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July 18, 2024

50|50 @ Sanchez Art Center “Interface”

This is the 16th Annual 50|50
Sept 6 – Oct 6, 2024

This is an annual fundraiser where the gallery invites 50 artists to each create a grid of 50 artworks. Each artwork is 6″ square. My Interface series suits the format nicely. Last year I showed my 6 Feet Apart series. The exhibition fills all three galleries at Sanchez Art Center and has a big local audience. It’s a very festive event and part of the fun is seeing the art disappear off the wall as it is purchased.

Juror: Andra Norris. Andra Norris Gallery exhibits contemporary works of art in downtown Burlingame, California, which is situated on the Bay Area’s Peninsula. The gallery mounts 10 exhibitions annually, featuring and selling paintings, photography, sculpture, and mixed media from established and mid-career international artists with Bay Area ties. Since opening its doors in 2012, this mid-Peninsula gem has sought to bridge artists, collectors, and enthusiasts, by providing exceptional visual arts experiences and exhibitions of artwork from around the globe, while placing a special emphasis on California’s own rich Bay Area

I’ll be there Friday, Sept 6: 5pm and
Sunday, Sept 29, 1-3pm (free)

Ticketed opening weekend:

Friday, Sept 6 and Saturday, Sept 7
- This is the only opportunity for gallery visitors to see the show in its entirety; artworks purchased during the opening stay on the wall.

Free After the Opening Weekend Fundraiser:

Sept 6 – Oct 6: Fri, Sat, Sun, 1–5pm
Also By appointment during the week

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Video Tour 2023

ABOUT SANCHEZ ART CENTER: The mission of Sanchez Art Center is to create community through art. Sanchez Art Center was established in 1996 when artists and community members repurposed a former elementary school into a multi-use arts complex that now includes 3 galleries, 19 art studios, arts education spaces, and the Mildred Owen Concert Hall.

1220 Linda Mar Blvd # B, Pacifica, CA 94044
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March 24, 2024

Interface @ KG+ “face house”

I had a solo exhibition of my Interface series at the “Face House” in Kyoto in April 2024. Having my images of my “faces” in the “Face House” was a special synergy that tickled my brian in fun ways!

The gallery is part of the “creative studio & shop OOO” and includes a store with handmade goods and DIY craft kits on one side and a pop-up gallery on the other side. This will be the 3rd time I am participating in this amazing city-wide photo festival that includes more than 100 exhibitions. This year I am part of the KG＋ pick up portion of the festival.

Read my artist’s statement and bio in English or 日本語

April 13 – April 22, 2024
11am – 6pm daily (closed Wednesday)
Reception: April 19, 4-6pm (with an artists talk)
1F, 740-1 Tatedaionji-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0012 (map)

Exhibition Tour:

Installation photos by Yoshitaka Orita:

Visit kgplus.kyotographie.jp

design-in-progress:

A sampler of some new images that are on their best behavior and hoping they will be picked to be in the show

Presenting this work at a BAPC Peer Review

Follow OOO on Instagram for updates

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March 2, 2024

Memento Mori | Memento Vivere @ MAGC

MEMENTO MORI | MEMENTO VIVERE
A joint exhibition by the Bay Area Photographers Collective and Samurai Foto Yokohama, Japan); Curated by Trisha Lagaso Goldberg

I created a new floor-based installation of “concrete photos” for this group show as a continuation of my series 6 Feet Apart. I led the first exchange BAPC did with Samurai Foto in 2018 in Yokohama (my first show in Japan!) and we’ve been trying ever since to find a way to host the group here in the Bay Area. After many Covid-related delays, we are so excited to have this show at the beautiful art center in Ross.

Caption for this installation:

6 Feet Apart: Memorial
Adhesive Pigment Prints & Concrete Sculptural Prints as Installation on Floor
90” Diameter

This typology investigates the ubiquitous ground markers directing people to stand 6 feet apart to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These markers are often just a single piece of tape adhered to a sidewalk, distressed from months of being stepped on.

The sculptural photographs reference mysterious structures like Stonehenge – or tombstone-like memorials. My photographic method of collecting. sorting, and classifying mirrors the scientific processes employed to fight the pandemic.

