I have been
creating photographic fine art for more than 15 years. Since graduating in
1991 from the renowned Pratt Institute of Art & Architecture with a Bachelor
of Fine Art in Photography, I have continued freelancing, gravitating towards
creative portraits for musicians and artists. My professional work has been
featured on CD covers, PR slicks, commercial websites, magazines, and boxing
posters. Experimenting with the Holga toy camera in 1998, I decided to renew
my concentration on personal expression. Using the world, myth and fairy tales
as my muse, I have photographed with the Holga extensively, creating traditional
imagery as well as pushing the simple camera to its limits with more experimental
series. Since 2002, I have exhibited steadily in various venues and fine art
galleries, including a solo show in 2005 titled "new_venus." Images
from this series were also exhibited in SOHO Photo Gallery in New York City
and CameraArts magazine. Most recently, my work was published in the
Focal Press book "Plastic Cameras: Toying With Creativity" by Michelle
Bates.
Exhibitions
and Publications:
2006
October:
"Venus Empowered"
images exhibited, DUMBO Art's Festival, Gleason's Gym, Brooklyn, NY
September: "Dancer, Contempt
NYC" published in "Plastic Cameras: Toying With Creativity"
by Michelle Bates
May/June 2006: "after
botticelli - venus morte" published in CameraArts
April 2006: "after botticelli - venus morte" second place winner
of SOHO Photo Gallery's Krappy Kamera Kontest 8
2005
December 2005: Two digital-only
versions of images from the "new_venus"
series published in Computer Arts Projects, issue 79
December 2005: Solo show of "Christmas
Lights" series at Fatty's Cafe in Astoria, NY
November 2005: "hannya transforms" image from new_venus series
in "Diversity" group show at Stepping Stone Gallery, Huntington,
NY
September 2005: Solo show "new_venus"
at Stepping Stone Gallery, Huntington, NY
September 2005: Co-curated "Body as Story" group show at Stepping
Stone Gallery, Huntington, NY
September 2005: 1991 Photograph of Antony
Hegarty currently of Antony and the Johnsons appears in New York Times Magazine
Summer 2005: Photos from "Place"
series exhibited at Freezepeach, Astoria, NY
(more to come)
2004
September:
"Cars_23" and "Cars_24" from "Thing" series
exhibited in group show at Stepping Stone Gallery, Huntington, NY
June/July: "Place" series exhibited in two-artist show at the
gallery at Inner Peace in Carle Place, NY
(more
to come)
2003
September:
11 photographs from "Thing" series exhibited at aArtvarks Studio
Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, during the PhotoSeptiembre Festival
2002
October:
"Muses," a one-night artist event collaboration with designer
and photographer Stacy Williams
and special guests DasKreestof and Bios
- "Thing" series exhibited
