Fall Back, Spring Forward
Photography in New England
April 29–May 17, 2014

  • Garden Roses (2008) from the series Ice Gardens by Mary Kocol

    Garden Roses (2008) from the series Ice Gardens by Mary Kocol

  • Head in Clouds (2012) from the series Destinations by Alicia Savage

    Head in Clouds (2012) from the series Destinations by Alicia Savage

  • Broken Wing (2011) from the series Wild and Precious by Jesse Burke

    Broken Wing (2011) from the series Wild and Precious by Jesse Burke

  • Michael at Tony’s (2013) from the series Michael by Rick Ashley

    Michael at Tony’s (2013) from the series Michael by Rick Ashley

  • Room Study No. 16 (2013) from the series Concealed at First at Last I Appear: Chemicals & Light by Amy Theiss Giese

    Room Study No. 16 (2013) from the series Concealed at First at Last I Appear: Chemicals & Light by Amy Theiss Giese

  • Breach (2013) from the series True Adventures in Better Homes by Nadine Boughton

    Breach (2013) from the series True Adventures in Better Homes by Nadine Boughton

  • Untitled (2009) from the series Natural Findings by Cheryle St. Onge

    Untitled (2009) from the series Natural Findings by Cheryle St. Onge

  • Courtney (2012) from the series Fish Camp by David Mattox

    Courtney (2012) from the series Fish Camp by David Mattox

  • Bloody Nose (2012) from the series Wild and Precious by Jesse Burke

    Bloody Nose (2012) from the series Wild and Precious by Jesse Burke

  • Figure #1 (2010) from The Venus Series by Lindsey Beal

    Figure #1 (2010) from The Venus Series by Lindsey Beal

  • Holding On, Letting Go #11 (2000/2010) by Marcie Jan Bronstein

    Holding On, Letting Go #11 (2000/2010) by Marcie Jan Bronstein

A group exhibition that showcases the work of ten New England-based photographers.

With its rich artistic history and photographic traditions, numerous cultural and arts institutions, innovative educators, and flourishing community of artists and thinkers, New England has long been recognized as a hub for intellectual and artistic activity. New England photographers have bravely embraced new ideas and processes while also finding inspiration in the past. Focusing on artists who are beginning their careers, as well as those who are in the midst of them, Fall Back, Spring Forward features a diverse array of photographic work.

This exhibition brings together artists who are reinvigorating the medium by building on or engaging with the past while springing into the future. Their interests include long standing photographic and cinematic traditions, visual and popular culture, art history and iconography, reminiscence and memory.

Featured Artists

Curators

Francine Weiss
Francine Weiss

Francine Weiss has been curating, teaching, and writing about photography for over fifteen years. As the most recent Curator of the Photographic Resource Center (2012-14), she wrote essays for the Loupe journal and curated and organized exhibitions on alternative processes, portraiture and identity, and color photography. Prior to the PRC, she organized and researched exhibitions at the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Art, Harvard University Art Museums, and deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. Weiss has published extensively about art and has taught at Wellesley and Simmons colleges. She received her PhD in American Studies in photographic history from Boston University and now teaches in the MFA in photography program at New Hampshire Institute of Art and for the art history department at BU; Weiss is also the Collection Manager at Fitchburg Art Museum.

Image credit: Lisa Liu