Governors Island Art Fair, Nolan Park, Governors Island, NYC. 9/7-9/29/2013.
Weekends only throughout September. Building 5B, downstairs.
Twelve Soho Photo Gallery artists exhibiting. I will have work on the walls Sept. 14 – 15 (in bins the other weekends). I will be exhibiting 22 pieces from the New York Walking Series.
Davis Orton Gallery, 114 Warren St., Hudson, NY. 4/5 – 5/12/2013.
Reception: April 5, 5 – 7 pm.
4-person show; I’m one of two Portfolio Showcase exhibitors. Stephen DiRado, Bob Avakian, Susan Bowen, Miska Draskoczy. [12 pieces from the Legs and Feet series]
Davis Orton Gallery is a charming gallery in the artsy small town of Hudson in upstate New York.
From my statement: “An interesting aspect of these images is that the exposure time (usually 1/15 of a second) often captures one foot in sharpness and the other totally blurred. Multiple people walking together might seem to be a single person with mis-matched feet. A person might seem to only possess only leg. The swirl of fabric might create a dynamic abstraction.”
Center for Alternative Photography, 36 E. 30th St., NYC. 9/7-9/21/2012.
Reception: Friday, September 7, 6 – 9 pm.
Holga 30th Anniversary Exhibit, featuring Michael Kenna (Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery), Harvey Stein, Michelle Bates, Thomas Michael Alleman and Susan Bowen. Exhibiting large scale print mounted to plexi; 17″x10′. [1 piece: ‘Lights of Fremont, Golden Nugget’]
From the CFAP website: “Holga’s world famous medium format camera has been used by serious artists around the world and Holga is honored to feature Michael Kenna, Harvey Stein, Michelle Bates, Thomas Michael Alleman and Susan Bowen. Their ethereal photographs will evoke and inspire you knowing that their extraordinary works of art were accomplished with the bare essentials of mechanical photography equipment.”
Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC 3/7-31/2012.
Reception: Tuesday, March 6, 6 – 8 pm.
Photos by Michelle Bates
Featuring Michelle Bates, Susan Bowen, David Burnett, Tammy Cromer-Campbell, Taiju Fubuki, Teru Kuwayama, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Pauline St. Denis, Harvey Stein, and Rebecca Tolk.
A traveling exhibit of the artists showcased in the Holga Inspire (now defunct) website by the makers of the Holga camera. I have on exhibit: ‘Cement Plant, Snaking Pipes’, ‘Prairie City Grain Elevator’, ‘Graffiti’, and ‘Carhenge, Nose Dive and Fins’.
“Soho Photo and Holga Inspire proudly present the Holga Inspire exhibition, a widely acclaimed traveling exhibition showcasing a collection of outstanding images created by internationally renowned photographers who use the Holga camera as their artistic expression. The show includes work by Michelle Bates, Susan Bowen, David Burnett, Tammy Cromer-Campbell, Taiju Fubuki, Teru Kuwayama, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Pauline St. Denis, Harvey Stein, and Rebecca Tolk.
Since 2009, the Holga Inspire show has been exhibited in Bangkok, Texas, New York, Massachusetts, Santa Barbara, Los Angles and Colorado, etc. The show endeavors to
showcase the extraordinary artistic potential and creative expression of Holga cameras.”
Hallmark Institute of Photography, 85 Avenue A, Turner Falls, MA. 5/7-6/6/10.
Reception: May 7, 6 – 8 pm.
Featuring Michelle Bates, Susan Bowen, David Burnett, Tammy Cromer-Campbell, Taiju Fubuki, Teru Kuwayama, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Pauline St. Denis, Harvey Stein, and Rebecca Tolk. I am exhibiting: ‘Cement Plant, Snaking Pipes’, ‘Prairie City Grain Elevator’, ‘Graffiti’, and ‘Carhenge, Nose Dive and Fins’.
A traveling exhibit of the artists showcased in the Holga Inspire (now defunct) website by the makers of the Holga camera.
I am honored to be included as a featured artist on the Holga Inspire (now defunct) website… a promotional site by the manufacturers of the Holga camera. The site and associated traveling exhibition is organized and promoted by the effervescent Christine So. Thank you Christine!
From the website: “Holga Inspire is an initiative of Holga Limited, a company of the Universal Electronics Industries group co-founded by Mr. T.M. Lee, who invented and continues to manufacture and develop the Holga range of cameras. The mission of Holga Inspire is to support creative artists and professional photographers who use the Holga as their medium of creative expression. We seek to connect professionals throughout the arts, media, and academia through exhibitions, events and educational programs. We want to reinvigorate classic photography and inspire creative originality. Holga Inspire strives to demonstrate the extraordinary artistic potential and the wide range of creative expression that can be realized with a Holga camera.”
From 2010 – 2013 the Holga Inspire, an International Exhibit of 10 Holga Masters was been shown at these galleries (many now sadly closed):
Umbrella Arts Gallery, 317 E. 9th St., NYC. 12/9-1/16/2010
Hallmark Institute of Photography, 85 Avenue A, Turner Falls, MA. 5/7-6/6/2010
Brooks Institute, Gallery 27, 27 E. Cota St., Santa Barbara, CA. 9/2-10/1/2010
Icon Gallery, 5450 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. 3/5-4/1/2011
Center for Fine Art Photography, 400 N. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO. 9/30-1/14/2011
Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC. 3/7-3/31/2012
Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., Durango, CO. 6/8-7/17/2012
Photobooth, 1193 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA. 8/30-9/27/2012
Chicago Photography Center, 3301 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL. 10/12-10/28/2012
Interlochen Center for the Arts, 4000 Highway M-137, Interlochen, MI. 11/30-1/11/2012
Arts Eye Gallery, 3550 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ, 8/20-10/31/2013
Umbrella Arts Gallery, 317 E. 9th St., NYC. 12/9/09-1/16/2010.
Reception: December 9, 6 – 8 pm.
Featuring Michelle Bates, Susan Bowen, David Burnett, Tammy Cromer-Campbell, Taiju Fubuki, Teru Kuwayama, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Pauline St. Denis, Harvey Stein, and Rebecca Tolk. I am exhibiting ‘Cement Plant, Snaking Pipes’ and ‘Carhenge, Nose Dive and Fins’.
A traveling exhibit of the artists showcased in the Holga Inspire (now defunct) website by the makers of the Holga camera.
Susan Bowen Photography, 424 Seventh Ave. @ 14th St., Brooklyn, NY. 5/17-5/18/2008.
September 7 – 29, 2013