About Lauren Henkin
Born in Washington, D.C. in 1974, photographer Lauren Henkin grew up in Maryland, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in architecture from Washington University in St. Louis and now resides in Portland, Oregon.
She states, “When photographing, I am continually trying to answer: What are the things that last? What, if anything, is permanent? How are the things that we value or leave behind reflections of who we are?. A big part of what I do is provide a formal medium for valuing and studying informal subjects — to pay homage to things we see everyday; toys left on the floor, dresses hanging in a closet, or trees growing beside dumpsters. I work from the inside out, using photography as a way to get to know myself better. When I look back on my work, seeing the progression from one series to another, I see a visual diary of my life, my worries, my fears, and hopes.”
Henkin is a private educator, reviewer, frequent speaker, Photolucida board member, author of two artist books, and active member in the photographic community. In addition, she founded started Photo Radio in 2010, a blog presenting audio interviews with curators, gallerists, artists, publishers, educators and more.
To view her personal work, please visit www.laurenhenkin.com. To see her publications, visit www.velanoche.com. To visit Photo Radio, go to www.photoradioblog.com.
Dear Lauren,
I saw your blog in a list that people gave to Andy Adams, in response to his question on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/flakphoto/posts/173418406031991) about photoblogs.
Being aware of your outreach in the photo-community, I want to inform you about two photography-related pieces of information that might be interesting for you and your readers. This information is free of any obligations, and free to share with others…
The first one is a listing of the most relevant Portfolio Reviews in 2011
(and 2012, because some of them are biennial), with all the information
about dates, deadlines, reviewers, prices, etc.
I created this list (27 events in total) from the information available on
the Internet and my personal insight into the subject, as I have been
invited to most of them, at least once. Please have a look and feel free to
tell me if something is missing or inadequately presented, in your opinion.
Second, a list of available opportunities, grants and useful information in
the field of photography and visual arts.
Some of them are calls for participation, others are study grants,
residencies or testimonials, which were brought to my attention and may be
interesting for people working in the field. One of them, which I want to
highlight because I am personally involved, is the stipend call for a
Master Program in Madrid that includes people such as Martin Parr, Elger
Esser, Joan Fontcuberta and Alejandro Castellote, to name a few. The program
is called European Master of Fine Art Photography, and we offer one full
stipend and two half-stipends.
Both listings are available on my website http://www.curator-ship.org.
The direct link to the portfolio review listing is
http://wp.me/sDJ8b-296
The short link to the Master program stipends is
http://wp.me/pDJ8b-53
If you want to receive this kind of information directly in the future, you
can always subscribe to the website http://www.curator-ship.org. (I have subscribed to yours already)
If not, no other action is needed, as this is a one-time email, not a
newsletter or spam. I have sent it to you because I think it is useful information. If your email address has changed or if you want to stay in touch with me, just drop me a line.
My best wishes for 2011!
Moritz
Moritz Neumüller
Independent Curator
Carrer Banyoles 1, 2-2
08012 Barcelona
M: +34 605 64 11 18
E: moritzbarcelona@gmail.com
W: curator-ship.org