Photo Eye Blog
A big thank you to Delaney Hoffman and Photo-Eye for featuring Holding Arabesque on their blog. Check out the article here
https://blog.photoeye.com/2021/12/new-from-jp-terlizzi-holding-arabesque.html
The Center for Photographic Art International Juried Exhibition
Its always exciting to see an email that says "Congratulations, you've been selected" I am super thrilled to be exhibiting in the International Juried Exhibition at The Center for Photographic Arts in Carmel, CA.
Debra and Darren from the prestigous Klompching Gallery were guest jurors curating a beautiful exhibition of 45 photographs for both the physical and online exhibition out of 2200 images that were submitted. I am happy that High Tea from my newest series Holding Arabesque was selected into the exhibition. I have just recently been putting the work out there and its wonderful to see it recognized.
Check out the exhibition which runs from Novemeber 20th - December 30th 2021 in Carmel.
Images courtesy of Mary Aiu
Creative Tonic Showcases Photographer JP Terlizzi work in 2021 Kips Bay Decorator Show House in Dallas
A very big thank you to Courtnay Tartt Elias of Creative Tonic and The Kips Bay Decorator Show House in Dallas for incorporating two of my images, one from The Good Dishes and the other from Holding Arabesque in the design concept of the show house media lounge. Take a look they are both hanging over the sofa on the left. The media lounge took it decadent inspiration from Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge, one of my favorite musicals. The space is filled with luscious patterns, textures and colors. And who loves patterns more than me. What a perfect marriage. Thank you Courtnay and of course Bryn Larsen and Geoffrey Koslov for making this happen.
Kip’s Bay Dallas Decorator Show House designed by Creative Tonic. Image courtesy Creative Tonic
Holding Arabesque Recognized as a Critical Mass Finalist
Thank you to Photolucida and all the prescreen jurors for recgonizing Holding Arabesque as a Critical Mass Finalist. I am excited to be sharing this new body of work that looks at our relationship with food and objects as markers for stability in times of uncertainity.
Finger Food, from the series Holding Arabesque
THIRD PLACE STILL LIFE CATEGORY
Pin Cushion from the series Holding Arabesque was awarded Third Place in the Still Life Category at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts International Photography Competition. Thank you to the judges on recognizing the work and the award. The exhibition will be running from June 5th - July 19th
Pin Cushion, from the series Holding Arabesque
FIRST PLACE: The Good Dishes, Sohn Fine Art
The Good Dishes was awarded First Place as well as The People's Choice in the Perspective Exhibition at Sohn Fine Art Gallery in Lenox, MA. Thank you to curator Cassandra Sohn for recgonizing the series with this wonderful award.
Perspective Exhibition, Sohn Fine Art, Lenox MA
Perspective Exhibition, Sohn Fine Art, Lenox MA
Photoville: The Fence
The Good Dishes will be part of an 11 city public art exhibition presented in partnership with local cultural and civic organizations – Atlanta, Brooklyn, Winchester, Calgary, Denver, Durham, Houston, The Metro (Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead), New Orleans, Sarasota, and Seattle. A big thank you to Photoville, their sponsors and all the jurors who helped curate this wide range of visual stories and made this all possible.
Photoville Fence: Brooklyn, NY 2021
Photoville Fence: Brooklyn, NY 2021
Artist's Talk: The Good Dishes
Foto Relevance Gallery artist JP Terlizzi discusses his series "The Good Dishes," JP delves into the origins of the project, his selection of fine china and foods to photograph, and how the project relates to his sense of family and memory.
Photo-Eye Gallery Portfolio Showcase
Thank you to Anne Kelly of Photo-Eye Gallery for including The Good Dishes as part of Photo-Eye Gallery Portfolio Showcase The Good Dishes is a feast for the eyes. The exquisitely constructed tablescapes — with specially designed background textiles, inherited china sets, and unconventional food combinations — invite us to examine the representation of food and our appetite for such images.
Check out the Interview with Photo-Eye Gallery Director Anne Kelly. We discussed my photographic practice, the process of creating The Good Dishes among other bodies of work, and cherries! Watch this enlightening conversation below or on Vimeo.
Royal Albert Gratitude with Cherry
Yogurt Magazine Online Journal
I am happy to announce that Descendants will now be part of Italy's Yogurt Magazine online journal. My family's roots are in Italy, and it so exciting that my relatives will be featured in this international publication.
Yogurt Magazine (Rome, Italy) is a curatorial platform focused on contemporary photography. The aim of Yogurt is to narrate new directions in contemporary photography, with both a distinctive editorial choice and a curatorial touch.
Elena/Aunt from the series Descendants
UnBound 9 Candela Gallery, Richmond VA
A Cascade of Orange will be included in this years UnBound 9 at Candela Gallery. The mission of UnBound! is to generate opportunities and exposure beyond the traditional group or juried show by providing a collection opportunity for artists.
Thank you to Gordon Stettinius and Ashby Nickerson for including my work. Check out the exhibition
A Cascade of Orange
Aspect Initiative
Very happy to be part of the Aspect Initiative family of artists and featured in the launch of their new website with my series The Good Dishes. Aspect Initiative is an online gallery dedicated to sharing art and ideas in photography. Often with a focus on artists living in the New England states, but not exclusively, AI enjoys finding unique voices in camera based art making – providing a gateway to give exposure to and support talented artists everywhere.
