February 3 – February 16, 2023
The Exposure Photography Festival announces its February 2023 programme. Returning for its nineteenth year, it will present the work of over 160 exhibiting visual artists hosted in galleries, local businesses, online and outdoors.
Exposure’s curated exhibitions, the International Open Call and Emerging Photographers Showcase, will be hosted at Contemporary Calgary, a significant visual arts destination dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The exhibitions present a broad range of works, including photocollage, conceptual photography, politically engaged practices and works that embrace social and individual experience, as well as visual explorations of identity and personal narratives.
The Exposure 2023 International Open Call exhibition will feature the work of photographers and visual artists based around the world who incorporate, celebrate, or challenge the photographic medium within their practices. Selected by Michèle Pearson Clarke, Artist, Writer, Educator and Photo Laureate for the City of Toronto (2019-2022), the exhibition will present the works of contemporary practitioners based in Canada, France, Greece, Iceland, Japan, Netherlands, UK, and USA.
The Exposure 2023 Emerging Photographers Showcase celebrates the rich talent of early-career practitioners who are based in Alberta. Selected by Tiffany Jones, Publisher, Overlapse Books, the exhibition provides insight into the dynamic and growing community of fine art photographers here in our province.
Exposure’s 2022 Emerging Photographer of the Year award recipient Raeann Cheung will be presenting her solo show ‘WE ARE IMMIGRANTS - The Hidden Hardships and Legacy of Early Chinese Canadian Immigrants’. The exhibition will explore the resilience of the early Chinese Canadian immigrants whose perseverance and hard work helped strengthen the geographic boundaries, armed forces, and economic capacity of this country from mid 19th century onward.
Exposure Fence: People & Place, is an outdoor exhibition at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza, presented in partnership with the Chinook Blast! Festival. Curated by Beth Kane, People & Place presents the work of five visual artists based in Treaty 6 and 7 territories, also known as Southern Alberta. The work and perspectives of this dynamic group of exhibiting artists provide us with both celebratory and critical visual insights regarding the complex, intertwined relationships between people and place within these traditional territories. In addition to activating public space in Calgary’s downtown core, the exhibition promotes wider understandings and increased access to the art of photography and visual storytelling, amplifying impactful narratives and connecting artists to a wide audience.
Exposure will also bring an exciting city-wide public exhibition to its audiences in Calgary. In partnership with Pattison Outdoor Advertising, Exposure Billboard will show the work of 31 international and local artists and photographers via digital billboards located throughout the city. Photographs will be hosted in three different locations for a three-week duration. Exposure continues to provide innovative ways for Calgarians to engage with the arts.
EXPOSURE 2023 INTERNATIONAL OPEN CALL
Juried by by Michèle Pearson Clarke, Artist, Writer, Educator and Photo Laureate for the City of Toronto (2019-2022), the Exposure 2023 International Open Call exhibition features the work of photographers and visual artists based around the world who incorporate, celebrate or challenge the photographic medium within their practices. The exhibition shows a broad range of works, including photocollage, conceptual photography, politically engaged practices and works that embrace social and individual experience, as well as visual explorations of identity and personal narratives.
Exhibiting Artists are Anthony Gebrehiwot (Canada), Glenna Jennings (USA), Jaiden George (Canada), Jake Eshelman (USA), Kelly O'Brien (UK), Khim Hipol (Canada), Leia Ankers (UK), Linda Heiss (USA), Panos Charalampidis + Mary Chairetaki (Greece), Sarah Christianson (USA), Sarah Mei Herman (Netherlands), Serena Dzenis (Iceland), Shanen Louis (Canada), Takako Kido (Japan) and Valerio Geraci (France).
For more information on our exhibiting artists please see Exposure Festival’s website.
EXPOSURE 2023 EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOWCASE
Juried by Tiffany Jones, Publisher of Overlapse, the Emerging Photographers Showcase presents the work of fifteen photographers and visual artists based in Treaties 6,7 and 8 Territories in Alberta. The exhibition celebrates the rich talent of early-career practitioners who are based in the province while providing an insight into our dynamic and growing community of fine art photographers here in Alberta.
Exhibiting Artists are AJ Kluck, Amir Salehi, Angela Boehm, Brady Fullerton, Danny Luong, Elyse Longair, Haley Eyre, Kaitlyn Kerr, Levin Ifko, Megan Hamilton, Melika Forouzan, Mitra Samavaki, Saeed Abdollahi Alavijeh, Stephen Chan and Tekoa Predika.
For more information on our exhibiting artists please see Exposure Festival’s website.
EXPOSURE 2023 EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: RAEANN CHEUNG
Exposure’s 2022 Emerging Photographer of the Year award recipient Raeann Cheung will be presenting her solo show ‘WE ARE IMMIGRANTS - The Hidden Hardships and Legacy of Early Chinese Canadian Immigrants’. The exhibition will explore the resilience of the early Chinese Canadian immigrants whose perseverance and hard work helped strengthen the geographic boundaries, armed forces, and economic capacity of this country from mid 19th century onward.
EXPOSURE FENCE: PEOPLE & PLACE
Exposure, in partnership with the Chinook Blast! Festival, will present an outdoor exhibition at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza. Curated by Beth Kane, People & Place presents the work of five visual artists based in Treaty 6 and 7 territories, also known as Southern Alberta. The work and perspectives of this dynamic group of exhibiting artists provide us with both celebratory and critical visual insights regarding the complex, intertwined relationships between People & Place within these traditional territories. In addition to activating public space in Calgary’s downtown core, the exhibition promotes wider understandings and increased access to the art of photography and visual storytelling, amplifying impactful narratives and connecting artists to a wide audience.