Kudos, January 2010
Kudos, January 2010
by Shoshana Rothaizer
Openings, Receptions and Special Events
(Note: All exhibitions are group shows except where indicated as solo shows.)
Thurs. 1/7, 6-8 p.m. – Sheila Smith, opening reception at Caelum Gallery, 508-526 West 26th Street, Suite 315, NYC. 212-924-4161
Fri. 1/8, following evening services – Sheila Bernard, reception for solo show at Lippman Gallery in B’nai Jeshurun Temple, 1025 South Orange Avenue, Short Hills, NJ 07078. 973-379-3177, -1555
Fri. 1/8, 6-9 p.m. – Erika Nusser, reception at Mpls Photo Center, 2400 North Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55411. 612-643-3511. http://www.mplsphotocenter.com
Sat. 1/9, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Laurie Klein, “Basic Camera Handling” workshop. $165. 536 Federal Road, Brookfield, CT 06804. 203-740-1110
Thurs. 1/14, 6-9 p.m. – Carla Berger, opening reception at Rogue Space Gallery, 508 West 26th Street, Suite 9E, NYC. 212-725-2121
Fri. 1/15, 5-8 p.m. - Myrna Harrison-Changar, Lore Behrendt and Diane Hardy Waller, reception at Lafayette Grill, 54 Franklin Street (at Broadway), NYC
Fri. 1/15, 5:30-8:30 p.m. – Debbie Miracolo, gallery talk and reception, Morean Arts Center, 719 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. 727-822-7872. http://www.moreanartscenter.org
Sat. 1/16, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Laurie Klein, “Intermediate Photography” workshop. $165 + $15 model fee. 536 Federal Road, Brookfield, CT 06804. 203-740-1110
Sat. 1/23, 2:30-5:50 p.m. – Janice Wood Wetzel, reception at West Side Arts Coalition, Broadway Community Mall, Broadway at West 96th Street, NYC
Sat. 1/30, 3-6 p.m. – Carla Berger, closing reception at Rogue Space Gallery, 508 West 26th Street, Suite 9E, NYC. 212-725-2121
Sun. 1/31, 3-6 p.m. – Roz Rosenblum and Pat Yancovitz, reception for 3-woman show at The Art Way Gallery at the Princeton Alliance Church, 20 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08540. 609-933-8340 or 609-799-9000 ext. 18
Sun. 2/7, 2:30-5:50 p.m. – Janice Wood Wetzel, closing reception at West Side Arts Coalition, Broadway Community Mall, Broadway at West 96th Street, NYC
Work by Carla Berger was selected for the International Juried Show at Rogue Space Gallery, NYC from 1/14-30. == Sheila Bernard‘s solo exhibition, The Urban Series, is at the Lippman Gallery in B’nai Jeshurun Temple in Short Hills, NJ from 12/29-2/9. == Myrna Harrison-Changar, Lore Behrendt and Diane Hardy Waller have work in Expressions: 2010, at Lafayette Grill, NYC from 1/9-2/10. == Laurie Klein is giving winter workshops at her home studio, and offering a 20% discount through March. Call her at 213-740-1110 or contact her at laurie@laurieklein.com == Debbie Miracolo has work in The Sweet Escape, at the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg, FL from 1/15-3/13. == Erika Nusser has one piece in Portrait Contest, at Mpls Photo Center in Minneapolis, MN from 1/2-31. == A forty-piece retrospective of the work of Roz Rosenblum, titled Visual Motifs, is the featured presentation of a three-woman exhibition, which also includes eleven photographs by Pat Yancovitz, in a show called Rust, Paint, Scissors, at Art Way Gallery in Plainsboro, NJ from 1/16-2/21. == Sheila Smith is showing her collage paintings in International Group Show at Caelum Gallery, NYC from 1/5-16.
