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Isa Leshko Photography
October 2010 News
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Greetings,
I am delighted to announce that a solo show of my Thrills & Chills series will be exhibited at the Houston Arts Alliance Gallery in Houston, TX from October 14 through December 31. This exhibit is generously funded by the Houston Arts Alliance and organized by the Houston Center for Photography. I am deeply grateful to both the HAA and the HCP for their support for my work and for making me feel so welcome in the Houston arts community. I also want to thank HCP Executive Director Bevin Bering Dubrowski and her staff (Jason Dibley, Caroline Docwra, Sandy Vitrano) for working long hours over the last month to produce this exhibition.
There will be an opening reception at the Alliance Gallery (3201 Allen Parkway) this Thursday from 6-8 PM. If you are interested in purchasing work from this exhibition, please contact the John Cleary Gallery.
In addition to preparing for this show, I have been traveling over the last month to create new images for my Elderly Animals series. I also have a few other exciting developments that I'm writing to share with you.
Thanks for reading! I look forward to hearing from you.
Warm Regards,
Isa
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Prints from my Elderly Animals series are under consideration for acquisition by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. "Pumpkin, Age 28" is currently on exhibit at the Caroline Wiess Law Building in the museum as part of the Photo Forum Exhibition. Members of the Photo Forum collecting group will meet in November to vote on which pieces from the exhibition will be purchased by the museum. Other artists with work under consideration include friends Kyohei Abe, Rania Matar, Nancy Newberry and Phil Toledano. I want to extend my warm gratitude to Natalie Zelt, Anne Wilkes Tucker, and members of Photo Forum for supporting my work.
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Philadelphia Weekly Review
My work was featured in a review for the show "In Review" that was exhibited through the summer at Gallery 339 in Philadelphia, PA. Critic Roberta Fallon writes:
"Isa Leshko's prints of aging farm animals are a reminder of the inevitability and senescence and death....Leshko's black-and-white prints offer a different kind of beauty than that of most animal art, which tends to revel in the vitality of the natural."
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Gallery 339
Select images from my Elderly Animals series are on view in the upstairs gallery at Gallery 339. Stop by the gallery to view my work and to also see their current exhibition, Phillip and Edward Toledano: Days with My Father which features moving images from Phil's recently released book and works on paper by his father.
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Juried Competitions
Critical Mass
I am thrilled to report that I am a finalist for the highly competitive 2010 Critical Mass competition. I am honored to be among the talented selected finalists. I want to thank the jurors who were on the pre-screening committee for their hard work reviewing the 549 entries submitted this year: Leslie K. Brown, Crista Dix, Jon Feinstein, Melanie Flood, Roy Flukinger, Cherie Hiser, Tricia Hoffman, Jim Leisy, Stu Levy, Kate Menconeri, Laura Moya, Claire Annette Mussard, Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Shawn Records, Tina Schelhorm, P. Elaine Sharpe, George Slade, Christina Spielvogel, Susan Spiritus, Paula Tognarelli, Laura Valenti, and Bryan Wolf. The top 50 artists selected will be announced in early November. Stay tuned....
The Photo Review
Images from my Elderly Animals series were accepted to the The Photo Review 2010 Competition that was juried by Brian Paul Clamp, the owner/director of ClampArt in New York City. Images from the project will be published in the The Photo Review Competition Issue that will be released in November.
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Auctions
"Coaster at Dusk, Hershey Park, PA" was recently sold in the live auction at Photo Center NW annual auction. Thank you to all of you who supported this event! My work will be in two other auctions later this fall.
October 22
Texas Photographic Society Print Auction, Davis Gallery, 837 W. 12th Street, Austin, Texas. To place an absentee bid on "Swing Ride at the Big E" at the 9 x 9 inch image size, please call Clarke 210-824-4123 by October 21.
November 6
The Photo Review Auction, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Online absentee bidding for "Dangling Legs" at the 9 x 9 inch image size will be available soon. Stay tuned to my Twitter & Facebook updates for details.
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Recent Shoots
In the last month, I've had a few memorable shoots for my Elderly Animals project. I photographed a 19-year old cat, Sophie, who was adopted last year by a kind volunteer at the Houston SPCA after her original family surrendered her to the shelter.
I also visited Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY where I photographed elderly cows, sheep, pigs, chickens and turkeys. In late September, I visited Wolf Park in Battle Ground, IN where I photographed a 17-year old wolf named Kiri and a 15-year old wolf named Apollo. I will never forget getting licked on the face by Kiri, who is a rather playful wolf in spite of his age. I am grateful to the staff at Farm Sanctuary and Wolf Park for being so generous with their time and for allowing me to photograph their animals.
I look forward to sharing with you the images and audio interviews from these recent shoots. I am still looking for subjects for this project. Please e-mail me if you would like to suggest an animal for this project.
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Photo Caption:
Coaster Spine from Thrills & Chills. Copyright Isa Leshko. All Rights Reserved.
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