Critical Mass

Have you heard about Critical Mass?

The aim of Critical Mass is to provide participants with career-building opportunities and to promote the best emerging and mid-career artists working today.
From an original pool of 570 photographers, juried by a pre-selected group of photography professionals, the top 150 is distributed to over 200 more photo movers and shakers - curators from all over the world, dealers, and people who can make a difference in your work being seen and shown.
Two things - First - I was so excited that so many wall space artists were represented in the top 150 - Mitch Dobrowner, Douglas Ethridge, Cynthia Greig, Michael Levin, Kathy Smith and Aline Smithson. Then to have Mitch, Cynthia and Michael make the top 50 I thought was fantastic!
Second - That I was part of the juror pool to look at the top 150 - I was able to see some really great work that I wouldn't normally get to see.

The top six vote-getters have the opportunity to have a monograph published of their work.
here they are - what do you think?

Beth Dow

Bill Sullivan

Jeong Mee Yoon

Joni Sternbach

Krista Steinke

Peter van Agtmael

here are more artists with great work - some have made the the top 50, and others I just thought had some great images, and solid bodies of work. This particular group I had not seen work from -

Kevin Glenn Cooley

Eric Curry

Fran Forman

Karen Glaser

Rachel Herman

Peter Liepke

Preston Wadley

I also have been watching or have reviewed the following artists, and have enjoyed their work -

Dylan Chatain

Luis Delgado

Jon Edwards

Steve Luke Hanson

Rachel Herman

Kelli Knack

Nate Larson

Jenny Riffle

Saul Robbins

Rosanna Salonia + Matthew Yates

Sarah Small

James Soe Nyun

Daniel Traub

Shoshanna White

and there are two of the top 50 wall space has just started working with - I am thrilled at the opportunity of working with both of these tremendously talented women.

Christina Koci- Hernandez

Lydia Panas