Photography by Serena Davidson: September 2006

State of the Arts: The Affair @ The Jupiter Hotel

For the third year in a row I will be working with artists, gallery directors, curators and collectors from around the country at this Portland art fair. Below is a look at what to expect this weekend when you attend.

The photos shown here are some of my
favorite shots from the past three years.

Opening Gala on Friday night is always a great opportunity to beat the weekend crowds and snatch up the most exciting new works for your own. A little later in the evening the artist party is the best time to meet the artists and gallery directors in a more social atmosphere.

INSIDER TIP:
If you are an artist, art dealer, gallery owner, collector
or simply art enthusiast the panel discussions and
key note speakers are not to be missed.

A peak inside the hotel rooms where each room has been transformed into a showcase for outstanding galleries from Portland to New York.

Friday night is absolutely the best time to come in and get the first pick of your favorite pieces before they sell. Saturday is a great day for local artists to come in and soak up the inspiration that comes from being surrounded by so much creative output. This is also the best day to bring friends who have never attended before. Sunday is the final day to acquire your artwork as well as take one last walk through to see anything you missed earlier.

Friday, September 29th

4-6PM Private Collector Preview
6-9 PM Opening Gala to benefit the PSU Graduate Lecture Series $100
9-1AM Artist's party featuring Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, White Boss, and DJ P. Disco ($10 -open bar)

Saturday, September 30th

11 AM-12 PM AFFAIR @ The Jupiter Hotel Panel Discussion
Curatorial Panel featuring Michael Darling (Seattle Art Museum), Jeffrey Grove (High Museum, Atlanta), Susan Hapgood (Independent Curators International, NYC), and Joanna Marsh (Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford). Moderated by Stuart Horodner. Sponsored by Sarah Miller Meigs and Andrew Meigs.
*the previously scheduled Keynote Speaker, Helen Molesworth, is unable to attend.
12PM Saturday Special video screening of “24 Hour Three Stooges” by Paul Collins
12-7 PM Public Hours ($5)
10 pm: Chris Johanson, Tom Greenwood and Chicago Jah-man DJ at the Speakeasy, 609 1/2 SE Taylor

Sunday, Oct 1st

10 AM - 12 PM Portland Art Dealers Association (PADA) | Gallery Brunch
NW 9th Avenue from Couch to Glisan in Pearl District, see PADA Gallery Guide for map
Blackfish Gallery, the Elizabeth Leach Gallery, PDX Contemporary Art, Pulliam Deffenbaugh and Mark Woolley Gallery invite AFFAIR galleries, participants and guests for a special viewing of their exhibitions.
12-7 PM Public Hours ($5)
12-7 PM A program of video screenings selected by guest curators

The complete list of Galleries
with stars for my top recommendations:

40000, Chicago
Allston Skirt, Boston
Art Palace, Austin
Augen Gallery, Portland
*Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York
Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco
*Froelick Gallery, Portland
James Harris Gallery, Seattle
Inman Gallery, Houston
Garde Rail Gallery. Seattle
*Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle
Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai
*Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland
Lemon Sky Projects + Editions, Miami
*Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco
Heather Marx Gallery, San Francisco
Moody Gallery, Houston
*Motel, Portland
*Modern Culture, New York
Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto
Newmark Gallery, San Francisco
*Platform Gallery, Seattle
*PDX Contemporary Art, Portland
Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery, Portland
Quality Pictures, Portland
Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin
romo gallery, Atlanta
Rudolph Projects / Artscan Gallery, Houston
Saltworks, Atlanta
Sixtyseven, New York
Solomon Projects, Atlanta
Traywick Contemporary, Berkeley
Trillium Press, San Francisco
Western Exhibitions, Chicago
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta

Non Profits:

Atlanta Contemporary
Diverseworks, TX
Public Speakers (Stephanie Snyder / Jon Raymond / Matthew Stadler)
Roger Ballen: Shadow Chambe r

Enter the Official Website for The Affair @ The Jupiter Hotel

If you enjoy art, have the desire or need to find new, beautiful and innovative pieces to enrich your life and surroundings this is the time and place.

click here to purchase tickets

Much thanks to organizers
Stuart Horodner & Laurel Gitlen

Lifestyle Portraiture: Pediatricians

I've long been a fan of the pediatrician. It seems so many of them are such kind and gentle people who have a knack for showing the depth of their care in even the small interactions of life.

I had the pleasure of documenting these particular pediatricians on a recent September day while the weather was warm and perfect for portraiture. We had a beautiful cloud cover that stayed in place all day until just before sunset after we had wrapped up. Perfect timing! We had captured everyone in the diffused light of the cloudy day and enjoyed a gorgeous sunset before heading our separate ways.

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A completely spontaneous photo shoot in collaboration with Brad Adkins. I brought my camera along to photograph what I thought might be another walk in the park. Instead he asked me to collaborate in a photoshoot with him. I wasn't anticipating a portraiture session, and didn't have along my usual tools for that kind of shoot - but I said yes in the spirit of artistic creation and community. Very different from my usual portrait sessions! He acted as director coaching the person in front of the camera. We chose a blank background together and I went into auto mode and there was no need for additional positioning or further beautification. While people usually hire me for the talent of portraying them in the most genuine and complimentary image - this shoot was all about capturing something non spectacular and very very simplified.

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Serena Davidson click here: PICA BLOG

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