Contact, the annual festival of photography in Toronto, during the month of May, with over 1000 local, national and international artists exhibiting at almost 200 venues is almost here and I am having a solo exhibition at The Cabinet Salon. It's been ages since I've shown work on my own and I'm excited to exhibit a modest collection of new works during the Contact Photography Festival. Modern Canadian...
I've finally made some time to not only get out and do some shooting, but I've also had time to process my images and post them online! *gasp*. I've added a dozen images shot using my new and improved DIY lens attachment to the State of Sleeping Plants gallery!
Today I had a sneak peek at The Merlin Years : The Art of Team Macho II while I was visiting my friend Melinda Josie (also a wonderful illustrator and artist!) and it is beautiful! Not only am I excited about the book because it's Team Macho and their work is genius/amazing/hilarious/edgy/awesome (if you're not familiar with the collective mind power that is the work of Nicholas Aoki, Stephen...
One of my photographs, Kodak Building 9, from the Toronto Kodak Factory site was chosen for the Ontario Society of Artists 139th Annual Open Juried Exhibition: Darkness and Light! The exhibition runs March 6 - 30 at the John B. Aird Gallery (900 Bay Street, Macdonald Block, Toronto, ON, M7A 1C), and the Opening Reception /Awards Presentation is Thursday March 8, 6-8pm.
In 1997 I lived in the border area between Thailand and Burma for almost a year with members of the All Burma Students Democratic Front (ABSDF ), teaching English and volunteering in exchange for room & board so I could help/participate in their fight for democracy. 15 years on and change may be afoot in Burma and my friends may eventually be able to go home. I am...