Biography
Gina Genis is a graduate of Parsons School of Design in N.Y., and Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, L.A. She leads the Gina Genis Photography Workshops where she shares the secret techniques of the pros with students from all over the country. She also teaches online photography courses through The Compelling Image.
Gina has had her photography featured on CNN, CBS, NBC, and numerous television stations across the US. She regularly exhibits her work in museums and galleries across the U.S. She curated "Wide Angle View", an exhibit of 16 international award-winning photojournalists at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, and finished six weeks as an Artist-In-Residence at the Huntington Beach Art Center in 2011. She is included in the permanent collections of the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, the Otto G. Richter Library Special Collections Division of the University of Miami, Orange County Transit District, and IBM, and the Hard Rock Casino among others. Publications include Outdoor Photographer's web edition, Adorama's Imaging Resource Center, Idyllwild Life Magazine, and the Idyllwild Visitor's guide and more. Recent reviews can be found in the Orange County Register, Art Scene, OC Weekly, Huntington Beach Independent, New University, Visual Art Source, and Riviera Magazine. Full feature articles on Gina have appeared in American Contemporary Art Magazine, (pages 30-32) and the Press Enterprise newspaper, and Life Is Awesome. You can listen to her radio interview on Creative Orange County. She was awarded "Best Art Show of 2011" by the OC Weekly for her project, Economy Portraits.
Gina has had her photography featured on CNN, CBS, NBC, and numerous television stations across the US. She regularly exhibits her work in museums and galleries across the U.S. She curated "Wide Angle View", an exhibit of 16 international award-winning photojournalists at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, and finished six weeks as an Artist-In-Residence at the Huntington Beach Art Center in 2011. She is included in the permanent collections of the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, the Otto G. Richter Library Special Collections Division of the University of Miami, Orange County Transit District, and IBM, and the Hard Rock Casino among others. Publications include Outdoor Photographer's web edition, Adorama's Imaging Resource Center, Idyllwild Life Magazine, and the Idyllwild Visitor's guide and more. Recent reviews can be found in the Orange County Register, Art Scene, OC Weekly, Huntington Beach Independent, New University, Visual Art Source, and Riviera Magazine. Full feature articles on Gina have appeared in American Contemporary Art Magazine, (pages 30-32) and the Press Enterprise newspaper, and Life Is Awesome. You can listen to her radio interview on Creative Orange County. She was awarded "Best Art Show of 2011" by the OC Weekly for her project, Economy Portraits.
News
My image of Liz Powers in her Painting Studio is included in an exhibit at Photo Place Gallery. The show was juried by Amy Toensing, a very accomplished photojournalist. ( October 2019) Here is a link to the online exhibit.
I am happy to have won 2nd place in an online exhibit titled Trees. Curated by Dulce Stein and hosted by LA Photo Curator, who donates some proceeds to non-profits of their choice. (October 2019) Here's the link to the image.
WTOP reached out to me to do an interview and publish my photos documenting the demolition of Cantina Marina in SW DC. You can see the article and photos here: https://wtop.com/dc/2018/05/last-call-cantina-marina-demolition-photos/slide/1/
I am proud to announce that a project I was included in, spearheaded by photographer Helen K. Garber, called GroupSC, has been included in the permanent art collection of the Huntington Library and Gardens. GroupSC photographers documented their home areas from Santa Ynez to San Diego, East to Palm Springs and North to Apple Valley. It premiered at Gallery Skart for the Month of Photography, 2010.
I am thrilled to now be the official photographer for the Wharf Wrats. This is a site that will eventually be expanded in to an ezine. We cover all information about the new District Wharf in SW DC as well as happenings all over the SW area. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter. Facebook: @WharfWrats Twitter: https://twitter.com/WharfWrats and follow us.
My exhibit at the Westover branch of the Arlington libraries has been extended through January 8, 2018. Westover library is located at 1644 North McKinley Road, Suite 3 Arlington, Virginia 22205. 703-228-5260.
