NOW at the Opalka
DONA ANN McADAMS: Some Women
November 1 - December 11, 2009
Reception Friday, November 6, 5-9pm
Artist talk: Art & Activism, Tuesday, December 1, 12:30pm
Artist guided walk-through of exhibit: Friday, December 4, 7pm
An exhibit surveying 35 years of this significant photographer's work. The exhibit explores this artist's deep interest in women which threads through all of the portfolios of this keenly engaged observer. The show consists of 35 gelatin silver prints dating from 1974 to the present and is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue with essays by Eleanor Heartney and Jim Richard Wilson. This exhibit is the first full career survey evidencing the constancy and growth of this artist's vision.
Dona Ann McAdams work has been exhibited widely, nationally and internationally, at places such as the Museum of Modem Art, NYC; The Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC; The International Center for Photography; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Robert Miller Gallery and La Primavera Fotographica, Barcelona. Her photos are in the collections of, among other places, the Museum of Modern Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Print Club, and the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. Her monograph of performance work, Caught in the Act, was published by Aperture in 1996. Her other book, The Woodcutter's Christmas, was published in 2001 (Council Oak Books).
While principally known for her performance photography, for which she's received both Obie and Bessie Awards, the majority of her work lies in a number of personal portfolios which have rarely been seen in public. This exhibit includes selected works from nearly all of her portfolios.
Jim Richard Wilson catalogue essay
Eleanor Heartney catalogue essay