Current Exhibitions
Sandy Alpert, Mary Newman, Wendy Paton and Lucille Tortora have images in Clues To Identity – Independent Projects Seminar 2007-2009, at the International Center of Photography, Education Gallery, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, NYC from 9/4-1/3. Call 212-857-0001. == Susan Bowen has images in Holga Inspire, at Umbrella Arts Gallery, 317 East 9th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues), NYC from 12/9-1/16. == Marilyn Fish-Glynn, Ann Littlejohn and Alyce Mayo are in the sixth bi-annual PAI (Photography and Imaging) Members’ Photography Exhibit at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South (at Irving Place), NYC from 12/7-1/3. Call 212-475-3424. == Sandra Gottlieb has a solo show, Images of the Sea, at the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, 1801 West St. Andrews, in Midland, MI 48640 from 1/23-4/25. Call 989-631-5930. The exhibit consists of thirty large pieces (up to 50″) in two rooms, as part of a large exhibition relating to water called “WaterWorks.” == Pamela Green is in Points of View, An Exhibition from Femmes Photales, at Bouras Properties, 25 DeForest Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901 from 11/2-1/4. Call Linda Cole at 908-277-6054 for an appointment. == Several nature photos by Ann Littlejohn are in an on-going display in the Pediatric Wing of the Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, NYC. == Mixed media photographs by Andy Mars are displayed in the window of Westside Camera, 2400 Broadway (at the corner of 88th Street and Broadway), NYC from 12/1-1/2. Call 212-877-8760. == Shirley Pasternak has one piece in Botanical Pictures: Unusual Still Lifes of Plants and Flowers, at Hudson Guild Gallery II, located in Hudson Guild Fulton Center, 119 Ninth Avenue, NYC from 11/19-1/26. == Lesly Reichek is participating in the 5th Annual Photography Competition, at Fotofoto Gallery, 372 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743 from 11/27-1/10. == Maddi Ring has twenty pieces in a solo exhibition, Africa, at the JCC, 760 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052 from 11/1-1/3. Call 973-530-3400 or go to: http://www.jccmetrowest.org. The show comprises photos taken in Namibia, Tanzania, Mali, Ethiopia and other countries. == Laurie Rhodes has work in an international documentary photography exhibition, Building an Ethical Economy: Theology and the Marketplace, at the Trinity Church Museum, Broadway at Wall Street, NYC from 1/25-4/5. The show is in conjunction with Trinity Institute’s annual theological conference of the same name, and the images will also be online at: http://trinitywallstreet.org == Daryl-Ann Saunders is participating in From Here to There, a thematic exhibition by the Arts Council of the Morris Area, 14 Maple Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960 from 7/23-1/10. Call 973-285-5115, send an e-mail to info@morrisarts.org or go to: http://www.DASfineart.com/News.html == Daryl-Ann Saunders and Susan Bowen have work in Blue: An Exhibition of Photographs About a Color, at Vermont PhotoPlace Gallery, 3 Park Street, Middlebury, VT from 12/8-1/9. Call 802-989-2359. == Pat Yancovitz and Elisa Decker are participating in the Holiday Invitational show at Broome Street Gallery, 498 Broome Street, NYC from 12/22-1/10. Call 212-941-0130.
Recent Exhibitions
Carla Berger had eight images in The Postcard Show, at The Lab in San Francisco, CA from 12/4-6, and she also participated in Superheroes/Supervillains, at Look at This Gallery, Chiang Mai, Thailand from 10/31-11/30. == Sheila Bernard had a solo exhibition, The Urban Series, at the Office of the Borough President of Manhattan, NYC from 11/2-30. == Irma Bohórquez-Geisler exhibited gelatin silver photographs in her solo show, The Mexican Community in Staten Island, at Everything Goes Book Café in Staten Island from 12/1-31. Irma’s photos are part of a long-term, photo-documentary essay about the fastest-growing immigrant group in New York City. == Yvette Gallardo D’Elia, Fran Dickson, Paula Goldfader, Rebecca Swanson and Maureen Testa participated in Daydreams: Visions of Five Women Photographers, at St. Francis College, Brooklyn from 11/2-30. == Phyllis J. Featherstone had work in Bay Street Landing Artists and Friends, at Art At Bay in Staten Island from 12/4-27. == Sandra Gottlieb had a solo show, City Tulips, at World Fine Art Gallery, NYC from 11/3-28. == Pamela Green had work in Essex Exposed: A Juried Exhibition of Essex County Artists, at Pierro Gallery in South Orange, NJ from 10/25-11/22, and she was also represented in the New Jersey Photography Forum’s 15th Annual Juried Exhibition, at Watchung Art Center in Watchung, NJ from 11/2-29. == Jane Hoffer and Myrna Harrison-Changar were in From Nature, with the Westside Arts Coalition, NYC from 10/28-11/15. == Catherine Kirkpatrick had two artist’s books (with lots of photographs) in Exhibition on Artist’s Books, at Ann Street Gallery in Newburgh, NY from 11/7-12/19. Catherine also had an artist’s book in the 5th International Artist’s Book Triennial, at Art Centre Silkeborg Bad in Silkeborg, Denmark from 9/12-12/13. == Susan Kuhlman participated in Gone to the Dogs, at Denise Bibro Fine Arts, NYC from 10/8-11/7. == Susan Ledwith and Ann Littlejohn had work in Photocentric, a juried photography show at Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY from 10/23-11/15. == Deborah Matlack‘s photography was featured in A Celebration of the Arts, an exhibit presented by Brooklyn Streetcar Artists’ Group at Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn from 9/16-11/29 == One image by Lesly Reichek was accepted into Soho Photo’s 5th Annual Juried Alternative Processes Competition Exhibition, from 11/3-28. == Daryl-Ann Saunders had work in Focus on Photography, an exhibition with OIA (the Organization of Independent Artists), at the New York Mercantile Exchange, NYC from 11/3-12/29. == Lynn Saville curated Partners in Art & Life, a group show of the work of couples who are both visual artists and live in Brooklyn, at the Brooklyn Public Library from 9/16-11/5. == Shelley Seccombe and Elisa Decker were in the Westbeth Holiday Show Part I, at Westbeth Gallery, NYC from 11/14-12/6. == Ellen Stockdale Wolfe had a solo exhibition, The Inner World of Flowers, at the Interchurch Center, NYC from 11/23-12/30. == Pat Yancovitz had work in the Holiday Invitational exhibit at DeCordova Gallery in Greenport, NY from 11/20-12/20.