I will be exhibiting a variety of my work at the Greater Westover Open Studio Tour on October 21 & 22, 2017. Come by and take a look between 12 - 5 at 5826 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22205.
Three of my infrared images are featured in a group exhibition at the Arlington Public Library - Westover Branch, VA, opening on October 4, 2017.
My most recent exhibit was at Photoworks in Glen Echo Park, MD in April, 2017. The exhibit was juried by Robert Miller, Deputy Director of Photography at the Washington Post. The show was titled "United/Divided" and explored the effect on Americans with the changing presidential administration. My image "A Prayer For America" was included.
I'm currently exhibiting work in two galleries this summer. One is Gallery 446 in Palm Springs, CA. Take a look at my abstract nature images. The second is at Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Ana, CA, where my still life dog skull is featured.
Sometimes life throws you a surprise. I have been unable to teach my in-the-field workshops lately, so I've been setting up still lifes to keep my photo skills sharp and keep myself occupied. I decided to do a series on things I have found out in the woods in the San Jacinto mountians. Animal skulls, rusted cans, scorched rocks and dead flowers. Want to take a look? Here's the link.
I'm looking forward to the completely redesigned website where I teach online photography lessons, The Compelling Image, which will launch soon. The new site will be interactive with Skype discussions and an open enrollment format. Stay tuned...
Everybody And Their Mother - Idyllwild, CA Volume 2, my long-term project of environmental portraits of the inhabitants of a quirky mountain village in Southern California will be released at the end of summer. Full color, 152 pages, and only 300 printed. Part of the proceeds will be given to an Idyllwild Arts Academy student in the form of a scholarship fund. Volume #1 was a big success and I was able to start the Gina Genis Scholarship Fund. Thank you to all who made this possible by purchasing a book. Please consider ordering Volume 2 so I can keep the scholarship fund going.
Here's a link to a review of my new book "Everybody And Their Mother - Idyllwild, CA Volume 1 in the Press Enterprise.
Laguna Art Museum has asked me to give an Artist's talk about my new book "Everybody And Their Mother - Idyllwild, CA volume 1" on September 5, 2013 at 7 p.m. Some of the people that grace the pages will be there as well. I will be signing copies. Join us and get your own copy. Update - the talk went very well. The museum said they have not had so many people attend an artist's talk in a long time. Thank you friends, and those I met for the first time for coming out to support my book and the scholarship fund I set up for an Idyllwild Arts Academy student with some of the proceeds. Update: Thank you to all who showed up to my Artist's Talk and filled the gallery and balcony. I appreciate your support.
Five photos from my series "Things We Leave Behind" are included in an exhibit at 112b Kirk Ave Gallery in Roanoke, Virginia. The opening reception is June 20, 2013. Stop in and check it out if you are in the area.
My new business is launching on Memorial Day Weekend, 2013. Idyllwild Photo Tours will take visitors to Idyllwild to the most beautiful places on the mountain to photograph. It doesn't matter if you have a cell phone or high-end DSLR. Learn the best times of day to get your shots, tips and tricks with your camera, and a few secrets, too. Email ginagenisworkshops@gmail for more information or to reserve a space.
Coming up: "When I'm 64", which was exhibited at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary last year is traveling to the Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH). Five large-scale images from my "Window Peeping" series are part of this show. The opening reception is August 3 at 4 p.m. and the show runs until October 13, 2013.
A new review of the exhibit "Capital Crime$", in which a small version of my Economy Portraits flag is on view, appears in the Huffington Post. The show continues until March 21, 2013.
The Press Enterprise newspaper has printed an artist profile on me titled "Gina Genis Puts Artistry In Photojournalism". I hope you enjoy it.
My new book, "Everybody And Their Mother - Idyllwild, CA, volume 1 has been released. This is a book of environmental portraits of the inhabitants of a small mountain town in Southern California. Full color, 150 pages, and only 300 printed. Part of the proceeds will be given to an Idyllwild Arts Academy student in the form of a scholarship fund. Order now before they are gone.
