Studio 391 Exhibiting at Photo LA 2009

Studio 391 is pleased to announce that we be exhibiting at PhotoLA - the 18th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition. This event showcases vintage and contemporary photography and photo based art from dealers and galleries around the world and also offers collecting seminars, lectures and other photography related events.

We will be exhibiting works by our gallery artists including Lucienne Bloch, Lyle Gomes, Rolfe Horn, Paul Kozal, Kerik Kouklis, Roman Loranc, DavidJohn Lotto, Ryuijie, Unai San Martin, William Scott, and Ion Zupcu.

Photo LA
January 9 - 11, 2009
Barker Hanger, Santa Monica

More information at www.artfairs.com

Senator Wiggins Attends Gallery Opening

(Carol Kozal, Gallery Director, Center: Senator Pat Wiggins, Paul Kozal, Artist) 

Studio 391 was honored to have Senator Pat Wiggins attend the exhibition opening/artist reception for Paul Kozal's new show, Winter.

Senator Wiggins represents California's large 2nd Senate District which includes portions or all of six North Coast Counties: Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma. As a first-term Senator, Pat introduced 35 pieces of legislation in 2007 on topics ranging from agriculture, youth employment and land use to political reform, health care and veterans' affairs.

Pat, at one time, was an accomplished parachutist, having been raised in a family of daredevils. Her father, Ralph Wiggins, was the stuntman responsible for the wing-walking maneuvers in Robert Redford’s classic movie, The Great Waldo Pepper, and her mother Grace was one of the first women ever to parachute.

They're Back

Rolfe Horn and Roman Loranc have both returned from recent photography trips.

Rolfe Horn was recently photographing in Japan for almost a month. He’s returned with over 100 rolls of film and is already in the darkroom developing his film.  Rolfe also enjoyed the natural hot spring baths, fresh caught sashimi, local vegetables and even ate chrysanthemum flower petals which he says are delicious.

Roman Loranc was in Poland for three months and explored the neighboring countries of Lithuania, Ukraine, and even made a side trip to Paris on this latest trip. And, like Rolfe, he’s not wasting any time getting into the darkroom to develop the film he’s returned home with.

We look forward to seeing what develops. New images will be posted on our web site at www.studio391.net as they are released. 

History of Photography (Part 2 of 3)

Time 9:54
Please check back soon for Part 3 of this series.

The first installment of this series was posted on this blog on Saturday, September 20, 200. This is Part 2 of 3 in the History of Photography series originally produced and aired on PBS in New Mexico.

Leaving On A Jet Plane

Rolfe Horn: A Place of Magic
Photography Exhibit at SFO

If you find yourself in Terminal 3 at the San Francisco International Airport between now and the end of December there is an exhibit at Gate 76 of Rolfe Horn's photographs. A Place of Magic features a selection of 17 images taken from 2001 to 2008.

The San Francisco Airport museum is one of the only acredited airport museums in the country. You can view Rolfe's photographs - including his latest works - anytime on our website at http://www.studio391.net/.

History of Photography (Part 1 of 3)

The history of photography is Beaumont Newhall! Throughout most of the 20th century he has seen a central figure in the movement to have photography recognized as an art form. It might also be said that he created the "history of photography" as a distinct and respected field of study. As a founder and father of the history of photography, photographer, curator, art historian, writer, scholar, teacher and administrator it seems as if there has been more than one Beaumont Newhall. Beginning in 1938 at the Museum of Modern Art, he created the first retrospective exhibition of the 100-year-old art of photography. This film highlights some of Beaumont's experiences of being a lifelong friend, mentor and confident of many photographers now in the annals of history.



Time: 7:48

Please check back at a later date for Part 2 & Part 3 of this series. Originally broadcast on New Mexico PBS station KNME

In the meantime, please take this opportunity to view works by a selection of our gallery artists that continue to make their photographs using traditional, historic, or alternative methods and processes:

Christopher Burkett - Ilfochrome
Rolfe Horn - Toned Gelatin Silver Prints
Kerik Kouklis - Wet Plate Collodion
DavidJohn Lotto - Platinum Palladium
Unai San Martin - Photogravures

See You In September

Translucent Forest - September Print Special
New photograph by Christopher Burkett offered at a special introductory price

Christopher Burkett is offering Translucent Forest at the special introductory price of $750 for the 20"x24" size print and $1,500 for the 30"x40" size print until September 30, 2008. After September 30th, the small print will increase to $1,000 and the larger print will increase to $2,000. For more information about the Christopher Burkett September Print Special, please visit our website or contact the gallery.