Lane Collins : news

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2007-11-04T18:53:00.000+13:00

I'm merging this blog with my personal blog Pink Elephants. Please update your feed using the following URL:

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Upcoming changes

2007-11-04T18:45:00.000+13:00

I'm happy to announce that I recently stepped out on my own as a freelance photographer. In light of this, you'll be seeing some changes. The one that affects you as a reader, right here, right now, is that I've decided to merge this news page with my personal blog Pink Elephants.

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There will be no more updates on this blog after today.

Apologies for the rearranging inconvenience. Thanks very much for your support!

12 12 Gallery Juried Photo Exhibition opens Friday

2007-09-27T14:29:00.000+12:00

Two of my images are featured in what looks to be a fantastic juried photography exhibition at 12 12 Gallery in Richmond, Virginia. If you'd like to see the show, please feel free to attend either of the following receptions, or see the 12 12 Gallery website for their hours.

Exhibition preview Friday, September 28th from 7-10PM. Awards presentation and artists' reception open to the public on Sunday, September 30th from 2-5PM. Exhibition runs through Sunday, November 4th.

12 12 Gallery
12 East 12th Street
Richmond, VA

Here is the press release from 12 12 Gallery:

Following last year's highly successful competition, Richmond's second national photography show opens September 28 th at 12 12 Gallery. This year 155 photographers from across the country and 1 from New Zealand submitted 758 images to compete for up to $1000 in cash prizes. Juror Brian Paul Clamp, owner of CLAMPART, a gallery in New York City's Chelsea District, selected 53 of those images from 43 artists, which will be exhibited at 12 12 Gallery's National Juried Photography Exhibition 2007. Richmond photographers Jingjing Gong, Janneke Kotte, and Jane Vaught are among the finalists.

And here is a statement from juror Brian Paul Clamp:

"The task of choosing just fifty artworks from a selection of images so vast as those submitted to 12 12 Gallery’s National Juried Exhibition is always a challenge. Oftentimes one is pressed to compare apples to oranges; documentary photographs to digital exercises; fashion shots to nature imagery. Thus in the end, one is left with a group of powerful, but frequently unrelated photographs. A further challenge is the electronic submissions process convenient and practical, for sure, but also deficient in providing the juror knowledge of important information such as output selection, print quality, and scale.

That being said, I did attempt to judge the artworks based on a set of loose criteria, including not only technical proficiency (composition, light, etc.), but also sound conceptual foundation (whether or not the work responds to or reflects cognizance of artistic predecessors, or whether it stakes claim to new and relevant issues in the sphere of contemporary art). A good deal of attractive and impressive landscape and floral imagery, for instance, was not chosen for the exhibition for this reason. There is such a strong tradition of this particular genre it is, in my opinion, often a Sisyphean task to build upon that foundation in any sort of meaningful way.

The awards selected largely reflect my interest in fresh vision and technical experimentation. They also represent submissions that were consistent and uniformly strong across all five photographs. (Five clearly related artworks are of more interest to me than a smattering of images from different bodies of work.) Those artists chosen for awards generally submitted images from a single project, and all five images clearly were of merit.

I wish to extend many thanks to gallery director, Martin McFadden, who meticulously prepared materials for my easy review, and especially to all the artists who submitted work for the competition. I very much hope this show can serve as motivation and encouragement for all the artists who submitted work to continue to produce imagery; and for them to persist thinking critically about and most importantly to enjoy the medium of photography, that which brings us all together at Gallery 12 12 in the first place!"

--Brian Clamp, Clamp Art, NYC

12 12 Gallery, South Richmond's Fine Art Gallery, is located at 12 East 12th Street, in the John B Anderson House, just east of Hull Street. Gallery hours are Thursdays and Fridays 12-4, Saturdays 11-6, Sundays 12-5, and by appointment.

Regional Art Awards results

2007-09-09T10:08:00.001+12:00

I'm really happy to say that my images did very well at the Nelson Tasman Regional Art Awards. I sold one of my pieces and walked away with the Silver & Gold awards for photography. I was also awarded the Supreme Artist Award, which is the overall prize for the competition. I was shocked and surprised and a little embarrassed to be given so many awards, but the important thing is that it's a great way to be introduced to my new community.

I am always deeply impressed by the amount of talent and creativity that thrives in Nelson and the surrounding area. It's one of the things that most attracted me to this place, and last night's selection of paintings and photography did not disappoint. I'm very honored to be recognized within such a large and diverse creative community.

With the Silver & Gold awards I received a combined $700 in vouchers for The Darkroom. I also received a check for $750 for the Supreme Artist Award, which I plan to put towards the purchase of a Canon 5D.

What a great way to start my work as a photographer in Nelson!

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

2007-09-07T15:33:00.000+12:00

Lately I've been busy with my new job as Creative Coordinator at WildTomato Magazine here in Nelson, New Zealand. My fancy title basically means I run around taking lots of photos for the magazine, do a little design and other bits and pieces to make the visual side of things go smoothly. I'm enjoying getting out in the community and working alongside a group of fun, talented & ambitious 20 and 30-somethings. Really, it's the best pilot photo gig I could possibly ask for!