Read a great review by Stacy Davies in VAS of "When I'm 64", in which five of my large-scale Window Peeping images are included.
My next exhibit is at BC Space, in Laguna Beach. A smaller scale version of "Economy Portraits" will be shown in a group show titled "Capital Crime$". The opening reception is October 6, 2012 from 6 - 9 p.m. The exhibit runs through January 31, 2013.
Acclaimed critic, Peter Frank has mentioned my work in "Nmemonic Ritual", curated by Grace Kook Anderson, of the Laguna Art Museum in the Huffington Post. The exhibit is on view at Fellows of Contemporary Art through August 18, 2012.
Click the following link to listen to a recent radio interview about Gina's fine art photography, methods, and exhibits: Creative Orange County Radio Interview
Click the following link to read a review about Photo + Plus, in which Things We Leave Behind was included: Photo + Plus Review
Upcoming Exhibits for 2012:
"Repositioning The Gaze" - Truman State University, MO, Curated by Brandelyn Dillaway, Jan 17-Feb 17, 2012
"Things We Leave Behind" - Coastline Community College, Curated by David Michael Lee, Feb 9 - March 8, 2012
"Momentum" - Gallery 825, juried by Rita Gonzalez, LACMA, Feb 17 - March 2, 2012
"Secret Lives" - Biola University, Curated by Barry Krammes, March 19 - April 6, 2012
"Mnemonic Ritual" - FOCA, Curated by Grace Kook Anderson, June 16 - August 18, 2012
"Economy Portraits" - OCCCA, August 4 - August 18, 2012 Books will be available for sale during the exhibit.
"When I'm 64" - Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Curated by Rebecca Trawick - Sept 10 - Nov 21, 2012
"Capital Crimes" - with Economy Portraits - BC Space, Oct 6 - Jan 31, 2013
Please join Gina at the Huntington Beach Art Center on December 3 from 1-3 p.m. for a book signing of her project Economy Portraits. The book is also available through this website if you cannot make it to HBAC. Just click on the Book link at the top of this page. I am pleased to announce the OC Weekly newspaper awarded my project, Economy Portraits the "Best Art Show of 2011".
The Huntington Beach Independent newspaper interviewed me about my Economy Portraits project as Artist-In-Residence at the Huntington Beach Art Center. Read the article by clicking here.
Gina is an Artist-In-Residence at the Huntington Beach Art Center from March 1-April 9, 2011. Come in and be a part of the "Economy Portraits" project. Get a FREE professional portrait sent to you via email for participating. Have your photo taken and answer the question "how has the collapse of the economy affected your life?". Your portrait will hang in the gallery and eventually be turned into an American flag.
Wide Angle View, an exhibit of 16 international award-winning photojournalists, curated by Gina Genis, opened at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art on February 4, 2011 and ran through March 26, 2011. How do photojournalists, who experience the horrors of life, decompress when they get home? What do they photograph on their own time? This exhibit placed 5 assignment images next to 5 personal images. To buy the catalog or read reviews of the exhibit, click here for the Wide Angle View catalog.
OC Weekly review of Wide Angle View
New University review of Wide Angle View
Santa Ana review of Wide Angle View
Click here for a preview of the "Urban Sight/Rural View" exhibit at MPLS Photo Center in Minneapolis, MN. This exhibit was juried by David Travis, who has a respected curatorial history. There were thousands of entries, and 80 works were accepted. I am humbled to be included.
Next Exhibits: MPLS Photo Center - Minneapolis, MN, Jan 7-Feb 20, 2011
Notion Fine Art - Laguna Beach, CA, Nov 4-Nov 30, 2011
OCCCA - Santa Ana, CA, Oct 14-Nov 28, 2011
Galleria Z - Bratislava, Slovakia, Sept 9-Oct 10, 2010
The opening for June Gloom - Memories from the Past, at the Porter Butts Gallery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, on June 4th went very well. The exhibit took two full days to install. There are 172 postcards individually hanging from the ceiling of the gallery. Visitors walk through the aisles to view the fronts of the images. All were photographed between May and October of 2009 along the coastline of Southern California. They can then read the back of each card, which contains memories from growing up on the beaches of Southern California.
