2009 News: 2009
2008
The (Trans)Gender Series
September 15-October 20, 2009
Gallery 303, The New England Institute of Art, Boston, MA
Fifteen images from The (Trans)Gender Series were on display in this solo show at the New England Institute of Art. An artist talk accompanied the opening reception on September 21, 2009.
Visibilities: The Art of Negotiating Identity
October 2-28, 2009
Birmigham-Southern College
Birmingham, AL
Eight images from The (Trans)Gender Series were exhibited in Visibilities: The Art of Negotiating Identity. Curated by BSC Associate Professor of Art Jim Neel and Assistant Professor of Art History Tim Smith, this juried international exhibition examines the complex social, political, and sexual issues surrounding identity and visibility in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and queer community. Meant to coincide with National Coming Out Day and Gay History Month, the exhibition seeks to encourage dialogue on the constantly evolving definition of GLBTQ people, the very validity of a unique identity in modern times, and the ways in which contemporary visual artists negotiate the varied and shifting currents of sexual identity, visibility, and invisibility in their work.
PRC Juried Publication
Nikki, one of my favorite images, was juried into the Photographic Resource Center's first annual Juried Print Publication (published Fall 2009) by Dana Faconti, Editor of Blind Spot Magazine.
2009 Salem Arts Association Photography Exhibit
September 4-27, 2009
The Salem Arts Association Gallery
Roxane was juried into the 2009 Salem Arts Association Photography Exhibit by Philip Prodger, Curator of Photography at the Peabody Essex Museum.
Roxane, 2006
Ten Photographs go to San Francisco, CA
June 6th-28th, 2009
Ten photographs from The (Trans)Gender Series were selected for Identity, a group show exploring gender identity through the eyes of artists.
Femina Potens Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2199 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
Julee, 2006
OFF THE WALL: Annual Member's Juried Exhibition
The Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA
June 3rd-August 2nd, 2009
Uncle Sam was accepted into Off the Wall at the Danforth Museum, juried by Joseph Carroll and Lisa Tung.
Uncle Sam, 2006
Griffin Museum of Photography's 15th Juried Exhibition
July 8th-August 30th, 2009
The Griffin Museum, Winchester, MA
Self-Portrait with Mom was juried into the Griffin Museum's 15th Juried Exhibition by Catherine Edelman of Edelman Gallery, Chicago. An accompanying video was made about this photograph to accompany the exhibition. Watch the video here.
Self-Portrait with Mom, 2005
Jess T. Dugan wins two Boston Art Awards!
February 2, 2009
Jess T. Dugan won the People's Choice Award in the following two categories: Photography and Best Representation of Our Local Community.
The winners of the 2008 Boston Art Awards, which were organized by The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research, were announced at the Beehive in Bostonon February 2nd, 2009. More than 60 people made some 180 nominations, and some 600 people voted. Participating critics included: Edgar Allen Beem, Greg Cook, Evan Garza, Shawn Hill, Christian Holland, Francine Koslow Miller, Shirley B. Moskow, Matt Nash, and Doug Norris.
The New England Journal of Aesthetic Rsearch
Three photographs accepted into the permanent collection of the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
January 2009
Curator of Art Julia Courtney selected three photographs to join to the permanent collection at the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts (formerly the Springfield Museum of Art) in Springfield, MA. The three photos she chose are below:
Roxane, 2006 Taylor on the Truck, 2006 George and Nicholas, 2006