Antiquarian and the New Alchemy

The Serenbe Photography Center in Georgia hosted an invitational exhibition curated by S.Gayle Stevens, Antiquarian and the New Alchemy.

“This invitational exhibit features a broad interpretation of alternative photography and processes. Photography has changed. Silver gelatin printing has become the new alternative process.  Whether the works represented here are traditional antiquarian processes or hybrids, it is the element of handwork that sets them apart: The artist’s hand is in evidence in each of these photographs.”

Gayle selected Nocturne #38 for inclusion in the exhibition.

Nocturne #38

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Candela ( UnBound ) II — Gordon Stettinius

Always good to hear from Gordon Stettinius, we were thrilled to learn that Nocturne #13 (Mary Grace McAlister) was to be included in the second summer UnBound exhibition at Candela Books + Gallery in Richmond, Virginia. Thank you, MG.  Thank you, Gordon.

The HAND Magazine

Adam Finkelston, co-publisher of The HAND Magazine, asked to include images from the Nocturne series in the inaugural edition of his publication.  He selected numbers 7 and 25 (Kaden Kratzer).

Nocturne #25

Beta Magazine — Jeff Moorfoot

Gayle had a great visit with Jeff Moorfoot at the PhotoNOLA 2012 portfolio reviews in New Orleans.  Jeff is  Festival Director of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale in Australia as well as the publisher of Beta Magazine.  He suggested she submit a series from the Nocturnes for publication in the magazine and boy did he ever do a fantastic job.

The June edition of Beta Magazine includes Nocturnes 1, 4, 7, 9 (Diane Boddy), 12 (Claire Cartwright Vaughan), 13 (Mary Grace McAlister), 21 (anonymous), 23 (D Hanley), 25 (Kaden Kratzer), 26 (Hamidah Glasgow), 32 (Mary Moore Garrison), 33 (Diane Boddy), 34 (Patsy R. Davis), 38 , 41 (Anne Connor), and 49.

The issue is a fifty-megabyte download.  Our article begins on page 140.

Nocturne #41

Interview in Light Leaked

Ashley Kauschinger of the Light Leaked blog, sent us each interview questions for a post on the blog.  We decided to answer Ashley’s questions independently of each other.  Our answers were posted on June 3.

Ashley chose to illustrate our interview with Nocturnes 2, 3, 7, 13 (Mary Grace McAlister) and 21 (anonymous).

Nocturne #21 — Thank you, anonymous !

Center Forward at RAYKO

During the month of May, Nocturne #2 visited the RAYKO Photo Center in San Francisco.  #2 was continuing its tenure with the Center Forward exhibition, initially held at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado.  Jurors for the exhibition were RAYKO Director, Ann Jastrab and C4FAP Director Hamidah Glasgow.

Nocturne #2

Fragments of Memory

S.Gayle Stevens was asked to participate in a three-person show at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center in Evanston, Illinois.  Curator Alan Leder selected Nocturnes 1, 26 (Hamidah Glasgow) and 29 (Jennifer Shaw) in addition to Gayle’s other pieces.  The exhibition was on the walls from May 19 to June 26.

Nocturne #29

People’s Photography — Bejing

Yan Li and Huo Wei, publishers of China’s People’s Photography newspaper, featured the Nocturnes in the May 2013 edition of the paper.  Pictured were Nocturnes 1, 2, 7, 9 (Diane Boddy), 12 (Claire Cartwright Vaughan), 13 (Mary Grace McAlister), 21 (anonymous), 22 (Jeanne Klein), 23 (D Hanley), 26 (Hamidah Glasgow), 32 (Mary Moore Garrison), 33 (Diane Boddy), 34 (Patsy R. Davis), 38, and 49.

Nocturne #26

Open Water — Kiernan Gallery

The Kiernan Gallery hosted an exhibition, Open Water, featuring juror Jennifer Schwartz.  Jennifer selected Nocturne # 23 (thank you, D Hanley) for inclusion in the show.  Thanks Kat and Jennifer.

Open Water hung from May 1 to June 1.

Nocturne #23

Frank Lopez — Shadows and Ether

Frank Lopez, Dallas educator and wet-plate collodion artist, was asked to curate an exhibition for the Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs.  The show, Shadows and Ether, included Nocturnes 17 and 22 (thank you, Jeanne Klein.)   It hung at the historic Bath House Cultural Center from April 17 to May 18.

Nocturne #22