Image from Amy Stein’s Domesticated series

Photographer Amy Stein was interviewed by NYMPHOTO Blog yesterday. Amy was most recently part of our delightful and popular Ornithology group show.

View more of Amy’s work here

Natural Selections XI
by Jason Burch

 
It’s not too late to give the grand gift of art this holiday season!  Simply click here and you’ll be on your merry way to giving a present that is sure to brighten the walls of many lucky loved ones on on your list.

The Mountain of Tomorrow’s Sunrise
by William Crump
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Saturday, December 20th, put on your snow shoes and come over to Jen Bekman Gallery!
X Marks the Art, will make your last-minute Holiday shopping dreams come true! On view will be original works and framed, limited edition prints by 20×200 artists:

Ky Anderson
Kotama Bouabane
William Crump
Kevin Cyr
Beth Dow
Scott Eiden
Don Hamerman
Gregory Krum
William Lamson
Carrie Marill
Christina Muraczewski
Kent Rogowski
Jennifer Sanchez
Aili Schmeltz
Kelly Shimoda
Luke Stephenson
Todd St. John
and
Bert Teunissen

I’ll look for you there!

X Marks the Art
December 20 through January 24
Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street
New York

A wonder wall of Carrie Marill 20×200 edition prints

Things can only get better! 20×200 has announced 5 AAA Editions thus far from favorites Jason Polan, Jennifer Sanchez, Carlo Van de Roer, Carrie Marill, and Beth Dow.

What exactly is an AAA Edition, you may wonder, well, in Jen’s own words:

AAA editions are comprised of 2, 3 or 4 images from the same artist. You can buy just one, or collect the whole set! Each image is available in three sizes, and prices range from $20 – $5000. As always, we’re committed to art for everyone, so every single edition has a $20 or $50 version. (Some even have both!)

20×200 has also added a new feature of combined shipping (on small $20 and $50 editions) so, you’ll now be able to group prints and save on mailing.

Image by HHS winner Yijun Liao

Hey, Hot Shot! (volume iv, edition ii) has announced five winners:

Yijun Liao
John Mann
Cara Phillips
Park Ho Sang
Donald Weber

Each of photographer will be awarded a $500 honorarium and will exhibit work as part of the Hey, Hot Shot! (volume iv, edition ii) Showcase.

Hey, Hot Shot! (volume iv, edition ii) Showcase
Opening reception: Friday, January 30th, 2009,
6-8 pm at Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street, NYC.

Work will be on view until Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Image of Jason Polan and Jane Mount drawing by Joseph O. Holmes

Don’t forget to pop in to the gallery this very evening to see the results of the first ever draw-a-thon, Thrilla in Manila, at Jen Bekman Gallery. Jason Polan and Jane Mount have been drawing tirelessly since Wednesday to fill the walls with fresh art that is ready for you to purchase and take home tonight. All gallery sales will benefit 826NYC.

I’ll look for you there!

Thrilla in Manila
Reception and Benefit Sale
Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street
6 – 8pm reception and sale to benefit 826NYC
Work will be available to take right off the wall at affordable prices from $50 to $1,000.

Hello! You’ll want to grab a pen and clear your calendar from December 3-6th, as the most death-defying drawing event will be taking place at Jen Bekman Gallery: Thrilla in Manilla!

Thrilla in Manila, a Jen Bekman Project to benefit 826NYC
Jane Mount vs. Jason Polan in a no holds barred draw-a-thon at Jen Bekman Gallery

Drawing Hours: Wednesday, December 3 – Saturday, December 6, 2008 | Noon – 6pm

20×200 Benefit Edition for 826NYC: On Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 2PM, a unique 20×200 edition will be released exclusively to 20×200 mailing list subscribers. (Collectors can sign up here.) The edition will feature a blind selection of 222 original drawings created by the artists and special celebrity guests, hand-picked by Ms. Bekman and priced at $20, $200 + $2000 each.

Reception and 826NYC Benefit Sale: On Monday, December 8, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the gallery will host a reception and sale to benefit 826NYC. Work will be available to take right off the wall at affordable prices from $50 to $1,000.

For more information: info AT jenbekman DOT com or phone +1.212.219.0166

Press release available here.

Al Qaeda Sign, The Box, Joint Readiness Training Center Ft. Polk, Louisiana, 2008

Good news, art lovers! Nina Beman’s Homeland exhibition has been extended until November 29th. Today is a great day to wander around and look at art, so check out this Google map of the Lower East Side produced by Jen Bekman Projects to help steer your gallery hopping course.

