Holga & Friends Out of the Box exhibition

Two of my photographs will be included in the Holga & Friends Out of the Box exhibition at Tammy Cromer Photo | Sculpture | Gallery & Productions.

At the frontier of the known world

At the frontier of the known world

Scene from an imagined childhood

Scene from an imagined childhood

This is the inaugural exhibit in Tammy Cromer's new gallery space in Dallas, TX, at 2543 Farrington Street. The gallery can be reached by phone at 903-241-4844.

The exhibit runs from October 29 through December 31, 2016, with an opening reception on Saturday, October 29, 2016, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

This year's juror for Holga & Friends Out of the Box was photographer, teacher, lecturer, author, and curator Harvey Stein.

Somerville Toy Camera Festival

My photographs, "Always ourselves" and "You are beyond all words", will be included in the fourth annual Somerville Toy Camera Festival.

Always ourselves

Always ourselves

You are beyond all words

You are beyond all words

Three galleries in Somerville, MA will be filled with plastic camera photographs. My work will be at the Brickbottom Gallery, which is located at 1 Fitchburg St., Somerville, MA, 02143 and can be reached by phone at 617-776-3410. The Brickbottom Gallery exhibit opens today and runs through Sunday, October 15. There's an opening reception on Saturday, September 10, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

The juror for this year's Somerville Toy Camera Festival was internationally known artist and photographer Christopher James, who is also the author of the acclaimed Book of Alternative Photographic Processes.

Additional exhibitions will take place at the Nave Gallery and Washington Street Art Center. Please see the Somerville Toy Camera Festival website for details and to preview the exhibits.

Transitional landscapes at Saratoga Library

An exhibition of eight photographs from my series, Transitional landscapes, opens on Wednesday, September 7 at the Saratoga Library Art Wall.

Somewhere in another world

Somewhere in another world

Also included are these two pieces:

I wandered through the neighborhood, my head in the clouds

I wandered through the neighborhood, my head in the clouds

Creek, Sky, and Trees

Creek, Sky, and Trees

The library will simultaneously be hosting an exhibit of wet plate photographs by Tony Sehgal titled "Silver Reflections: 19th Century Photography in the Digital Age."

 

The library is located at 13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA95070, and can be reached by phone at 408-867-6126. The exhibitions run through October 29.

"A Day's Journey Inward" at Inside the Outside

A series of my photographs, titled "A Day's Journey Inward," and accompanied by a brief article, has been published on the Inside the Outside landscape photography collective's website.

This is work that I've never shown (online or elsewhere) before, made as part of a collaboration with Paul Romaniuk and Jan Gates. I encourage you to look around the Inside the Outside website for wonderful explorations of inner and outer landscapes.

Black + White at the Center for Fine Art Photography

My photograph, "To hold the meanings in my hands," is included in the exhibition Black + White at the Center for Fine Art Photography.

To hold the meanings in my hands

To hold the meanings in my hands

Black + White opens today and is on view through August 27, 2016. An artist reception is scheduled for Friday, August 5, 2016 from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. The Center for Fine Art Photography is located at 400 North College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO,  80524, and can be reached by phone at 970-224-1010.

The juror for Black + White was "old school with a twist" photographer Rodney Smith.

pinhole at A. Smith Gallery

My photograph, "The return of the light," will be included in the pinhole exhibition at A. Smith Gallery.

A. Smith Gallery is located at 103 N. Nugent Ave., Johnson City, TX. The exhibit runs from July 8 through August 28. Receptions are scheduled for Saturday, July 30, and Saturday, August 27, both from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

The juror for pinhole was Amanda Smith, a wonderful pinholeDirector of A. Smith Gallery.

Flight at PhotoPlace Gallery

My photograph, "To the morning," is included in the online annex of the exhibition Flight at PhotoPlace Gallery.

To the morning

To the morning

PhotoPlace Gallery is located at 3 Park St., Middlebury, VT, and can be reached by phone at 802-388-4500. The gallery exhibit runs from June 8 through July 1, 2016. You can see the online annex and preview the gallery exhibit here.

An artist reception is scheduled for Friday, July 17, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

The juror for Flight was Laura Moyer, Director of Photolucida.

Common Ground: A Celebration of Our National Parks at David Brower Center

My photograph, "In a realm of knowing," from the series "Where you are," will be included in the exhibition Common Ground: A Celebration of Our National Parks at the David Brower Center. The exhibition, which runs from May 20 through September 8, 2016, celebrates the centennial of the United States National Park Service through art.

In a realm of knowing

In a realm of knowing

The David Brower Center is located at 2150 Allston Way, Suite 100, Berkeley, CA 94704, and can be reached by phone at 510-809-0900. An opening reception is scheduled for Friday, May 20, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m..

According to the exhibition press release, the work by 20 San Francisco Bay area artists - including photography, painting, textile art, sculpture, and mixed media works - "cohesively solidifies artists as allies of national parks with themes that show the glory and bounty of the lands, while bringing attention to environmental concerns."

Jurors for Common Ground were Stephanie Hanor, Director of the Mills College Art Museum; Katrina Traywick, Director of Traywick Contemporary; Laurie Rich, Executive Director of the David Brower Center; and Sean Uyehara, Director of Programs, Headlands Center for the Arts.

Transitional Landscapes at the Center for Fine Art Photography

My photograph, "Somewhere in another world," from my series, Transitional landscapes, will be included a juried group exhibition also titled Transitional Landscapes at the Center for Fine Art Photography.

Somewhere in another world

Somewhere in another world

Juror Natasha Egan, executive director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago, named the entire juried group exhibition after my series (not to be confused with my solo exhibitions of this series, which will be recalled by longtime readers of my blog).

The exhibition runs from May 6 through June 10, 2016. The Center for Fine Art Photography is located at 400 North College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO80524, and can be reached by phone at 970-224-1010. An opening reception is scheduled for Friday, May 6, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Photography NOW! at Umpqua Valley Arts Association

My photograph,"The land transforming," and diptych "Many miles," both from the series From destruction grows a garden of the soul, will be included in the Photography NOW! exhibition at the Umpqua Valley Arts Association.

The land transforming

The land transforming

Many miles

Many miles

The Umpqua Valley Arts Association is located at 1624 West Harvard Avenue, Roseburg, OR97471, and can be reached by phone at 541-672-2532. The exhibit runs from May 6 through July 8, 2016, with an opening reception on Friday, May 6, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

The juror for Photography NOW! was photographer, curator, educator, and arts director Laura Valenti.

Childhood at Glass Key Photo

My photograph, "Scene from an imagined childhood," will be included in Childhood, an exhibition of the San Francisco Toy Camera Group, at Glass Key Photo.

The show runs from May 2 through July 7, 2016, with an opening reception Wednesday, May 4, from 7:00 -9:00 p.m.

Glass Key Photo, which has film, film cameras, darkroom supplies, and root beer, is located at 442 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117, and can be reached by phone at 415-829-9946.

Childhood was curated by Christine Zona, Clare Coppel, and Gordon Szeto.

Flow at Nave Gallery

Two of my photographs will be included in the exhibition Flow at the Nave Gallery in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Tel me again

Tel me again

Creek, Sky, and Trees

Creek, Sky, and Trees

Flow, which includes work by 20 artists in a variety of media, will run from April 30 through May 21, 2016. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 - 5:00, with extended hours during Somerville Open Studios weekend (April 30 and May 1) from noon to 6:00. A closing reception is scheduled for Saturday, May 21, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

The Nave Gallery is located at 155 Powder House Blvd., Somerville, MA02144. It is open on the weekends from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Flow was curated by photographer, curator, graphic designer, and Nave Gallery co-founder Michelle Fiorenza and graphic facilitator Kelvy Bird.

 

Rite of Passage at San Francisco City Hall

My photograph, "You know without having seen," will be included in the exhibition, Rite of Passage. This photograph is from my series, "From destruction grows a garden of the soul."

Rite of Passage, presented by Ziya Art Center, celebrates Nowruz, the Persian New Year and includes work that "reflect[s] the unique cultural, spiritual, and creative interpretations of artists who have been working directly in their natural environment or have implemented nature in their art through their creative expression."

The work will be exhibited on video projectors, screens, and monitors this Friday, March 25, at San Francisco City Hall, located at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4678. Additional work will be exhibited in Ziya's online gallery.

Rite of Passage was co-curated and juried by Arash Shirinbab and Minoosh Zomorodinia of Ziya Art Center, with the aid of assistant curators Faezeh Faezipour and Shaghayegh Shirinbab.

Square Magazine Special Issue - Holga

My photograph, "From darkness we find each other," is included in a special issue of Square Magazine featuring the Holga, one of my favorite cameras, which ceased production in November 2015.

Here is how Editor-in-Chief Christophe Dillinger introduced this special issue:

To commemorate the demise of the Chinese Holga factory, here is a collection of images taken with the iconic camera, the result of a worldwide call for contribution. We are very proud of the response we got from the artists. Holga is dead, Long live Holga.

From darkness we find each other by J. M. Golding

From darkness we find each other by J. M. Golding

You can read the issue on Issu here, or in pdf format here. My photo is on p. 21.

9th Annual International Juried Plastic Camera Show at RayKo Gallery

My photograph, "Infinity," is included in the 9th Annual International Juried Plastic Camera Show at RayKo Gallery.

Infinity by J. M. Golding

Infinity by J. M. Golding

The exhibition runs from March 9 through April 29, 2016, with an opening reception on Wednesday, March 9, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. RayKo Gallery is located at 428 Third Street, San Francisco, CA94107 and can be reached by phone at 415-495-3773.

The juror for the show was fine art photographer, master printer, teacher, and RayKo Gallery Director Ann Jastrab.