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

Current Events

New things are happening.

• Jennifer and I are now co-vice presidents of Box 13.
• I'm going to have two pieces in a self portrait show at Lawndale during Fotofest.
• My How I Will Die series will also be up during Fotofest at Gallery 1724. The opening will be March 31.
• I'm working a new project with a collaborator. Images and details coming soon.

The real reason I love 4x5

Today I discovered a subconscious reason why I think 4x5 film is the best. I'm working on a new series that I'm shooting on medium format. It was so frustrating at the end of the shoot to not be able to process it right away because the roll wasn't done yet. I love instant gratification. With 4x5, you could shoot just one frame and still get it processed right away.

Plus, I love wearing my dark cloth as a cape. :)

Art Crawl

Art Crawl is this Saturday. I'll be at Box 13 all day. Come see my studio!

http://www.artcrawlhouston.com/

Texas Contemporary Art Fair

This weekend I went to the second art fair in less than a month in Houston. I actually liked this one a lot better. It was a little smaller so it was less overwhelming and I though the work was overall better.

My first favorite artist was a photographer named Carol Selter. Her bird images are amazing.

My other favorite Lauren DiCioccio. She used string and objects. This book was awesome and she also had slides where the image was embroidered. Very cool work!

Bug Night

My office-mate put on a bug night at school tonight. I wasn't sure what to expect but it turned out to be really fun. I got some pictures that I like which is weird because I usually don't do a very good job unless I'm setting something up.