Click here to read the review of Gina's work at the Laguna Art Museum in the Orange County Register.
Dave Barton, of OC Weekly wrote about Gina's work in the Laguna Art Museum: "The Pack Rat and Lives Lived In Cubes, Gina Genis' voyeuristic photos of isolated senior citizens seen through their kitchen and balcony windows, are at once chillingly immediate and distancing, forcing us to acknowledge the subjects’ solitude."
Gina has been juried in to the show "Revisiting Beauty" by Peter Frank, Senior Curator of the Riverside Museum. Its a mixed media piece involving a photo of a dead baby bird, beautiful hand made paper, twigs, leaves, and feathers. The exhibit will take place at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art from May 1-29, 2010. Opening reception is May 1 from 6-10 pm.
Work from Gina's June Gloom series will be on display at Gallery SKART in conjunction with Month of Photography LA. Stop in between April 3-27 to see the group exhibit that will include members of Group 09. Location: 2324 Michigan Ave Santa Monica, CA 90404
Congratulations to my student, Ron Gordon, from Texas, who won first place with a photo from the Grand Tetons Workshop last summer. The competition was online in the category of beautiful landscapes. It is an image of Schwabacher Landing. Great work, Ron.
Join Gina for the opening reception of her Window Peeping exhibit on March 20, 2010 from 6-9 p.m., at Gallery 825 in Los Angeles. Address: 825 N. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90069. Phone: 310 652-8272. Wine, fun, lots of art, and inexpensive valet parking.
The online catalog for OsCene 2010 at the Laguna Art Museum has been published. Click here to view. You can even download it. My work, statement, and bio are on pages 50-51.
The opening bash for OsCene 2010 at the Laguna Art Museum was fabulous. The curator gave my two large scale photographs an entire wall to themselves. If you weren't able to go to the party, visit the museum anytime through May 16 to see the entire show.
Upcoming exhibits for the first part of 2010:
January 20-24 at the LA Art Fair
Feb 19-April 3 at Irvine Fine Art Center
Feb 21-May 16 "OsCene 2010" at Laguna Art Museum
March 20-April 16 at LAAA/Gallery 825
March 6-27 at Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
Month of Photography LA April, 2010
June 4-September 14 at University of Wisconsin
"Bare Basics Insurance" and "Some Serious Chops" were displayed in a group exhibit at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. "Some Serious Chops," a photo collage of a macro shot of a squirrel jaw bone, was also included in a group exhibit at the Hollywood Women's Club in November.
Gina will be having a solo exhibit of her social documentary work at Gallery 825 in 2010
Gina's Solo Exhibit of Kala-Man's Place In Time And Nature" was shown at the Mount San Jacinto College Gallery, August 22 through September 18th, 2009.
The photograph "The Awakening" was displayed in a group exhibit at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. The exhibit ran through September 27th, 2009.
"Wedding Heels" sold at auction at Los Angeles Arts Association on Saturday, August 1, 2009
Gina recently exhibited her photo collage "Some Serious Chops" at the Huntington Beach Art Center.
Great news for those of you who can't make it to an in-the-field workshop. Gina will be teaching online photo courses through The Compelling Image. Jerry Burchfield, director of the Cypress College Art Gallery, chose two series of work, titled "Kala-Man's Place in Time and Nature" and "Night Lives of Seniors" for solo exhibits at Cypress College. The show ran from March 9-April 18, 2009. Opening reception and artist lecture in were on March 12.
One photo was selected to be in "Venus, Goddess of Love", a group exhibit at Gallery 825 from March 7 - April 3, 2009. The show was curated by Andi Campognone of AC Projects.
Gina was included in a group exhibit "My New Country" curated by Rita Gonzalez of Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Gallery 825 is located at 825 North La Cienega Blvd. The show ran from January 31 through February 27, 2009.
