NOMINEE ANNOUNCEMENT | 16th Annual Black & White Spider Awards

It was a lovely surprise to learn that the title image of my award-winning series, "Into the Ether" (2020), was just nominated for a Spider Award.  [This series recently placed 3rd in the 16th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards].

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 16TH ANNUAL BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS HONORS PHOTOGRAPHER, KIMBERLY SCHNEIDER (USA) LOS ANGELES - November 8, 2021 Kimberly Schneider (New York, NY) was presented with the 16th Annual Black and White Spider Awards Nominee (Abstract category) at a prestigious Nomination & Winners Photo Show streamed Saturday, November 6, 2021. This is the second award for her "Into the Ether" series, which is comprised of photograms made without the use of an enlarger. The live online gala was attended by industry leaders and the photography community from around the globe who logged on to watch the climax of the world's premier event for black and white photography. 16th Annual Jury members included captains of the industry from Galerie Springer, Berlin; HackelBury Fine Art, London; DROGA5, New York; Artfactory Club, Vienna; Portuguese Center of Photography, Porto; Spurs Gallery, Beijing; Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels; The Guardian, London; Istanbul Museum of Modern Art; Alessia Paladini Gallery, Milan; ADK Creative One Inc., Tokyo; Hiroshima MOCA, Japan; Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney; Silvan Faessler Fine Art, Switzerland; Goldsmiths, University of London; Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation, Berlin; NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale; Cassina Projects Gallery, Milan; David Clarke, London; Paola Anselmi Contemporary Art, Perth; Chiara Badinella, Art Advisory & Appraisals, Milan; MWWM, New York; and Galerie Bugada Cargnel in Paris who honored Spider Fellows with 596 coveted title awards and 935 nominees in 33 categories. "As always the Black & White Spider Awards showcases the work of talented professional and amateur photographers that may until now have been somewhat hidden from view. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to discover these new and exciting images." Conrad Hechter, Correspondent at Goldsmiths, University of London commented.  Demet Yildiz, Director of Photography at Istanbul Museum of Modern Art said "Black & White Spider Awards is a one-of-a-kind event bringing together talents, independent of their geography, and offering them an excellent platform to be seen by viewers globally." Caroline Hunter, Picture Editor for The Guardian Weekend Magazine, London added, "It was a real pleasure viewing such inventive and diverse imagery - after the year that we've all experienced, globally and collectively." "It's an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 6,211 entries from 75 countries we received this year" said Basil O'Brien, the awards Creative Director. Kimberly Schneider's photograph, "Into the Ether," is an exceptional image entered in the Abstract category, and represents black and white photography at its finest; we're pleased to present her with the title of Nominee."  BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS is the leading international award honoring excellence in black and white photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in black and white photography. www.thespiderawards.com

See the award-winning photogram on the walls of the Winners Gallery: https://www.thespiderawards.com/gallery/16th/amateur/abstract

New Interview - On Landscape Magazine (more news coming soon)

Happy to share my latest interview with you. This is my second feature in On Landscape and they ask really great questions, so think you'll really enjoy it. https://www.onlandscape.co.uk/2020/07/lost-found-interview-kimberly-schneider/

Have a lot of news to share, so please stay tuned for updates to  my website. Trying my best to get to that this weekend! In the mean time, enjoy one of the earlier experimental photograms (firework LED exposure). Currently Untitled.

 

Upcoming exhibitions in Austin, TX & Mesa, AZ - Opening Next Week!

I'm thrilled to tell you that I have work in 2 different shows this March - which open within a day of each other! Details are below.

INPrint

As many of you know, "Memory #2" received a Rfotofolio Choice Award, for the INPrint competition last year; this is the related exhibition, which opens at Photo Méthode Gallery in Austin, Texas - this Friday, March 3rd! The artist reception will be on the 17th, and the show goes through the 31st; please see below for more info.

https://rfotofolio.org/2016/06/05/inprint-2

https://rfotofolio.org/2017/02/12/update-on-inprint-at-photo-methode-gallery

 

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Photo Méthode Gallery is located at 2832 E MLK Jr Blvd #107, Austin, TX 78702

info@photomethode.com

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LIGHT SENSITIVE

"Undercurrent" will be making its Arizona debut the following day, March 4th - in the Light Sensitive show, at Art Intersection in Mesa, AZ. Light Sensitive celebrates the art of the handmade print and this will be my 3rd year of being part of this juried exhibition. Please see the press release/postcard for all relevant information.

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Hope some of you are able to attend these exhibitions! More news to come...

SMALL BUSINESS WEEKEND - discount on all images pre-ordered this weekend

In honor of  #SmallBusinessWeekend, I have decided to offer a discount on any of my images pre-ordered this weekend. Please, contact me directly for more info. 

Just to clarify, this is not related to my upcoming Holiday Print Sale (& Chicago friends - I'm sorry, but the images I have at ZIA Gallery won't be eligible for this discount, unless you want a custom size or something). 

* Please support art this Small Business Weekend - it's the gift that that keeps on giving - all year long...

Photography Now Exhibition - Opens at ZIA Gallery August 6th

Dear Friends,

 I'm happy to tell you that I will be exhibiting 5 of my gelatin silver prints in the upcoming Third Annual Photography Now exhibition at ZIA Gallery.

Come see my new images, as well as work by other gallery artists, when the show opens on Saturday August 6th, from 5-7pm. There will also be artwork (including some of my other images) hung in the additional gallery rooms. Please visit the gallery website for more information: http://ziagallery.net