"New Construction" photo exhibit opens at Windsor Art Center Sat., Jan. 18

Windsor Art Center
40 Mechanic St., Windsor, (860) 688-2528
New Construction
Jan. 18—Feb. 22, 2014.
Opening Reception & Events: Sat., Jan. 18, 5—7 p.m.

Press release from Windsor Art Center

The exhibition New Construction, at the Windsor Art Center Jan. 18—Feb. 22, features six photographers who construct, assemble or otherwise build contemporary images often using the material of traditional still life—objects, artifacts, flora and fauna. Each photographer brings his/her own unique perspective and to varying degrees, the power of the cutting-edge digital toolbox to this venerable genre. Participating artists include curator Daniel Mosher Long (Storrs, CT, Web), Olivia Parker (Boston, MA, Web), Kevin Van Aelst (New Haven, CT, Web), Rebecca Clark (Storrs, CT, Web), Kimberly Witham (High Bridge, NJ, Web) and Kim Kauffman (Lansing, MI, Web).

The exhibition opens with a reception for the artists Jan. 18 from 5—7 p.m. The show continues through Feb. 22. The public is invited to attend the reception and exhibition.

The exhibition includes the following additional activities:

• Sat., Feb. 8, 2—3:30 p.m.: Gallery Talk with exhibition artists Rebecca Clark, Kevin Van Aelst and Daniel Mosher Long. This talk will include an overview of the exhibit, a discussion by individual artists on their work, and a question and answer session.

• Thurs., Feb. 13, 7-8 p.m.: Art Discussion and Demonstration: DSLR Still Life–Tools, Techniques, and Process. From light tents to focus stacking, curator Daniel Mosher Long presents a detailed technical account of the equipment, software, and process he uses to create his still life photography. A question and answer session follows.

Daniel Mosher Long photography show reception Thursday, Aug. 8, at 100 Pearl Street Gallery

100 Pearl Street Gallery
100 Pearl St., Hartford, (860) 525-8629
Daniel Mosher Long: Still Life/Natura Mortalis
Through Oct. 12, 2013.
Opening reception: Thurs., Aug. 8, 5—7 p.m.

Press release the Greater Hartford Arts Council

Still Life/Natura Mortalis, premieres at the 100 Pearl Street Gallery managed by the Greater Hartford Arts Council. These engrossing photographs by photographer Daniel Mosher Long juxtapose cultural artifacts and natural objects, and catalog Long's efforts to combine exaggerated detail with off-kilter surrealism in the artist's first solo show in Hartford.

A free public opening reception will be held on Thurs., Aug. 8, from 5—7 p.m. in the gallery space. Wine and light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Daniel Mosher Long: "It Takes Tutu Mango"

Daniel Mosher Long lives in Storrs, CT and has worked in the Connecticut Community College System since 1990. He is currently a professor of photography and coordinator of the Photography Option at Manchester Community College in Manchester. He studied photography at Bennington College (BA), Rhode Island School of Design and Purdue University (MA). He also earned a Master’s Degree in educational administration from the University of Connecticut. He is a 2006 recipient of a Connecticut Commission on the Arts Artist Fellowship. He began his most recent project, Natura Mortalis, in 2010.

Reception for two shows at Middlesex Community College next Monday, February 6

Middlesex Community College Pegasus Gallery
100 Training Hill Road, Middletown, 1-800-818-5501
Daniel Mosher Long: Eye/Object in the Pegasus Gallery
(Pegasus Gallery is located within the library on the first floor of Chapman Hall)
Jan. 30—Mar. 2, 2012.
Also on view in the Niche Gallery:
Tracy Walter Ferry: Genetically Modified Organisms in the Niche Gallery
(The Niche is located on the first floor of Founders Hall)
Jan. 30—Mar. 2, 2012.
Joint Artists' Reception: Mon., Feb. 6, 4:30—6 p.m. at The Niche and in the Pegasus Gallery.

Press release

Daniel Mosher Long’s still life photographs combine domestic, utilitarian, and natural materials in unexpected ways. These color-saturated images are closely cropped and appear to occupy a real rather than an illusionistic two-dimensional space. Juxtapositions of insect specimens, fine dinnerware, animal bones, flowers, fabric, vintage advertisements and antique packaging offer narratives associated with the past in as much as their time here in the present.

Long received an M.A. in Photography from Purdue University and an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Connecticut. He has exhibited his work nationally and is Professor of Photography & Coordinator of the Visual Fine Arts Photography Option at Manchester Community College.

Long's photographs will be on view in the Pegasus Gallery through Mar. 2.

The assemblages of Tracy Walter Ferry are influenced by processes of microbiological and genetic experimentation. Inspired by her work as a registered nurse, these mixed media sculptures are anatomical in nature and combine contrasting components and materials. Balloons, children's toys, baby nipples, x-rays, fabric, thread, medical and building hardware are manipulated into striking organic forms that balance the sharp, soft, fragile and resilient.

Ferry received an M.F.A. from the Hartford Art School and has exhibited her work throughout the east coast. Her assemblages will be on view in The Niche through Mar. 2.

There will be a joint Artists' Reception on Mon., Feb. 6, from 4:30—6 p.m. in The Niche and at the Pegasus Gallery.