivar, Kevin J. Miyazaki, Annie Marie Musselman, Susana Raab, Dalton Rooney, Ellen Rennard, Kelly Shimoda, Emily Shur, Allison V. Smith, Aline Smithson, Brea Souders, Lacey Terrell, Sonja Thomsen and David Wright.

new edition from collectdotgive.org

announces a limited edition print by photographer Kelly Shimoda. 

(and its a beauty!)

Before lunch: Flaccanicco, Italy © Kelly Shimoda

Before lunch: Flaccanicco, Italy is being released in an edition of 20, at a print price of $45. 
Kelly pledges to donate 100% of the proceeds to the organization Start Small. Think Big.

View the photographs: collectdotgive.org

**Updated 3/17 : There are only 5 images left in my edition to benefit charity:water ... hurry and order now!

crawfish (lacuna detail), sonja thomsen

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I am pleased to contribute to Kevin Miyazaki's generous project collect.give...

Photographer: Sonja Thomsen
Title: crawfish (lacuna detail)
Size: 7.5”x7.5” image on 8x10” paper
Media: Digital c-print
Edition Size: 20
Price: $40

To Benefit: A non-profit called charity: water. I live on a Great Lake; I am spoiled to live in the vicinity of 1,180 cubic miles of fresh water. Water is a constant subject in my artwork and a resource I often take for granted. The organization charity: water brings clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. They give 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need. For more information: www.charitywater.org

Sonja's Pledge: 100% of print sales. $800 total if the edition sells out.

Order HERE

collect.give

Check out this great new site imagined by the generous Kevin Miyazaki... Collect beautiful images for a great price and all of the money is donated to a charity of the artist's choosing!!!
This is where you should start your holiday shopping! Visit collectdotgive.org

Opening tonight in Milwaukee

at Dean Jensen Gallery
Big, Big Bangs / Small, Small Bucks
December 5, 2008 - January 24, 2009
Opening Reception Friday, December 5 from 6pm - ?

Sonja Thomsen

Jason S. Yi

About the Show:
The show, by far the biggest ever organized by the Dean Jensen Gallery, presents one-hundred works (more or less) by 40 artists (more or less). None of the works is higher in price than $750; many are priced even significantly less.

Kevin Miyazaki

Mayuko Kono

Kevin Miyazaki at MIAD

I am looking forward to Kevin Miyazaki's exhibition in the Perspectives Gallery at MIAD. Kevin will be giving a gallery talk next Tuesday November 25 at 11:15. All are welcome.

Very Small Observations

KEVIN MIYAZAKI

November 24 - December 12, 2008

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
2nd Floor
273 E. Erie St.
Milwaukee, WI

None shall sleep...

So last Thursday was a wonderful night in Milwaukee. Jen Davis was in town and gave a lecture to a full house at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Much of the audience were students which was great to see. After the lecture some of us gathered at Milwaukee's own Nessun Dorma. It was a long night to say the least. Above are Kristen, Tara, Justine, Andy, Kevin, Mel, Megan and Jen
As you can tell by my weak camera skills I was having a great time as well!
Good times.

simultaneous shooting...

tinytinygroupshow #6






Shawn Records
Kirby Pilcher
Amy Stein
Sonja Thomsen
Kelly Shimoda
Andrew Hetherington
Andrew Phelps
Jonathan Saunders
Hee Jin Kang
Allison V. Smith
Liz Kuball

Thanks Kevin.

Love the Lab!

West Coast Imaging is great! Thanks to Mel and Kevin for their advise on this one!

Must see in Milwaukee...

Busy night tonight... off to see as much work as possible. Spring Gallery Night in Milwaukee is always one of the best art events in town. There are many openings tonight but the one not to miss is the 2008 MARNmentors Show Two at Hotcakes Gallery.
Show Opens tonight from 6-9pm and runs April 18 - May 04. Gallery is open TH-SU 12-5PM

I am really excited to see my good friend Mel Trittin's work at Hotcakes Gallery. Most of you probably know her as cigarettesandpurity She will be showing her new series "Promised Land." From Mel's statement about the work...

I’m interested in what I perceive as contradictions.

When I learned of a paintball park called Promised Land, which advertised itself as “America’s best Christian paintball park,” my upbringing by a pacifist minister compelled me to investigate.

It is a great series of work and it is Mel's first Milwaukee exhibition, I look forward to it!

Mel Trittin "...Praise God for Paintball." 2007

Showing with her is her mentor during the project Kevin Miyazaki who is showing some new work from his Fast Food series

Kingshighway Blvd., S. Grand Ave., and Jefferson Ave. Locations
© kjm

The group show also includes work from colleagues Jason Yi, Rina Yoon and Fahimeh Vahdat who are all professors at MIAD.

Our seniors at MIAD have a big opening tonight as there senior thesis is unveiled to the public...

Katelynd Donoghue MIAD class of 2008

big fan...

of James Turrell


srt 2006


This is a piece entitled Knight Rise at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. I hope to visit it again sometime soon... a piece with endless possibilities. Thanks to Kevin Miyazaki who reminded me to experience the piece during my last visit to Scottsdale AZ.

Milwaukee talks...

Three wonderful blogs by three photographers working in my home town that I really admire. Each navigating cyberspace to share their thoughts and opinions of contemporary photography and the artistic process.

Mel Trittin
Kevin Miyazaki
JW Lawson

(Not to mention that they are good bloggers and post regularly... sorry about the slow moving posts. Now that teaching has slowed down I hope to add to the conversation a bit more.)