Other News
Photos by Sheri Lynn Behr were displayed on 10/18 at a wine and art party to benefit the Liberty Humane Society at River Pet in Edgewater, NJ. == Three of Miriam Berkley‘s photographs of boxers were shown the weekend of 9/26-27 at Gleason’s Gym in DUMBO (Brooklyn), as part of the 13th annual Art Under the Bridge Festival. == Amy Burchenal sold her hand-painted silver prints, books, and black and white silver prints at the Brooklyn Flea’s “Gifted Holiday Market” from 12/2-6 in Manhattan. == On 12/18, Marilyn Fish-Glynn and Alyce Mayo participated in a book-signing party for 100 New York Photographers, at Soho Photo, NYC. Several former PWP members/speakers such as Arlene Gottfried, Cynthia Matthews, Erika Stone, Dee Ann McCarthy and Rebecca Lepkoff were present, along with the book’s author. == Leslie Granda-Hill has an on-going project photographing veterans, and several images of one of these men was featured on Fox News on 9/11 in a story about people and pets. Also, Leslie was accepted to the prestigious Eddie Adams Workshop XXII 2009. == Birgit Pohl recently sold two Polaroid transfers to a collector in Westchester. == Daryl-Ann Saunders is creating a photo studio that PWP members can rent for their own 4-6 hour photo sessions at a modest fee. Brick-walled, the studio is 13′ x 25′, with an adjacent bathroom/makeup area, and it’s located twenty minutes from Manhattan in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Contact Daryl-Ann at das@DASaunders.com == On 10/14, Lynn Saville had a dialogue with art critic Arthur C. Danto about her new book, Night/Shift, at the New York Public Library, and on 10/22, Lynn presented her work, followed by a book-signing, at the School of Visual Arts Amphitheatre, NYC. See “Publications” for more information about the book. Also, Lynn taught “New York at Twilight,” a five-session workshop at International Center of Photography, NYC from 9/29-10/27. == On 11/2, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American Art accepted all of the photos from Nancy Sirkis‘ project about small towns, as well as her five boroughs project. This includes images that Nancy already submitted, and photos that she will take in the future.
