UPCOMING
Danforth Museum of Art
New England Currents series
Markers: Memory, Solo exhibition
October 22 – December 7, 2008
Framingham, MA
Artist Reception, November 22, 2008
Gallery Kayafas
The View Home, Solo exhibition
October 16 – November 29, 2008
South End, Boston
Opening Reception, First Friday, November 7, 2008
Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography
The Fortieth Parallel and Other Adventures, Solo exhibition
July 2 – September 20, 2009
Turner's Falls, MA
Artist Reception and Talk September 19, 2009
CURRENT/ RECENT
Teachingphoto.com
An essay about my experiences at grad school from this past year
TeachingPhoto.com is a Web site for and by photography teachers. It is published by Henry Horenstein (Rhode Island School of Design), author of Black & White Photography, Beyond Basic Photography, Color Photography, and coauthor (with Russell Hart) of Photography, as well as monographs CREATURES, ANIMALIA, AQUATICS, HONKY TONK, CLOSE RELATIONS, CANINE, and RACNG DAYS.
Graduate School
In fall 2007, I began the MFA program at the University of Connecticut at Storrs. Updates will be fewer and farther in between! Of course, visits to the Storrs studio by appointment are always welcome.
place*mark, juried by Catherine Meier
March 7 – 28, 2008
University of Michigan School of Art & Design, Ann Arbor, MI
Three photographs from my series Markers: Memories will be on display in this juried group exhibition.
College Art Association and Society of Photographic Education
I attended CAA in Dallas and SPE in Denver this year. At CAA, I spoke on an ARTspace panel on my involvement with the exhibition Landscape: Fact and Fiction shown at the William Benton Museum of Art in the winter of 2006. Participants included Judith Thorpe, Thomas Bruhn, Janet Pritchard, and Kelly Dennis -- all of the University of Connecticut, Storrs.
Summer/Fall 2007
Visiting Artist
In October 2007, I was a visiting artist at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska. Best of all, Omaha is about an hour away from the 40th parallel (roughly the border of Kansas and Nebraska) and I was able to visit 4 new points as well as the Sixth Principal Meridian.
View Camera magazine, July/August 2007
Four of my panoramas were highlighted in 2 color, fold out spreads in the summer issue.
Art in Embassies Program
My image of the Sumner monument in Harvard Square has been accepted into the Art in Embassies Program. It is featured in the residence of the new ambassador to Cameroon.
Groundtruthing, curated by Vaughn Bell
August, 2 – 26, 2007
Soil Gallery, Seattle, WA
Artists included Margot Anne Kelley, Bruce Myren, Tara Rodgers, Thom Heileson, Vaughn Bell, Sarah Kavage, and Nicole Kistler. From the website: "Groundtruthing brings us artists from across the country, each with a different approach to the idea of going “on location.” With current mapping technology such as GIS, remote sensing, and GPS devices we can know the surface of the earth with more detail and specificity then ever. The artists in this exhibition access mapping technologies and data as a resource in examining geography as a personal and social phenomenon. Using media including photography, video, sound, and performance, these artists explore the significance of topography. The work gives us an experience of both the journey and the destination, and develops new narratives of how we relate to the places we visit, inhabit and explore."
Winter/Spring 2007
Selections from the Fortieth Parallel, Solo exhibition
Gallery Kayafas, South End, Boston
March 27 – April 28, 2007
You are Here, curated by Kathleen Bitetti
Held in conjunction with the Boston Cyberarts Festival
Lillian Immig Gallery, Emmanuel College, Boston
April 5 – May 9, 2007, extended through June.
Artists included Frank Armstrong, Surendra Lawoti, Bruce Myren, and Shelley Zatsky
Landscape: Fact and Fiction, curated by Janet Pritchard
William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut at Storrs
January 17 – March 3, 2007
Artists included Deborah Bright, Linda Connor, Robert Dawson, Frank Gohlke, Emmet Gowin, Betty Hahn, Mark Klett, Bruce Myren, John Pfahl, Mark Ruwedel and Alec Soth.
Roadside Attractions, curated by Suzan Shutan
Small Space Gallery, Arts Council of Greater New Haven, CT
February 5 – March 16, 2007
IN OTHER NEWS:
I was selected as one of 150 finalists to participate in Critical Mass 2006, an annual juried competition. In spring 2007, I also attended the Photolucida portfolio reviews in April and the Society of Photographic Education national meeting in March.
Pictures from the Artists Foundation 2006 opening are on Big Red and Shiny. You can download the Fall 2006 Press Release here.
THE 40TH PARALLEL:
I visited 4 new confluences in Kansas and Nebraska in fall 2007 (95, 96, 97, and 98) and in summer 2007, I visited 4 points west of Philadelphia (77, 78, 79, and 80 degrees). Overall, this brings my total to 19 of 52 sites. Check out some of the new images here and read more here about the project. The Center for American Places has expressed interest in publishing the project. Interested funders for this project and publication can contact bruce@brucemyren.com.
TEACHING:
I continue to teach as an adjunct faculty member at the New England Institute of Art’s new Bachelor’s degree program in Digital Photography. I teaches multiple sections of large-format studio photography and digital photographic production. As a reminder, I am also available for one-on-one tutoring on all things digital via my company BeeDigital. Contact us at info@beedigitial.com.
DONATED SERVICES:
PRC Mother's Day Benefit and Benefit Auction:
I once again donated my networking, workflow, and color management services as well as copy-work and post-production services (and a print) to the Photographic Resource Center’s two fundraisers.
Beacon School:
My annual donation of photographic services to the Beacon School High School Formal led to a job photographing the school’s Graduation Wall, which was lost during their recent move. These images were scanned and made into a life-size photographic mural for their new building.
Brattle Theatre:
This past fall, I donated a print to the Brattle Auction, Arthouse. Proceeds benefit the Brattle Film Foundation.
All photographs on this site are copyright the artist. The works are archival ink jet prints made by scanning film, then printing with an Epson 4000 on Crane’s Museo Silver Rag. Prints are for sale and inquires are welcome.
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