(Malcolm and Tyson 14 x 11 digital c-print 2009 edition of 30)

(Jonte 11 x 14 digital c-print 2008 edition of 30)

THE GREAT LGBTQ PHOTO SHOW

June 16 - July 10, 2010
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OPENING RECEPTION
June 15 (Tues)
6pm - 8pm

I've been invited to exhibit new work in The Great LGBTQ Photo Show at Leslie/Lohman Gallery here in NYC. This group photography show includes a wide range of imagery--documentary, erotic, political, romantic and more. With more than 80 photographers represented from the US and around the world, The Great LGBTQ Photo Show provides viewers with a broad survey of what contemporary queer photographers are working on today. To mark the opening of this exhibition, there will be a public reception on Tuesday, June 15 from 6pm to 8pm. Additionally, on Tuesday, June 29 from 6pm to 8pm, renowned writer, scholar and photography critic, Allen Ellenzweig, will talkabout The Great LGBTQ Photo Show and queer photography today.

I've chosen to exhibit two images from my ongoing portrait series about the African-American LGBTQ community called "A Portrait of The LIfe" (formerly This is The Life). There's exciting news about the portrait project coming soon, but this show is a great opportunity to view samples of the work right now.

The following photographers are included in The Great LGBTQ Photo Show:
Thom Adams, Ajamu X, Michael Alago, Tom Baron, Robert Bianchi, Ripp Bowman, Don Campbell, Luis Carle, Lage Carlson, Aaron Cobbett, Brendon Connors, Larry Cwik, Ricky Day, Beau del'Aire, George Dinhaupt, J.D. Dragan, Jess T. Dugan, Mark Edward, Devin Elijah, Billy Erb, Lola Flash, Warren Fletcher, Paul Freeman, Claude Furones, Alex Geana, Brian Gorman, Rebecca Greenberg, Mareike Guensche, Crystal Gwyn, Kim Hanson, Emeric Harney, Michael Harwood, Dahn Hiuni, Hugh Holland, Charles Hovland, Mikka Jacino, David Jarrett, Angela Jimenez, John H. Johnson, Katie Koti, Molly Landreth, Ross Bennett Lewis, Frank Louis, Ricardo Louis, Janice Marshack, David J. Martin, Dick Mitchell, Greg Mitchell, Pierre-Yves Monnerville, Enrique Jayro Montesinos, Grace Moon, Amanda Morgan, Lara Morgan, Ocean Morisett, Patrick Mulcahy, Peter Pfeffer, Gregory Prescott, Andrew Printer, Xavier Radic, Benyamin Reich, Eric Rhein, Ulli Richter, Garry Rissman, Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte, Nicholas Romanoli, Leslie Satterfield, Mathieu Schmutzler, Larry Schulte, Rick Shupper, Robert Siegelman, Bryan Smith, Lars Stephan, Margaret Stratton, Burt Sun, Thomas TRET Tierney, Enrique Toribio, Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, Taschka Turnquist, Johann Van Wyk, Vega, Adam Vincentz, Sophia Wallace, Cynthia Warwick, Fred Watson, Brett Wexler, Jade Yumang

GALLERY HOURS ARE TUES-SAT from NOON-6PM
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE GALLERY WILL STAY OPEN
UNTIL 7:30PM on WED, JUNE 16 and THURS, JUNE 24

Please make every effort to come out to the opening reception and tell all your friends. It's important for us to show the collective strength of our community and our desire to support our artists of color.

ABOUT THE LESLIE/LOHMAN GAY ART FOUNDATION
Described by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times art critic Holland Cotter as "...a thoroughly nonmainstream pearl beyond price," the LESLIE/LOHMAN GAY ART FOUNDATION (LLGAF) is a non-profit foundation established to provide an outlet for artwork that is unambiguously gay and which is often denied access to mainstream venues. Founded in 1990, the Foundation mounts exhibitions of art in all media by gay and lesbian artists emphasizing subject matter that speaks to queer sensibilities, including works with erotic, political, romantic and social imagery. LLGAF also provides special support for emerging and underrepresented artists through The ARCHIVE (a quarterly art journal) and a permanent collection of more than 3,000 works, including pieces by artists Duncan Grant, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Jean Cocteau and Robert Mapplethorpe. Leslie/Lohman is the premier resource for anyone interested in the rich art legacy of the LGBTQ community and its influence on and confrontation with the mainstream art world.


LESLIE/LOHMAN GALLERY
26 Wooster Street
(between Grand & Canal)
NYC 10013
(212) 431-2609
www.leslielohman.org

Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Saturday
Noon - 6pm