Gina was interviewed for an article about Photo Safaris in Budget Travel Magazine's online edition. The article is live as of 11-19-08. The slide show includes one of Gina's Bison photos taken Yellowstone National Park. Budget Travel Magazine
Gina Genis was a guest lecturer at Cypress College on August 26, 2008.
Congratulations to one of my students, Rick from Beaumont, for winning a competition with a beautiful photo of a waterfall taken with a slow shutter speed. Way to go Rick!
The Hard Rock Casino in Orlando purchased 5 large prints of Gina's glass bottle images for their food court area.
Outdoor Photographer Magazine has selected Gina's image of Lake Fulmor to highlight in the "My Favorite Places" section of it's online edition.
Another one of Gina's nature photos has been published on Outdoor Photographer's website in the My Favorite Places section. This one is a moody and mysterious vista view from the mountains to the ocean while a snow/rain storm was in progress. Click on the link below to view.
Adorama's instructional website has included one of Gina's macro flower images as an example of how to shoot macro images. Click here to view.
The University of Miami's Otto G. Richter Library, Special Collections Division, has recently acquired a copy of "An Ancient Aztec Song Regarding Painters". This is a letterpress book in an edition of 12 that Gina created at the Center for Book Arts in New York in 1994. A few copies are available for a special internet price of $250. It has sold in galleries for $350. Contact Gina to purchase a copy.
I am happy to have won 2nd place in an online exhibit titled Trees. Curated by Dulce Stein and hosted by LA Photo Curator, who donates some proceeds to non-profits of their choice. (October 2019) Here's the link to the image.
WTOP reached out to me to do an interview and publish my photos documenting the demolition of Cantina Marina in SW DC. You can see the article and photos here: https://wtop.com/dc/2018/05/last-call-cantina-marina-demolition-photos/slide/1/
I am proud to announce that a project I was included in, spearheaded by photographer Helen K. Garber, called GroupSC, has been included in the permanent art collection of the Huntington Library and Gardens. GroupSC photographers documented their home areas from Santa Ynez to San Diego, East to Palm Springs and North to Apple Valley. It premiered at Gallery Skart for the Month of Photography, 2010.
I am thrilled to now be the official photographer for the Wharf Wrats. This is a site that will eventually be expanded in to an ezine. We cover all information about the new District Wharf in SW DC as well as happenings all over the SW area. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter. Facebook: @WharfWrats Twitter: https://twitter.com/WharfWrats and follow us.
My exhibit at the Westover branch of the Arlington libraries has been extended through January 8, 2018. Westover library is located at 1644 North McKinley Road, Suite 3 Arlington, Virginia 22205. 703-228-5260.
I will be exhibiting a variety of my work at the Greater Westover Open Studio Tour on October 21 & 22, 2017. Come by and take a look between 12 - 5 at 5826 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22205.
Three of my infrared images are featured in a group exhibition at the Arlington Public Library - Westover Branch, VA, opening on October 4, 2017.
My most recent exhibit was at Photoworks in Glen Echo Park, MD in April, 2017. The exhibit was juried by Robert Miller, Deputy Director of Photography at the Washington Post. The show was titled "United/Divided" and explored the effect on Americans with the changing presidential administration. My image "A Prayer For America" was included.
I'm currently exhibiting work in two galleries this summer. One is Gallery 446 in Palm Springs, CA. Take a look at my abstract nature images. The second is at Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Ana, CA, where my still life dog skull is featured.
Sometimes life throws you a surprise. I have been unable to teach my in-the-field workshops lately, so I've been setting up still lifes to keep my photo skills sharp and keep myself occupied. I decided to do a series on things I have found out in the woods in the San Jacinto mountians. Animal skulls, rusted cans, scorched rocks and dead flowers. Want to take a look? Here's the link.
I'm looking forward to the completely redesigned website where I teach online photography lessons, The Compelling Image, which will launch soon. The new site will be interactive with Skype discussions and an open enrollment format. Stay tuned...
