Events and Exhibits May 2024

An occasional column by Karen Finkelman

Multiple Exposures Gallery

The Torpedo Factory Art Center, Studio 312
105 Union St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
www.multipleexposuresgallery.com
Mon-Sun 11 am – 5 pm

There and Back: A Solo Exhibition of Photographic Art – April 9 – May 19
“THERE AND BACK reflects Maureen’s ceaseless desire to explore the beauty inherent in solitude. Through her artistic vision, she portrays isolated landscapes not as desolate or forsaken, but as sanctuaries where quietude reigns supreme, and narratives yet untold await discovery.”

Previous photographic exhibits may be viewed online at www.multipleexposuresgallery.com under Exhibitions – Virtual Galleries.

Glen Echo Photoworks

7300 MacArthur Blvd.
Glen Echo, MD
www.glenechophotoworks.org
Gallery Hours: Saturday 1-4 PM

So It Goes – April 6 – May 26
An exhibition featuring the work of students from four high schools in the DMV.

Painting With My Camera –
An online exhibit by Matt MakaraA McLean, VA-based photographer, Matt utilizes digital, film and historic photographic processes to capture the natural world.

Past Exhibits may also be viewed online under Galleries

Library of Congress

10 First St. SE
Washington, DC. 20540
https://www.loc.gov
Tues-Sat. 10 am – 5 pm

Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America’s Library, through Fall 2024
“Four hundred images from 1839 to the present day, selected from the library’s collection of 14 million photographs, trace the medium’s evolution from daguerreotypes to digital images with an emphasis on the range of subjects in the collection and moments in history described as glorious, gut-wrenching and more.”

Free-timed tickets are required to visit the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building. Visit the website to obtain tickets.

National Portrait Gallery

Eighth & G Streets
Washington, DC 20001
www.npg.si.edu
Mon-Sun. 11:30 am – 7:00 pm

Star Power: Photographs from Hollywood’s Golden Age, by George Hurrell –
March 1 – January 5, 2025
The preeminent photographer created timeless images of Hollywood’s most glamorous icons of the 1930s and 1940s.

Duty, Honor, Country: Antebellum Portraits of West Pointers, through June 9, 2024
Showcases pre-Civil War photographs depicting notable people who trained at West Pont, including Ulysses S. Grant, George Armstrong Custer, and “Stonewall” Jackson.

Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris 1900-1939 – April 26-Feb. 23, 2025
“Through portraiture and biography, “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900–1939” illuminates the accomplishments of sixty convention-defying women who crossed the Atlantic to pursue personal and professional aspirations in the vibrant cultural milieu of Paris. As foreigners in a cosmopolitan city, these “exiles” escaped the constraints that limited them at home.”

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

1050 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC
Mon-Sun. 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
https://www.si.edu/museums/sackler-gallery

Park Chan-Kyong: Gathering – Oct. 7, 2023 – Oct. 13, 2024
Seoul-based artist, Park Chan-Kyong explores the complex history of modern Korea, tracing tradition, history, and disaster in contemporary society through his photographs.

Virginia Museum of Fine Art

200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, Virginia USA 23220
365 days/year, Daily 10-5
W,Th,F – til 9:00
Free Admission
www.vmfamuseum.com

Willie Anne Wright: Artist and Alchemist – Oct. 2023 – June 9

“Presenting 63 photographs and 9 paintings by the Richmond native, born in 1924, this is the first major exhibition to explore the trajectory of her impressive 60-year career. From playful and irreverent scenes of everyday life to ethereal evocations of the past, Willie Anne Wright’s experimental paintings and photographs examine pop-culture, feminine identity, the pull of history and the shifting cultural landscape of the South. With a focus on photography’s role in shaping collective understandings of history, place, and gender, the exhibition draws from VMFA’s recent acquisition of Wright’s work, including more than 230 photographs and 10 paintings, as well as a comprehensive artist archive.”

Picture Windows: Photographs from the Collection – Feb. 2024 – July 28

“The exhibition explores the window as subject and device in 20th-cenutry photographs. Featured photographers include Imogen Cunningham, Lee Friedlander, O. Winston Link, Gordon Parks, John Pfahl, Ming Smith, Danny Lyon,Minor White, Garry Winogrand, Justin Kimball, Gordon Lee Bennett, Wynn Bullock, John Divola, Aaron Siskind, Alen MacWeeny, Mary Eleanor Browning, Morris Engel, and Joseph Breitenbach.”

Washington Post

Here is a link to the online Washington Post’s lists of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia photography-related exhibits and museums. The various photography-related exhibits appear in different parts of the online paper, making a simple search or link unreliable. You can search within:

Photography section: Photography
Going Out Guide: Going Out Guide
Art Section: Art

Events

Plan Ahead:

Capital Pride Parade – June 8 https://www.capitalpride.org/event/parade-2024/
Smithsonian Folklife Festival – June 26 – July 1 https://festival.si.edu