The documentary style offers a chance to reflect on how the pandemic changed us individually and as a society. it also highlights the irony of working together by staying

On View March 9 – April 21, 2024
Fridays & Saturdays 10 am–4 pm
Sundays 12-4 pm
In The Studio at Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA (map)

Opening Reception: March 10 (Ikebana demonstration, 1–1:30pm; Reception, 1:30–3:30pm)

“Meet the Artist” series: Come ask the artists questions in this informal gallery setting. I’ll be there on Sunday, March 24, 1-4pm

Reception photos:

Curator’s Statment: The artworks in Memento Mori | Memento Vivere reflect the full spectrum between life and death and are as varied and complex as the seen and unseen forces active in the natural world around us. The exhibition is designed to highlight the intrinsic way of things—from tenuous beginnings, to a middle life that is pedestrian and glorious in equal measures, and an end that may be tragic or magical. As the viewer makes their way through each space, my hope is that these works serve as a reminder for all to embrace this moment as the unknown on the horizon draws near.

Artists talk

Video Tour

you can also see the full 17min video where I give a tour of the whole show. Or the 5 minute version showing just my work.

LINKS

maringarden.org
BAPC.photo
Article in PacificSun where I am quoted “I’m a left-brain, right-brain kind of guy, and I found that photography combines these technical skills with a creative side as well,” Salomon explained. “I like the challenge, doing something different within that process and not just taking a picture and printing it, but also taking on a technical challenge to reach some other creative goal.”
facebook event page
Catalog at MagCloud

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March 1, 2024

Size Matters @ MediumSD

The Size Matters exhibition is a group show of small images associated with the wonderful “Medium festival of photography” in San Diego.

The exhibition will be on view from April 2 through April 27, 2024. A closing reception for the artists will be held from 6:00 – 8:00pm on Saturday, April 27.

Size Matters will be on view at the Athenaeum Art Center inside Bread & Salt, 1955 Julian Avenue, 92113 (map)

I will have one image from my series 6 Feet Apart. This is a new exploration taking these images of sidewalk COVID marks and transforming them into unique objects. I call these Artifacts: they are prints of my images that were placed on the sidewalk outdoors for a month or two during my exhibition in March 2023. The images became faded, scratched, stained, and torn. Now they are framed: protecting and commemorating the time they represent. They were captured from the sidewalk, put back on the sidewalk and then removed again — making a full circle. They stand as a metaphor for the pandemic and how it has changed us.

EVENT: Barrio Art Crawl on Saturday, April 13, 11am-8pm.
A self-guided tour with gallery/exhibit showings, open studios, outdoor murals, music, dining, and shopping highlighting Chicano art and culture.

Juried by Crista Dix

Atheneaum Art Center
1955 Julian Ave, San Diego, CA 92113 (map)

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December 30, 2023

Home @ The Drawing Room SF

I’ll have 2 images from my series 18 Rue Dugommier in this group show.

January 13-February 11, 2024

The Drawing Room presents HOME at 599 Valencia Street, a new temporary Annex space and pilot project.

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 13, 4-9pm
Closing reception Saturday, February 10th at 6pm
- Cuban Jazz performance (suggested donation $5-25)
Artist Talk: Thursday, February 1, 5pm
Gallery hours: Thurs-Sun, 11-7
Location: 599 Valencia St, SF (map)

The theme of the show is broadly designed to invite works from local artists that address a multitude of issues including the social and physical constructs of housing, immigration, identity and the histories of urban and land development. The theme is also intended to explore what the concept of “HOME” and what it provokes and inspires in each of us; be it emotional, sensory or physical.

Install images

Links

Purchase here or here
Review in MissionLocal

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December 18, 2023

Pretty In Pink @ Gray Loft Gallery

Jurors: Ann Jastrab and Jan Watten

I will have one image in the Pretty In Pink exhibition at Gray Loft Gallery in Oakland. As part of my 6 Feet Apart series, I have a new exploration that takes these images of sidewalk COVID marks and transforms them into unique objects. I call these Artifacts: they are prints of my images that were placed on the sidewalk outdoors for a month or two during my exhibition last March. The images became faded, scratched, stained and torn. Now they are framed: protecting and commemorating the time they represent. They were taken from the sidewalk, put back there and then taken again — making a full circle. They stand as a metaphor for the pandemic and how it has changed us.

Saturday, January 20 – Saturday, February 24, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 20, 4:00 – 6:30pm
Closing Reception: Saturday, February 24, 4:00 – 6:30pm
Gallery Hours: Saturdays 1–5pm and by appointment

grayloftgallery.com
2889 Ford Street #32, Oakland, CA 94601
Third floor – not wheelchair accessible
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November 27, 2023

Articulate turns 13

Articulate turns 13 is an annual fundraising group show. Here’s to the next 13 years of engaging in spatial, experimental and project-work practices. I will participate with one of the 6 Feet Apart installations from my solo show that was part of the Head On Photo Festival.

