Thursday, February 09, 2012
SOMERVILLE GALLERY PHOTO EXHIBITION - February 5-25, 2012
Please join us for the following exhibition and opening reception on
Saturday, Feb. 11, from 1-3 p.m..
Robin Bowman: It’s Complicated: The American Teenager
February 5 – February 25, 2012
Robin Bowman, an award winning Brooklyn, NY based artist will show her
black and white photographs at the Arts at the Armory Gallery this
month. This series, “It’s Complicated: The American Teenager,”
reflects Bowman’s 5-year journey traveling across the country
photographing teenage America. During this time she photographed over
400 teens using a Polaroid camera that gave her both a positive and a
negative. She used the positive to show the teens and gain their
trust. These powerful photographs give us a glimpse into their daily
lives.
This journey resulted in the publication of a book, “It’s Complicated:
The American Teenager” (Umbrage, Nov. 2007), which combines both
photography and candid interviews of the teens. The book won the Best
Photography Book of the 2008 Independent Book Publishers Awards and
was named as one of the top ten books for young people by the YALSA, a
division of the American Library Association.
Bowman is a 2005 W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fellow. She has worked as a
Freelance photographer for such publications as the Berlin Journal,
Fortune, Life, Newsweek, The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, Time,
People, and U.S. News and World Report. She is the recipient of two
International Photography Awards for the American Teenager project,
including first place in the People/Culture category and second place
in the Fine Art/ Documentary category. Her photographs are part of the
International Polaroid Collection.
This exhibit opened February 5 and a reception for the artist will be
held on Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 1-3 p.m.
For further information please contact Michelle Fiorenza at
mfiorenza@artsatthearmory.org or visit our website at
http://artsatthearmory.org/
Free parking is available behind the Amory at 191 Highland Avenue,
Somerville, MA.
Public transportation to the Armory is accessible on the 88 and 90 bus
lines. The Armory is located about a 15 minute walk from Davis or
Porter Squares. Bike parking also available.
Saturday, Feb. 11, from 1-3 p.m..
Robin Bowman: It’s Complicated: The American Teenager
February 5 – February 25, 2012
Robin Bowman, an award winning Brooklyn, NY based artist will show her
black and white photographs at the Arts at the Armory Gallery this
month. This series, “It’s Complicated: The American Teenager,”
reflects Bowman’s 5-year journey traveling across the country
photographing teenage America. During this time she photographed over
400 teens using a Polaroid camera that gave her both a positive and a
negative. She used the positive to show the teens and gain their
trust. These powerful photographs give us a glimpse into their daily
lives.
This journey resulted in the publication of a book, “It’s Complicated:
The American Teenager” (Umbrage, Nov. 2007), which combines both
photography and candid interviews of the teens. The book won the Best
Photography Book of the 2008 Independent Book Publishers Awards and
was named as one of the top ten books for young people by the YALSA, a
division of the American Library Association.
Bowman is a 2005 W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fellow. She has worked as a
Freelance photographer for such publications as the Berlin Journal,
Fortune, Life, Newsweek, The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, Time,
People, and U.S. News and World Report. She is the recipient of two
International Photography Awards for the American Teenager project,
including first place in the People/Culture category and second place
in the Fine Art/ Documentary category. Her photographs are part of the
International Polaroid Collection.
This exhibit opened February 5 and a reception for the artist will be
held on Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 1-3 p.m.
For further information please contact Michelle Fiorenza at
mfiorenza@artsatthearmory.org or visit our website at
http://artsatthearmory.org/
Free parking is available behind the Amory at 191 Highland Avenue,
Somerville, MA.
Public transportation to the Armory is accessible on the 88 and 90 bus
lines. The Armory is located about a 15 minute walk from Davis or
Porter Squares. Bike parking also available.
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