Everybody And Their Mother - Idyllwild, CA Volume 2, my long-term project of environmental portraits of the inhabitants of a quirky mountain village in Southern California will be released at the end of summer. Full color, 152 pages, and only 300 printed. Part of the proceeds will be given to an Idyllwild Arts Academy student in the form of a scholarship fund. Volume #1 was a big success and I was able to start the Gina Genis Scholarship Fund. Thank you to all who made this possible by purchasing a book. Please consider ordering Volume 2 so I can keep the scholarship fund going.
Here's a link to a review of my new book "Everybody And Their Mother - Idyllwild, CA Volume 1 in the Press Enterprise.
Laguna Art Museum has asked me to give an Artist's talk about my new book "Everybody And Their Mother - Idyllwild, CA volume 1" on September 5, 2013 at 7 p.m. Some of the people that grace the pages will be there as well. I will be signing copies. Join us and get your own copy. Update - the talk went very well. The museum said they have not had so many people attend an artist's talk in a long time. Thank you friends, and those I met for the first time for coming out to support my book and the scholarship fund I set up for an Idyllwild Arts Academy student with some of the proceeds. Update: Thank you to all who showed up to my Artist's Talk and filled the gallery and balcony. I appreciate your support.
Five photos from my series "Things We Leave Behind" are included in an exhibit at 112b Kirk Ave Gallery in Roanoke, Virginia. The opening reception is June 20, 2013. Stop in and check it out if you are in the area.
My new business is launching on Memorial Day Weekend, 2013. Idyllwild Photo Tours will take visitors to Idyllwild to the most beautiful places on the mountain to photograph. It doesn't matter if you have a cell phone or high-end DSLR. Learn the best times of day to get your shots, tips and tricks with your camera, and a few secrets, too. Email ginagenisworkshops@gmail for more information or to reserve a space.
Coming up: "When I'm 64", which was exhibited at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary last year is traveling to the Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH). Five large-scale images from my "Window Peeping" series are part of this show. The opening reception is August 3 at 4 p.m. and the show runs until October 13, 2013.
A new review of the exhibit "Capital Crime$", in which a small version of my Economy Portraits flag is on view, appears in the Huffington Post. The show continues until March 21, 2013.
The Press Enterprise newspaper has printed an artist profile on me titled "Gina Genis Puts Artistry In Photojournalism". I hope you enjoy it.
My new book, "Everybody And Their Mother - Idyllwild, CA, volume 1 has been released. This is a book of environmental portraits of the inhabitants of a small mountain town in Southern California. Full color, 150 pages, and only 300 printed. Part of the proceeds will be given to an Idyllwild Arts Academy student in the form of a scholarship fund. Order now before they are gone.
Read a great review by Stacy Davies in VAS of "When I'm 64", in which five of my large-scale Window Peeping images are included.
My next exhibit is at BC Space, in Laguna Beach. A smaller scale version of "Economy Portraits" will be shown in a group show titled "Capital Crime$". The opening reception is October 6, 2012 from 6 - 9 p.m. The exhibit runs through January 31, 2013.
Acclaimed critic, Peter Frank has mentioned my work in "Nmemonic Ritual", curated by Grace Kook Anderson, of the Laguna Art Museum in the Huffington Post. The exhibit is on view at Fellows of Contemporary Art through August 18, 2012.
Click the following link to listen to a recent radio interview about Gina's fine art photography, methods, and exhibits: Creative Orange County Radio Interview
Click the following link to read a review about Photo + Plus, in which Things We Leave Behind was included: Photo + Plus Review
Upcoming Exhibits for 2012:
"Repositioning The Gaze" - Truman State University, MO, Curated by Brandelyn Dillaway, Jan 17-Feb 17, 2012
"Things We Leave Behind" - Coastline Community College, Curated by David Michael Lee, Feb 9 - March 8, 2012
"Momentum" - Gallery 825, juried by Rita Gonzalez, LACMA, Feb 17 - March 2, 2012
"Secret Lives" - Biola University, Curated by Barry Krammes, March 19 - April 6, 2012
"Mnemonic Ritual" - FOCA, Curated by Grace Kook Anderson, June 16 - August 18, 2012
"Economy Portraits" - OCCCA, August 4 - August 18, 2012 Books will be available for sale during the exhibit.
