In 2008, after participating in a panel discussion for the biennial exhibition 31 Women in Art Photography at Brooklyn's now defunct 3rd Ward, photographers Amy Elkins and Cara Phillips created Women in Photography. The project aimed to provide exhibition and grant opportunities for female photographers outside of the traditional structure of the commercial, often male dominated art world. They collaborated with a range of curators and institutions including The Aperture Foundation, LACMA, MoCP, Leslie Tonkonow, Lightwork, P.P.O.W Gallery, and LTI/Lightside, and were at one point closely integrated into Humble Arts Foundation's programing. After taking a hiatus for a few years in 2013, Elkins and Phillips have returned, alongside curator Megan Charland, offering a range of new programing including a grant and mentorship opportunities for women making photography-based work. Shortly after the relaunch, which includes a stellar exhibition from Whitney Hubbs, I caught up with Elkins and Phillips over email to learn what's in store.

Interview by Jon Feinstein

PostedApril 19, 2017

AuthorJon Feinstein

CategoriesGalleries, Artists, Publications

TagsCara Phillips, Amy Elkins, Women in Photography, Brea Souders, Angela Strassheim, Whitney Hubbs, Erika Larsen, Erica Allen, Tiana Markova-Gold, Cristina De Middel, Anna Beeke, Tema Staufer

Are we still doing these? And did we belated-April-Fools you? We're still excited about Instagram, and we're still excited about photographers using the "platform" to make meaningful work that breaks the clichés of so many best-of lists. These fourteen photographers and "photo-based-artists" have spent week-long residencies with us since the beginning of the year and continue to inspire us daily, on and off Instagram. So spend a few minutes, familiarize yourself with their work, and give them a follow. If you'd like to be considered for a Humble IG takeover, details are HERE.

PostedApril 12, 2017

AuthorJon Feinstein

CategoriesArtists, Galleries

TagsTatum Shaw, Amak Mahmoodian, Serrah Russell, Barr Faber, Chris Maggio, Henrik Hansen, Joe Lingemann, Katie Riep, Maela Ohana, Christopher Hutchinson, Pietro Cocco, Patrick Gookin

Binocular Tropical © Joseph Desler Costa — *Binocular Tropical* © Joseph Desler Costa

Last summer I visited Foley Gallery in New York City’s Lower East Side to see High Summer, an exhibition curated by Joseph Desler Costa and Jeremy Haik, and had the chance to interview both artists about their work and approach to art-making. Desler Costa, who is represented by Michael Foley, recently celebrated the opening of a solo exhibition of his own work, Particle Paradise, a display of seventeen new photographs and sculptural pieces. I visited the gallery on an overcast afternoon and was met by the artist for a private tour of the show. Continuing our conversation later, we discussed some of the finer points of his new work.

PostedApril 5, 2017

AuthorAdam Ryder

CategoriesExhibitions, Artists, Galleries

TagsJoseph Desler Costa, Jeremy Haik, Adam Ryder, Michael Foley, Foley Gallery, New Photography

Jeff Sessions' top selling photograph: "Untitled (Freedom Clouds), 2017" *

Who knew that Jeff Sessions was such a talented shutterbug? The 84th US Attorney General surprised the art world recently with his penchant for producing striking, and sales-fetching fine art photography.

Sessions' simple, yet elegant large scale black and white photograph of clouds caught multiple collectors' eyes at Phillips' 20th Century and Contemporary Art Evening Sale last month in London, approaching six-figure bids, unheard of for an artist of his age. The image, ["Untitled (Freedom Clouds), 2017"] ultimately sold for £89K to an anonymous collector.

PostedApril 1, 2017

AuthorEditors

CategoriesArtists, Galleries

TagsOutsider Art, Jeff Sessions, Outsider Art Photography, Photography Auctions

© Erica Deeman. Untitled 7 Courtesy of the artist and Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco — © Erica Deeman. *Untitled 7* Courtesy of the artist and Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco

The term “silhouette” activates a range of thought. Positive associations include the cut of flattering a dress or suit, or a vintage cameo pin that may have graced a grandmother’s sweater. Less than pleasant associations, particularly when the synonym “profile” is considered, suggest presumed or actual criminality, a harrowing passage through this country’s legal gauntlet, and the loss of one’s liberty. Enter Silhouettes, the debut solo exhibition of portraits by San Francisco-based artist Erica Deeman that plumb the intersection of race, gender, and cultural identity, on view through June 11th at Berkley Art Museum/ Pacific Film Archive in San Francisco.

PostedMarch 24, 2017

AuthorRoula Seikaly

CategoriesGalleries, Exhibitions, Artists, Portfolio

TagsErica Deeman, Silhouettes, race and gender in photography

Women In Photography Relaunches, Offering Grant, Exhibition and Mentorship Opportunities

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Joseph Desler Costa: Repackaging Commercialism, Slaying the Sublime

Jeff Sessions' Surprising "Outsider-Art" Cloud Photograph Sells for £89K at Recent Art Auction

Erica Deeman's Silhouettes Tackle Race, Gender and Cultural Identity