New Orleans Festival of Photography
Janet Holmes: Someone not Something December 2-30, 2017 People who visit a farm animal sanctuary for the first time often do not know what to expect. Sure, they know a sheep is woolly, a cow is big and roosters crow, but those are just superficial descriptions. Looking deeply into a goat’s eyes and realizing that […]
Jason Kerzinski: Portraits In Reserve December 8, 2017 – January 19, 2018 Opening: Friday, Dec 8, 6:00 – 9:00pm. Recently, Jason Kerzinski’s travels have taken him to Reserve, Louisiana to document the lives of those who live near the Dupont/Denka plant. Since the plant started making neoprene (a widely-used synthetic rubber) back in 1969, the […]
Julie Verlinden: Into the Sea December 1-31, 2017 Julie Verlinden presents her series Into the Sea. A small island. Shaped by limestone. The water, contrasting in color and texture, provides beautiful salt and food. It also connects the island to the rest of the world. Ladders on the rocks, are a quick way out or […]
Jeana Wiser: Bed-Stuy Block | Brooklyn December 1-31, 2017 In November 2014, Jeana Wiser moved to Brooklyn from the west coast. This marked not just her entrance to a new city, a new coast – but also entrance to a new chapter in Jeana’s life. Part of that chapter included quiet time with her camera, […]
Stephan Jahanshahi: Not Native December 1-31, 2017 For PhotoNOLA 2017, Solo Espresso presents an 8 piece, narrative body of work, Not Native by artist Stephan Jahanshahi. Not Native is a multimedia art piece consisting of text written in graphite on 8 photographs printed on mulberry paper. Shown together, the works offer a poetic retelling of […]
Kerry Mansfield: Expired December 1-31, 2017 Reception & Artist Talk: Saturday, Dec 9 at 2pm In elementary school, Kerry Mansfield spent many lost afternoons hiding in the library nook reading while settled deeply into a green vinyl beanbag chair surrounded by the scent of musty paper. The first rite of passage upon learning how to […]
Heather Weathers: Persistent December 9, 2017 – January 27, 2018 Opening: Saturday, Dec 9, 6-9pm Closing Reception: Saturday, Jan 27, 5-7pm This series of photographs by Heather Weathers represents women’s survival through adversity. Alternating masks are used to transform stereotypical roles. The images address expectations imposed on multiple generations.
Street Culture to Global News: Personal Passions of Photographers at The New Orleans Advocate December 7 – 14, 2017 Gallery Talk: Sunday, Dec 10, 2:45pm Featuring Max Becherer, Matthew Hinton, Scott Threlkeld, Sophia Germer and special guest Bruce Sunpie Barns. A city as cultural, spirited and storied as New Orleans deserves to be photographed by […]
Zack Smith: The Battlefield Oak: A Year In Photographs October 7 – December 31, 2017 Grand Opening: Saturday, Oct 14, 5-9pm PhotoNOLA Opening: Saturday, Dec 9, 6-9pm Please join New Orleans photographer Zack Smith at the opening of his new photography studio and workspace in Uptown New Orleans. To celebrate this new space, Zack will […]
Catalyst Collective: Perspectives One Night Pop Up: December 9, 2017 Opening: Saturday, Dec 9, 6pm-10pm Catalyst Collective members exhibit new work in a one-night-only pop up exhibition featuring works by Gason Ayisyin, Bottletree, Kim Coleman, Miro Hoffman, Samantha Melfi, Charlie Steiner, and Leona Strassberg Steiner.
