The HAND Magazine | Deedra Baker

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Congratulations to Deedra Baker for having her artwork, Jan., 1990, featured in The HAND Magazine, Issue #8, April 2015. A list of other artists included in the issue may be viewed here.

Deedra received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2011, from Washburn University in Topeka, KS. She is currently working toward a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts with a Photography Concentration and Intermedia Secondary Concentration at Texas Woman’s University.

MFA Graduating Exhibitions | Rachael Banks, Amber Hall, Allison Jarek, and Gary McCoy

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Congratulations to Rachael Banks, Amber Hall, Allison Jarek, and Gary McCoy for their Master of Fine Arts Graduating Exhibition at the East | West Galleries at Texas Woman’s University. The exhibition dates are April 15 – 23, 2015.

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 16, 2015 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Exhibition Dates:  April 15 – 23, 2015

The exhibition also features paintings by Bailey K. Chapman and James Zamora.

Call for Proposals | 2016 SPE National Conference, Constructed Realities

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Due: June 1, 2015

Call for Proposals:
SPE welcomes presentation proposals for SPE’s 2016 National Conference, Constructed Realities, from member photographers, writers, educators, curators, historians and professionals from other fields.

Next year’s theme will address the aspects of myth, fantasy, and reality in photography and deconstruct rhetoric of what constitutes a photograph.

Topics are not required to be theme-based, and may include but are not limited to, imagemaking, history, contemporary theory and criticism, multidisciplinary approaches, new technologies, effects of media and culture, educational issues, funding, and presentations of work in photography, film, video, performance and installation.

Presentation Formats:
Graduate Student – short presentation of your own artistic work and a brief introduction to your graduate program (must be enrolled in graduate program at time of submission)

Imagemaker – presentation on your own artistic work

Lecture – presentation on historical topic, theory, or another artist’s work

Panel Discussion – active discussion among panelists (max 4), moderator and audience to discuss a chosen topic

Teaching & Learning – presentations, workshops, or demos that address educational issues, including teaching resources and strategies

Submission Deadline: JUNE 1, 2015, 11:59 PM EDT

Visit www.spenational.org for full details.

Call for Entry | Center Forward 2015

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Due: May 13, 2015 
Center Forward | The Center for Fine Art Photography
Juror: Hannah Glasgow

Juror:
Hamidah Glasgow is the Executive Director and Curator at The Center for Fine Art Photography. Ms. Glasgow is dedicated to the advancement of artist’s careers and has created a vibrant community of artists, gallerists and curators who collaborate to promote both emerging and established artists. The Center hosts 20 international juried, group and solo exhibitions in its three galleries annually. The Centers goal is to promote individual artists from around the world through our physical and online galleries, publications and various social media outlets including the Center’s blog, Perspectives.

Honors |Awards:
Juror’s Selection: $1,000.00

Two LiveBooks Website Awards: Valued at $399 from liveBooks
Honorable Mention Awards: 2 year membership and a three image submission for an upcoming call for entry.

For More Information about the Center Forward Call For Entries, click here

The Haunted Mind, Lillian Bradshaw Gallery | Ashley Whitt

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumna, Ashley Whitt, for her recent solo exhibition, The Haunted Mind, at the Lillian Bradshaw Gallery in the Dallas Public Library. The exhibition ran from March 2 – March 28, 2015.

The Haunted Mind is an on-going series of self-portraits exploring themes of grief, duality, and psychological states. An alternative photographic process called dass transfer is used to create distortion and blurring within the images.

There is also an accompanying musical piece titled “SheIsWaitingInTheWoods” by Dan Bernardo.

Ashley graduated from Texas Woman’s University where she earned her MFA in Photography in 2012. She graduated from UT Arlington with a BFA in Photography in 2009. Ashley currently adjuncts in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for Dallas County and Collin County Community Colleges.

South by Southeast Photomagazine | Allison Jarek

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Congratulations to Allison Jarek for having her series, Hallowed Ground, featured in the March / April 2015 issue. To view this publication, visit www.sxsemagazine.com.

South x Southeast photomagazine brings you everything about fine art photography in the American Southeast. From gallery shows to museum exhibitions, book reviews, photo festivals, the best of the blogs written about Southern photography, interviews with gallery directors, photographers, museum curators and collectors of the South, along with articles and galleries of 9 – 12 featured artists. From Miami to Washington, Dallas to Savannah, we’ve got you covered.

SXSE comes to you bimonthly online and in print.

Allison received her BFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design in the spring of 2011 and is currently an MFA Candidate in Visual Arts, Photography Concentration at Texas Woman’s University.

A Flexible Arrangement, Grey Matters Gallery | Kalee Appleton

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumna, Kalee Appleton, for having five pieces from her series, Bit Rot, in the group exhibition, A Flexible Arrangement, at Gray Matters Gallery in Dallas, Texas. Curated by Nathan Green, this exhibition includes an impressive lineup of artists working in photography, including: Sterling Allen, Josh Rios, Barry Stone, Kevin Todora, and Casey James Wilson.

Exhibition Dates: March 28 – April 26, 2015

Gray Matters Gallery
113 N. Haskell Ave.
Dallas, TX, 75226
(214) 824-7108

Kalee received a BFA in Photography from Texas Tech University in 2005 and an MFA in Visual Arts, Photography Concentration from Texas Woman’s University in 2014.

