From February 3rd, see work from the Future Imperfect series at “Victoria Collects: a View into Private Art Collections from the Region” at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.

“Victoria Collects features more than 60 major artworks on loan from private collections across Victoria. These paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture, and drawings by artists ranging from Rembrandt, Andy Warhol, Piet Mondrian, Tom Thomson, E.J. Hughes, Betty Goodwin, to Ed Burtynsky illustrate the immense diversity in collecting styles and approaches that can be found in our region. Victoria Collects is more than a snapshot of fabulous individual pieces; it is a venue for narrative and exploration answering: Why do people collect? What drives them?”

Feb 3 – May 6, 2012
1040 Moss Street
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada
V8V 4P1

“The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is a public art museum dedicated to the celebration of art. With vision, leadership and scholarship, we will engage and inspire diverse audiences through exhibition, interpretation and stewardship of the collection.”

African Grey Parrot

Peacock Pheasant Feather, 2012

Photolife newsblog - Hibernus Exhibition at Akasha Art Projects in Toronto

A nice write-up about the show from Photolife Magazine’s newsblog.

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Please join me for HIBERNUS…a winter study.

EXHIBITION
January 5 – February 4th, 2012
akasha art projects
511 Church Street, Suite 200
Toronto

OPENING RECEPTION
January 7th
5 – 8pm
Artist in attendance.

PRESS FOR HIBERNUS
* Critic’s Pick – NOW Magazine, Upcoming Exhibitions, Toronto.
* Merit Award Winner – Black and White Magazine
* Current cover feature, Issue 19 – UYW Magazine, Australia.
* Honourable Mention – International Photography Awards (IPA)
* Honourable Mention – Prix de la Photographie (PX3)

GALLERY PRESS RELEASE
akasha art projects (sic) welcomes this New Year with an exclusive photographic exhibition by award winning Vancouver based photographer David Ellingsen. In this body of work, entitled ‘Hibernus’, Ellingsen utilizes botanical subject matter to explore personal notions of natural order, the cycle of life, as well as kinship with, and disassociation from, one’s environment.  Use of the now discontinued Polaroid 55PN film has allowed Ellingsen to capture pure, organic images that demonstrate broad tonal range.  Hand processed and archivally printed, these photographs emanate a richness that makes each one strikingly beautiful and uniquely authentic.

HIBERNUS ONLINE
See complete Hibernus series here.

The beautiful second anniversary issue of Australian on-line journal UYW was released today…an issue which focuses on artists using alternative methods in photography. This edition of Unless You Will was co-curated by founder Heidi Romano and Italy’s Fabio Severo and, along with my Hibernus series, includes wondrous work from Binh Danh (the chlorophyll printing process is breathtaking), Beth Dow and fellow Canadian Curtis Wehrfritz.

Check it out…

Yesterday saw the announcement that I have been selected as one of the 6 photographers in the running for the Critical Mass 2011 Book Award for the Sea/Life series. I will pass you on to the official notification here…but needless to say I am very honored to be in the running.

I’m very pleased to have work at Luz Gallery’s final show of 2011. The first public showing of 2 photographs from the Sea/Life series will be included (along with two of my favorite artists Joni Sternbach and Susan Burnstine, fine art/documentary photographer Quinton Gordon and five others) and the show opens this coming Saturday, November 19th from 12-4pm. If you’re in Victoria on December 1st you can also join in with the Oak Bay Gallery Walk from 5-8pm and drop by the gallery then.

Stellar fashion stylist Luisa Rino called up to see about shooting a spread for Real Weddings Magazine for the Fall issue…who can say no.

At the newsstand now.