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.
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!
