Coming up this Fall at the gallery

wow - what a line up we have this fall. I can't be more excited or proud of the shows and ideas we have hatching here at the gallery.






2 September - 4 October Cynthia Greig objectivity


we have the pleasure of highlighting Cynthia's two series, Representations and Life-Size. Objectivity references the object nature of both series and plays with the perceptual issues concerning truth and reality that each address. Join us on the 4th during First Thursday's artwalk from 6-8pm to meet Cynthia and see this great work.

7 October - 8 November Joseph O. Holmes under | exposed

Joe's portraits of place are here during October. We are excited to showcase new work from the legendary CBGB club, as well as his series workspaces and his best known work, AMNH. His image from AMNH was a hit on Jen Beckman's 20x200, it sold out in hours, so don't miss your chance to see and own an image from a series that is selling out.

Our biggest treat will be collectible, wall space's affordable art fair, on-line and in the gallery from 10 November - 31 December. We will have much more information coming up about this.
new artists, new images in limited editions or editions special to collectible, all for under $200. We will start posting names and images as they are confirmed. If you would like more information or to be placed on the mailing list for this photographic extravaganza, let us know. The first images we are excited to announce are from Angela Bacon-Kidwell, (you have seen it earlier in the blog, but always worth a second look), Marni Shindelman and Jenny Ellerbe.

do I or don't I? The question of photo reviews

For those of you who do this circuit, reviews can be really great, really stressful or just not go the way you want them to. Its a huge investment in time, money and your soul to put yourself out there to see if your art has value to someone other than you. I suggest doing them all the time, I think they are a great investment, and can teach you so much about your work, emotionally and technically. Do I think they are for everyone? No, not always. You may not be ready yet, things maybe not be cohesive. The way for them to be successful is - Have a solid developed body of work, a well established statement about the work, and a desire and a plan of where you want the work to go and how you see it succeeding in the marketplace.
Mary Virginia Swanson is a tremendous champion of artists, and of photography. She is always working, making connections, answering questions, and really trying to be available for artists to further themselves and their artistic endeavours. She has a blog that she keeps up to date with information about upcoming classes, lectures, and yes, reviews that should be on your daily reading list. Today she posted a commentary on the review process, why it works and what you can get out of it. Take a look.

PhotoLucida - Lou Raizin

Lou's Season's of Solitude work is...well, quiet, simple, elegant and graceful. I can hear that snow falling, feel that softness of the dry powder in my gloves, and the air, so crisp. It brings me back to my days in Jackson, Wyoming. I would be able to get to places there was no one but me...and that wonderful stillness.




in Lou's words -
In the midst of the technical bombardment of emails, cell phone calls and
web traffic, coupled with the daily news, automobile congestion and a world in
flux, man strives to escape – a change of season. This portfolio evokes a place
of simple solitude, quiet and thought provoking, where one can take a geographic
cure to discover the tranquility within.

PhotoLucida - Christine Laptuta

I had a great conversation with Christine in Portland, and loved every minute of our 20. Her platinum work is beautifully printed, creative in scale and how she captures her subject. Her panoramas are rich in detail.
see what you think -







about Christine's work -

It’s all about the land, its mystery, its ambiguity, its disruption and rhythm.

It’s about getting in touch with my intuition and having a dialogue that challenges me.

It’s also about obstacles, changes in light, accidents, a circle with no beginning or end,the continuity of infinite repetition.

My images are all about the journeys l take. I go to places that inspire me. Both chance and serendipity play an important role in my personal narratives. I would like to embrace the land, not as a singular image but as a cinematic journey, where both the passage of time and changes in light add a third dimension to my work.

My goal is to reveal nature’s multi faceted forms, its fragmentation, its asymmetry its abstraction and animation.Ultimately what l want to capture is the essence of the land, the simplicity, beauty and the chaos that surrounds us.

PhotoLucida - Bill Vaccaro

Bill's work, Jesus is on the Mainline, is really interesting.
I have issues with faith, of course, doesn't everyone? But growing up without a faith tradition, and looking at what I call the trappings of faith, our outward expressions of our views, really can make you laugh, cry or say huh? alot. Bill's work lets me figure all that out in my own terms, reporting on who we are with a sense of humor, and tinge of sadness. Is this what its all about?


About the work -

I’m what my wife calls a recovering Catholic. I have vague childhood memories of sleeping with a crucifix over my bed as a child. I don’t know what gave me worse nightmares: The sight of a man nailed on the cross or the threat of eternal damnation.

As I grew older and began to question my religious teachings, I became more and more fascinated by the idea of Jesus and Christianity as a sociological or anthropological idea rather than a purely religious one based on faith. They are reflected in images such as a concrete statue of Christ off of a lonely two lane road in Western Kentucky or a barn in rural Illinois that proclaims “Repent!” to passersby. These photographs are my attempt to reconcile with my childhood memories, current beliefs, and with the wonder that I have for how others manifest their faith both internally and externally.

This project began with a road trip down I-55 to New Orleans a few years ago where I first came across these public manifestations of what I see as pure religious faith in the Bible Belt. The project’s name is taken from a traditional gospel tune popularized by Mississippi Fred McDowell about what it would be like to have a “main” line to Jesus:

Jesus is on the mainline. Tell him what you want. Call him up and tell him.

PhotoLucida - Marni Shindelman

This work was so much fun - Marni and Nate Larson have collaborated on a series, Witness, that explores the idea of Remote Viewing and ESP. sort of wierd, right? The images and text that make up this collaboration between the two is clever, insightful and really creative.
Marni also has a series of her own called Souvenirs from Human, my Mammal that I found really striking, for its humor, sadness and insight all wrapped up in a pretty mesh bag.

Here are a couple of Marni's images -

PhotoLucida - Charlotte Watts

I was so suprised by Charlotte's really quiet, striking images. They have light, texture and really beauitful, soft muted colors, that are enchanting.











in her words -

We think that everything happens in the "blink of an eye", or "in a heartbeat", and that the camera catches those moments in time--stops the motion, preserves the instant. But yet, I think it does not. A photograph only continues the present, the idea. It takes time for the eye to see and longer for the brain to process; and for as many images which our brain can bring to the foreground, there are many more behind the scenes--brief "brainprints" I call them, or déjà vu--which return to us in dreams, or prayers, or song. These recurring photographs are memento mori--they remind us that we must die, and that is why they can be so powerful. They speak to us on multiple layers--appear and reappear in many different forms.