Award Winning Photos at D-Light Studios Competition

I was very grateful to have my work Mixed Emotion (M.E.) be shown as part of the D-Light Studios Open Gallery Exhibition for this year's PhotoIreland Festival in Dublin. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to be there for the opening, but there were some great photos, thanks to the people who did attend and shared them with D-Light Studios. 

As it turned out, there was a photo competition running in conjunction with the exhibition, with all artwork being considered. 

I was very honored to hear the news that my work had won for Best Artwork and thankful for the generous prizes. I look forward to spending a day in the studio at some point in the future, and will very much enjoy the editions of BLOW Photography Magazine.

Many thanks to the people who attended and shared their photos with D-Light Studios, so that I was able to include them here! 

Open Gallery at D-Light Studios; PhotoIreland Festival

It's been a busy time for me this month in Ireland, checking out some of the incredible exhibitions that are on during the PhotoIreland Festival. It has been wonderful to be in Dublin for this photography festival. 

I am pleased to have some of my Mixed Emotion (M.E.) work included in the Open Gallery exhibition at D-Light Studios (home to the incredible Blow Photo Magazine), during the PhotoIreland festival.

OPEN GALLERY exhibition at D-Light Studios presents over 40 photographers as part of PhotoIreland Festival 2015

You are welcome to attend the opening on Sunday July 26th for a day of photography, live DJs Stace OCHO & DJ Tom Lowe, D-Light Cafe with free donuts thanks to Polish Traditional Bakery Dublin and a very exclusive instalment at 7pm of 'Tenx9' Storytelling event.
Canon Ireland sponsor portrait session from 3-5pm
Complimentary Älska cider will be served from 6.30pm
Admission is free

D-Light Studios, 46 North Great Clarence St, Dublin 1
Sunday 26th July 11-9pm

 

Dis*truct*ure Opening Night

I was grateful for my work to be a part of the Dis*truct*ure exhibition this week at Con Artist Gallery in the Lower East Side of NYC. "Con Artist presents Dis•truct•ure, a show that explores the fragility of existence and the disturbances of an earthly mortality, as well as the transcendence of it, by examining themes of pattern, repetition, mutation, ritual, and spirituality surrounding the natural decay caused by disease. Examination of these themes not only helps to cope with the suffering that can be brought by disease, but also allows us to be hopeful and celebrate the tenacity of cycles and life in all of its forms. Featuring work from artists: Marianna Peragallo, She Is Honey Brown, Ikuko H, Josef Pinlac, Carol McLennan, Christopher Tandy, Anna Fawcus, Scott Andrews, Bree Rubin, MOR, Zaria Poem, Judy Choi, Jessica Patrick, Flavia D’Urso, Gertrude Berg."

Dates November 12th - November 19th 2014 11.12.2014 Wednesday 7 to 11 /// Opening Party 11.19.2014 Wednesday 7 to 11 /// Closing Party

Thanks to Con Artist Gallery for the photos!

5 plus 5 Exhibition; Opening Night

Last night was the opening night for 5 PLUS 5 at the Altamira Palace Gallery, IED Madrid. I was grateful to be invited to be a part of this exhibition that showcases the work of ten emerging photographic artists, curated by Moritz Neumüller; Five photographers who are based in the British Midlands and five who are based in Madrid. The selected artists are; David Sheperd, Dean O’Brien, Lauren Spencer, Nicola Onions and Oscar Parasiego, and from Madrid; Angela Losa, Anna Fawcus, Eoin Moylan, Inge Trienekens, and Juan Pablo Fassi. The projects shown in this exhibition orbit around themes such as memory, identity, space, the human condition and eternal subjects in the field of photographic creation. All the emerging practitioners selected to take part in this exhibition exchange use highly contemporary language and represent a new generation of globally connected artists that use the camera as one of many technological tools for image creation. For those who missed the opening, the exhibition will run from October 28th to November 14th at:

Altamira Palace Gallery

IED Madrid

Calle Larra 14

28004 Madrid

5 plus 5 will also be exhibited at The Photographers’ Wall, Library of Birmingham in Spring 2015.

