MASUR MUSEUM OF ART
Southerly gold is pleased to announce that it will have work displayed at the Masur Museum of Art. The 57th Annual Juried Competition features selected works from 41 artists hailing from 17 states. The show will run from February 27th to May 9th with an opening reception from 5-7pm on February 28th.
FRIDAY NIGHTS AT NOMA BOOK SIGNING
In conjunction with the exhibition Inventing Acadia: Painting and Place in Louisiana, Southerly Gold will present an installation in the Evelyn L. Burkenroad Creative Concept Studio that revisits many of the locations in south Louisiana painted by landscape artists in the 19th-century. We will be signing copies of God’s Country, a bound set of six visual guides to parishes that form the corner borders of Louisiana: Caddo, East and West Carroll, Washington, Cameron, the Felicianas, and Plaquemines. Music by Free Ferel and a performance by Serpentine Choir, more information here. The event will take place on Friday January 24th from 5 to 8pm.
SOUTHERLY GOLD AT THE NOMA
In conjunction with "Inventing Acadia: Painting and Place in Louisiana," NOMA's exhibition of 19th-century Louisiana landscape paintings, Southerly Gold has contemporized the exhibition’s painted landscapes by photographing the original locations through a feminine lens, thus bringing the Louisiana land into the 21st century. “Land of Evangeline: Reconstructed” is photo-based multimedia installation is in the Creative Concept Corner on the first floor of the museum. The installation will be up through January 26th 2020.
More info here.
GOD’S COUNTRY PUBLICATION
Southerly Gold recently published their first book, GOD’S COUNTRY. The box set is comprised of six small books, each each of which pays close attention to certain regions of Louisiana. Together, the collection visually explores the history, resources, economy and landscape that shape and inform life in these defined areas of the state. Learn more about the book and how to purchase it here.
THE TERRITORY AHEAD
Join me and the rest of my collective (Aubrey Edwards and Ariya Martin) at Good Children on Friday February 8th for the opening reception of our show The Territory Ahead. The reception will be held from 6-10pm, and the exhibition will run through March 3rd.
PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY
The Louisiana State Historic Preservation Office recently received a grant to erect a public archaeology display at the intersection of Basin Street and Conti Street. As a part of that display, I was asked to photograph artifacts uncovered from the historic Iberville neighborhood, which once housed New Orleans’ famous red light district, Storyville. The display discusses how the neighborhood has changed through time and uses archaeology as a lens to better understand and observe those changes. If you are local, be sure to stop by and see the images, artifacts, and learn more about this famed area of the city.
GOOD CHILDREN GALLERY
Southerly Gold was recently invited to join Good Children Gallery. The artist-run space is located in the St. Claude Arts District of New Orleans. Member exhibitions rotate on a monthly schedule, so stay tuned for more information as our upcoming show develops.
LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY
Images from GOD’S COUNTRY were selected as part of the 2018 Louisiana Contemporary exhibition on display at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. The show runs from August 4th to November 4th.
HOHENTHURN AIRCRAFT RECOVERY
In the summer of 2017, I had the privilege of working as field technician and project photographer during the forensic excavation of Tuskegee Airman Captain Lawrence Dickson. This was an incredibly dynamic project dependent upon the cooperation of multiple federal, state, and international agencies, and seeped in the complex history of WWII both in the United States and abroad. Much has been written about Captain Dickson and this archaeological undertaking, a small portion of which can be read here.
PHOTO NOLA
GOD'S COUNTRY will be on display at the Grand Maltese Gallery in conjunction with Photo NOLA 2016. The show will run from December 5th to January 7th.
CANO
One of Southerly Gold's images was selected for Anniversary Artists' exhibition curated by the Creative Alliance of New Orleans. More info on the show and organization here.
BTS WITH DNO
A behind the scenes look at a recent shoot I did with DNO, shot and edited by the ever talented Christopher Stoudt. The full photo story can be found here.
PLATFORMS FUND
Southerly Gold is proud to announce that it was one of the Platform Fund recipients for the 2016 funding cycle. The grant we received will be used to turn our four year long project, GOD’S COUNTRY, into field guide inspired art book. Stay tuned...
RÛM MAGAZINE
One of my images was recently featured in the inaugural issue of Rûm Magazine, a publication based out of Austria that spotlights analog photography.
P.U.R.S.U.E. GRANT
I was one of ten recipients of UNO's P.U.R.S.U.E. Grant which funds undergraduate research projects. My presentation discussed the existence and social memory of POW camps in Louisiana during WWII. The research combined photography, historical reconstruction, and anthropology, and landed me first place in the annual Innovate UNO event, as well as an invitation to the UL Academic Summit.
BIG CLASS
Several creative mentors were invited by Big Class to lead one of their monthly weekend workshops. Ariya Martin and I orchestrated the photographic component, while other mentors taught film, poetry, and communication fundamentals. Learn more about the organization and the weekend workshops here.