Publications
Twenty-one informal portraits by Monica Barnes were published in the 2008 Bulletin: A Directory and Chronicle of The Society of Woman Geographers. Monica’s obituary of pioneering air photographer Mary Meader also appears in the same issue. To view three of Monica’s photos, go to: http://www.iswg.org/triennials.html#Photos == Irma Bohórquez-Geisler was published on page 2 of Diario de México on 6/16. == Ann Brandeis was named a finalist in Photographer’s Forum magazine’s 29th Annual Spring Photography Contest, and her piece is included in their book, Best of Photography 2009, which was released by Serbin Productions in December. Also, a two-page article about Ann was in the Spring issue of Fine Arts Magazine. “Ann Brandeis: Shaking the Dust off Artistic Limitations,” discusses her work in depth, and showcases six of her images. The magazine is sent to national and international galleries, is available by subscription, and can be purchased in many bookstores. == An article by Elisa Decker, in which she reviews paintings by Anne Neely, was published in the September edition of Art of America. See pages 150-151. == A two-page spread about Marilyn Fish-Glynn is featured in 100 New York Photographers, by Cynthia Dantzic, recently published by Schiffer. Marilyn was honored by the invitation to participate in this book, which includes many iconic figures, spanning over fifty years of work. Also included is a 1937 photograph by Rebecca Lepkoff. The book was displayed in the window of Rizzoli Bookstore and can be purchased at the Museum of Modern Art. == Black and white infrared work by Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin is featured on page 46 of Photographic Possibilities, Third Edition: The Expressive Use of Equipment, Ideas, Materials, and Processes, by Robert Hirsch, published by Focus Books. This book encompasses technical information, resources, and the thought-provoking work of over 150 international artists, and it can be ordered from Amazon.com on PWP’s website, which will benefit our organization. Go to: http://www.pwponline.org/page.php?page=books, and then click on the Amazon book graphic on the upper left. The book lists for $35.95, and the ISBN is 978-0-240-81013-3. == Photography by Leslie Granda-Hill appeared in an article, “Sit! Stay! Snuggle!: An Iraq Vet finds his Dog Tuesday,” in The Wall Street Journal on 7/11, online and in print. Go to: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124727385749826169.html == A photograph by Barbara Leven was featured in the June issue of Art News, Vol. 108, No. 6, page 109, to illustrate a review of a group show held at the Louis K. Meisel Gallery. == A group photo by Andy Mars, which includes Dr. Ruth Wertheimer, is in the January/February issue of Fido Friendly magazine. == A full-page photograph by Alyce Mayo was featured on the page for the month of September in the 2009 Nature of North Quabbin Calendar. == Photographs by Tequila Minsky are on the cover and in the interior of the 12/18 issue of Downtown Express, and also in the 12/16 edition of The Villager. Go to: http://www.scribd.com/doc/24240200/DECEMBER-18-2009-DOWNTOWN-express, http://downtownexpress.com/de_347/festivefestival.html, and http://www.downtownexpress.com (cover photo) == An image by Erika Nusser will be on the cover of the second issue of Imprints, the new publication of Professional Women Photographers. == Joan Pearlman‘s photo of the interior of the Alahambra appears on the cover of Antithetical Arts: On the Ancient Quarrel Between Literature and Music, by Peter Kivy, recently published by Oxford University Press. == A photograph by Ann Marie Rousseau is in MS and the Material Girls, Images and Issues of Women in the Twentieth Century, a book published by Twenty-First Century Books in Minneapolis. See page 100. == A Polaroid transfer image by Daryl-Ann Saunders won the most votes in a field of eighty-five submissions in an international contest, the AlternativePhotography.com Calendar Competition 2010. Daryl-Ann’s image is featured on the cover of the color calendar and also inside, along with the work of eleven other artists who work in non-silver processes such as gum bichromate, palladium, cyanotype, etc. To see the artists’ work and to purchase the calendar, go to: http://www.alternativephotography.com/books/calendar_2010.html. For the seventh year in a row, Daryl-Ann was commissioned to photograph a prominent female executive to appear as part of a cover photo-montage and on the inside of the September/October issue of Profiles in Diversity magazine. Daryl-Ann also photographed author Kara Newman for the inside flap of her new book about cocktails, Spice and Ice, which was released by Chronicle Books in November. == On 5/19, Random House/Monacelli Press published Night/Shift, color photographs by Lynn Saville of offbeat New York cityscapes at twilight and dawn. ISBN: 978-1-58093- 219-6 (1-50893-219- 3). In conjunction with this book, Lynn had several talks and book signings, as well as two solo shows, titled NightShift, at Yancey Richardson Gallery, NYC, from 7/9 – 9/12, and at Gallery Kavafas, Boston from 9/12 – 10/17. == A photograph of a pug by Ronnie J. Schultz was on page 25 of the Summer issue of The Pet Elite, a magazine which is mailed to the dog community, including retail stores, exclusive pet boutiques, and pet spas around the world. == Several images by Catherine Steinmann, including a cover photo, were published during the month of December in The Garden Island, a local newspaper in Kaua’i, HI.