Here are a few images from the opening night:

5 plus 5 Exhibition; Exhibition Preparations in Madrid

Today the preparations for 5 PLUS 5 exhibition were taking place in Madrid, for the opening night this week on Tuesday October 28th at the Altamira Palace Gallery, IED Madrid. My work has been selected to be included in this show in Madrid and Birmingham. The group show features 10 photographic artists, 5 based in Madrid and 5 based in the British Midlands. The selected artists are; David Sheperd, Dean O’Brien, Lauren Spencer, Nicola Onions and Oscar Parasiego, and from Madrid; Angela Losa, Anna Fawcus, Eoin Moylan, Inge Trienekens, and Juan Pablo Fassi. Moritz Neumüller (Linz, Austria, 1972) is the curator. The projects shown in this exhibition orbit around themes such as memory, identity, space, the human condition and eternal subjects in the field of photographic creation. All the emerging practitioners selected to take part in this exhibition exchange use highly contemporary language and represent a new generation of globally connected artists that use the camera as one of many technological tools for image creation.

Here's a few of the images of the exhibition preparations:

5 plus 5 Exhibition; Invitation

 

5 plus 5 Exhibition; Printing in Madrid

Earlier this year, I was invited to take part in 5 PLUS 5 - an exhibition that showcases the work of ten emerging photographic artists; Five photographers who are based in the British Midlands and five who are based in Madrid. The selected artists are; David Sheperd, Dean O’Brien, Lauren Spencer, Nicola Onions and Oscar Parasiego, and from Madrid; Angela Losa, Anna Fawcus, Eoin Moylan, Inge Trienekens, and Juan Pablo Fassi. Moritz Neumüller (Linz, Austria, 1972) is the curator. Neumüller is interested in contemporary work by photographers and media artists from around the world, especially documentary, social and conceptual. The projects shown in this exhibition orbit around themes such as memory, identity, space, the human condition and eternal subjects in the field of photographic creation. All the emerging practitioners selected to take part in this exhibition exchange use highly contemporary language and represent a new generation of globally connected artists that use the camera as one of many technological tools for image creation.

5 plus 5 will be exhibited at the Altamira Palace Gallery, IED Madrid in November 2014 and at The Photographers’ Wall, Library of Birmingham in Spring 2015.

Yesterday, we went to the printers in Madrid to start printing the work for the Madrid part of the exhibition. Here are a few photographs from the morning, with a sneak preview of some of the images that will be shown:

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards in Malaga

I arrived in Malaga yesterday to attend the opening night of The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards. One of my photographs, 'In The Corner' from the series of work 'Children & The Art of Eight Limbs' was an award winner in the Pollux Awards earlier this year, and was selected to be included in this exhibition. With 54 photographers from 17 countries attending the opening night, it was a huge event, with some incredible talent. I would like to thank the Museo del Patrimonio Municipal for hosting this event, and all of the organizers from WPGA who did such a fantastic job in making this exhibition possible, with special thanks to Julio Hardy.

SPACE | DIVIDED Exhibition Opening Night

Last night was the opening of the exhibition SPACE : DIVIDED, which featured my photographs as a part of this group show. Here is a little information about the exhibition which will be on until 02.05.2014, and some photographs from last night: 'Our culture is full of real and imagined divisions. The human desire for definition creates social, geographic, and structural boundaries that divide us. Breaking out of the white, cubed, confined space of a traditional gallery is the infatuation of many a contemporary artist, while others have discovered that constriction fosters creativity.'

Con Artist presents SPACE | DIVIDED, an exhibition of conscious and unconscious separations. Artists draw lines in the sand as they explore the aesthetic and psychological power of split space. They peek through holes in the wall to better understand the polarity of a space divided and capture the intensity of attracting opposites. Featuring work from 4 NYC artists and photographers.

AT: Con Artist Ludlow Gallery, 119 Ludlow St. Tuesday - Saturday 11am to 6pm

Gallery Night Parties 01.29.2014 Wednesday 8 til late /// Opening Party 02.05.2014 Wednesday 8 til late /// Closing Party

All photographs © Anna Fawcus 2014

2013: My year in photos

2013 was a busy year for me. I was based in New York City for the year, with photographic assignments and travel taking me to Thailand, India, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Haiti, UK, Australia & New Zealand. I was involved in many exhibitions; with solo shows in New York City and Australia, and group shows at various galleries in New York, and at Art Basel in Miami. I would like to share a few shots from the year:  

 

© Anna Fawcus

'In the Corner', Rawai, Thailand, 2013

 

 

© Anna Fawcus 

Con Artist, LES, New York, USA 2013

 

 

© Anna Fawcus / Oxfam America

Artibonite, Haiti, 2013

 