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street
(between Elizabeth + Bowery)
New York City 10012

Nina’s website
Nina’s 20×200 edition: 9-11-02
Nina’s portfolio on JenBekman.com

Jen Bekman artist Joseph O. Holmes was awarded an Honorable Mention from the Silver Eye Center for Photography’s Fellowship 2008 competition. Joseph will be in a exhibition in early 2009 with the rest of the Silver Eye award winners, and I’ll let you know when and where as soon as the schedule is announced.

Joseph’s 20×200 edition prints:
Prospect Park
amnh#30
amnh#10
amnh#62
Joseph’s gallery images on jenbekman.com
Joseph’s site

Image from Nina Berman’s Homeland series

Hello Collectors! Those of you lucky enough to live in NYC should swing on by the gallery tomorrow evening to hear documentary photographer extraordinaire Nina Berman talk about her current exhibition and sign copies of Homeland, her newest monograph published by Trolley Books. Nina will be at the gallery this Saturday, November 8th, from 5pm-7pm.

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street
(between Elizabeth + Bowery)
New York City 10012

Nina’s 20×200 editions:
9-11-02
G.I. Goat

Nina’s portfolio on JenBekman.com

Mouse With Fly by HHS! winner Colleen Plumb

Hello all you bright and ambitious photographers! Next Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 is the last day to upload your photographs for our panelists! Don’t forget: each winning photographer of the Second Edition of Hey, Hot Shot! 2008 will be awarded a $500 honorarium!

What are you waiting for? Get your work out there: Apply Now!

The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 @ 8pm (EDT).

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 @ 1pm (EDT).
Check the Hey, Hot Shot! blog for daily contender updates!

Hey, Hot Shot! website

Tunnel, 2005
C-print
19” x 24”

Hallo! Ich spreche nur ein bischen Deutsch, so I will speak to you in plain English to relay this über good news. Photographer Holly Lynton is presently showing her Solid Ground, series at Galerie Schuster Photo in Berlin. The exhibition is on view now through December 20th.

Auf Wiedersehen!

Gallery Schuster Photo
Gartenstrasse 7
10115 Berlin

Helicopter Fly By, All America Day with the 82nd Airborne, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, 2006 by Nina Berman

It’s that time again!

An exhibition of fourteen color photographs by Nina Berman on view @ Jen Bekman Gallery from October 24 — November 15, 2008. Please join us at the gallery this Friday October 24th, from 6pm-8pm, for a reception for the artist.

Artist’s Talk + Book Signing : Saturday November 8, 2008 | 5pm-7pm
On Saturday November 8, 2008 Nina will give an artist’s talk at the gallery and will sign copies of Homeland, her newest monograph published by Trolley Books.

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street
(between Elizabeth + Bowery)
New York City 10012

Nina’s website
Nina’s 20×200 edition: 9-11-02
Nina’s portfolio on JenBekman.com

Panel #2, 2004
C-print
30” x 40”
by Holly Lynton

Jen Bekman Gallery artist Holly Lynton, is participating in Open Studios this weekend at the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts:

EFA Open Studios offers a once in a year opportunity to peek into the spaces of creative process and practice. EFA invites you to come and experience the work of over 65 leading contemporary artists representing a diverse range of practices including painting, sculpture, printmaking, works on paper, photography, installation, video and new media.

Thursday & Friday, October 16 & 17th
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Saturday, October 18th
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts
Studio 406
323 West 39th Street
(between 8th & 9th Avenues)
New York, NY 10018

More info: 
http://www.efa1.org/studio-center

Holly on jenbekman.com
Holly’s site

Jen Bekman Gallery is now accepting entries for the Second Edition of Hey, Hot Shot! 2008.

The last round of Hey, Hot Shot! for 2008 is officially underway! We are now accepting submissions for the second edition of Hey, Hot Shot! 2008. Please note our shorter-than-usual entry period: The deadline is Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 @ 8pm.

In other HHS! news, we’ve got a new + improved web site! Big thanks go to the fantastic fellas of Little Jacket for the new logo and design. There’s more to come too — we’ll be making additional improvements to the site’s functionality and adding some nifty new features as well, so visit frequently and often.

Not yet familiar with the awesomeness that is Hey, Hot Shot!? Read on for details about the competition and don’t forget to check out our spectacular panelists.

Hey, Hot Shot! — The Best Thing Going for Emerging Photographers

Hey, Hot Shot! offers unrivaled opportunities for emerging photographers to have their work promoted online, reviewed by top-notch panelists and exhibited in our New York gallery. Now in its fourth year, the international competition has been lauded by curators, critics, educators and journalists. This year, we’ve sharpened our focus on fewer hot shots, giving them even more exposure.

fewer hot shots + longer exhibitions = more exposure
Our panel will select five Hot Shots to exhibit their work in a two-week showcase @ Jen Bekman Gallery. Two shows per year, with half as many people in each exhibition, add up to a higher profile for each winning photographer.

cold hard cash
Each winning photographer will be awarded a $500 honorarium.

ultras go solo
At year’s end two Ultras will be selected from 2008’s ten Hot Shots. The Ultras will be represented by Jen Bekman Gallery and slated for solo exhibitions.

in it to win it
As always, we’ll select contenders to feature daily on the Hey, Hot Shot! blog throughout the entry period.

collect yourself
Contenders will also be considered for 20×200, Jen Bekman’s newest online endeavor which offers limited edition prints at affordable prices. These editions are collected (and coveted) the world over by art lovers, editors and curators.