Self-Published books
Amy Burchenal and her husband released their latest photo-poem publication, Somewhere South of Roanoke in December, and this new book and others can be viewed and purchased at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/zburch
On the Web
Two series of 11″ x 14″ cibachrome photographs by Mariette Pathy Allen from the 1980s, Fantasy Found and Created and Flowers, are represented by the Domeischel Gallery Ltd. These images can be found on the gallery’s website: http://www.domeischelgallery.com == Clues To Identity, the exhibition that Sandy Alpert, Mary Newman, Wendy Paton, Lucille Tortora are in at the International Center of Photography, NYC, was reviewed by The Artpoint – a well-respected art blog. Go to: http://www.domeischelgallery.com == Three images by Carla Berger are in Bold/Subtle, a juried online International art exhibition with Upstream People Gallery, running from 12/1/09 through 11/30/10. Carla also has images in the 8th Annual Summer All Media, which went online beginning 7/1 for one year, and she was in Color: Bold/Subtle, from 2/1-11/30. Go to: http://www.upstreamgallery.com == Miriam Berkley is profiled in the online edition of the December “Picture of the Year” issue of Rangefinder magazine. The article, which focuses on Miriam’s author photographs and also includes one of her New York City images, can be seen at: http://www.rangefindermag.com/storage/articles/RF1209_Berkley_Brownstein.pdf. Also, the printed magazine mentions the article on page 138 and has one image from the article. == Images by Susan Bowen are showcased at http://www.holgainspire.com, a website created by the makers of the silly plastic camera that she uses. == Leslie Arlette Boyce received Honorable Mention for her series about the African Burial Ground in the 2009 International Photography (Lucie) Awards. Go to: http://photoawards.com == Ann Brandeis, Barbara Leven and Linda Sandow were also winners of the International Photography (Lucie) Awards, and the 7th Annual Lucie Awards presentation took place on 10/19 at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC. To see the images of these members, go to: http://luciefoundation.org/ == A series of photos by Ann Brandeis also received an award from Prix de la Photographie, and it can be viewed at: http://www.px3.fr/winners/2009/zoom.php?eid=1-12274-09&uid=2226011 == Ruth Gitto has a new website and is looking for feedback. Go to: http://www.nycfotosafari.com == Leslie Granda-Hill was a finalist in the Strand Photography Contest, and an exhibition of winners was at the Pratt CCPS Gallery, NYC from 7/15 – 8/26. Go to: http://www.eyeonthestrand.com. Also, Leslie was a First Place winner in the April On-Line Photography Contest at Focal Press. Go to: http://www.focalpress.com/photographycontest.aspx. Additionally, Leslie’s images won First Place at both the New York Renaissance Faire and the Maryland Renaissance Faire. Go to: http://www.renfair.com and http://www.rennfest.com == An article about Barbara Leven, titled “Barbara Leven Part I: What the Eye is Called to See,” is in The Artpoint. Go to: http://theartpoint.blogspot.com/2009/10/barbara-leven-part-1-what-eye-is-called_5031.html == Andy Mars is represented by Busacca Gallery, an online gallery in San Francisco, CA, and two of her images can be seen at: http://www.busaccagallery.com/catalog.php?catid=204 == Tequila Minsky‘s slide show of Chasidic Jews celebrating Chanukah on the sidewalks of the Lower East Side can be found at: http://artforum.com/diary/id=24172 == Mayda Rumberg received Special Recognition for a show at http://www.UpstreamPeopleGallery.com, which is on view from 3/1/09 through 2/28/10. == An article about Daryl-Ann Saunders is on a photo-industry blog. Go to: http://lg-reps.com/2009/12/218421867/. Another article, about Daryl-Ann’s night subway photographs titled “Interrupted Landscapes,” is in Urbanautica, the online Italian photo magazine. Go to: http://www.urbanautica.com/blog/daryl-ann-saunders/ to see the article, and then click on the artwork to see additional images. Also, Daryl-Ann was interviewed on the Nymphoto.com blog. “A Conversation with Daryl-Ann Saunders” discusses her background, various projects, and shows samples of her work. Go to: http://nymphoto.blogspot.com/2009/03/conversation-with-daryl-ann-saunders.html. Additionally, for Facebook members, Daryl-Ann has a new online photography page that offers news of art and photography-related topics, tips and information as well as her own events. To subscribe to the page, visit: http://tiny.cc/FacebookDASphoto and click on the “Become A Fan” link.
Up-Coming Exhibitions
Laurie Klein will give a workshop, “Revisiting The Classic Art of Hand Coloring,” the weekend of 3/6-7, for $395. == Janice Wood Wetzel has work in Central Park Exhibit, at the West Side Arts Coalition, NYC from 1/20-2/7.
Kudos is open to general, student and lifetime members. The printed version is distributed at PWP’s monthly meetings, and information is updated at the beginning of each month.
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Shoshana Rothaizer
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