Love Letters to Her - Patch & Remington Exhibition
in Exhibition
Exhibition
Spring + Summer 2023 News!
in Exhibition, Press
Time for the Summer 2023 roundup of everything amazing that has been happening!
The biggest accomplishment is The Untended Garden book is finally completed. US Preorders are now open! I can’t wait for everyone to see what a beautiful labor of love that this has been. I’m so appreciative of my contributors, Dr. Anita Bates and Sarah Ayers, for their beautiful essays about my work. The book will be in an edition of 250, with 15 books set aside for a special edition with a print from Act I - more info coming soon! Link to the US Presale!
Two pieces from The Untended Garden - Act I are currently being shown at the Scarab Club in Detroit, MI as a part of their 52nd Annual Contemporary Photography Exhibition. Shanna Merola juried the exhibition and it has to be one of the best and most innovative contributions to the photography landscape in the city. I’m honored to be a part of it.
I was honored to be a part of multiple amazing exhibitions during the spring.
Curator Mark Sink included my work in two Denver Month of Photography Exhibitions: Conceptual Photography Exhibition at D’Art Gallery and the Big Picture Colorado. I will have more information soon about where my Big Picture image will be located as public art in Denver!
Curator Sarah Ayers took six series of my work on the road to the Affordable Art Fair NYC as a part of Patch and Remington’s partnership with Arbor3 Arts! The Siren Collection was selected as a part of the New York Spring: Fair Directors Picks and featured during the Female Focus for Women’s History Month.
My work was also a part of a two person exhibition at Patch and Remington: From NYC to Marcellus - Mara Magyarosi-Laytner and Martyna Alexander. It was wonderful to see the response that the city of Marcellus had to our NYC exhibition!
Here are the beautiful things coming up:
Olivia Ezinga and I are coming back to Patch and Remington this August for our two person exhibition. I’m so excited to be paired with an artist who explores femininity in a way that will complement The Untended Garden work perfectly! Our opening will be on First Friday, August 4th.
I have been keeping this a bit quiet, but Raymar and I are in the midst of starting a photography and film festival for Detroit in July 2024. NOVA24 | Photo + Film Festival will be hosting a community meeting at The Congregation Detroit on Tuesday, August 1st from 6-8pm. Anyone who has an interest in the festival is welcome to attend. Hope to see you there! If you would like to see more information about the festival, please visit the website and join our mailing list.
2022 Round Up + 2023 January News!
in Exhibition
January 2023 - Listen, I’m swell at a lot of things. One thing I’m absolutely terrible at? Keeping up with the News section here on this website, haha.
If you truly want to keep up with my up to date, moment by moment musings, follow me on Instagram. I try my best to post when things are happening on there.
That said, here’s some of the beautiful news from the last half of 2022!
I had three pieces in the PH21 Gallery Photographic Visions exhibition in Budapest, Hungary. This biennial exhibition features mini-series of selected artists, aiming to celebrate portfolios that are progressive and visionary. This was my second exhibition with the gallery!
My work finally made it’s way to the Pacific Northwest! A selection of The Untended Garden - Act I was projected during the Light Conversation Vol. 3 event curated by Small Talk Collective in August! The event was held outside at the incredible Oregon Center for Contemporary Art.
One of my favorite things of the past year - my work from The Untended Garden was a 2022 Photo Lucida Critical Mass Finalist! Not only that, but we had multiple finalists from Silver Water Collective - Christina Leslie, Emma Hopson, and Brianna Dowd. Bri went on to be in the Top 50! Surrounded by giants!
2022 was the year of the photography festival - my work was included in group exhibitions with the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival in Toronto, Canada as well as the FotoFocus Biennial in Cincinnati, OH with the SPE Women’s Caucus exhibition at Xavier University. Additionally, I was honored to represent Silver Water Collective at the 20/20 Photo Festival panel discussion with Lux et Libera and other incredible women photography organizations
Beyond the SPE Women’s Caucus exhibition, SPE Midwest was an incredible experience! I had the opportunity to partner with my friend, curator Sarah Ayers from Patch & Remington in Marcellus, MI, for our discussion In Conversation: Rural Gallery | Urban Artists about the benefits of artists putting their work in unconventional places and spaces. I also participated in the panel discussion for the SPE Women’s Caucus exhibition with the other incredible artists.
