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Solo Exhibits
2024 Present Tense (Cameraless photography), Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA
2019 Distant Memories, Metro 417 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Distant Memories, Museum of Art and History (MOAH), Lancaster, CA
2018 Distant Memories, Orange Coast College, Fine Arts Center, Costa Mesa, CA
2017 URBANSCAPE, Metro 417 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Convergent Evolution, Neutra Institute Gallery & Museum, Silver Lake, CA
2016 Distant Memories, Phantom Gallery, Hawthorne, CA
2015 Memories Redux, Cause Gallery, Chungking Road Art District, Los Angeles, CA
Curatorial / Speaker / Projects
2024-now Founder/curator/artist of 3C Gallery Collective
2023-now Educator, photo workshops, LACP, Los Angeles Center of Photography
2021-now Grant Review Panelist, $10K to $60K grants, California State Art Council Sacramento
2015-now Curator/Co-Producer for all events by OPEN SHOW Los Angeles
2024 Curator, Visions Unfold AAPI Arts in Focus, TRYST international fair, Torrence Art Museum TAM
2024 Curator, Visions Unfold AAPI Arts in Focus, Makery SubTerra Gallery
2023 Portfolio reviewer, FOCUS photo l.a., Galerie XII, Santa Monica CA
2023/24 Co-curator/juror, alternative photography theme, Makery Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2022 Shadow and Light Magazine, Showcase portfolio, Mar/Apr 2022 edition
2020/19 Moderator/Speaker, Photo L.A. Fair, Photo book Roundtable Panel
2019 Curator, Common Threads II group show, Art Share LA & MonthOfPhoto LA (MOPLA)
2019 Instructor, photo workshop at MOAH Museum of Arts and History
2019 Guest Editor, PhotoBook Journal
2017 Curator, Common Threads group show, sponsored by Art Share LA & MOPLA
2016/17/19 Curator/Producer for OPEN SHOW LA booth at Photo L.A. Fair
Select Group Shows & Collaborative Projects
2025
Gallery 825 (LAAA), ITALIAN EXCHANGE 2025 Group Show, The Marks of our Time, juried/curated by Cynthia Penne, ART 1307
Jan 18 Gallery 825 West Hollywood | May 8 ART 1307 Napali Italy
2024
FMoPA Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa FL. UPA Gallery exhibit
LA Center of Photography, DTLA. Into the Light, Analog
LAAA Gallery 825, West Hollywood. Whereabout
Hive Gallery, DTLA. 10th annual photography show
Makery SubTerra Gallery, DTLA, Play Time exhibit
LA Center of Photography, Expand and Contract, a photo/mixed media exhibit, juried by ED Rotem Rozental
Makery SubTerra Gallery, Fresh Take, curated by Richard S. Chow and Cathy Immordino
LACP, Thresholds exhibit at the Helms Bakery District, juried by Crista Dix, Griffin Museum
Gallery 825, West Hollywood, Cracker Jack, juried by Ray Bender StARTup Curatorial
Gallery 825, Making Meaning, juried by Stephen Swan from Moran Auctioneers
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan, The “USA exhibit” curated by Julienne Johnson, along with "Jackson Pollock Explored"
TRYST International Art Fair, Visions Unfold, hosted by Torrence Art Museum TAM, Torrence CA
Makery SubTerra Gallery, Visions Unfold, AAPI Art in Focus, curated by Richard S. Chow
Solo exhibit at LAAA Gallery 825, Oct/Nov 2024
2023
LA Art Show 2023, Los Angeles Convention Center, @ bG Gallery booth
treat gallery, New York, group exhibit entitled "+1"
Hive Gallery, group photo exhibit, Downtown Los Angeles
Open Mind Art Space, 7th anniversary Group show, Santa Monica
Online exhibits at Gallery 825/LAAA, West Hollywood, CA during 2023
MOAH Museum of Art and History Lancaster, CEDAR 38th annual juried exhibit
Gallery 825, AfterImage exhibit juried by Walter Maciel Gallery, West Hollywood
bG Gallery, Gestalt Spectrum 10, Santa Monica Bergamot Station
Los Angeles Makery, Alternative Photography exhibit entitled “Photo Los Angeles”
CA 101, annual juried group show, Redondo Beach Historical Library
treat gallery, New York, Gratification exhibit, alternative photography, also at Artsy
Project Space Gallery, DTLA, "Positive Exposure" Asian American art
Venice Arts annual Gala, Group show + auction
2022
• Annual UPA Gallery group show, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMoPA), Tampa FL
• CA 101, juried exhibit, Redondo Beach Historic Library, CA.
