October marks the start of my fine art photography group’s (nearly) annual exhibition. This year we’re installing it at the Minnesota Street Project galleries—a cool space for art and photography in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood. That area has become the center of gravity for contemporary art in S.F.
We’re honored that Sandra Phillips, Curator Emerita of Photography, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, curated our exhibition. That’s no easy task given that we have 21 photographers representing nearly the entire spectrum of photographic styles. Sandra thoughtfully chose a broad yet timely theme - The New World - how artists are seeing life now that COVID-19 is becoming more manageable. “How has this recent history, our new fear of this disease, affected our lives and our perceptions?” she wrote in our show statement.
How, indeed? For me, it dialed up the anxiety but has also provided time for creative exploration. Sandra selected four of my Re-envisioning images: The Mission, Blaze, With Intent, and Overnight. Altogether there are 54 artworks in the exhibition. She’s giving a talk at our opening reception on Oct. 22nd, and I urge you to attend (it’s 1-4p, and she’s speaking at 2p). I’ll talk about my urban portraits on another Saturday in November and will post more information about that here and on my Instagram and Facebook pages. Here’s a link to our exhibition page. See you there!
Blaze, featuring @ouuthatsjuju, from my Re-envisioning series