Media

Image Chosen to Show at Vermont PhotoPlace Gallery

2012-02-17T16:06:14Z

I was happy to learn today that my image, Perhaps This Time, will be included in an upcoming group show at the Vermont PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont. The juror, Susan Burnstine, chose 40 images out of 1600 entries to be a part of the In Your Dreams exhibition. Much thanks, Susan! The show will run from April 16th to May 12th.

Pieces to Show at Newspace Center for Photography & Missoula Art Museum

2011-12-22T17:53:49Z

I feel very fortunate to have a piece chosen to be a part of the Black & White Themed exhibition at Newspace Center for Photography in Portland, Oregon. It is a great space in a great city. Only wish I could be there for the opening, which, by the way, will be on Friday, February 3rd, from 6-9pm. The show will be up until the 26th, so if you happen to be in Portland, stop by and see the work.

[Un]Remembering

22x36inches, Photo Etching and Wax

2010

And, after you stop by Portland to see that piece, swing by the Missoula Art Museum on Saturday, February 4th for the 40th annual Benefit Art Auction to pick up some art and support a great organization. This year, my image, Coping, was juried in to help raise some money for the museum. By the way, you're more than welcome to bid by proxy if you absolutely can't make it to Missoula this year.

Coping

20x24 inches, silver gelatin

2010

Junot Diaz

2011-10-14T18:17:50Z

One of the perks of my current day job is that the school I teach for gets some pretty amazing guest lecturers and speakers. Most recently, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Junot Diaz, came to spend a day on campus. He was scheduled to do a reading for the entire school community that evening, but first he got the inaugural tour of our beautiful grounds and then spent some time with our juniors and seniors in a more intimate Q&A session. Somewhere in the midst of this crazy day, I was fortunate enough to get a half hour alone with Mr. Diaz for a photo shoot. Now, while I'm not at liberty to divulge all the bits of wisdom, irreverence, and insight that were floating around the room with Junot and me, I can show the results of my efforts. Enjoy.

If you'd like to read more about Junot Diaz's visit, go here.

Peering through the Pinhole

2011-08-11T15:11:48Z

One of the things that keeps me interested in photography has always been that magical aspect of the medium--that mysterious occurrence that takes place somewhere in the dark box when light meets film. I realize that there are numerous scientific explanations for the chemical reactions that happen when an exposure is made, but I like to hold on to the feeling I get--the feeling I'm sure the forefathers of photography got--when there is a latent image on that piece of acetate film just waiting to emerge in the developer. This is probably why I go back to pinhole photography when I begin to feel stifled in my work, or when I become downright cynical and critical of photography in general. I get some great satisfaction from the process of constructing my own camera out of cardboard and tape and working to make rough, rudimentary images that always seem to carry more weight and worth than anything I set out to make with modern equipment. For me, it is comforting to know that no matter how much technology advances, no matter how complicated the photographic bells and whistles may become, the most unique images are sometimes born from the simplest materials.

Joshua to Speak at Northeastern State University, B.A..

2011-01-25T17:37:23Z

On Monday, January 31st I will be speaking to Dr. Satara Armstrong's Social Policy Class at NSU Broken Arrow. Dr. Armstrong contacted me about presenting on the topic of my newest body of work, Coping, which opened at the TAC Gallery in Tulsa this past month. These images explore the changing image of the child by redefining its traditional role of innocence and hope. It is always interesting when art can cross disciplines and spawn a broader conversation about important social and psychological issues.

Urban Tulsa Weekly Feature

2011-01-07T03:57:27Z

Libby Williams came to my studio and interviewed me a couple of weeks ago. Somehow, from the web of tangled ramblings that I spewed at her, she came up with this nice piece featuring my work and, specifically, the body of images called Coping. Enjoy.

Coping at TAC Gallery in Tulsa, OK

2011-01-05T17:21:58Z

Coping is up and installed at the TAC Gallery and I'm looking forward to a great opening night this coming Friday, the 7th of January. As I was installing the work last night, I was reminded of what a nice, intimate space TAC has down there. In a day and age that most galleries are wanting to inhabit cavernous warehouse-type spaces, it is refreshing to enter a modest, yet inviting space like the TAC Gallery. Thank you to the board of TAC and all the volunteers that invited me to do this show. Everyone I've been in contact with so far has been extremely helpful and accommodating.

SO, I hope many of you can make it out to the opening on Friday. There will be food, wine, and beer, as well as some live music provided by Mark Kuykendall.

Kids are the best Critics

2010-08-12T19:26:44Z

This is a really great little analysis of one of my pieces in the Missoula Art Museum. Thanks to these young folks for taking the time to share.

Great press from Missoula Art Museum Exhibit

2010-08-03T17:47:34Z

On June 4th, 2010 I opened my first solo museum exhibit at the Missoula Art Museum in Missoula, Montana. The body of work, titled The Parables [and other impossible events], looks great in the space and everyone at the museum went out of their way to make my experience wonderful and painless. While in Missoula I did a newpaper interview, two radio interviews, and a couple of artist talks at the museum. Needless to say, I felt very honored that so many people wanted to hear me ramble on about the work. Here are a few of those press pieces for those of you who missed the opening week media frenzy.

Missoula Art Museum spring/summer newletter [I got the cover]

Nice spotlight in the Missoula Independent

Missoulian article

Mainsite exhibit in Norman Living

2010-08-02T22:34:52Z

This is nice blurb about a three-person show that is opening on August 13th, in Norman, Oklahoma. The show is an introduction to a yearly photo competition that Mainsite Contemporary Art will be hosting, beginning in 2011. Mainsite is a fantastic gallery with a very forward-thinking group of people running it. So, all you photographers out there need to check out this competition and enter. Also, come to my show on the 13th!