The exhibition Your Body Belongs To You through ShutterHub has been extended into the end of February 2023! This exhibit features over 200 images from women and nonbinary photographers in a beautiful outdoor experience in St Gilles Croix de Vie, France.
Here’s some additional news for 2023!
The Untended Garden - Echo is currently being shown at BasBlue in Detroit! This collection was curated by Alison Wong from Wasserman Projects featuring students, alumni, faculty, and staff from College for Creative Studies!
The Untended Garden - Thrive is on an adventure to Athens, OH for the Ohio University Art Gallery biennial Alternatives exhibition Image as Object. The exhibition runs through February 17th, with a closing reception on Feburary 16th starting at 5pm.
Images from the show A Siren’s Call will be featured in the Patch & Remington exhibit at the Affordable Art Fair in Chelsea, New York City. Tickets are available for the event on March 22nd-26th!
Production and design work on The Untended Garden book is still happening! Looking forward to everyone being able to see it in real life soon.
There’s even more excitement behind the scenes - can’t wait to tell you more! As always, I’m grateful for the support and how amazing the past few years have been. Looking forward to a beautiful 2023!
Silver Water Collective - Sterling Presence Redux
in Exhibition
July 2022 - We are so excited to announce our next SWC exhibition, Sterling Presence Redux, at Patch & Remington (@patchandremington) in Marcellus, MI.
August 5 - September 10, 2022
Opening Reception:
Friday, August 5, 5-8pm
History, memory, identity, time, decolonization, and perception are explored in the exhibition Sterling Presence Redux featured at Patch & Remington from Silver Water Collective. Each featured artist employs a particular process and technique that challenges the boundaries of traditional photography in her work.
While each artist comes from a unique experience and perspective, photography helps them to communicate their shared internal struggles as women in contemporary society and art.
Featured artists:
Stephanie Bauer (@stephanieb8273)
Cristina Casiano (@colorfulcristina)
Brianna Dowd (@_artsybmd)
Emma Hopson (@emma.hopson)
Megan Kelly (@megankelly_art)
Christina Leslie (@clphoto83)
Q Lin (@qianlinnnnnnn)
Mara Magyarosi-Laytner (@maramagyarosi)
Cat Simmons (@catmac_studios)
Link for SWC Website and SWC Instagram.
SPE 10th Annual Combined Caucus Exhibition
in Exhibition
June 2022 - Two images from The Untended Garden have been included as a part of the SPE 10th Annual Combined Caucus Exhibition this year! It’s such an honor to be included along with other photography educators across the country in this beautiful virtual exhibit.
For more information and to view the exhibit, click here.
Your Body Belongs To You - Shutter Hub
in Exhibition
June 2022 - Images from The Untended Garden are currently featured in the exhibit Your Body Belongs To You with Shutter Hub in Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, France. The open air exhibition shows work from over 100 female or nonbinary artists on the topic of body autonomy and identity through photography.
Images above are by Josephine Leroux and Sarah Ketelaars. More information on the exhibit can be found here.
SCAD Atlanta Digital Screens - Public Art
in Exhibition
June 2022 - One of the most beautiful adventures of the drive home from Savannah after graduation was being able to stop and see the digital screens at SCAD Atlanta. The six digital screens featured ten foot tall images from The Untended Garden for 15 minutes each on rotation along with four other SCAD artists. We were selected by the curators at SCAD Art Sales and Paula Wallace, the president of SCAD, for this public art exhibition throughout the month of June.
This was an incredible way to culminate my experience as a SCAD MFA student. I can’t wait for more potential collaborations with public art and SCAD in the future!
Fraction Magazine - 14th Anniversary Issue
in Exhibition
May 2022 - So honored to be included in Fraction Magazine’s 14th Anniversary Issue, Issue 157 along with so many other amazing artists! The range of viewpoints and media are truly inspiring to see in a collection of work.
Link to the issue here.
RE/View - CCS Alumni Exhibition 2022
in Exhibition
May 2022 - The CCS Student Exhibition Opening was back for 2022! Excited to be able to include A Lack of Control - Duo 12 as a part of Re/View: The CCS Alumni Exhibition. Attending CCS was such a pivotal moment of my development as an artist and I am always honored to be a part of the exhibit.
Sterling Presence - Silver Water Collective Exhibition
May 2022 - Silver Water Collective had such a delightful experience at the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival in Toronto in May - we were able to have five of our ten members attend! Hundreds of people were able to view and discuss the work that we have created. It was an incredible opportunity to be a part of one of the largest international photography festivals in the world!