So what are you waiting for? Get your work out there: Apply Now!

The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 @ 8pm (EDT).

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 @ 1pm (EDT).

There is a $60 handling fee for your entry.

Submissions are open to everyone, from anywhere in the world!

        

Jen Bekman. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again—the lady is tireless. As if being a full-time gallerist wasn’t enough! Jen still manages to do a million other awesome things, like find the time to be a founding editor of the super hip blog on MediaBistro,  UnBeige.  The New York Times featured UnBeige in an article on Shopping With Design Bloggers.  Check out the full article here.

Also, in case you missed it, see the article on Jen that ran in the Times this past February, Easing the Pain of Collecting.

Image from Birth Piontek’s Sub Rosa series

Bom dia collectors, especially to all of you in Brazil. 20×200 photographer, Fall 2007 Hot Shot and Ultra, Birthe Piontek is currently showing work at São Paulo’s Galeria Leme in a group show, Portrait II. Selected images from Birthe’s Sub Rosa series are on view now through October 4th. The entire series was previously on view at Jen Bekman Gallery, and can be viewed here.

Galeria Leme
Rua Agostinho Cantu, 88
São Paulo, Brazil

Birthe’s edition print:
Untitled (from Sub Rosa)
Birthe’s artist page at Jen Bekman Gallery
Birthe’s site

 

Congratulations are in order for 20×200 photographer Beth Dow who was awarded the Grand Prize fromPhotography.Book.Now’s competition for her book In the Garden.

From the press release:

“I’m both humbled and thrilled by this achievement, and to have my work recognized by such a prestigious group of judges,” said Beth Dow, Grand Prize winner, Photography.Book.Now. “This award will allow me to finish a deeply meaningful project that I may not have otherwise had the chance to do, and I’m profoundly grateful. Congratulations to all the photographers who submitted their work to Photography.Book.Now.”

For those of you in San Francisco, there will be an awards ceremony this Friday, September 19th. RSVP here.

San Francisco Awards Ceremony and Meet-up
Bimbos 365 Club
1025 Columbus Avenue (at Chestnut Street)
San Francisco, CA 94133

Beth is represented by Jen Bekman Gallery.
Images from her last solo show, Fieldwork, can be seen here.
Beth’s 20×200 edition prints:
Bags
Clearing, Wakehurst Place
Beth’s website

Jen Bekman is pleased to present Doing a Lot With Very Little, an exhibition of new paintings by Carrie Marill. Her work has been exhibited across the United States and featured in publications such as New American Paintings, Wired Magazine, and The New York Times. This will be her first solo exhibition in New York City.

The exhibition will be on view Friday, September 12 through October 18, 2008 at Jen Bekman Gallery, located at 6 Spring Street, New York, NY, 10012. An opening reception for the artist will be held on the evening of Friday, September 12 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the gallery.

In Carrie’s own words:

Doing a Lot with Very Little is the result of my endeavor to create a series of non-narrative work. I am using recognizable imagery and the language of systems to create a dialog; the mathematical and the organic cohabitate, creating a world of exploration and curiosity.

I chose to paint house plants after coming across some elegant images in a Japanese architecture book. I’ve painted them before and found myself returning to plants when I needed a break from the detailed birds I had been working on over the past year. I like the quiet and contemplative way drawings of ordinary house plants can say so much, through very little.

The abstract drawings are observations in color, value and composition, generating three-dimensional images in a two dimensional space. They act as pauses between the house plant paintings. It is an organic process, each color choice was in response to the previous color painted. Simple marks combine together to create an optical illusion, much like the subtle value changes and intricate lines that make up the images of house plants.

Read Carrie’s full artist statement
Read the full press release

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring St
(between Elizabeth + Bowery)
Gallery Hours:
Wednesday – Saturday | Noon – 6pm

Doing a Lot with Very Little will be on view view from September 12th – October 18th, 2008

20×200 and Carrie Marill were selected for the Hot List in Louisiana Homes & Gardens September issue.

Look for Carrie Marill’s solo show, Doing a Lot with Very Little, opening at Jen Bekman Gallery September 12th.

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street
New York, NY

Opening Reception: Friday September 12th 6pm-8pm