Human, Error: Photographic Essays on a Changing World
Feb
2
2:15 PM14:15

Human, Error: Photographic Essays on a Changing World

Rob McDonald, “Clear Cut”

Erik Mace, “Vestiges”

Anna Gage Norton, “On Nochaway”

A panel presentation featuring Rob McDonald, Erik Mace, and Anna Gage Norton at the Southern Humanities Conference.

This session features three photographic essays that consider the effects of climate change and/or human activity over time in the physical world. The presenters explore the ways in which the dual impacts of climate change and human behavior are increasingly altering the contours of our world, particularly in the US South. With distinctly different emphases and photographic styles, the presentations are united by their focus on recording, observing, and contemplating changes associated with real and lasting shifts in Southern landscapes, ecosystems, and environments.

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STUDIO NOTES: My Time with Cy - Photographs by Rob McDonald
May
11
to Aug 18

STUDIO NOTES: My Time with Cy - Photographs by Rob McDonald

For the last twenty years of his life, Cy Twombly returned annually to Lexington, his hometown in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. As evidence of his attachment, he bought a house, and during extended visits in both spring and fall, he created a number of important works in modest studios he rented nearby. In large part, however, he spent his days observing the rhythms of the small college town, taking long reflective drives in the countryside, and exploring entertainments with a small circle of acquaintances. One of those was photographer Rob McDonald.

Over the years, McDonald made hundreds of photographs of home and storefront studio in Lexington’s downtown, typically with the artist himself present. There was not much conversation during those times, but when McDonald shared the images with Twombly, he always seemed curious to see what had caught the photographer’s eye.

For this exhibition, McDonald returns to a series of photo-based works begun in the months after Twombly’s death in 2011.

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The Father Box - pop-up exhibit
Sep
27
9:00 AM09:00

The Father Box - pop-up exhibit

Selected pieces from THE FATHER BOX will be presented in a pop-up exhibit at the 2019 joint meeting of the Popular and American Culture Associations in the South in Wilmington, NC.

Hotel Ballast
301 N. Water Street
Wilmington, NC

September 27, 2019

From 9:00 - 11:30 a.m., Rob will be present to discuss the project, and books will be available for purchase at a discounted rate.

Hope to see you there!

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The Father Box - Reception
Jan
26
2:00 PM14:00

The Father Box - Reception

Come help us celebrate the release of THE FATHER BOX, my new collaboration with John Lane!

John will give a short reading from the book starting at 3 pm. We’ll both be there to inscribe your copy of this beautiful new book.

While you’re there, be sure to look around at all of the wonderful local art that Dave Wofford has curated in the Horse & Buggy and Friends Gallery space!

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The Father Box
Sep
20
to Sep 23

The Father Box

My collaborative project with award-winning writer John Lane, The Father Box, has been selected by John Bennette for a pop-up exhibition at Slow Exposures 2018 in lovely Zebulon, Georgia.

The photographs in this series are hand-finished, and therefore each print is unique.  Come see!

During the show, I'll be offering a discount on pre-orders of the book (due later this fall from Horse & Buggy Press).  

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HANDMADE IV - Anzenberger Gallery
Sep
10
to Jan 31

HANDMADE IV - Anzenberger Gallery

During a residency at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts a few years back, I made a series of photo-based mixed media pieces called STUDIO.

I couldn't be happier that @reginaanzenberger of @anzenbergergallery has included several pieces from that series in the new HANDMADE IV exhibit in Vienna, up through January 2019.

This work is close to my heart..... www.anzenbergergallery.com/414/rob_mcdonald

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