"When I'm 64" - Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Curated by Rebecca Trawick - Sept 10 - Nov 21, 2012
"Capital Crimes" - with Economy Portraits - BC Space, Oct 6 - Jan 31, 2013
Please join Gina at the Huntington Beach Art Center on December 3 from 1-3 p.m. for a book signing of her project Economy Portraits. The book is also available through this website if you cannot make it to HBAC. Just click on the Book link at the top of this page. I am pleased to announce the OC Weekly newspaper awarded my project, Economy Portraits the "Best Art Show of 2011".
The Huntington Beach Independent newspaper interviewed me about my Economy Portraits project as Artist-In-Residence at the Huntington Beach Art Center. Read the article by clicking here.
Gina is an Artist-In-Residence at the Huntington Beach Art Center from March 1-April 9, 2011. Come in and be a part of the "Economy Portraits" project. Get a FREE professional portrait sent to you via email for participating. Have your photo taken and answer the question "how has the collapse of the economy affected your life?". Your portrait will hang in the gallery and eventually be turned into an American flag.
Wide Angle View, an exhibit of 16 international award-winning photojournalists, curated by Gina Genis, opened at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art on February 4, 2011 and ran through March 26, 2011. How do photojournalists, who experience the horrors of life, decompress when they get home? What do they photograph on their own time? This exhibit placed 5 assignment images next to 5 personal images. To buy the catalog or read reviews of the exhibit, click here for the Wide Angle View catalog.
OC Weekly review of Wide Angle View
New University review of Wide Angle View
Santa Ana review of Wide Angle View
Click here for a preview of the "Urban Sight/Rural View" exhibit at MPLS Photo Center in Minneapolis, MN. This exhibit was juried by David Travis, who has a respected curatorial history. There were thousands of entries, and 80 works were accepted. I am humbled to be included.
Next Exhibits: MPLS Photo Center - Minneapolis, MN, Jan 7-Feb 20, 2011
Notion Fine Art - Laguna Beach, CA, Nov 4-Nov 30, 2011
OCCCA - Santa Ana, CA, Oct 14-Nov 28, 2011
Galleria Z - Bratislava, Slovakia, Sept 9-Oct 10, 2010
The opening for June Gloom - Memories from the Past, at the Porter Butts Gallery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, on June 4th went very well. The exhibit took two full days to install. There are 172 postcards individually hanging from the ceiling of the gallery. Visitors walk through the aisles to view the fronts of the images. All were photographed between May and October of 2009 along the coastline of Southern California. They can then read the back of each card, which contains memories from growing up on the beaches of Southern California.
Click here to read the review of Gina's work at the Laguna Art Museum in the Orange County Register.
Dave Barton, of OC Weekly wrote about Gina's work in the Laguna Art Museum: "The Pack Rat and Lives Lived In Cubes, Gina Genis' voyeuristic photos of isolated senior citizens seen through their kitchen and balcony windows, are at once chillingly immediate and distancing, forcing us to acknowledge the subjects’ solitude."
Gina has been juried in to the show "Revisiting Beauty" by Peter Frank, Senior Curator of the Riverside Museum. Its a mixed media piece involving a photo of a dead baby bird, beautiful hand made paper, twigs, leaves, and feathers. The exhibit will take place at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art from May 1-29, 2010. Opening reception is May 1 from 6-10 pm.
Work from Gina's June Gloom series will be on display at Gallery SKART in conjunction with Month of Photography LA. Stop in between April 3-27 to see the group exhibit that will include members of Group 09. Location: 2324 Michigan Ave Santa Monica, CA 90404
Congratulations to my student, Ron Gordon, from Texas, who won first place with a photo from the Grand Tetons Workshop last summer. The competition was online in the category of beautiful landscapes. It is an image of Schwabacher Landing. Great work, Ron.
