ALISON LAKE

www.alisonlake.photography
info@alisonlake.photography

EDUCATION

University of California, Santa Barbara
BA Art History
Palomar College, San Marcos, California
Photography Program

REPRESENTATION

3 Square Art, Fort Collins, Colorado (2021-2024)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2024
Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, Colorado|Annual Members’ Show (juror Brent Lewis, Photo Editor, The New York Times)
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota|The Shape of Things (juror Ross Anderson, Program Director)   
3 Square Art, Fort Collins, Colorado|Art in B&W 24
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota|Open Theme (juror Aline Smithson, artist/educator/Editor, Lenscratch)
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia|Choice 2024 (curator Mark Mason Karelson, gallery owner/curator)
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas|Interiors, online exhibition (juror Ann Mitchell, artist/curator/educator)

2023
PH21 Gallery at Valid World Hall Gallery, Barcelona, Spain|Light and Shadow (jurors Zsolt Bátori, Borbála Jász, Directors)
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont|Water (juror Laura Moya, curator, former Director of Photolucida)
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas|Portal, online exhibition (juror Crista Dix, Executive Director, Griffin Museum of Photography)
Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, California|Personal Territory: Annual Members Exhibition, online exhibition (juror Andi Campognone, Director/Curator, Museum of Art & History)
Blue Sky/Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts, Portland, Oregon|2023 Members Show: Balance, online exhibition
PH21 Gallery at Pro Arts/ART150 Gallery, Jersey City, New Jersey|The Natural and the Artificial (jurors Zsolt Bátori, Borbála Jász, Directors)
SE Center for Photography, Greenville, South Carolina|Architecture '23 (juror Michael Pannier, Executive Director)
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary|Urban (jurors Zsolt Bátori, Borbála Jász, Directors)|Honorable Mention
3 Square Art, Fort Collins, Colorado|Art in B&W|Bronze Award
RI Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island|9th International Call for Contemporary Photography (juror Paula Tognarelli, curator)
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia|Concepts 2023 - Abstraction: Envisioning a Different World (juror Veronica Hogan, Executive Director, Atlanta Contemporary)
PH21 Gallery at Valid World Hall Gallery, Barcelona, Spain|Scene and Meaning: the art of photography (jurors Zsolt Bátori, Borbála Jász, Directors)
fotofoto Gallery, Huntington, New York|18^th National Photography Exhibition (juror Alex Ferrone, Owner/Director, Alex Ferrone Gallery)|Honorable Mention
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia|Choice 2023 (curator Crista Dix, Executive Director, Griffin Museum of Photography)
Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon|Black and White: 2023, online (juror Todd Johnson, Director)

2022
RI Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island|Fourth Annual Juried Members’ Exhibition (juror Kristin Street, artist/curator)
South x Southeast Gallery, Molena, Georgia|Black & White (curator Nancy McCrary, Director)
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota|Open Theme (juror Ann Jastrab, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art)|Honorable Mention
Fusion Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico|Leaves & Petals, international online exhibition
Royal Photographic Society, Visual Arts Group, UK|Members’ Print Exhibition, venues include: Edinburgh Photographic Society, Edinburgh, UK
Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, Colorado|Annual Members’ Show (juror Gregory Harris, Curator of Photography, High Museum of Art)
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota|The Abstract Image (juror Ross Anderson, Program Director)  
RI Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island|8th International Call for Contemporary Photography (juror Jessica Roscio, Director/Curator, Danforth Art Museum)
South x Southeast Gallery, Molena, Georgia|Small Works/Big Show (juror Nancy McCrary, Director)
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia|Choice 2022 (curator, Paula Tognarelli, Executive Director, Griffin Museum of Photography)
Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon|Black and White: 2022, online (juror Todd Johnson, Director)
Texas Photographic Society, Houston, Texas|TPS 30: The International Competition, venues: Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX, and University of Texas San Antonio Southwest Campus (juror Liz Wells, writer/curator/lecturer)

2021
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota|Open Theme (juror Carl Corey, Guggenheim Fellow)
3 Square Art, Fort Collins, Colorado|100 Square Inches of Art
Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, UK|Windows of the World, international online exhibition
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas|Open Theme/Unbound (juror Crista Dix, Associate Director, Griffin Museum of Photography)
Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, Alabama|2021 Photography Exhibition, additional venue: Troy University, Troy, Alabama (juror Sarah Kennel, Curator of Photography, High Museum of Art)
New York Center for Photographic Art, New York, New York|Wandering Curves, online exhibition (juror Stephen Perloff, Editor, The Photo Review) 
Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, Colorado|Annual Members' Show, online (juror Aline Smithson, artist/educator/Editor, Lenscratch) 
3 Square Art, Fort Collins, Colorado|Art in B&W
Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, Kansas|MWCP Juried Exhibition|(2) Honorable Mentions
Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon|Black and White: 2021, online (juror Todd Johnson, Director)

2020
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont|Portals: Windows, Mirrors, and Doors (juror Elizabeth Avedon, curator)|Honorable Mention
SE Center for Photography, Greenville, South Carolina|Light (juror Crista Dix, Associate Director, Griffin Museum of Photography)
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont|Water: Element of Change, online (juror Hannah Frieser, Executive Director, Center for Photography at Woodstock)

2010 Members’ Showcase|Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, Oregon
2009 Juried Exhibition|juror Al Weber|Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California
2008-10 PhotoBistro online gallery|photo-eye, Santa Fe, New Mexico 
1998-02 Qualities of Light: Photographs from the Permanent Collection|Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California
1998 Collective Visions|Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, California
1997 Two Person Show|A Sense of Design: Architectural Photographs|Monterey College of Law, Monterey, California
1997 Center Awards Juried Exhibition|jurors Richard Gadd, Marc D'Estout|Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California
1996 Solo Show|Daylight – Nightlight|The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel, California
1996 A Second Reality: Photographic Acquisitions|Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California

COLLECTIONS

Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

DARIA (Denver Art Review Inquiry + Analysis), “Art in Black and White,” online, May 2023
Shadow & Light Magazine, Black & White issue, January/February 2023
ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal, Abstract issue, July 2022 (eight images from "Glass and Light")
Visual Art, Royal Photographic Society, 2021
Don’t Take Pictures, Photo of the Day, online, 11/3/20
Exploring Black and White Photography, 2nd edition, Arnold Gassan and A.J. Meek, Brown & Benchmark, 1993

CATALOGS (Group Exhibitions)

A Smith Gallery: Open Theme/Unbound, 2021, Portal, 2023, Interiors, 2024
Black Box Gallery: Black and White: 2021, Black and White: 2022, Black and White: 2023
Center for Photographic Art: Juried Exhibition, 2009
Colorado Photographic Arts Center: Annual Members’ Show, 2021, Annual Members’ Show, 2022
New York Center for Photographic Art: Wandering Curves, 2021
PhotoPlace Gallery: Water: Element of Change, 2020, Portals: Windows, Mirrors, and Doors, 2020, Water, 2023
Praxis Gallery: Open Theme, 2021, The Abstract Image, 2022, Open Theme, 2022, Open Theme, 2024
RI Center for Photographic Arts: 9th Annual International Open Call, 2023 (cover image)
SE Center for Photography: Light, 2020, Architecture, 2023

AFFILIATIONS

Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia
Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California
Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, Colorado
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Massachusetts
Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, California
RI Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island
Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, England, UK
Texas Photographic Society, Houston, Texas