{"id":31914,"date":"2018-01-09T06:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T11:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=31914"},"modified":"2018-01-08T19:07:18","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T00:07:18","slug":"baca-presents-portraits-by-photographers-keliy-anderson-staley-and-stephen-gaskins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/baca-presents-portraits-by-photographers-keliy-anderson-staley-and-stephen-gaskins\/","title":{"rendered":"BaCA Presents &#8216;Portraits&#8217; by Photographers Keliy Anderson-Staley and Stephen Gaskins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Jan. 9, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCA) in Pompano Beach is proud to present\u00a0\u201cPortraits\u201d &#8211;\u00a0a dynamic show featuring the works of one of the country\u2019s most esteemed photographic artists, Keliy Anderson-Staley, whose work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian\u00a0National Portrait Gallery and the Library of Congress. The exhibit will also include emerging Florida photographer, Stephen Gaskins.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DULCE - photo by Keliy Anderson-Staley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0109-dulce-photo-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"DULCE - photo by Keliy Anderson-Staley\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0109-dulce-photo-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0109-dulce-photo-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0109-dulce-photo-696x522-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><br \/>\nThe exhibit runs January 13-February 23, with the artists\u2019 reception on February 2, 2018. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baileyarts.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.baileyarts.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Hypen] Americans\u201d is a diverse collection of American faces made across the country. The title of the project refers to the hyphenated character of American identities (Irish-American, African-American, etc.) without labeling anyone\u2019s actual identity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to exhibit Keliy Anderson-Staley\u2019s\u00a0\u2018[hyphen] Americans,\u2019\u201d said\u00a0Juliana Forero, Ph.D., BaCA\u2019s gallery curator. \u201cWhat adds to the incredible nature of these photographs is Keliy\u2019s process, which adheres to techniques used in the 1800\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This video explains the\u00a0historic process (Vimeo):<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Artist Talk with Keliy Anderson Staley (Installed 2012)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/47263489?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>These portraits are all wet-plate collodion tintypes, made with chemistry mixed according to nineteenth-century recipes, period brass lenses and wooden view cameras. This nineteenth-century process was the first process widely used to make photographic portraits. The project draws attention to the fact that all portraits exist within a history of images, and that our perception of ourselves and our ancestors has always been mediated by photographic technology.<\/p>\n<p>Keliy Anderson-Staley\u00a0has exhibited her work at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Morris Museum of Art, California Museum of Photography, Bronx Museum of Art, Akron Art Museum and Southeast Museum of Photography. Her work is in the collections of the Library of Congress, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Portland Museum of Art and Museum of Fine Arts-Houston.<\/p>\n<p>She was a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow and a recipient of grants from Puffin Foundation, Houston Arts Alliance and George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation. She received the Carol Crow Memorial Fellowship from the Houston Center for Photography and the Clarence John Laughlin Award from the New Orleans Photo Alliance. She is also an assistant professor of photography and digital media at the University of Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Her images have appeared in publications including Tricycle, Hemispheres, Art and Auction, Conde Nast Traveler, Contact Sheet, Photo District News, Camerawork and New York Magazine. A book of her tintype portraits, \u201cOn a Wet Bough,\u201d was published by Waltz Books.<\/p>\n<p>This exhibit also features emerging photographic artist,\u00a0Stephen Gaskins,\u00a0who will display a collection of stunning photographs featuring African American women.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Gaskins\u00a0owns a portrait studio where he spends countless hours capturing and editing images of prominent members of the community. A graduate from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in the Multi-Media Design program, he is a successful self-taught photographer who started exploring photography four years ago and who grew his skills with the daily practice on the photography workflow.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey Contemporary Arts is\u00a0located at 41 NE 1st St., Pompano Beach, FL 33060 |\u00a0(954) 284-0141. Learn more at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baileyarts.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.baileyarts.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*Web Image Caption\/Credit: \u201cDulce\u201d by Keliy Anderson-Staley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Jan. 9, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCA) in Pompano Beach is proud to present &#8220;Portraits&#8221; &#8211; a dynamic show featuring the works of one of the country&#8217;s most esteemed photographic artists, Keliy Anderson-Staley, whose work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and the Library of Congress. 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