Marchesa Camellia with Rhubarb
Foto Relevance Solo Exhibition
I will be having an upcoming solo exhibition featuring 20 images from the series The Good Dishes at FotoRelevance Gallery in Houston, TX.
The exhibition opens August 15 and runs until September 25, 2020.
Spode Kingsley with Biquinho Peppers
FotoFest 2020
I will be participating in Session 3 of Houston's FotoFest 2020 from March 18 - 21st. I'm looking forward to connecting with old friends and making new ones. It's the first time that I've ever participated in FotoFest so I'm a little anxious but excited.
I am happy to say that after six weeks of intense work, I've just completed my handmade leave behinds for both The Good Dishes and Descendants that I will be showing at FotoFest . I was a little rusty with my bookmaking skills, but after a few rejects and looking over my notes from Cig Harvey's bookmaking class, I think they came out nicely.
Portraits Without People
How do we define ourselves beyond our physical presence? Can photography convey who we are without including the human form?
These were the questions writer and curator Roula Seikaly asked and posed when selecting The Hanging Shirt which will be featured in the exhibition "Portraits Without People." at Axis Gallery in Sacramento, CA The exhibit will be on view March 6 - April 26 and is part of Sacramento's Photography Month.
Fractured: Photo-Eye Gallery
Photo-Eye recently announced that we are celebrating their 40th year with their first-ever juried exhibition, called FRACTURED. Within Fractured, viewers can look forward to a very diverse exhibition of work that considers “fractures” both literally and from perspectives a bit more nebulous.
My response to the theme dealt with grief and family loss and how that can "fracture" ones identity. I am pleased that Nazzareno/Great Uncle from the series Descendants was chosen for this exhibition along with 25 Fractured artists that include: Charles Anselmo, Tom Atwood, Edward Bateman, David Paul Bayles, Jo Ann Chaus, Heidi Cost, Kelly Cowan, Lauren Davies, Monica Denevan, K.K. DePaul, Marcus DeSieno, Virgil DiBiase, Peter Essick, Jon Feinstein, Meg Griffiths, Jennifer Steensma Hoag, Ruth Lauer Manenti, William Lesch, Christine Lorenz, Marie Maher, Jennifer McClure, Daniel McCullough, Leigh Merrill, JP Terlizzi and Ira Wagner.
Exhibition Runs: February 28 - May 23, 2020
Beyond the Surface: The Photograph as Object
In January, I was invited to participate in an exhibition curated by Aline Smithson, called Beyond the Surface: The Photograph as Object at Cal Poly's University Art Gallery. The exhibition was in response to the loss of evidence of the artist's hand and how many artists are reconsidering the potential of an image with a move towards making rather than taking photographs. Six images from the Descendants series were showcased.
The exhibition featured work from: Diane Meyer, Christopher Russell, Sandra Klein, Joe Rudko, Adriene Hughes, K.K. DePaul, JP Terlizzi, Marina Font, Liz Steketee, Bootsy Holler, and Natalie Obermaier.
It was nice to be able to get away from the cold of NYC and visit Central California. Educator and artist Lana Caplan, welcomed us with open arms to Cal Poly. The opening was attended by roughly 150 people and each of the artists that attended spoke about their work, inspirations and motivations. The next day we worked with the students from the photography department and conducted portfolio reviews of their work which was in itself rewarding and a beautiful experience.
Houston Center of Photography Print Auction
Every year Houston Center for Photography hosts a lively Print Auction & Dinner, bringing together artists, gallerists, collectors, and curators from all over the world in support of HCP’s exhibitions, educational initiatives, Community Education programs, and spot magazine. The elegant evening was held on Thursday, February 13th at the Briar Club in Houston. It showcased a live auction of nearly 40 prints from emerging photographers to icons of the medium as well as a silent auction. I was happy to be a contributor in partnership with my gallery FotoRelevance, donating one of my larger prints from the series, The Good Dishes and have the work sell at the auction. The monies raised from the auction will go towards Houston Center of Photography exhibitions, educational initiatives, access and community programs.
Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50 Announced
Words can not express how thrilled, honored and appreciative I am to be in the Critical Mass Top 50 two years in a row. A big thank you to the panel of 200 jurors and Photolucida for recgonizing the series, The Good Dishes. I am very grateful to all my friends for their support and encouragement to take a chance and putting the series out there. But most of all a very special and warm thank you to my cousin Kelsey Kirchner. It began with this image while cleaning out my godmothers home. My cousin Kelsey handed me my Aunt Rita’s dishes and said; here, do something creative with them in honor of her memory. This began the impetus for the series.
Contemporary Portraiture, ArtLab, Ft. Collins CO
Here are some installations photographs of my self portrait Hydrangea selcted by juror Ann Jastrab from the opening of the Contemporary Portraiture Exhibition at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO. This image was taken in October 2018 in Grand Manan Canada. The island is a remote island off the coast of Maine and Nova Scotia and I go there each year to make new work. It is a special place for me. I love its remoteness, beauty and quietness. It gives me a chance to recharge from the chaos of NYC and spend a week on just focusing on my creativity.
