Lassen Volcanic National Park Artist-In-Residency

I had the privilege of being an Artist-In-Residence for Lassen Volcanic National Park in North California.  I lived and worked in the park for two weeks in July.  As with my previous National Park residency, I focused on creating regional animal inspired masks.  Lassen has a particularly unique landscape: it boasts all four types of volcanos.  I was able to photograph and model my masks on a plug dome, composite, shield, and cinder cone volcano.  There may be no other place in the world where I could have done that in a relatively short period of time.  I also enjoyed photographing the masks on snow drifts, frozen lakes, lava tube caves, and deep blue lakes.  You can follow all of my modeled masks on my Instagram account. 

Artist residence / studio view. 

Artist-In-Residency lodging in the Park Ranger quarters. 

Mask Day at the Loomis Museum at Lassen Volcanic National Park.  Visitors were invited to watch my process and learn about the art of mask making.  

"Cinder Cone" volcano at Lassen Volcanic National Park

Night sky photograph I took at "Chaos Crags" volcano at Lassen Volcanic National Park 

Lassen Peak and Lake Manzanita 

Petrified Forest National Park Artist-In-Residency

I was a summer 2016 Artist-In-Residence at Petrified National Forest Park in Arizona.  I lived in a Park historic cabin for three weeks across from the legendary Painted Desert Inn.  During my residency I made five original animal masks and worked with models to photograph my work in the unique and otherworldly landscape.  I also displayed my work at the Holbrook Train Depot for their monthly art series, showed work at the annual Route 66 festival, and held a two day demonstration at the lovely La Posada Hotel in Winslow.  

Artist-In-Residence cabin

Mask painting demonstration at La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Arizona.

Petrified Forest Park Rangers Katie Woods and Sevilla Soto generously modeled my masks for me in the Park.

Historic Holbrook Train Depot art demonstration for the month of June.

Mask display at the 'Route 66 Festival' National Park booth in Holbrook, Arizona.

Shooting at Blue Mesa in The Petrified Forest National Park

Gadsden Museum of Art

I am please to have photographs in the 2016 Annual Focus Photography Exhibit at the Gadsden Museum of Art in Alabama.  The show was juried by Jennifer Alsabrook-Turner.  The exhibit runs from June 8 - July 9.  

DATELINE 012

DATELINE is a contemporary art gallery located in the River North (RiNo) art district in Denver, Colorado.  Here are some (long overdue) photos of the DATELINE 012 show opening.  Curated by Cassandra Heiser of the Museum of Contemporary Art.  The show opened in April 2015.  All photos by Zack Davis.