Save the Date

My newest collaboration, Systematic Life, will be opening at Box 13 Artspace on Sept 8, 2012. Be there or be square.

How I Will Die at Gallery 1724

Kristy Peet and Britt Ragsdale will both open solo shows at Gallery 1724, Contemporary Art Salon for the FotoFest 2012 Biennial on Saturday, March 31 from 8-10pm. Kristy Peet’s exhibition will feature her series “How I Will Die,” a photographic exploration of hypochondria and mortality. Britt Ragsdale will exhibit, “Members” a show of photography and physical response. Both exhibitions will remain on view through May 31, 2012.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Kristy Peet is an artist living and working in Houston, Texas. She completed her undergraduate work at Austin College and graduated with an MFA in photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Her large format photographic work deals with psychological issues and has been shown in solo and group exhibitions across the country, including a solo exhibition at the Dallas Contemporary. She is currently teaching photography at College of the Mainland and is a resident artist at Box 13 ArtSpace.

Britt Ragsdale is a visual artist currently living and working in Houston, TX. She graduated with a BFA from Lamar University and an MFA from the University of Houston in May 2011. Through photography, video and performance, she creates visual constructs based around the social anthropology and psychoanalysis of pretense. She is a resident artist at Box 13 ArtSpace.

ABOUT GALLERY 1724:
Gallery 1724 is a gallery, salon, home, and chicken ranch located in the Houston Museum District at 1724 Bissonnet Street. The space features experimental rotating exhibitions and salon-type dialogues.

GENERAL INFORMATION:
Opening reception: Saturday, March 31, 8-10pm
On view through May 31, Monday through Saturdays from 11am to 6pm or by appointment.

Exhibition image: Kristy Peet, "It is used for identification purposes," 2011

CONTACT:
Emily Sloan
Gallery 1724
1724 Bissonnet St.
Houston, TX 77005
713-582-1198