Join Gina for the opening reception of her Window Peeping exhibit on March 20, 2010 from 6-9 p.m., at Gallery 825 in Los Angeles. Address: 825 N. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90069. Phone: 310 652-8272. Wine, fun, lots of art, and inexpensive valet parking.
The online catalog for OsCene 2010 at the Laguna Art Museum has been published. Click here to view. You can even download it. My work, statement, and bio are on pages 50-51.
The opening bash for OsCene 2010 at the Laguna Art Museum was fabulous. The curator gave my two large scale photographs an entire wall to themselves. If you weren't able to go to the party, visit the museum anytime through May 16 to see the entire show.
Upcoming exhibits for the first part of 2010:
January 20-24 at the LA Art Fair
Feb 19-April 3 at Irvine Fine Art Center
Feb 21-May 16 "OsCene 2010" at Laguna Art Museum
March 20-April 16 at LAAA/Gallery 825
March 6-27 at Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
Month of Photography LA April, 2010
June 4-September 14 at University of Wisconsin
"Bare Basics Insurance" and "Some Serious Chops" were displayed in a group exhibit at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. "Some Serious Chops," a photo collage of a macro shot of a squirrel jaw bone, was also included in a group exhibit at the Hollywood Women's Club in November.
Gina will be having a solo exhibit of her social documentary work at Gallery 825 in 2010
Gina's Solo Exhibit of Kala-Man's Place In Time And Nature" was shown at the Mount San Jacinto College Gallery, August 22 through September 18th, 2009.
The photograph "The Awakening" was displayed in a group exhibit at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. The exhibit ran through September 27th, 2009.
"Wedding Heels" sold at auction at Los Angeles Arts Association on Saturday, August 1, 2009
Gina recently exhibited her photo collage "Some Serious Chops" at the Huntington Beach Art Center.
Great news for those of you who can't make it to an in-the-field workshop. Gina will be teaching online photo courses through The Compelling Image. Jerry Burchfield, director of the Cypress College Art Gallery, chose two series of work, titled "Kala-Man's Place in Time and Nature" and "Night Lives of Seniors" for solo exhibits at Cypress College. The show ran from March 9-April 18, 2009. Opening reception and artist lecture in were on March 12.
One photo was selected to be in "Venus, Goddess of Love", a group exhibit at Gallery 825 from March 7 - April 3, 2009. The show was curated by Andi Campognone of AC Projects.
Gina was included in a group exhibit "My New Country" curated by Rita Gonzalez of Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Gallery 825 is located at 825 North La Cienega Blvd. The show ran from January 31 through February 27, 2009.
Gina was interviewed for an article about Photo Safaris in Budget Travel Magazine's online edition. The article is live as of 11-19-08. The slide show includes one of Gina's Bison photos taken Yellowstone National Park. Budget Travel Magazine
Gina Genis was a guest lecturer at Cypress College on August 26, 2008.
Congratulations to one of my students, Rick from Beaumont, for winning a competition with a beautiful photo of a waterfall taken with a slow shutter speed. Way to go Rick!
The Hard Rock Casino in Orlando purchased 5 large prints of Gina's glass bottle images for their food court area.
Outdoor Photographer Magazine has selected Gina's image of Lake Fulmor to highlight in the "My Favorite Places" section of it's online edition.
Another one of Gina's nature photos has been published on Outdoor Photographer's website in the My Favorite Places section. This one is a moody and mysterious vista view from the mountains to the ocean while a snow/rain storm was in progress. Click on the link below to view.
Adorama's instructional website has included one of Gina's macro flower images as an example of how to shoot macro images. Click here to view.
The University of Miami's Otto G. Richter Library, Special Collections Division, has recently acquired a copy of "An Ancient Aztec Song Regarding Painters". This is a letterpress book in an edition of 12 that Gina created at the Center for Book Arts in New York in 1994. A few copies are available for a special internet price of $250. It has sold in galleries for $350. Contact Gina to purchase a copy.
