Photographer illuminates '70s South Side clubs :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Dave Hoekstra

Photographer illuminates '70s South Side clubs :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Dave Hoekstra'Light: On the South Side' :: Chicago Sun-Times :: Photo Gallery

Italy's D Magazine is OUT!

The 50 States Project has gotten the attention of the Italians! Three of my photographs from this year long project were chosen to be printed in D Magazine. I cannot translate the pages... wish I could! The magazine is online and will be on the news stands in Italy for three weeks. Leonora Sartori is the editor of this fine write-up on pages 104- 115.

ONWARD '10 - Philadelphia, PA

40 photographers' works were selected for the up-coming exhibition in Philadelphia, PA at Project Basho. Two of my gelatin silver prints were selected. Read more....Onward '10.

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ONWARD '10 - Philadelphia, PA

Debbie Caffery Fleming, juror for the up-coming exhibition of photography at Project Basho in Philadelphia, PA chose two of my gelatin silver prints for Onward '10. Opening Reception is February 6th, 2010.

Rose Franzen - Queen of Maquoketa, Iowa!

Rose Franzen is from Maquoketa, Iowa...not very far from where I grew up. In fact, my daughter Jenna and her daughter Caroline Louise live in Maquoketa, where Jenna has been working at the library for over ten years. A few years ago, Rose decided to paint as many people's portraits in Maquoketa as she could. The Iowa Arts Council wisely gave her a project grant. The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC is currently exhibiting Rose's "Portrait of Maquoketa", a collection of 180 paintings. The exhibition can be seen until July 2010. I know Rose Franzen and she is a talented and deserving artist. Calling national attention to her small home town of Maquoketa is making people feel very proud they are from Maquoketa. This project also is helping the town move forward - as the community has been struggling with economic and cultural problems. Rose's portraits are a reminder of the power of the people in a community.

Farnham Galleries - Simpson College

This exhibition will be shown in two galleries. One gallery will have a large body of older work entitled "The Lost Nation Photographs". The second gallery will be a monumental photo installation of new work entitled "Heaven and Earth". There will be an Opening Reception and Gallery Presentation on Monday, January 11th, 2010 in the Farnham Galleries at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. The exhibitions run from January 11th through February 5th, 2010.