Shows, publications, and lectures in 2012

I can hardly believe it's 2012, which I'm sure is due in no small part to the fact that my first winter in Chicago still hasn't really arrived.  It is a lovely 45 degrees outside, and I'm writing this blog post with my windows open.  Bizarre.  In any case, 2012 is shaping up to be a very exciting year.  Here's a bit of what's happening (or going to be happening) in roughly chronological order:

I'm thrilled that new work from Transcendence was recently included in F-Stop Magazine's Portrait Issue along with quite a wonderful group of portrait photographers.

Two of my images, Landen and Hunter, will be included in "Lust" at the Jennifer Schwartz Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia.  This show was curated by David Bram, the editor and publisher of Fraction Magazine.  I am thrilled to be a part of this show and work with this wonderful gallery. 

Landen, 2011

Hunter, 2011

In March, I'll be heading to San Francisco for the Society for Photographic Education conference and am looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new people.  If you're going to SPE, drop me a note and say hi!  I'd love to meet up with other photographers while I'm there.

My photograph Gregg was juried by Todd Hido into the SPE Member show taking place at the RayKo Photo Center Gallery.  I'll be at the opening reception on Saturday, March 24 from 6-8 pm and I'd love to see you if you're on the west coast or in town for SPE. 

Gregg, 2011

In April, I'll be heading to Boston to give artist talks at Berklee College of Music, Massachusetts College of Art, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, the Art institute of Boston, and Harvard University.  I'm excited to be heading back to my old stomping grounds and visiting the classes of Shellburne Thurber, Bruce Myren, Anthony Scibilia, Gina Kamentsky, and David Hilliard.  I also have a photo, JulianAnton, in the MassArt auction, which I'll get to see while I'm in town.

JulianAnton, 2011

I've got a couple of publications on the horizon as well.  Berklee College will be publishing new work  from Transcendence, along with an artist interview, in their visual arts magazine, Fusion.  Wellesley College is publishing a selection of work from Coupled with an introduction by Karen Irvine, Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, in the Wellesley College Women's Review of Books.  I'm also in the design phase of a book of work from Transcendence, so expect more information about that in the near future. 

Lastly, I'm planning a solo exhibition of my newest work at the Schneider Gallery in Chicago from September 7-October 27, 2012.  I'll post more information on that show as it gets closer.  I'm looking forward to showing in my new city! 

And, of course, amidst all of this, I'm busily making new work, which includes working on a brand new project and also making a series of handmade, intimate artist books.  I'm looking forward to seeing what the rest of 2012 brings!

Two Way Lens by Michael Werner

The newest interview on Michael Werner's blog Two Way Lens features an interesting interview with John Arsenault.  Two Way Lens is a wonderful, interesting, and important project that gives insight into the working process of many artists.  If you're not familiar with it, it's definitely one to follow!

Work by John Arsenault:

Lenscratch's Favorite Photographs of 2011 Exhibition

I'm excited to have my photo Korrie included in the Lenscratch exhibition "Your Favorite Photographs of 2011."  Organized by Aline Smithson, this online exhibition includes work by tons of great photographers.  A huge thanks to Aline for putting it together and for everything she does for the photo community.

It is difficult to choose a favorite photo from a year, or even from a month or two, but this photo of Korrie is definitely one of my favorite photos from 2011.  I recently photographed him again (so recently that I haven't even picked up the negatives yet) and can't wait to see how the new images turn out.

Korrie, 2011

Jesse, 2010

Dear friends,

I am excited to announce that I have added a new selection of images to my project Transcendence.  Photographed in color, the new images mark a visual departure from my previous black and white portraiture while continuing my engagement with issues of gender and identity.  I would love for you to take a moment and view these new additions here.

Several of these photographs were recently exhibited at the Leslie/Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in New York, and I am also very excited that the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction at Indiana University has acquired a full set of the new photographs for their permanent collection. 

I hope you have a wonderful holiday!

Magenta Foundation's Flash Forward 2011- Emerging Photographers

I am happy to have my work featured in the Magenta Foundation's Flash Forward 2011 Emerging Photographers book, along with the work of fantastic photographers such as George Awde, Tara Sellios, Matthew Gamber, Nick Meyer, and many more. 

The book is beautiful and I'm honored to be a part of it.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

A photo in honor of the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. 

Fighter (Self-portrait with Corinne), 2006

Transgressive at Leslie/Lohman in NY

A few photographs of my work in Transgressive:

Exhibition of Transcendence at Leslie/Lohman in NY

I am excited that four new pictures from Transcendence will be on display at the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation in New York from November 8 through January 15.  Thanks to Cora Lambert for putting this two person exhibition together.  If you're in NY, stop by and check it out!

 

Presents 

    

Transgressive

Portraits by Joelle Circé and Jess T. Dugan

 November 8th to January 15th 

        

   Come Celebrate at the  

 Opening Reception

  

Tuesday, November 8th

6 - 8 PM

Joelle Circé

Born in Montreal, Canada, painter Joelle Circé showcases several figurative oil paintings, representing the female body and the struggles and triumphs of being both transsexual and a queer woman. The personal depictions of eroticism, desire and fear create an exciting body of work exploring sexual identity.

Joelle Circé, Tango Styling Kiki

 

Jess T. Dugan 

Large format photographer Jess T. Dugan exhibits work from "Transcendence," a body of work portraying people from the transgender community. The work focuses on people who exist along the transmasculine spectrum, from those born female that don't identify as women, to those who physically transition or change their bodies. In an effort to increase understanding, the images portray issues unique to the transgender community while also highlighting the shared experiences of being human.

Jess Dugan, Dallas

These new paintings and photography highlighting human beings of transgender experience, will stay on exhibition 24 hours a day, viewable from the exterior of the gallery at street level as part of the ongoing window series curated by Cora Lambert bringing the work of LGBTQ artists to a public domain tackling issues of sex, gender, identity, and pop culture.

New work

A Moment Collected at the Atlanta Celebrates Photography Book Fair

Thanks to Larissa Leclair for sending me this photograph of my book A Moment Collected: Photographs at the Harvard Art Museum on the Indie Photobook Library table at the Atlanta Celebrates Photography Book Fair.