For the past several months I have spent a number of days driving around rural Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania taking Polaroids of the countryside. A number of these photos will be exhibited as part of the Polaroid Retrospective II show that opens next Saturday, April 9th at Lamont Bishop Gallery.

Saturday, April 9, 2011
7pm
Lamont Bishop Gallery
1314 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

The two photos below will be exhibited in the show.

Some of my polaroids taken on The Impossible Project‘s film are in the upcoming Exposed: The Polaroid Retrospective show. The opening is Thursday, January 6th at SOVA and will be up for some six weeks (I think).

Thursday, January 6, 2011
6:30pm
SOVA
1359 H Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002

“Exposed: The Polaroid Retrospective” is an exhibit dedicated to the world of Polaroid and instant film photography, with over one thousand images being displayed by local photographers. All images being used were taken with retro instant-film cameras of different styles.”

…Photographers included are:
Luke Adams, Shauna Alexander, Haley Dolan, Thomas Drymon, Jessica Dye, Ruddy Harootian, Morgan Hungerford, Christopher Keener, Chandi Kelley, Ryan Kibler, Angela Kleis, Mitchell London, Lisa McCarty, Rosina Teri Memolo, Victoria Milko, Cherie Pennington-Laubert, Jillian Pichocki, Ramune Rastonis, Sarah Rogoskey, Chad Yencer, Joshua Yospyn

There will be FREE Polaroid photos taken at the event for you to take home, along with a full bar available and retro beats.

SOVA is a locally owned coffee and wine bar located in the heart of the Atlas District/H Street Corridor. With a full bar, plenty of space for performing acts and a charming interior SOVA has quickly become one of the major staples of the H Street scene.

Sponsorship provided by The Impossible Project, The Pink Line Project and InstantDC.

Unfortunately I will be out of town this weekend, so I won’t be able to see the performance or the rest of the violins up for auction. If you happen to go to the performance, you can bid on my octo . . . I mean violin.

Photo by Vincent Gallegos

Thanks to everyone who came out to the DCist Exposed photography show opening this past Saturday night. I had a phenomenal time and hope you did too. It was great to see such a variety of photos all together in one space showing the many facets of DC. I also enjoyed catching up with people I hadn’t seen in a while, meeting new people, tasting delicious liquors from Leopold Brothers, and of course being completely and utterly surprised to see my sister in the line outside the gallery. She took the bus down from NYC without telling me and walked up from the bus stop to LongView Gallery. It was definitely a highlight of the evening.

Unfortunately I didn’t take many (if any) photos opening night, so here are two from other kind photographers at the show.
Top: A woman looking at my photo
Bottom: Me and my sister

Photo by Davin Tarr

As I mentioned before, my photo has been selected to be in this year’s DCist Exposed photography show. The opening is Saturday, March 6th, from 6pm-10pm, and it looks like it will be a good time. I designed an e-flier of sorts from my photo (above) and pasted the press release below. I will be at the opening and hope to see you there. If you can’t make it opening night but would like to see the show, it will be up for two weeks until March 21st.

Washington, DC — DCist.com is pleased to announce its fourth annual DCist Exposed Photography Show, at Long View Gallery, running March 6 to 21, 2010. Out of over 1,000 individual entries submitted through Flickr.com, 47 winning images were selected by a panel of judges to be included in this year’s DCist Exposed exhibit. DCist.com prides itself on engaging and promoting emerging local photographers through its daily use of images from the popular, reader-generated DCist Flickr photo pool. Each day, DCist.com selects photos from the pool for use in its daily coverage of local news, arts and entertainment, food and sports.

This year’s opening reception will be bigger and better than ever, to be held Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 6 to 10 p.m. At the bar, mixologist Scott Palmer from Dino will have a special punch, Leopold Brothers will host a liquor tasting, and Pabst Blue Ribbon will hold down the fort with plenty of beer. Nage will provide hor’dourves, while DJs v:shal kanwar and Sequoia spin tunes. Reception is $5 per guest at the door.

Long View Gallery is located at 1234 9th St. NW, just a few blocks from the Mt. Vernon/Convention Center Metro. The 2009 DCist Exposed event welcomed over 1,000 people on opening night, and with this even larger venue, we expect our biggest crowd ever. All photographs selected and displayed at DCist Exposed will be for sale at prices well below traditional gallery shows. Regular gallery hours are Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m.

DCist is also bringing back the popular special event for emerging collectors, Emerge Exposed, on Tuesday, March 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. Co-hosted by DCist and the Pink Line Project, a panel of experts — George Hemphill, Leena Jayaswal, and Max Hirshfeld — along with moderator Philippa Hughes, will share tips and ideas on how to begin collecting art. The Emerge Exposed event is $8 in advance, $10 at the door. RSVP to rsvp@pinklineproject.com.

The 2010 DCist Exposed Photography Show is sponsored by Ten Miles Square, Pink Line Project, and Pabst Blue Ribbon. The attached logo was designed by Lynne Venart with photography by Angela Kleis. Images from the show provided upon request.

Design by Lynne Venart; photo by Angela Kleis.

My photo from an icy visit to Great Falls has been chosen from 1130 photos and 435 photographers to be one of 47 photos shown at DCist Exposed this year. Congratulations to all the other winners and to those who entered. There were some pretty great photos in the running.

Greetings! If you are in/around the DC area, join me Saturday, December 5th, for delicious wine tasting and a chance to pick up unique handmade items (made by yours truly) for the holidays. I will be selling my enameled pendants and earrings, gauntlets for men and women, greeting cards and select photos at Best Cellars in Clarendon, VA. You can see some of the items for sale at my etsy shop. Please pass on the info and I hope to see you there.

P.S. I do not accept credit cards in person at the moment, so please be sure to bring cash (there is also an ATM nearby).

12pm-6pm
Best Cellars
2855 N Clarendon Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201

Taste some delicious wines while perusing (and purchasing) my fig.ments goods at Best Cellars in Clarendon. I will be selling enamel jewelry, knit gauntlets for men and women, photography and greeting cards.

More information coming soon . . .

In other news, I have changed the look of my portfolio a bit, as you can see here.