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Laura Aguilar: Nudes in Nature
"Laura Aguilar: Nudes in Nature" showcases photographic works by a groundbreaking yet underrecognized artist who challenged perceptions of beauty by examining the female body in dialogue with the natural world. All of the images were made in the Southwestern region of the United States. With this particular backdrop, the exhibition provides a unique opportunity to […]
W. Eugene Smith: A Life in Pictures
EXHIBITION CLOSING DATE has been MOVED UP to FEBRUARY 3, 2024 In 1978, Life magazine photojournalist W. Eugene Smith died at age 59 in Tucson, Arizona where he had moved the year before. He left behind a vast and rich archive of correspondence, his own research material, negatives, proof prints, and audio recordings. The Center for […]
Blair Bunting: Journeys, Neurodivergence and Belonging
"Advertising photographer by trade, lover of journeys at heart, Blair Bunting is masterful at merging his professional and personal interests, creating a space that provides him with a sense of serenity. To be human is to seek tranquility, but that is a state of being easier for some to achieve than others. Bunting’s version of […]
Werner Segarra: Vaqueros de la Cruz del Diablo
Cowboys from the Cross of the Devil features 57 images by Werner Segarra that transport viewers into the hidden world of the vaquero/cowboy from the rough terrain of the Sonoran region of northern Mexico. Segarra’s collection of photographs, captured over thirty years, reveals the vaqueros on their own terms, as the artist comes to integrate […]
Shadow Passes, Light Remains
Image Credit Left: Binh Danh Untitled #19, from the series, "Aura of Botanical Specimen", 2023, photogram on Daguerreotype, 5" x 7" plate size, 11" x 9" unframed, Unique Image Credit Right: Michael Koerner Brothers #0655, from the series My DNA, 2018, collodion on tin, 6 x 8" unframed, Unique Binh Danh / Michael Koerner with Benjamin Timpson in the Atrium […]
Storytellers
Public Reception January 19, 2024 6:00 - 9:00 pm FREE Gallery Hours Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Discover the powerful narratives of locally and nationally recognized women artists in this exhibition. Through visual art they tell stories about themselves and others. Displays offer personal insights into a range of human experiences […]
Mother Nature
Image Credit: Gender Dysphoria © Linda Enger Admission: FREE Museum Hours Tuesday - Saturday10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday Noon - 5:00 p.m. Mondays: Closed NORTH GALLERY - Mesa Arts Center Mother Nature celebrates the profound beauty and inherent wisdom encapsulated by our planet. Nature personified as the giver and source of creative thought and inspiration […]
Antarctica: Journey to the Bottom of the World
Feature Image: Seal © Vicky Stromee Photography by Vicky Stromee and Catherine Harold. Experience Antarctica through large-scale images of ice-shrouded mountains, graphic explorations of deep blue ice shaped by wind and water, and intimate studies of iconic penguins and other birds who call this daunting environment home. Vicky Stromee and Catherine Harold will be hosting […]
Photography Meetup & Photo Walk
Photography Meetup & Photo Walk
12:00 p.m. Meetup at Phoenix Film Revival in the back courtyard/lab. They’ll be giving tours of the lab and share the scavenger hunt map and giving out tickets for the raffle. (No purchase necessary.) 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Take a self-guided photo walk and meetup with other photographers on Grand Avenue. If you don’t […]
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The Language of Artificial Light: Lighting with Your Eyes — SOLD OUT
The Language of Artificial Light: Lighting with Your Eyes — SOLD OUT
Studio Lighting Demonstration with Rick Gayle Become a student of light. Forget about rules and formulas. Let go of intimidation. During this three-hour demonstration designed for photographers of any level, Rick Gayle will demystify the use of simple studio lighting when shooting still life and portrait photographs. You'll also learn about simple and inexpensive tools that will […]
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William Fuller: Faces and Figures Final Week
William Fuller: Faces and Figures Final Week
Final opportunity to see the exhibition and talk to the photographer on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. William Fuller: Faces and Figures is a photographic exhibition of 60 11x14 black-and-white gelatin silver prints. Fuller has created this collection of portraits and nudes over the past 50 years.
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Art Talk: Sybil Venegas, Christopher Velasco, and Rebecca Senf on Laura Aguilar
Art Talk: Sybil Venegas, Christopher Velasco, and Rebecca Senf on Laura Aguilar
Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. TICKETS: Free for Phoenix Art Museum Members | Included with general admission for the general public. Hear from the trustees of the Laura Aguilar Estate, Sybil Venegas and Christopher Velasco, in conversation with Dr. Rebecca Senf, Chief Curator at the Center for Creative Photography, about the life and creative […]
Book Signing & Print Sale – Valerie Galloway
Book Signing & Print Sale – Valerie Galloway
Valerie Galloway will sign copies of her book, Rêver Dans le Désert, published by Nazraeli Press, as well as have a selection of photographic prints and objects available for purchase. "Rêver Dans le Désert is bound in coffee-colored silk boards with contrasting linen spine, and beautifully printed on natural textured art paper. A stunning first […]
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Veiled Inscriptions
"Veiled Inscriptions" is a solo exhibit by AZPA member and current eye lounge artist Dean Terasaki and is a body of work about a collection of letters that fell out of a building's wall as it was being remodeled in Denver, Colorado. The yellowing, 70-year-old papers were requests mailed by Japanese Americans who were illegally […]
Phoenix Transect
Phoenix Transect
Image Credit: Mark Klett Opening: February 16, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. "Phoenix Transect" features the work of ASU alumni who participated in a multi-year field study with Professor Emeritus Mark Klett. Images record and explore the changing landscape of the Phoenix metro area, from the expansion of suburbia into the desert and the construction of […]
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Randy Johnson: Storytelling with Photographs
Image Credit: Gentle Giant, © Randy Johnson 2023, Digital Print Randy Johnson, one of the greatest pitchers in the game of baseball and always intrigued with photography, makes the shift from athlete to artist. This exhibition, coinciding with the 2024 Spring Training season, will showcase images from Johnson’s travels, exploring wildlife in different environments and […]