Next stop, Marcellus, MI for our next exhibition with Patch & Remington!
Sterling Presence - Silver Water Collective @ Contact
in Exhibition
April 2022 - Silver Water Collective is SO delighted to announce our debut exhibition, Sterling Presence as a part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival! To have our first exhibition at such a premiere experience is beyond all of our expectations. Come and visit us tomorrow!
The Untended Garden - MFA Thesis Exhibition
in Exhibition
April 2022 - The Untended Garden MFA Thesis Exhibition at Cedar House Gallery in Savannah, Georgia was an incredible success! Here are some selected images from the exhibition opening on Friday, April 1st, 2022.
So incredibly grateful for all of the help, love, and support that I received throughout the entire process of this endeavor. This was an absolute labor of love.
The exhibition is now available to travel for selected dates in 2022 and 2023. Please contact for more information!
Alternative Narratives - Women's History Month
in Exhibition
April 2022 - Alternative Processes selected images from The Untended Garden to be a part of their exhibit Alternative Narratives in celebration of Women’s History Month.
The group of exhibitors were narrowed down from 190 submissions, which raised and donated 2.440€ to Red Cross Ukraine.
View the exhibition here.
NYC4PA - The Human Body
in Exhibition
April 2022 - The Untended Garden - Thrive was selected as a Juror’s Selection by juror Darren Ching for the New York Center for Photographic Arts online exhibition The Human Body!
View the rest of the exhibition here.
The Untended Garden - MFA Thesis Exhibition
in Exhibition
March 2022 - The Untended Garden MFA Thesis Exhibition will be held at Cedar House Gallery in Savannah, Georgia!
The opening reception will be held on Friday, April 1st, 2022 from 6-9pm. This coincides with First Friday, so this is a wonderful opportunity to add Cedar House Gallery into the gallery explorations of the evening!
This is the first time that all three Acts of the work will be shown - the work will be available for future exhibitions after the show is completed. Hope to see you there!
Auto Focus. A Portrait of the Self - LoosenArt Gallery, Rome, Italy
in Exhibition
March 2022 - “The Untended Garden - Gaze” and “The Untended Garden - Flutter” will be included in the LoosenArt Gallery exhibition Auto Focus. A Portrait of the Self at Millepiani in Rome, Italy. The exhibition runs June 8-16th!
Other notable artists included in the exhibition are Man (Jane) Zhu and Silver Water Collective artist Cristina Casiano!
More information for the exhibition can be found here.
Feminine / Masculine - PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
in Exhibition
February 2022 - “The Untended Garden - Failure of Purpose” and “The Untended Garden - To Pluck” were chosen to be a part of the Feminine / Masculine international exhibition at the PH21 Gallery in Budapest, Hungary!
Additionally, “The Untended Garden - Failure of Purpose” was also chosen to be one of three honorable mentions for the exhibit!
The exhibition runs from February 10 – March 5, 2022!
For more information and to view the virtual exhibition: PH21 Gallery
Into the Open - Detroit Artists Market
in Exhibition
January 2022 - The Siren Collection and work from A Lack of Control is included in the Into the Open exhibition at Detroit Artists Market!
Friday, January 21 – February 19, 2022
Curated by Anita Bates
To bring something into the open means it is made public, not subject to concealment or obfuscation. The exhibition, Into the Open, intends to do just that; to make more visible the diverse and formidable work of Detroit-area artists, Mariam Ezzat, Mara Magyarosi-Laytner, Priscilla Phifer, Heloisa Pomfret, Alice Smith, Mandisa Smith, and Jessica Wildman Katz. The varied art and design elements co-mingle via both 2D and 3D work, presenting a rich tapestry of talent and craftsmanship.
Developed Work - Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS
in Exhibition
November 2021 - Very proud to announce that selections from The Untended Garden have been selected by Midwest Center for Photography @mwcponline for their exhibit “Developed Work” in November.
“Developed Work exhibition featuring current and relevant work of worldwide photographers that are helping define the pulse of contemporary photography around the globe. Developed Work has become established as the premiere exhibition at MWCP for featuring some of the most important creative work of the year.”
November 5 - November 26, 2021
Opening Reception - Friday, November 5, 7-9pm
Midwest Center for Photography
Wichita, Kansas
Find out more about the exhibition here!
Gaze Exhibition - All SHE Makes and Arts To Hearts Project
in Exhibition