I'm working on getting some exhibitions in order for the next year or so, and it's starting to look like I'll be kept busy! Here's what's going on now:

Regional Art Awards
I've entered four images in the 2007 Nelson & Tasman Districts Regional Art Awards. The exhibition opening and awards presentation will be held tomorrow, Saturday September 8th at 5PM at the Refinery Art Space. Shortlisted entries will be on public display at the gallery from the 10th - 30th of September. The Refinery is located at 3 Halifax Street in Nelson.

12 12 Gallery National Juried Photography Exhibition 2007
My photos "Yep!" and "Blue Waters Motel" were selected for this exhibition by juror Brian Paul Clamp of ClampArt. According to 12 12 Gallery, 758 images from 155 artists were presented to Mr. Clamp and he selected 53 works from 43 artists. I'm really pleased to be a part of this show. The 12 12 Gallery is located at 12 East 12th Street in Richmond, Virginia.

The exhibition opens Friday, September 28, 2007 and closes Sunday, November 4, 2007. Awards will be presented at a reception on Sunday, September 28, 2007 from 2-5PM.

FILE Magazine
One of my images from the Home & Away series was added to the fantastic FILE Magazine collection back in August. I'm excited to be included!

I'm working on organizing several exhibitions for 2008, including my first full-fledged solo show. More info soon!

Hey, Hot Shot! Summer Edition feature

2007-07-14T00:42:00.000+12:00

I'm featured on the Hey, Hot Shot! blog again, this time for the Summer Edition. Check out the write-up here.

Jen Bekman intern Marina had some interesting things to say about my image "Winter Hit Hard". Speaking of winter, I'm currently bundled up in multiple layers under 2 blankets, sitting next to the fire. I'm not sure I'll ever get used to winter in July.

Prints now for sale

2007-07-12T19:13:00.000+12:00

About a week ago, I put some selected images up for sale on Etsy. You can buy a large print for only $100. Any money I make from this print sale will go towards the purchase of a Canon 5D, which I need in order to move forward in working as a photographer.

If you're interested in an image that isn't posted in the Etsy shop or would like to inquire about a smaller size, please let me know.

Phirebrush Issue 51

2007-07-12T19:10:00.000+12:00

I was happy to see that my image "Immigration" is one of the featured pieces in Issue 51 of Phirebrush. Two other images from my Home & Away series are in the issue as well. Check it out, there's some great stuff.

New images & exhibition planning

2007-07-03T14:18:00.000+12:00

I've added four new images to my work in progress, Home & Away. I am also on the look out for exhibition opportunities for later this year and through 2008. Right now I'm most excited about showing my recent work, but I'm also open to exhibiting anything I've done previously. Please contact me if you're interested.

Currently, I'm planning a solo show at Gallery 203 here in Nelson for April 2008. I'll be sure to post more information early next year.

I recently revamped my personal blog, Pink Elephants. My hope is to use it like a sketchbook for works in progress and to write more about photography.

Featured on Flak Photo

2007-06-23T10:11:00.000+12:00

Last night as I waited for some high res scans to finish, I caught up on some photo-related blogs and discovered Flak Photo, a daily photography blogzine. Not only is this a fantastic idea, the work shown is consistently of a great quality. Their weekend series for this month is Mark Brautigam's fantastic series On Wisconsin, which I highly recommend checking out.

All of that said, I'm very happy to have one of my images featured on Flak Photo today. I'll certainly be submitting more work in the future, and am looking forward to another excellent daily read.

Featured on the Hey, Hot Shot! blog

2007-04-03T12:18:00.000+12:00

I'm excited to be featured on the Hey, Hot Shot! blog today, as a contender for the Spring 2007 edition. I've looked at a lot of great photography thanks to their quarterly competition - I recommend a thorough perusal of the archives.

Redesign is live! Please update your RSS feeds.

2007-03-31T18:17:00.000+12:00

I've finally published the redesign for this site, and it's feeling good. I wanted simple, and that's what I ended up with. There are still a few fixes & tweaks to take care of (including the appearance of this blog), but I'm happy to have it online.

Changes include the addition of a contact page and moving this blog from /updates/ to /news/. I also added a gallery for my Home & Away project (a work in progress), and I got rid of the People and Things galleries, which have been truncated and combined into Assorted Other Works.

Since this blog is moving to /news/, anyone who is was subscribed to the RSS will need to update their feeds. Click here to add the new feed to your reader.

Phew!

New images added

2006-10-23T22:03:00.000+13:00

You can find 8 new images on the site, all taken with my new Hasselblad 503CW. Six are in the People gallery and 2 have been added to Things.

Updates blog, activate!

2006-10-23T21:53:00.000+13:00

Well, here we are. I created this blog months and months ago and yet never got around to making a post on it. Oops! To play a little bit of catch up, I'll sum up the main events of the past year or so:

I graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in December of last year with my BFA in photography; the ceremony was held in May.

A little over two weeks ago, I moved from San Francisco to New Zealand. There were a lot of different reasons for this move, which I'd be happy to talk about more frankly if you'd like to inquire. But one of the many benefits I'm hoping this move will bring is more time and more opportunities to work on my photography. I want to develop my career here, starting out with an in-home studio once we (my boyfriend, Jason, and I) get settled and have residency.

A couple of months ago, I traded in my Mamiya 645 for a Hasselblad 503CW, which I'm crazy about. It's seems to be changing the way I take pictures, and I'm excited to experiment with it more.

Mostly, this blog will be used to announce updates to my portfolio galleries, as well as any exhibitions, press, or publications I take part in. You can find my personal blog here.