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Jan
19th

Thu

‘Film por Vida’ Salt Lake City

‘Film por Vida’ SLC Show
SLC Photo Collective
200 561 Street West, Salt Lake City, Utah
opens Friday Jan. 21. until March 10, 2012

Over 1500 pieces of mail will be exhibited along with 26 framed photographs by: Joe Brook, Tobin Yelland, Sam Milianta, Jeff Griffin, Matt Winskowski, Sean Winskowski,Adam Dorobiala, Tim Irwin, Dave Schubert Dan Boulton, Takeshi Abe, Brandon Fonville, J.Siegel, Jai Tanju, Ken Nagahara, Weston Colton, Brad Westcot, Greg Hunt, Dennis McGrath, Bryce Kanights, Amanda Lopez, Isaac Randozzi, Mark Whiteley, Dave Franklin, Kingsley Ifill, Phil Jackson, Eric Antoine, Fabrizio Biviano, and Espen Stokke

http://filmporvida.blogspot.com

Nov
7th

Mon

EVERYTHING// MUST GO!!

Brandon has some photographs hanging in EVERYTHING// MUST GO!!, a group show curated by Matt Dobbs opening Friday:

Jul
29th

Fri

new zines in the bluetan shop

New zines from Joseph O’Neal and Brandon Fonville for sale in the bluetan online shop. Both are only $5.00 and limited to an edition of 50

Mona Lisa and other notes is a collection of collages, drawings and photographs found in Joseph’s studio

The Last Day of Autumn is Brandon’s lonely portrait of the Autumn Bowl just before it was bulldozed last fall

Jun
17th

Fri

Suspect your Elders photos

We posted a few photos of the Suspect your Elders installation. Many thanks to Dave at Bluetile and all the guys and girls that showed us a good time in Columbia and Charlotte.

Jun
6th

Mon

Film por Vida goes to London

JAI TANJU’S FILM POR VIDA - A PRINT EXCHANGE PROGRAM

WAYWARD GALLERY
47 Mowlen Street
Bethnal Green
London UK

Opening Thursday 16th June - 7pm until Midnight

Exhibition extends through 27th June

The group photography show from members of Jai Tanju’s Film por Vida print exchange program is traveling to London this summer. After a successful run at New York’s FUSE Gallery last year, the show will be on view at Wayward Gallery June 16 - 27.

Film por Vida is an exchange of photographic prints through the mail by over 200 photographers from around the world. In the last six years Jai has sent out thousands of photos to photographers, film lovers and artists in return receiving over 1,500 pieces of mail that will be exhibited in the show along with 26 framed photographs by:

Joe Brook, Tobin Yelland, Sam Milianta, Tim Irwin, Dave Schubert, Dan Boulton, Takeshi Abe, Brandon Fonville, J. Siegel, Jai Tanju, Ken Nagahara, Weston Colton, Brad Westcot, Greg Hunt, Dennis McGrath, Bryce Kanights, Amanda Lopez, Isaac Randozzi, Mark Whiteley, Dave Franklin, Kingsley Ifill, Phil Jackson, Eric Antoine, Fabrizio Biviano, Espen Stokke and Ed Templeton.

To learn more about Film por Vida check out Brandon’s interview with Jai Tanju for Vice Magazine

May
31st

Tue

suspect your elders

bluetan and Bluetile present suspect your elders

Bluetile Skateshop
621 Harden St.
Columbia, South Carolina

opening reception June 4, 8-11pm

Steve Chellis
Geoff Henshall
Joe Strasser
Brandon Fonville
Joseph O’Neal

Bluetan is coming to South Carolina with our latest collection, suspect your elders, opening June 4th at Bluetile Skateshop in downtown Columbia.
more info at http://bluetan.com/bluetile.html

Feb
22nd

Tue

SLIDELUCK Bushwick at 3rd Ward

this should be a fun evening…
The SLIDELUCK POTSHOW is setting up at 3rd Ward in Brooklyn to show photography from greater Bushwick-area artists on the big screen.

SLIDELUCK Bushwick at 3rd Ward
Saturday, February 26, 2011
7:30 pm Chili & Beers // 9 pm Slideshow
195 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
$10 at the Door includes Chili, Beer & Slideshow
10:30 Afterparty at Brooklyn Fireproof

Feb
18th

Fri

Bushwick Beat Nite // limited prints now available

Please join us tonight from 6-10pm for the Bushwick Beat Nite gallery crawl and stop on by Arch Collective NYC for Imaginary Arms.

Bluetan Store is now up with limited prints from Joseph O’Neal and Brandon Fonville:

navré is a 4 color hand screened print on high quality 8.5” x 11” card stock edition of 25 by Joseph O’Neal (signed and numbered). navré was released to coincide with the Idioms of Grief exhibition in 2009. We Just found and rescued these prints from the bluetan vault to make them available for the first time since the exhibition in 2009. Originally $25 these prints are now available for $12 with only 10 left! So act quick. FREE SHIPPING!

11” x 14” type-c Chromira print from bluetan photographer Brandon Fonville’s series east of desirable. Signed and numbered in an edition of 25, printed in 2010 and 2011. Available exclusively through bluetan for $55.

Jan
31st

Mon

SSERPRESS London

SSERPRESS

a group photography show at London’s Wayward Gallery curated by Kingsley Ifill featuring the works of James Edson, Ben Rayner, Jared Ritz, Chris Shonting, Simon Wellington, Kingsley Ifill, Maggie Lee, Ray Potes, Sam Milianta, Jack Symes, Megan Cullen, Thomas Richardson, Greg Hunt, Brandon Fonville and Jai Tanju. To coincide with the show, there will also be a limited edition book available.

opens Wednesday, February 2nd, 6pm
on view through February 13, 2011

Wayward Gallery
47 Mowlem Street
London
E2 9HE

Oct
19th

Tue

Jai Tanju’s Film Por Vida: a Print Exchange Program opens Saturday

Film Por Vida: A Print Exchange Program will exhibit a collection of over 1,400 photographs Jai Tanju received though the mail during a 5 year period from hundreds of photographers, artists and film lovers. They will be presented in plastic slips and attached to the wall via string so that the viewer can turn the image over to see both sides at his or her leisure. Also on display will be 15 individually framed images by a select group of major Film Por Vida contributors.

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHERs: Ed Templeton, Joe Brook, Tobin Yelland, Sam Mlillianta, Dave Schubert, Dan Boulton, Takeshi Abe, Brandon Fonville, J.Siegel, Ken Nagahara, Weston Colton, Brad Westcot, Greg Hunt, Dennis McGrath, Bryce Kanights, Amanda Lopez, Tim Irwin, Isaac Randozzi, Mark Whiteley, Jai Tanju, Dave Franklin and Kingsley Ifill

curated by Angela Boatwright

Jai Tanju’s Film Por Vida: A Print Exchange Program
FUSE gallery
93 2nd avenue
New York, NY 10003
exhibition: October 23 through November 27, 2010
opening reception: Saturday, October 23rd, 7 to 10 pm

http://filmporvida.blogspot.com
http://fusegallerynyc.com

Sep
15th

Wed

Capture Brooklyn at powerHouse arena.

Brandon’s photograph Emerson Pl. near Park Ave. was chosen for Capture Brooklyn, a juried exhibition at powerHouse Arena as part of the DUMBO Arts Festival. The opening reception is September 24 and the show runs through October 15, 2010.

Jul
30th

Fri

Let the Good Times Roll

Black Sheep is back at it. This time teaming up with Gallery Twenty-Two, and we are more than happy to be part of the event. Black Sheep always does it right, so you don’t want to miss this.