• Griffin Museum, juried 28th Members exhibit, Boston MA
• BEGIN/AGAIN, features CSUN Arts Alumni, Open Mind Art Space, West Los Angeles CA
• MOAH Cedar 37th juried exhibit, Museum of Art and History (MOAH), Lancaster CA
• LA Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, @ bG Gallery booth
• Indistinct Chatter group show, juried by Robert Benítez curator for MOAH, @ Gallery 825/LAAA
• Online exhibits at Gallery 825/LAAA, West Hollywood, CA
Gleaming Apollo, Small Time, Mannerist, Make Plain
2021
• Annual UPA Gallery group show, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMoPA), Tampa FL
• Annual open call exhibit, at LAAA/Gallery 825, juried by Peter Frank, art critics and author
• #Hot100of2021, selected by YourDailyPhotograph, chosen out of 4,500 photographers globally.
• MOAH Cedar (Museum of Art & History) exhibit. Jurors Katherine Nestved and George Davis
• Galerie of Imagination, Santa Ana Main Place Mall (Oct-Dec)
• LA Art Show, LA Convention Center, bG Gallery Booth #900
• Geographics, Gallery 825, West Hollywood, juried by Chris Davies at Fabrik Projects
• Thinking of You, Brittany Davis Gallery, Los Angeles, Alternative Photography, Vanishing Light
• California Love II, The Hive Gallery, DTLA (with limited edition book)
• Spectrum 8, bG Gallery, Santa Monica, alternative photography/objects
• Online exhibits at Gallery 825/LAAA, West Hollywood, CA
GILD online exhibit, READY GO, User to User
2020
• In the Year 2020, UPA Gallery show, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts FMoPA, Tampa FL.
• Stripes II, bG gallery Gestalt Projects, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
• Spectrum 7 annual group show at the bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.
• MOAH Cedar 35th juried all-media exhibit, Museum of Arts and History Lancaster.
• Juried by Nathaniel Ancheta, April Bey and Betty Brown Ph.D.
• Creative Portrait exhibit, juried by Paul Kopeikin Gallery, at the Los Angles Center of Photography.
• OUT THERE 2020 exhibit, LAAA/Gallery 825, West Hollywood, juried by Bert Green Fine Arts
• L.A. Art Show, bG Gallery booth, LA Convention Center
• stARTup Art Fair, Los Angeles, at the LACP booth
• The Same Thing Everyday, Moorpark College Art Gallery, curated by Cal State Northridge Arts
• California Love - A Visual Mix Tape, Hive Gallery, Los Angele
• Online exhibits:
FESTOON, LAAA Gallery 825, October.
Non Sequitur, LAAA Gallery 825. September.
Exhalted One, LAAA Gallery 825, August.
Habitual, LAAA Gallery 825. July to August.
Field Of Vision, LAAA Gallery 825. June.
Petit Work, LAAA/Gallery 825. May
2019
• UPA Gallery artists group show, Road Less Travelled series, at Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa FL.
• Mother Tongue exhibit, image + poem, Distant Memories series, Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston, MA.
• MOAH:Cedar, Museum of Arts and History Lancaster, 34th annual curated show, received "Emerging Artist Award".
• Teacher, Photography Workshop - Exploring your photographic vision, MOAH:Cedar
• Venice Arts 26th Gala exhibit, Venice, CA.
• Group show (10 months), URBANSCAPE, at The Collective Realty, West Hollywood.
• Out There, LAAA/Gallery 825, West Hollywood
• Book award on URBANSCAPE series, MOPLA Month of Photography LA, internationally juried photo-book exhibit.
House of Lucie Gallery at the ROW Downtown LA.
• Common Threads II, group show curated by Richard S. Chow, sponsored by Art Share L.A. and MOPLA, at the Angel City Brewery, DTLA Art District, Los Angeles.
• Photoplay group exhibit at the Hive Gallery, Los Angeles.
• stARTup Art Fair, LACP booth, Kinney Hotel, Venice Beach, CA.
• Street Shooting around the World exhibit at LA Center of Photography, Hollywood. Juror Nick Turpin from the
• FOCUS Photo L.A. exhibit, 1st Runner Up Award (from 1500 entries), Barker Hanger, Santa Monica.
