This month, an image from the Astra Velum series is showing at Arte360 Gallery in Algeciras Spain, for the show X. As the show curator explained to me in her request, “The word for foreigner in Spanish is “extranjero” and a lot of words that start with “ex” in Spanish go with the theme too….exilo…
My alma mater, Pacific NW College of Art, presents its first juried alumni exhibition in the Swigert Commons. This exhibition provides a rare opportunity for PNCA and the Portland cultural community to see the scope of contemporary art, craft, and design by alumni from PNCA’s Bachelor of Fine Arts and Masters of Fine Arts programs….
Astra Velum is currently on display at Boston’s Panopticon Gallery. Featured as part of the What’s in a Face show, from March 2-April 10, it’s already garnering some press: -Review of Astra Velum in What’s in a Face show at Panopticon Gallery, Boston: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1569573182/Panopticon-Gallery-photo-exhibit-features-faces
Tilt Focus Portrait Photography: Behind the Scenes with Fritz Liedtke from Lensbaby on Vimeo. I’ve known Craig Strong for about a decade, since I stumbled upon him at a garage sale in his living room. I’d heard his name before, and when I saw the photos on his wall, I asked him, “Are you…
It’s been a busy month around here, with a variety of interviews, articles, shows, and purchases in the works. Most recently, I was interviewed by Susan Burnstine about my series Astra Velum, and by Paul Pastor on my fine art photography work in general. Lensbaby also just put out an interview they did with me…
The Critical Mass 2011 competition awarded Astra Velum a spot in the Top 50. The list of 200 jurors reads like a Who’s Who in the fine art photography world. Considering the original batch of hundreds of entries, making it into the Top 50 is a real honor. I’m pleased to announce that the Critical…
Blue Sky Gallery (Portland, Oregon, www.blueskygallery.org) has selected photographer Fritz Liedtke’s series of rare photogravures, Astra Velum, for a solo show in November. November 3-27, 2011 Opening Reception: First Thursday, November 3, 6-9pm. Public Artist Talk: November 9, 12pm. Astra velum is Latin for “veil of stars.” Liedtke has aptly chosen this phrase as the…
The current (September) issue of Black and White Magazine features an article by Susan Burnstine on my series Astra Velum. I appreciated Susan’s insight into my work, when she says: “In viewing all of Liedtke’s work, including his early portraits of children and his powerful colour series about women struggling with anorexia and bulimia, _Skeleton…
Gallery 291 will be featuring two solo shows from July 21 through Sept 1, 2011. The Astra Velum photogravures will be shown in conjunction with the beautiful daguerrotypes of Curtis Wehrfritz. You are invited to join me for an opening of the show Astra Velum at Gallery 291 in San Francisco. I hope you’ll join…
I’m pleased to announce a new show of new work at LightBox Photographic Gallery in Astoria, Oregon. Featuring 3 solo shows by 3 Portland artists, this will be a great show. My photogravures from the series Astra Velum will be on display from July 9-August 9. I hope you’ll join us for the opening reception,…
My series Astra Velum was recently juried into the Photo-Eye Photographer’s Showcase, and the gallery has opened this week with a very nice article on the Photo-Eye Blog. They write, I speak from experience when I say that a freckled person often has a complicated relationship with the spots that dust their skin. Freckles have…
It all starts in San Francisco. I was there several years ago (actually five, now that I do the math), doing some photography, and I met this girl. She was the girlfriend of a friend of a friend, and we were all out at a bar for food and drinks one evening. She had the…