Born in 1947 in Douglas, Arizona, and based in Tucson, Louis Carlos Bernal was a pioneering Chicano photographer, among the very first to envision his work in the medium not as documentation, but as an art form. He began his career in the early 1970s in the wake of the Chicano civil rights movement, articulating […]
Chicana Photographers LA! features the work of five Chicana artists from Los Angeles who share common concerns about families, neighborhoods, sacred spaces, and body and identity politics. Featuring 41 photographs produced from the early 1980s to 2024, this exhibition considers domestic and environmental transformations occurring across the artists’ home turf, some cultural, demographic, and diasporic, others […]
Image Credit: Arno Rafael Minkkinen, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1995 This fall’s group show at Lisa Sette Gallery, Grand Canyon: From Dreams to Memory, considers Arizona’s site of deep time and vast transformation as experienced by dreamers, immigrants and spirits passing through. With the fresh perspective of witnessing this wonder of the world for the first time, artworks included in […]
Meryl McMaster: Bloodline is a survey exhibition featuring the pioneering large-scale photographic works of Canadian artist Meryl McMaster (b. 1988), reflecting her mixed nêhiyaw(Plains Cree)/Siksika, Dutch, and British ancestry. This exhibition spans McMaster’s past accomplishments (2008-2019) and her recent explorations (2022-2023) of family histories, particularly those of her Plains Cree/Métis female forebears from the Red […]
For Ages 16+ This class is for anyone with or without previous darkroom experience. There will be plenty of time and attention to getting you better acquainted with your camera’s functions and how these can be managed to help you make your images into more personal statements. Mondays 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Instructor: Mike […]
For Ages 16+ This class is for anyone with or without previous darkroom experience. There will be plenty of time and attention to getting you better acquainted with your camera’s functions and how these can be managed to help you make your images into more personal statements. Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Instructor: Mike […]
For Ages 16+ Thursdays Instructor: Darshana Patel Explore the possibilities safe and environmental friendly way of printing from light sensitive photo polymer solar plates by using direct sunlight without the need of harmful chemicals. Solarplate is a process of printing from light sensitive photopolymer steel plate after its been exposed to artificial UV light or […]
Light Sensitive celebrates, promotes and reaffirms the art of handcrafted prints that uniquely belong to the tradition of light sensitive creative processes. This year's juror was Kerik Kouklis. Exhibition hosted in Gallery 4 at HD SOUTH. Opening Reception Friday, November 15, 2024 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. HD South Open Tuesday – Saturday 9:00 a.m. […]
Richard Avedon: Among Creatives highlights the work of one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, renowned for capturing the vulnerability of celebrity subjects and creative icons. Featuring more than 50 works from the collection of the Center for Creative Photography (CCP), Richard Avedon: Among Creatives presents the work of legendary American photographer […]
One of AZPA's favorite events of the year! Here's how it works: AZPA members are encouraged to bring a photograph from their own collection – one that they've collected, not one that they have taken themselves – for a show-and-tell. Members will each have 5-10 minutes to present their photograph, tell about what appealed to […]
The "Selected Works" exhibit celebrates over 20 years of the photography of Andrew Pielage, a Phoenix-based photographer. Hand-picked images showcased in the exhibit span a range from travel scenes to architectural marvels. Andrew Pielage's affinity for adventure traces back to his early years spent at his family's gold claims in Arizona, instilling in him a […]