Jess T. Dugan Nominated for the Rudin Prize for Emerging Photographers

Image: Jess T. Dugan, Cassandra, 50, San Diego, CA, 2017. A portrait of a person wearing a black dress.

Congratulations to Jess T. Dugan, who has been nominated for the Rudin Prize for Emerging Photographers! The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida, has nominated four artists for its Rudin Prize for Emerging Photographers, a biennial award that gives $20,000 to an artist who has yet to have a solo museum show. … Continue reading Jess T. Dugan Nominated for the Rudin Prize for Emerging Photographers

Photo District News Discusses the Work of Jess T. Dugan

Image: Jess T. Dugan, Louis, 54, Springfield, MA, 2014. A portrait of a person wearing a pink shirt and glasses, sitting on a church pew.

Photo District News features the work of Jess T. Dugan, including images from her series "To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews of Gender Nonconforming Older Adults." PDN discusses Dugan's early experiences with photography, starting as a child and continuing through high school, as well as her current practice as a photography, saying: "Jess … Continue reading Photo District News Discusses the Work of Jess T. Dugan

Musée Magazine Discusses “Sandro Miller: I am Papua New Guinea”

Image: View of the exhibition "Sandro Miller: I am Papua New Guinea." A row of photographs of people from Papua New Guinea are hung on a light gray wall. There is a desk on the left side of the frame.

Catherine Edelman Gallery's current exhibition Sandro Miller: I am Papua New Guinea is featured by Musée Magazine! Writer Kala Herh discusses the body of work: The people of Papua New Guinea speak volumes in front of his camera. Previously, Miller notes the voyeuristic quality about the work dealing with Papua New Guinea’s indigenous population — … Continue reading Musée Magazine Discusses “Sandro Miller: I am Papua New Guinea”

Jess T. Dugan Selected as a Finalist for the Arnold Newman Prize

Image: Hank, 76, and Samm, 67, Little Rock, AR, 2016. A photographic portrait of two nongender conforming adults. They both wear sports jackets and hats and sit facing the viewer while holding hands.

We are thrilled to announce that Jess T. Dugan has been selected as a finalist for the Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture! Dugan is an artist whose work explores issues of identity, gender, sexuality, and community through photographic portraiture. She received her MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago, her Master … Continue reading Jess T. Dugan Selected as a Finalist for the Arnold Newman Prize

Tami Bahat: New Interview!

Image: Tami Bahat, The Feline, 2017.

Tami Bahat was recently interviewed by Catalyst Interviews! Catalyst is an online platform sharing interviews from photographic creatives that support knowledge and community. Writer Michael Kirchoff describes Bahat's work: It is a person and photographer like Tami that I’ve had the honor of watching grow these past few years, as an artist at an astronomical … Continue reading Tami Bahat: New Interview!