Apply | April Opportunities

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Call for Entry:

  • Due: April 1, 2015 
    Black & White 2015 | The Center for Fine Art Photography
    Juror: Roy L. Flukinger
  • Due: April 1, 2015
    AWARD-WINNING NON-PROFIT JURIED PUBLICATION
    (publication + $2,000 in cash awards)
  • Due: April 4, 2015
    Unique by Nature | Juried Art Competition and Exhibition
    McKinney Performing Arts Center
  • Due: April 13, 2015
    Filter Photo Space, Filter Photo Festival
  • Due: April 13, 2015 (Early Entry Date)
             May 18, 2015 (Final Entry Date)
    35th Annual Spring Photography Contest | presented by Photographer’s Forum Magazine and sponsored by SIGMA

Recent Successes and Artistic Endeavors | Joy Christiansen Erb

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A Letter from Joy Christiansen Erb | Recent Successes and Artistic Endeavors

“Fun 2014 Activities and News

Last year was filled with some amazing opportunities that allowed me to create and exhibit new artwork, participate in an artist residency program and travel to Turkey! With the help of a Faculty Improvement Leave from YSU, I was able to have the spring semester off from teaching to work on the development of a new body of work focusing on the topics of motherhood, imagination and collaboration.

In April, I traveled to Nebraska City, NE to participate in an artist residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, where I was able to meet and work with some amazing artists, authors, composers and community members. This is definitely an opportunity I would suggest for all of my artist friends! One of my pieces created at the residency titled 13 days apart (26 clementines), which is included in the KHN permanent collection, was recently on display in the inaugural exhibition titled The Residents at the Hastings College Art Gallery in Hasting, NE.

This past summer my work was included in the Griffin Museum of Photography’s 20thJuried Exhibition that was juried by Aline Smithson. I also had five photographs included in an exhibition titled, Environmental Portraiture at Newspace Center for Photography in Portland, OR that was juried by Melanie McWhorter.

The Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography featured the Portrait of a Mother series through a new online exhibition titled New Directions. In addition, David Bram selected one of my photographs to be published in the Fraction Magazine’s 62nd issue.

In November, I presented my work at the Society for Photographic Education’s MidAtlantic regional conference as one of seven photographers selected to speak on the subject of portraiture. The conference was a lot of fun and hosted in Lancaster, PA.

I am beyond excited to announce my recent invitation to participate in the Midwest Photographers Project (MPP). MPP includes a collection of more that 1,000 photographs by both prominent and emerging regional photographers. The collection is housed in theMuseum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, IL.

Last but not least, I had the chance to travel to and photograph in Turkey this past June with nine other colleagues from Youngstown State University and as well as two other amazing friends from the Niagara Foundation! It was an amazing trip that I could talk about for hours. You can see some of my photographs from Turkey on YSU’s website as well as on instagram. Follow me @jchristiansenerb!

Exciting 2015 Events

This year is off to a great start with a solo exhibition titled, Markers opening at thePittsburgh Center for the Arts this upcoming Friday, February 13 from 5:30-9:00pm. If you are in the Pittsburgh area, please stop by and visit the opening. There are several other great shows going up in the center as well, so it should be a fun evening. The exhibition will be up through May, so feel free to stop by when you are visiting Pittsburgh!

I am proud to have had my work selected by Ben Montague to be included in the Image OHIO 15 exhibition along with several of my other photography colleagues from Ohio. The show will be up for another two weeks closing on Friday, February 20th. I will be participating in an artist panel at 1pm that Friday if you are in the Columbus area and want to stop by the Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery.

In March, I look forward to participating in the Akron Art Museum’s Slide Jam: Beauty Reigns event and will be speaking about my work with several other artists. This summer will be a busy one planning for some upcoming exhibitions and talks in Florida, Illinois and Wisconsin. Check out my website to find out details about these upcoming events.

As new things develop and new work is made this year, I will be sure to keep you updated in my fall newsletter! Please keep me up-to-date on what is happening in your lives as well! Happy New Year and all the best in 2015!”

Neal Daugherty, Brookhaven College | Neal Daugherty

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Neal Daugherty
Brookhaven College | School of the Arts | Art Department

Forum Gallery

Exhibition: March 16, 2015 – April 13, 2015

Opening Reception: April 2, 2015 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM

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RomulusRemus, digital pigment prints 60 x 40,  with Untitled sound piece and laser engraved OR coded plexiglas labels. The Brookhaven College Art Department is delighted to present the exhibition Neal Daugherty  in the Forum Gallery 3.16 – 4.13.2015. Neal Daugherty is Lecturer in Digital Foundations in the Art Department at the University of Texas at Austin.

Exhibitions, gallery lectures, and receptions are free and open to the public.  Brookhaven College is located at 3939 Valley View Lane, between Midway Road and Marsh Lane in Farmers Branch. The Forum Gallery is located in Building F, Room F101, open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information about  exhibitions, contact David Newman, gallery director, at 972-860-4101 or at dNewman@dcccd.edu.

3939 Valley View Lane     Farmers Branch, TX 75244-4997    V 972.860.4101    F 972.860.4385