The difference between Nymphoto and some other collectives is that we are a close knit community of just a few members. (Our meetings run hours long.. food keeps us sane.) We strive to keep each other motivated and it’s especially valuable to me since I was fresh out of college when I was asked to join. Although we are committed to promote women working in photography and creating a voice for them, we are mostly artists too. We have work that wants to be shown and recognized.We have full time jobs but are motivated to keep our goals and intentions going strong.

I’m pleased to announce Nymphoto’s newest projects.

We’re publishing our first book! The Conversations in book form! Also, we are happy to collaborate with gallery owner and director, Sasha Wolf, to put on a physical exhibition coinciding with the book. The title of the book and show is simple called,”Nymphoto: Conversations Volume I.” Join us on May 6, 2009 at the gallery for our book launch and opening reception.

Ladies! We’re also doing a Call for Entries for an group exhibition following the book launch exhibition. Deadline is April 7th. Please go to www.nymphoto.com for details and to submit. We’re looking for the best in contemporary photography by women so please pass the word on.

Dog In the Middle, Hong Kong from Asleep at Sea ©Jane Tam

If you head over to the main website, you should see I updated the website and included (or edited) images in Foreigners in Paradise, Asleep at Sea, and Discarded Delights. Also, I finally added a mailing list form in the Contact page, so if you wanna keep up with what I’m up to, fill the form out.

Recently I’ve been honored to be asked to join Nymphoto. I jumped on the opportunity since it was my chance to have a community that’ll motivate me as well as be part of something meaningful. It’s hard coming out of college, without a job, and wondering, “so I am suppose to be doing something….” I really could not understand how artists motivated themselves to keep production flowing. After meeting the members and seeing how much I can learn and contribute to the collective and to myself, I regained my confidence to keep working. I’m seriously in great company (Nina, Rona, Candace, Maria, Margot, Talia, and Melanie). Sometimes you need that kick in the rear.

Anyways, I’m the Featured Artist this time around on Nymphoto’s main website. Check the blog for weekly conversations with fellow female photographers. I think it’s a great resource to have!

I will have one photograph shown in :

Hun Gallery: The Circular Exhibition: Term I

http://hungallery.org

Aug. 22. 2008- Aug. 28. 2008

Opening Reception- Aug. 22. 2008 (6pm-8pm)

Address: 12 West 32nd street, 3rd Floor

New York, NY 10001

If you are in the NYC area this Friday, please stop by and say hello!

The exhibition will then travel to Seoul, Korea and be exhibited at:

Gallery Ho: The Circular Exhibition: Term II

http://galleryho.com/

Sep. 11. 2008 – Sep. 20. 2008

Opening Reception- Sep. 11. 2008 (6pm-8pm)

Address: Seocho Dong 1538-4,

Seocho Gu, Seoul, Korea

[137-872]

More details next week, I assume~

In other news.. I came up with a new title for my family series. Foreigners in Paradise. Be on the look out for a major website update mid-next week.

Sara, © Jane Tam

My family series (which I really need help coming up w/ a better title for) is traveling to Tempe, Arizona and Ping Yao, China come September and October! Very very exciting news since these are one of the first opportunities I have to show anywhere besides on a college campus! Though, I really wish I had money to attend them both… =/

I need to do some major color correcting since I have discovered so many new techniques from my new day job. Going to spend some quality time in my little cave for a little while. 

More news soon about the shows!!

Amusement Park, Coney Island, New York 2006 © Garie Waltzer

Ah, I miss Syracuse. (Never thought I would say that.) I miss Light Work, the darkrooms, and the great staff.

While working there for pretty much my whole time in Syracuse, I really loved the opportunity to see the artists that took up residencies there. Love seeing the prints getting freshly printed after the hours laboring over color correction. Love talking to them about their process and seeing how dedicated they were in producing work. Love getting advice and developing relationships and get immediately inspired to make my own work.

Street, Istanbul, Turkey 2007 © Garie Waltzer

Garie Waltzer was an artist in residence at the beginning of the year. Her gorgeous large portfolio of carbon pigmented prints on rag paper were inspiring and breathtaking. She travels the world photographing outdoor urban landscapes from the tops of buildings, creating a scrutinizing view of the world when looked at closely. (Seeing these prints in person are so worth it.)

She currently has a show at Humphrey Atrium Gallery at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. The exhibit will run June 23 – Sept. 5, 2008.

Garie Waltzer
June 23 – Sept. 5, 2008
Humphrey Atrium Gallery at University Hospitals
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH

(The talented Ms. Amy Stein is currently an artist in residence for this month at Light Work.)

it was a success!

do yourself some good and buy a print~

*remember, i take requests for images not in the store but are on the main website.

thanks everyone for all the support!!!

]]> http://janetam.com/blog/2008/05/05/stars/feed/ 2 http://janetam.com/blog/2008/04/27/everyone-gets-a-star-part-deux/ http://janetam.com/blog/2008/04/27/everyone-gets-a-star-part-deux/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:22:15 +0000 Jane Tam http://janetam.com/blog/?p=340 With all this art school drama, I still want to make the best out of it. So I created a website with a sampling of work from the rest of our classmates in relation to our exhibition this coming Saturday night.

So check out our hard work.

www.janetam.com/star

The show is one night event (sadly) and will be on from 6-9pm, this coming Saturday, May 3rd. I’ll take installation shots during the show. All work going up for the show will definitely be for sale.

and yes, prints are still for sale. and i dearly need some funds!

Noel from We Can’t Paint has big news for his blog.

Back in December 2007 I started a blog called We Can’t Paint, a project that has since grown both in scale and in readership. I’ve enjoyed the continuing discourse between fellow bloggers and those of you who have submitted work and ideas. Not only have these past months been extremely interesting but they have opened my eyes to a whole new avenue for the examination and promotion of photography.

By September 2008 We Can’t Paint will no longer simply exist as just a blog, it will also be an online magazine (a future print version is in the works) and online gallery (as is a physical space). This was ultimately my goal from the beginning (the expansion of We Can’t Paint), to build upon a promotion of emerging photographers and those select few Canadian’s who often go unnoticed. I truly believe in the artists I showcase and I respect all of you who continue to produce interesting and thoughtful projects both in and out of school.

We Can’t Paint Magazine and We Can’t Paint Gallery will become extensions of my blog, permitting both a lengthier viewing experience and a broader forum to contemplate issues concerning the medium. For me these two new additions are not replacing the We Can’t Paint blog, but they are natural progressions of expanded ideas and collaborations. That being said, I’m hoping that you can post a notice on your blog and pass along this e-mail to those who may be interested in submitting (you included) writing, ideas, and photographs to We Can’t Paint Magazine and Gallery. I have temporarily set up a hotmail account specifically for submissions. Here is the info:

Send all work and writing to wecantpaint@hotmail.com

All work should include a brief bio (one or two sentences).

PHOTOGRAPHS

Send a selection of 5 – 8 images:
- All images should be 72 dpi
- Sized to10 inches on the longest side
- Saved as a .jpg file and labeled with no spaces or punctuation like this:

your_name_here_1.jpg

- In the body of the email you may list the titles but only if they are absolutely relevant
- No image should be over 5mb

Note: A link to your work is also accepted but strongly discouraged.

WRITING

All articles and/or essays should be 500 – 1000 words in length.

Send a brief summery and intent of your article/essay in the body of the e-mail with the actual article/essay formatted for Microsoft Word.

BOOKS AND ZINES:

If you would like We Can’t Paint Magazine to review your publication, please contact noelrodo@hotmail.com for more information on where to send your “review copy”.

For future details please visit:

http://wecantpaint.com