 

© Anna Fawcus / SPANA

Zimbabwe, 2013

 

 

© Anna Fawcus

Cock Fight, Rawai, Thailand, 2013

 

  

© Anna Fawcus

Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2013

 

 

© Anna Fawcus / Barefoot Initiative

Afar region, Ethiopia,  2013

© Anna Fawcus / Barefoot Initiative

Afar, Ethiopia,  2013

 

 

 

For me, 2014 has begun in New Zealand, with plans to visit Vanuatu next week, before returning to New York. I then plan to move to Madrid, and be based there for the year. Thanks for your support in 2013 and I look forward to sharing photos and stories with you over the coming year.

Members Only Exhibition: Opening Night @ CultureFix NYC

Members Only opening night at CultureFix was a great success. The show featured artists, including myself,  from the Con Artist collective under the curatorial theme of the self nude, and drawing inspiration from the exhibition style of the Academic Salons of 1800’s France. Participating artists include: Nicole Salomon, Elizabeth Knowlton, Lady Millard, Geoff Green, Shaina Aniahs Yang, Cynthia K. Cortes, Matt Smoak, Scott Andrews, Liaizon Wakest, Aprajita Anand, Ryan Wijayaratne, Lisa Hokans, Sarah Wang, Christopher A Quizhpe, Saroj Patel, Julia Pascone, Elke Reva Sudin, Alexandra Darby, Jon Mann, Daniel Lamanna, Sonja Lessley, Ko Smith, Tag Brum, Eric Steginsky, Rebecca Sherman, Miriam Braverman, Miranda Nichol, Michael Sharp, Joseph Pinlac, Maria Petrovskaya, Anna Fawcus, AR+PJ=MDP$$YTAT$, and George Foreman.

Some photos of the opening night of the Members Only Exhibition at CultureFix in NYC:

(photographs supplied by various Con Artist collective members)

Coming Soon: Members Only Exhibition @ CultureFix NYC

One of my photographs will be part of a group exhibition called Members Only at CultureFix in NYC, opening on September 19th, 2013 The exhibition is a group show featuring artists from the Con Artist collective under the curatorial theme of the self nude, and drawing inspiration from the exhibition style of the Academic Salons of 1800’s France. This will undoubtedly be one of this summer’s most stark, genuine, even uncomfortably honest exhibitions. The nude figure is a trope figure in art history, acting as subject and metaphor. For whatever reason we do this: Necessity, Narcissism, a quest for deeper understanding, maybe even boredom...The results are sure to be telling. We Con Artists stand here in the buff, but stand for so much more.

For more info about the show, you can see more on the Con Artist Website or the MembersOnly Tumblr Page or read The Culturefix Interview with Audrey Ryan and Sessa Englund

©Anna Fawcus 2013

'NYC'

A signed limited edition 13" x 20" print on Hahnemule Pearl paper

 

 

Members Only

Superchief Gallery at CultureFix  9 Clinton St, NY NY 10002 Dates: September 17 - September 22nd 2013 09.19.2013 Thursday /// Opening Party 6-10pm

Genesis by Sebastião Salgado; Exhibition in London

The Natural History Museum in London currently has a photographic exhibition not to be missed. Genesis by Sebastião Salgado is a powerful collection of images that span across the world, depicting it with stunningly beautiful imagery. Salgado says of the Genesis collection, ‘This has been one of my longest photographic adventures: eight years researching, exploring and celebrating nature’s unspoiled legacy. I have journeyed through 32 countries to rediscover the mountains, deserts and oceans, the animals and peoples that have so far escaped the imprint of modern society. It is a pictorial depiction of the lands and lives of a still pristine planet. I feel Genesis also speaks urgently to our own age by portraying the breathtaking beauty of a lost world that somehow survives.  It proclaims: this is what is in peril, this is what we must save.’

Genesis will be on in London from 11th April 2013 until 8th September 2013:

Natural History Museum

Cromwell Road

South Kensington

London SW75BD

10am - 5:30pm

 

£10 adults, £5 child and concession, £27 family. Free for Members

© Anna Fawcus 2013

 

© Anna Fawcus 2013

 

© Anna Fawcus 2013

'Children & The Art of Eight Limbs' Gallery Night at Circuit of Change

Yesterday was the gallery night for my photographic exhibition 'Children & The Art of Eight Limbs' at Circuit of Change, in NYC. I did not manage to take many photos of the evening, but have  a few to share here. Many thanks to everyone who came and to all who made this such a successful evening, especially to Brian & Alyssa, Jack and Dave.  

 

Closing Party of our Exhibition at Con Artist Gallery in NYC

Last night was the closing party of my joint exhibition 'Children & The Art of Eight Limbs' & 'Haiti', with Giles Clarke at Con Artist Gallery in NYC. Thanks to everyone who came out and made is such a successful and busy night, and a special thanks to Con Artist Gallery, Giles, Lawrence, Brian, Audrey, Oscar and Dave for their work in making it happen. For anyone who missed the show, I will be exhibiting 'Children & The Art of Eight Limbs' again in New York, at Circuit of Change: Gallery Night August 11th between 5pm - 7pm.

Here's a few photos of the evening:

© Anna Fawcus 2013

© Anna Fawcus 2013

© Scott Witt 2013  (Range-findings.com)

'Children & The Art Of Eight Limbs'; Featured Exhibition on SocialDocumentary.net

My work 'Children & The Art of Eight Limbs' has been featured on the home page of SocialDocumentary.net. If you haven't been in NYC to see my current exhibition at Con Artist Gallery over the past couple of weeks, then you can see the exhibition online at SocialDocumentary.net. There will also be a second gallery showing of the work in New York, opening on August 11th at Circuit of Change, I will post more details about this soon.  

Here are a just a few of the images that are part of the exhibition:

 

© Anna Fawcus 2013

"In The Corner"

 

 

 

© Anna Fawcus 2013

"The Ancient Art of Muay Thai Massage"

 

 

 

© Anna Fawcus 2013

"Wash Away My Troubles"

 

 

Con Artist Collective; Artists at work

Since coming to New York, I've been working out of an art collective in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, called Con Artist Collective. It's a space where we work together, sharing a studio, and sometimes working together on collaborative projects. I plan on shooting some artist profiles over the coming months of some of the talented people I share this space with, with photo essays and blog posts featuring some of the artists from Con Artist, and giving a little insight into their lives. Over the last week, I've been taking a few photos around the workspace. Laura Tack, Meghan Borah and Eric Triton are the artists at work in the following photographs:  

© Anna Fawcus 2013

Artist Meghan Borah 

 

 

 

 

 

© Anna Fawcus 2013

Artist Laura Tack

 

 

© Anna Fawcus 2013

Eric Triton at work

 

 

 

© Anna Fawcus 2013

Time Out Magazine doing a photo shoot of the workspace and artists

 

 

 

 

© Anna Fawcus 2013

Skulltipus under the stairs made by Dean "The Tin Man" Millien

FcLcc: Community Learning Cultural Centre in Peru

Over the past couple of months in Peru, I have spent quite a lot of time with an inspirational individual and his small theatre group, out in the suburbs of Lima, in Villa Maria del Triunfo. Fernando Flores has been pushing to open a local drama centre to make theatre accessible to youth from the area who may otherwise not be able to afford it. 45% of the people living in Villa María del Triunfo live on or below the poverty line. Fernando is a qualified performing arts teacher, who is employed to teach at ENSAD in the centre of Lima. He currently volunteers his time in several local schools who have no budget in their curriculum for drama classes. He also teaches a young theatre troupe in his spare time, in both performing arts, and also in teaching for those who are interested.

Richard Coates, a British man has been working with Fernando to put together a non-profit organization and raise the funding required to one day open a large performing arts centre in Villa Maria del Triunfo. For more information on FcLcc as a non-profit organization in the UK, and to find out about what they are doing, please check out their website

Here are a few photos of Fernando at work, and in his community, working with theatre students:

© Anna Fawcus 2011

Fernando Flores performs at ENSAD in Lima, Peru

 

© Anna Fawcus 2011

Fernando Flores works with young theatre group to put together a show

 

 

 

© Anna Fawcus 2011

Fernando Flores volunteers at a local school in Villa Maria Del Triunfo, Lima, Peru

 

 

 

© Anna Fawcus 2011

Fernando Flores in his local area of Villa Maria Del Triunfo, Lima, Peru

 

 

 

© Anna Fawcus 2011

Villa Maria Del Triunfo, Lima, Peru

 

 

 

© Anna Fawcus 2011

Fernando Flores volunteers at a local school in Villa Maria Del Triunfo, Lima, Peru