• Open Show LA Alumni Exhibit at Photo L.A., Barker Hanger, Santa Monica, CA
• Moderator/Speaker, Photo L.A. Fair, Photo-book Roundtable Panel
2018 and earlier available upon request
Select Bibliography | Reviews | Interviews
#hot100of2021, #not100of2022 selected from 4800 globally, curated by Your Daily Photograph ℅ Duncan Miller Gallery
Guest editor, PhotoBook Journal, review on MOPLA 3rd annual Juried PhotoBook Exhibit
Book Review by The Photobook Journal, URBANSCAPE, Oct 2018.
Art review of solo show – Distant Memories at MOAH by Genie Davis (DiversionsLA and ArtAndCake), 2018.
Book Review by The Photobook Journal, Distant Memories, May 2018.
Art review of solo show – Convergent Evolution at Neutra Museum Gallery, 2017.
Art review of solo show – URBANSCAPE at Gallery 417 at Metro DTLA, 2017.
Art review for 2016 Distant Memories Solo show, by Joseph Hazani – art critic, podcast host of fine arts and photography.
TV interview by City News (Channel 22 @16min) for Solo exhibit at Phantom Gallery, May 2016.
Interview for online Magazine by Shoebox Public Relations, for Open Show LA at Photo L.A. Fair
Art review by Huffington Post, author Eric Trules on the Distant Memories series, 2016.
Art review, by The Eye of Photography (L’Oeil de la photographie), author Andy Romanoff for Distant Memories, published in English and French. 2015
Photography Books | Press
• adilettante.com art review of alternative photography in the exhibit Visions Unfold, AAPI arts in Focus, Sept 2024
• California Love - monogram with images from 110 photographers highlighting California. Published Nov 2020.
• Your Daily Photograph by Duncan Miller Gallery, Feb 22, 2020
• Photo Book URBANSCAPE, limited edition published 2017
• Your Daily Photograph by Duncan Miller Gallery, Dec 7, 2018, July 30, 2018, June 23, 2017, Aug 8, 2016, April 10, 2014
Photo Book Distant Memories, limited edition published 2016. Winner of MOPLA 1st annual (2017) Photo book competition and exhibit.
Photo Book URBANSCAPE (aka Color Redux), limited edition 2013-2014, out of print.
Limited edition Book, Jazz at LACMA 25th Anniversary (LA County Museum of Arts), Curator Mitch Glickman. Not for sale, museum archive.
Limited edition books + show catalogue, group shows Aesthetics 2007, 2009 (sold out)
Nikon Calendar for global distribution, the image Twilight selected for month of November, from the annual Nikon competition.
Awards
2023 #hot100of2022 selected by curators from Your Daily Photograph, out of 4800 artists worldwide
2022 #hot100of2021selected by curators from Your Daily Photograph, out of 4500 artists worldwide
2020 International Photo Awards (IPA) by Lucie Foundation (13000+ total entries)
4 Honorable Mentions from 3 portfolios - Alternative/Analog, Floral Noir II, Visual Journal
2019 Seven Best fine art photographers in Los Angeles, selected by Peerspace
2019 Emerging Artist Award, MOAH:Cedar 34th juried competition, Museum of Art & History
2019 FOCUS Photo L.A. Fair, juried competition, 1st runner-up (1500+ entries)
2018 International Photo Awards (IPA) Lucie Foundation
4 Honorable Mentions - Into the Light series, Floral Noir series, Secret Message, Pieces of Me
2017 International Photo Awards Lucie Foundation - 2 portfolios
SILVER - URBANSCAPE, 3 Honorable Mentions - Into the Light series
2016 Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) - 3 portfolios
GOLD - URBANSCAPE, SILVER - Distant Memories, BRONZE - Into the Light
2016 International Photo Awards (IPA) Lucie Foundation - 2 portfolios
3 Honorable Mentions - URBANSCAPE / 1 Honorable Mention - Distant Memories
2015 International Photo Awards (IPA) Lucie Foundation - 4 Honorable Mention for Distant Memories
2014 Top 20 Finalists, FOCUS Photo LA, competition at annual Fair
2014 International Photo Awards Lucie Foundation, Honorable mention
2013 International Photo Awards Lucie Foundation, SILVER - URBANSCAPE
Gallery Representation
United Photographic Artists Gallery (UPAG), Tampa, FL
Gallery 825, LA Art Association, West Hollywood, CA
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