Jen Bekman Gallery blog

Colleen Plumb in Group Show at Dina Mitrani Gallery, Miami

Tortuga by Colleen Plumb

If you find yourself in Miami in the next few months, be sure to head on over and check out Colleen Plumb's work in a new group show at Dina Mitrani Gallery. Curated by Orlando Estrada, the show is titled Disposable: Nostalgia for the Still Image, and will be on view from June 12 to August 28.

This show presents a reference to the obsolete disposable film camera and a connection to the disposable quality now associated with digital picture making. Disposable will feature eight emerging and mid-career photographers whose work addresses the connection between photography and memory and how this relationship is being transformed.

Photographs for many are a means of preservation—little relics from times past. These artifacts are treasured safeguards of our fleeting memories. The development of digital picture-making devices and technology has warped our perception of images. It is certainly thanks to the nature of digital photography that people are photographing more, but often without the same emotional connection to the object that the traditional processes produced.

The show features work by:
Danielle Bender
Grant Willing
Humberto Torres
Kyle Ford
Luis Lazo
Abner Nolan
Samantha Salzinger
Colleen Plumb

Disposable: Nostalgia for the Still Image
Dina Mitrani Gallery
On view: June 12 - August 28, 2010
2620 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33127

Colleen is also participating in the preview and panel discussion, "How digital technology affects artists using the photographic process to create their work."

Saturday, May 22, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
Panel Speakers: Orlando Estrada, Colleen Plumb and Samantha Salzinger

If you can't make it down to Florida, be sure to take a look at the amazing editions that Colleen has available at 20x200.

Colleen Plumb ' s Flamingo On View at the Milwaukee Art Museum

Flamingo by Colleen Plumb

All of you Midwesterners or anyone who might be near Milwaukee, WI before July 5th should stop in to the Milwaukee Art Museum and have a look at the work of Colleen Plumb, on view as part of the museum's permanent collection. The building draws plenty of attention itself, since the museum happens to be housed in the amazing work of art that is the Quadracci Pavilion by Santiago Calatrava . The opening and closing of the space's "wings" is worth the trip alone.

Milwaukee Art Museum
On view through July 5, 2010
700 N. Art Museum Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Website

Ride With Us To The Sixth Annual BAMart Auction + Cocktail Reception

Traces, Ocotillo Wells, California, 2008 by Ian Baguskas

On Saturday, March 27th, Jen Bekman Gallery invites you to ride with us to the Sixth Annual BAMart Silent Auction and Cocktail Reception aboard the Jen Bekman Projects' coach. Leaving from Jen Bekman Gallery, the coach will transport event-goers to the cocktail reception at the Dorothy W. Levitt Lobby to join participating artists and special guest Andrew Andrew in celebrating the ten-day auction. This year's auction includes works by over 160 visual artists and designers, including JBG artists Ian Baguskas, Sarah McKenzie and Colleen Plumb.

We'll be providing transportation for the afternoon, making two departures from the gallery at 6 Spring Street in Manhattan and two returns from BAM in Brooklyn.

Riders can take the coach in one direction, or both, but seats are limited and must be reserved in advance. Email your seat reservation to info@jenbekman.com. Please indicate if you will be taking the coach in one direction or both. Any additional seating will be available on a first come first serve basis.

Bus Schedule:
Departing Jen Bekman Gallery (meet inside gallery) >> Brooklyn Academy of Music
3:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.

Departing BAM (meet outside in front of lobby) >> JBG
3:45 p.m
6:00 p.m.

The Sixth Annual BAMart Silent Auction is Open For Bidding!
Register to bid today and start watching those items—with opening bids starting around $100, there is something for everyone!

The work of Ian Baguskas and Colleen Plumb among other auction pieces can be viewed in the 5th Avenue windows of Bergdorf Goodman at 5th Avenue and 58th Street in NYC through March 28, 2010.

Don't miss this opportunity to bid on an all-star roster of artists in support of a great organization. More details on lots and bidding are available at the BAMart Auction website.

Laundromat, 1997 by Colleen Plumb

Exterior 1 (Plastic Trees), 2009 by Sarah McKenzie

Jen Bekman Artists at the Sixth Annual BAMart Silent Auction

Laundromat, 1997 by Colleen Plumb

Jen Bekman Gallery artists Ian Baguskas, Colleen Plumb and Sarah McKenzie have generously donated pieces to the Sixth Annual BAMart Silent Auction at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

From the website:

With opening bids starting around $100, there is something for everyone! Works can be viewed and bid upon right here once the live exhibition and bidding both begin on March 18th and you can visit this site to place and track your bids, and keep on top of exciting auction news from BAM. Best of all, every dollar earned will go to support BAM's dynamic and innovative programs. So click, bid, support!

BAM brings a lot of vitality to the arts in New York, and they're an organization that we've supported through collaborating with them on a 20x200 benefit edition. Proceeds from the sale of Greg Lindquist's edition Embers of the Maritime are donated to BAM.

We're also thrilled because the three artists involved truly represent the breadth of Jen Bekman Projects. All three have had exhibitions at the gallery, all three have released limited-edition prints through 20x200, and the two photographers came to our attention by entering Hey, Hot Shot! As they develop new bodies of work and their accomplishments accrue, we're reminded about how happy we are to work with such talented and generous artists.

Don't miss this opportunity to bid on an all-star roster of artists in support of a great organization. More details on lots and bidding are available at the BAMart Auction website.

Exterior 1 (Plastic Trees), 2009 by Sarah McKenzie

Traces, Ocotillo Wells, California, 2008 by Ian Baguskas

Mixtape Opens TONIGHT at JBG!

Album 01 by Paul Madonna

Don't forget to come to the gallery tonight, November 20, 2009! Jen Bekman Gallery will proudly open Mixtape, a group exhibition featuring forty-five original works and limited-edition prints from 20x200, by thirty-six artists. In the spirit of what Geoffrey O'Brien declared the "most widely practiced American art form," Mixtape brings the studio soundtrack to the gallery walls.

Participating artists include: Michelle Arcila, Ian Baguskas, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Christine Callahan, Christian Chaize, Jorge Colombo, William Crump, Jessica Eaton, Scott Eiden, Clare Grill, Chad Hagen, Nick Hardeman, Joseph O. Holmes, Jason Jagel, Roel Knappstein, Gregory Krum, Liz Kuball, Jeff Lewis, Yijun (Pixy) Liao, Scott Listfield, Paul Madonna, Sarah McKenzie, Mike Monteiro, Jane Mount, Tommy Perman, Gary Petersen, Colleen Plumb, Jason Polan, Tyson Anthony Roberts, Mike Sinclair, Jessica Snow, Trey Speegle, William Swanson, Amy Talluto, Ann Toebbe and Matthew Tischler!

See you soon! If you are out of town, please visit the Mixtape exhibition page here.

Mixtape
Opening Reception: Friday, November 20th, 2009, 6 to 8 p.m.
On View: November 21st - January 9th, 2010*
Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street
(between Elizabeth + Bowery)
New York, New York 10012

Gallery Hours:
Wednesday - Saturday | Noon - 6 p.m.*

*The gallery will be closed for the holidays: Nov. 26 - 27 | Dec. 24 - 26 | Jan. 1, 2010

Colleen Plumb on NYMPHOTO

Bird on Stairs by Colleen Plumb

Colleen Plumb is featured on the NYMPHOTO blog today, in an interview where she discusses her work and her aspirations.

When asked how she discovered photography, Ms. Plumb replies: 

I had a job at a graphic design firm after college and I was restless, I felt like I was not doing what I was supposed to be doing. One day after work I was driving home and it literally struck me all at once: 'I will go to grad school in photography' ...I do feel like I still am discovering photography all the time. It keeps getting better and more interesting to me. It is such an intricate language and my goal is to become fluent.

Colleen's Tiger Rug, Cabrini Green will be featured in our upcoming group exhibition Mixtape. The show opens Friday, November 20th and will be on view from November 21st through January 9th.

Photo-Op @ Photographic Center Northwest

Furniture Barn by Colleen Plumb

Photographic Center Northwest recently selected a distinguished group of artists for their 14th Annual Photo-Op exhibition competition. The winners now have their work on display through September 4, 2009 at Photographic Center Northwest Gallery in Seattle to be judged by Ms. Jen Bekman. Four of the finalists are part of the JBP family, Colin Blakely; Katie Baum; Kevin Miyazaki; and Colleen Plumb are vying for first, second, and third prize. Youngna gives a thorough review on the Hey, Hot Shot! blog here.

If you're not in the Pacific Northwest, have a look at the photographers 20x200 edition prints:
Colin Blakely
Colleen Plumb
Kevin Miyazaki
Katie Baum

Hey, Hot Shot! Opening @ Jen Bekman

A Question of Time by Hey, Hot Shot! winner Kate Orne

Opening tonight, Friday August 8th, at Jen Bekman Gallery! The Hey, Hot Shot! winners are all set for their day in the sun! The show will be up through Saturday, August 23rd.

Winning photographers in the exhibition:

Juliane Eirich
Derek Henderson
Roc Herms Pont
Kate Orne
Colleen Plumb

Hope to see you there!

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street
(between Elizabeth + Bowery)
New York, New York 10012

Gallery Hours:
Wednesday – Saturday | Noon – 6pm

Hey, Hot Shot! Winners Announced

Porsche by HHS! winner Juliane Eirich

Yippiee!

The winners of the first edition of Hey, Hot Shot! 2008 have been announced:

Juliane Eirich
Derek Henderson
Roc Herms Pont
Kate Orne
Colleen Plumb

The opening reception will be held on Friday, August 8. The show will be on view at Jen Bekman Gallery through August 23.