Art show alert! It happened. SEEING, my first solo exhibit opened last Friday and I think I've finally let it all sink in. It took a little while because I've never seen my personal work in this context before. This was the first time I've had real live photographs in real frames. Real mats. Real walls. You're laughing, but a real wall is a lot different than the internet! I loved this opportunity and feel really proud of it. Well... it was actually really nerve wracking at first. To see these photographs on the walls honestly made me feel so exposed and vulnerable. I wondered if these ten little photos hanging in the gallery were enough. It felt small for some reason. I processed everything on my own, I wrote about each image and that really helped. So. Deep breath. Enjoy looking.
SOLD! Yes, I actually sold a piece. Alex, the gallery curator and I got to put the little red sticker on the tag while all my family and friends cheered away! It was definitely a moment I'll remember.
As I sat with each of the images, I realized this one was the most representative of my life this past year. This is my 2011 self portrait I think.
So there you go!
It was even written up in the North Bay Nugget.
I got two copies.
The show is coming down on August 6th.
It's in the NEW Underground Gallery + Studio in the WKP Kennedy Gallery.
150 Main Street East, North Bay, Ontario, P1B 1A8
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