- Dec 2-17, 2023
- Gallery hours: Fri, Sat and Sun 11am–5pm
- Opening: Saturday 2 Dec 🥂 3-5pm
- Location: 497 Parramatta Rd, Leichhardt NSW 2040, Sydney, Australia (map)

These wood “tiles” provoke curiosity — the images wrap around to the back of the tile.

This shot shows the floor image also:

Artists: Anke Stäcker, Anya Pesce, Ari Salomon, Beata Geyer, Chantal M Grech, Diane McCarthy, Elizabeth Rankin, Elke Wohlfahrt, Glenn Locklee, Jan Handel, Jeni Mulvey, Jennifer O’Brien, Kendal Heyes, Lesley Giovanelli, Lisa Jones, Lisa Pang, Liz Shreeve, Margaret Roberts, Margaret Seymour, Maria Constantinescu, Molly Wagner, Natasha Allen, Peter De Lorenzo, Phong Le, Rhonda Dee, Ro Murray, Roman Lang, Schwab Brenton, Sonja Karl, Stephanie Allington, Steven Fasan, Steven Tonkin, Sue Callanan, Susan Andrews, Szilvia Gyorgy, Tamara Pavlovic, Tom Loveday, Vilma Bader, Zorica Purlija

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October 14, 2023

Head On Photo Festival

Sat 11 Nov – Sun 26 Nov, 2023
Gallery hours: Thurs–Sun, 11am–5pm
Articulate project space
- 497 Parramatta Rd, Leichhardt NSW 2040, Sydney, Australia (map)
Past Events
- Opening 1: Sat Nov 11, 3–5pm
- Opening 2: Sun Nov 19, 11am–1pm (with Artist talk at noon)
- open late: Sat Nov 18 (till 7pm)
- Closing Reception: Sunday Nov 26, 3-5pm

I presented another custom installation of my 6 Feet Apart series as a solo exhibition in conjunction with this photo festival. This typology documents the ubiquitous ground markers directing us all to keep 6 feet apart to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Presented on the floor and walls, it invites viewers to reflect on how our lives have changed due to the pandemic.

Video Tour:

Opening reception images:

About the gallery

Articulate project space is an artist-run initiative — in Australia they refer to it as A.R.I. ! — in the US we would call it a nonprofit art center.

It’s a building with lots of soul that houses studios and galleries. Articulate supports “process without a predetermined outcome and provides a unique forum that can open a way for you to extend your practice. This could include such things as creating directions for new work, new collaborations and other forms of inquiry relevant to your practice.” There are 3 galleries in the building and my exhibition runs concurrently with “Reflections” by Liz Shreeve and “Shift” by Steven Fasan and Anke Stäcker

sidewalk sign for open gallery — *Look for the red banner*.

LINKS

Video Tour 2 – longer video where I talk in more detail. (10:04)
My exhibition listings
- articulateprojectspace.org
- headon.org
Articulate: Facebook, and Instagram
- Facebook event listing for opening
Head On: Facebook, and Instagram

About the festival

Head On Photo Festival 2023 is a 22-day event across Sydney, Australia. The festival features over 110 exhibitions, 700 artists, and a variety of talks and events. Highlights include exhibition hubs at The Muse, TAFE NSW Ultimo and spectacular outdoor exhibitions at Bondi Beach and Paddington Reservoir Gardens.

Since 2008 the Festival has presented the work of emerging and established photographers from Australia and worldwide. It’s also a chance to learn more about the art of photography and meet other photography enthusiasts.

Press

The Daily Telegraph featured me in an article about the Jewish International Film Festival’s screening of the new film about Roman Vishniac. The film was co-presented with the Head On Photo Festival. (Pay Wall)
View the article: PDF or JPG

Country/land acknowledgment statements: The gallery acknowledges the Gadigal and Wangal peoples of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which Articulate stands. I also acknowledge the Ramaytush Ohlone and Coastal Miwok people on whose land most of these photos were taken and the physical images were produced. Some images are also from Ainu lands in Japan.

Juror: Marianna Stark is the principal of M Stark Gallery in Half Moon Bay, which features Bay Area artists whose work evokes the spirit of the West Coast and is in dialogue with contemporary fine art movements.

Ticketed fundraising events: Friday, Sept 8 & Saturday, Sept 9

After the Opening Benefit Fundraiser: