I I have photographed this door and stairs many times while questioning what this leads to and why it is built in this strange way.  While photographing it this time a young man came out the door to have a smoke.  I didn’t get a chance to go inside but it apparently is the back of a lecture hall.

In case you had not heard, I will be showing work in The Chicago Project IV Exhibition at Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago.  The opening reception is this Friday night, July 15th, from 5-8pm.

The exhibition will also include Matt Austin, Justyna Badach, Jeremy Bolen, Dan Bradica, Troy Flinn, Lenny Gilmore, Wm. Bradley Johnson, Bill O’Donnell, TJ Proechel, Charlie Simokaitis and Shane Welch.

Catherine Edelman Gallery
300 W. Superior
Chicago, IL 60654
312-226-2350

Exhibition Dates:
The Chicago Project IV
July 15th – September 3, 2011

I think my work is beginning to branch off a bit lately.  A few years back I was sticking to a very strict set of rules for wether or not an image fit into my project.  This was in part because early when I was in grad school I had a problem with photographing absolutely anything that interested me and they were only loosely connected.  The problem with my strict guidelines is first that the images started to all look very much alike, and second that I have been prevented myself from making some real good images that don’t fit with the previous work.  So in the past six months to a year I have been loosening up a little and I will show you some of what that looks like starting with this image.

I am in the progress of a website update so check it out and let me know what you think of the new images/projects.

Also, If you would like to swap links let me know and I will add you.

I’m pleased to announce my inclusion in a show at Gallery 51 of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Exhibition Dates: March 31-April 24, 2011

Opening reception: March 31, 2011(5-7pm)

Open daily 10 – 6.
Located at 51 Main Street, MCLA Gallery 51 features the work of international, national and local artists, including MCLA faculty and students. The gallery hosts ten exhibitions each year and countless events and happenings.

I was took first place in the National Juried Exhibition (Juror Andy Adams of Flack Photo) with this image at the Steenbock Gallery in Madison.  One of the awards is a solo exhibition next year.

I am proud to announce that my work has been included in the Chicago Project by Catherine Edelman Gallery, an online gallery devoted to new and established photographers in the Chicago area.

Curtis Mann

everything after

Oct 23 – Dec 4, 2010

Curtis is a good friend I went to graduate school with and he is now showing recent work at Kavi Gupta Gallery in Chicago.  The work takes on many new directions and is his first exhibition in the US since his inclusion in the 2010 Whitney Biennial. Here are some of my favorites: