June | July | August 2008 Volume 32, Number 3 - Boston ...

Martine Fougeron, Nicolas Reading, from the
series “Tête-à-Tête,” August 2007, Digital C-Print,
15 ½ x 19 ½ inches, courtesy of the artist
Robert Knight, Free and Hazel (Ages 12 & 8) #1, Roslindale, MA 2006,
2006/2007, from the series “Dwelling: Caution - Children at Play,”
Archival Inkjet Print, 31 x 39 inches, courtesy of Gallery Kayafas
Martine Fougeron (New York, NY) is documenting her two sons and their circle
of friends in a series of intimate portraits titled “Tête-à-Tête.” An alumna of Wellesley
College in Wellelsey, MA and a graduate of the International Center of Photography’s
General Studies Program in New York City, Fougeron had her first solo show in
New York with Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art at the beginning of 2008. Fougeron’s work
has been showcased in exhibitions and publications, ranging from the Photographic
Center Northwest in Seattle, WA, and the Newspace Center for Photography in Portland,
OR, to the New York Times and the Photo Review. www.martinefougeron.com
Robert Knight (Newton, MA) creates subjective portraits of people via found
objects in their domestic surroundings. In this subset of his larger “Dwelling” series,
Knight explores expectations that parents place on their children. Knight holds an
MFA from MassArt. A jen bekman 20x200 artist and past “Hey, Hot, Shot” winner,
Knight has shown in Boston in New Art at MPG Gallery, New Talent at Alpha Gallery,
the PRC’s NEO online gallery as well as the Annual Juried Membership Exhibition at
the Houston Center for Photography in Houston, TX. He is currently represented
by Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA. www.robertknight.com
Lana Z Caplan, Site of Public Executions by
Hanging from the Tyburn Tree Gallows, up to 25
people hanging at a time, averaging 35 hangings
per year, 1571 – November 3, 1783, (Marble Arch,
London), 2007, Sepia Toned Gelatin Silver Print,
20 x 21 inches, courtesy of the artist and
Gallery NAGA
Marta Labad (Providence, RI) photographs crumpled up, well-known art historical
images depicting conflict in her series “On War.” Born and educated in Spain, Labad
is a first year student in the MFA program at RISD. A 2007 Fulbright recipient, Labad
has shown at Photoespaña and was featured in the Humble Art Foundation’s
31 Under 31: Young Women in Art Photography.
Molly Landreth (Seattle, WA) is traveling around the country photographing
and gathering statements from queer individuals and couples in her project
“Embodiment: A Portrait of Queer Life in America.” Holding an MFA from the School
of Visual Arts, in New York, NY, Landreth has been featured in Flash Forward:
Emerging Photographers and Humble Art Foundation’s 31 Under 31: Young Women in
Art Photography, among others. Landreth has had recent group showings of this
work in New York and Chicago and has an upcoming solo show and residency at
Legion Arts in Iowa in June. www.mollylandreth.com