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Ego
opening reception : August 25, 6-10pm
show runs : August 25 - September 22, 2007
EGO - a study in portraiture - part 01 : photography
Centuries ago, where it all began : the cave wall, featuring the first portrait of man and beast. Throughout the ages the portrait has been one of the strongest means of expression, a single image that tells a story or conveys feelings about an individual. Faces rendered to portray power or loss, mystery or discovery, and countless nuances, from the poetic to the base. Jail Gallery presents 8 artists for “Ego,” starting a conversation exploring the human condition. What does portraiture mean in this day and age of overstimulation? How to depict the modern soul that makes one actually stop and look, and consider its effects?
ARTISTS' BIOS :
Susan Anderson is a Los Angeles-based commercial, editorial and fine art photographer specializing in fashion, portraiture and conceptual/narrative work. Trained at the Art Institute of Chicago, Anderson graduated with a BFA in photography and filmmaking. Her clients include HBO, The Robb Report, Playboy, Los Angeles Magazine, and Glamour. She was commissioned to photograph a humurous book for Chronicle Books in 2006 entitled, Porn for Women, and just completed the sequel which will be published in 2008.
Heather Cantrell lives in Los Angeles, California. She received her BFA from the Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland and her MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles, California. Her last two solo exhibitions were “Extended Family,” at Newman Popiashvili, New York and “Century’s End,” at sixspace, Los Angeles. She recently curated “Show,” a group exhibition at Jail.
Eduardo Consuegra was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. He currently lives in Los Angeles where he is completing an MFA at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Exhibitions include: Insite_05, San Diego, Tijuana, Apexart NYC. La Panaderia Mexico city. Santa Monica Museum of Art. Los Angeles. His work has been included in Vitamin Ph, Phaidon Press, and Pilot:3, at the Venice Biennale. 2007.
Leigh Ledare lives and works in New York and is currently completing an MFA at Columbia University. He has shown at Cohan and Leslie and will be having an upcoming show at Rivington Arms in January. A book of photographs will be published next fall by Aperture.
Peter Lograsso is a Los Angeles-based curator and artist of visuals and sounds. His last show was “Noplace,” at Jail Gallery and latest curatorial project was John Duncan and Extended Organ. Recent music projects include “L.A. Noisescapes” and “Dielectric Field Recording All-Stars.”
Samantha Magowan was born in London, England. A recent graduate from Art Center's MFA program, she has most recently exhibited her work at Kim Light/ Lightbox Gallery, LA; and Mark Moore, LA. She is represented by Kim Light/ Lightbox Gallery and currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
Steven Schkolne is the tallest artist in Los Angeles. His work has been exhibited by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; whitneybiennial.com; Deitch Projects, New York; Rhizome; the Mu Art Foundation, Eindhoven; the Electronic Orphanage, Los Angeles; and the Centro Cultural Candido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro. He is a member of the NEEN collective, on the faculty at Calarts, and was born in Cape Town, South Africa. http://schkolne.com
Carrie Yury is an artist based in Los Angeles. Solo exhibitions include You Are Your Own Best Pinup, Swallow Gallery, Chicago and Untitled Work, The Office, Huntington Beach. Recent exhibitions include (Tender) Assembly, Show Cave Los Angeles, The Oscene, Laguna Art Museum, and Public/Private, LAX, Los Angeles. www.carrieyury.com
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