It was a joy to discuss the Nelson-Atkins Strange and Familiar Places exhibition with radio host Steve Kraske, Senior Curator of Photography April Watson, and photography icon Terry Evans on KCUR’s Up To Date.
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"Strange and Familiar Places" at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City
I am honored to be part of this exhibition, with three works from my series Mid— displayed in conversation with photographers whose work I deeply admire, on view Feb 1 through July 20 at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. An artists’ discussion is scheduled for April 17.
“Great storytelling conveys a sense of place: it is as important as establishing characters, symbolism, and plot. The 10 artists featured in this exhibition weave together influences from music, fiction, history, folklore, and photography itself to tell compelling stories about people and communities shaped by the land they inhabit. Their intimate photographs focus on rural subjects in the Midwest, South, and Western United States, often challenging our preconceptions of these regions.”
Organized by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art with support provided by the Hall Family Foundation. Curated by April Watson. Featuring work by Antone Dolezal, Terry Evans, Laura McPhee, Rahim Fortune, Holly Lynton, Elise Kirk, Kristine Potter, RaMell Ross, Bryan Schutmaat, and Lara Shipley
YOU ARE HERE: New Town on display at Hunter's Point South Park, NYC
Work from my series New Town is on display at Hunter’s Point South Park in Long Island City, Queens, as part of the public art installation You Are Here, which explores interactions between humanity and ecology.
Presented by Photoville and Hunters Point Parks Conservancy.
On View September 29, 2023 – January 2, 2024.
Pictura Gallery Curious Photo Blog: Single Image Crush
Many thanks to Lisa Woodward from FAR Center for Contemporary Arts’ Pictura Gallery, for this poignant reflection on work from my series Groundswell. Click to follow the Curious Photo Blog.
Pictura Gallery Curious Photo Blog post
Rose Bramble Books: 3 Volumes
Available now from Rose Bramble Books: A three-volume set of zines that address our shared experience of Capitalism. Volume 3 focuses on environmental issues through the lens of 12 international artists including work and cover image from my upcoming series New Town.
Rosalux Gallery: 3 Volumes
Ann Arbor Arts Center: Sharing Space
Filter Photo: Context 2022
Cosmos, 2021, Elise Kirk
Lenscratch: Groundswell
International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP): Open House 7/28
I’m thrilled to be in residence at the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in New York this summer. Please join us on Wednesday, July 28 for an Open House of our studio spaces.
Places Journal: "The Middle of Everywhere" Featured
Conference: 2020 Midwest Society for Photographic Education
Conference: Teaching Place
July 14-17: A free conference hosted by Minneapolis College of Art and Design, discussing how faculty, artists, and curators frame “place.” I’ll be presenting my teaching on picturing place as a photography faculty member at the University of Kansas.
On the Web: Booooooom
Places Journal: The Middle of Everywhere
It is a privilege to accompany Timothy Schuler’s beautiful words on the Kansas Flint Hills, published this month in Places Journal. Find the full article here.
On Display: August Exhibit at Sager Braudis Gallery
On Display: Beyond the Missouri at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
Tallgrass Artist Residency Symposium and Exhibition
It has been a privilege and a pleasure to participate in the Tallgrass Artist Residency this year in Matfield Green, Kansas. Please join us in the Flint Hills on October 13 for these closing events.
ARTIST SYMPOSIUM - The Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS. 1:00pm-3:30pm
EXHIBITION & RECEPTION - The Bank Art Space, Matfield Green, KS. 5:00pm-7:00pm
In Print: and light followed the flight of sound
This collector’s book from One Day Projects (Eliot Dudik and Jared Ragland) is a stunning work of art featuring Eclipse Day photographs from 52 artists across the country. I’m honored to be included among such awe-inspiring company.
On Display: Re/Member/Construct at Filter Space
I’m thrilled to have my image Leap included in Re/Member/Construct, juried by Lisa Volpe, Associate Curator, Photography, Museum of Fine Arts Houston. On view at Filter Space in Chicago through October 27.
