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Portland-based photographer and artist Fritz Liedtke will present ‘Skeleton in the Closet’ at the Kathrin Cawein Gallery of Art on Pacific University‘s Forest Grove campus Oct. 26 through Nov. 19. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and includes an opening reception with the artist on Friday, Oct. 29 from 12 to 1 p.m. The gallery is open…
This month, RayKo Photo Center, in San Francisco, will be featuring images from my Skeleton in the Closet series in their show Por(trait) Revealed. I’ll be there for the opening on July 28, so if you are in the Bay Area, please join me! (Por)trait Revealed // A juried exhibition of portrait photography Reception: Wednesday, July 28th, 6-8p 7.28.10 –…
This month, I’m pleased to announce that Skeleton in the Closet: Eating Disordered Lives is currently showing at The Art Center at Washington State University. If you’ll be in the Tri-Cities, Washington area through November 30, please stop in and see the show. Speaking of university shows, I’m currently in the process of booking Skeleton in the Closet at University…
This is an intense week for me, as I head into the PhotoLucida Portfolio Reviews here in Portland, Thur-Sun, April 23-26. There will be 160 photographers (of whom I am one) meeting with over 60 reviewers: curators, book publishers, gallery owners, photographers, magazine editors, etc. It’s 4 straight days of reviews, lectures, shows, and more. I’ll be showing my Skeleton…
I’ve just updated the web gallery of my series on eating disorders, to include new images and stories from the past few months. They include a pregnant woman, a girl in London, a pink rock, and more. Check them out when you have time. I also recently completed my first portfolio for this series, for museums and private collectors. It…
I received notice yesterday from PhotoLucida’s Critical Mass Competition that I was selected in their top 50 list. The news isn’t up on the PhotoLucida website yet, but one of the reviewers, Lisa Hunter–quite enthusiastically–posted the results on her blog. In time, PhotoLucida will put the work of the top 50 on their website for all to see. Critical Mass…
CameraWork Gallery Presents Skeleton in the Closet~including new work not previously shown~Photographs by Fritz Liedtke February 23-March 21, 2008 Join us for the Artist’s Reception:Friday, February 29, 2008, 7 – 9 pm. Peterson Hall, Lower Level2255 NW Northrup StPortland Oregon 9-5 M-F1-5 Sat All photographs and content is Copyright Fritz Liedtke. Please do not copy or re-use them. To do…
My friend Gali, a student at Lincoln High School, is in charge of the National Eating Disorder Awareness Week events at her school. She’s so full of energy and organization and ideas, she’s hard to keep up with. As part of her and her committee’s program this week, they asked me to display 8 images from my series Skeleton in…
Over the past few months, as my work on the series Skeleton in the Closet has progressed, I’ve received quite a few encouraging emails and comments. These come from people who have participated in the series, people who have viewed the work online, and people who have come to the gallery shows. While I’ve been curious from the beginning about…
Skeleton in the ClosetStories from the lives of those affected by eating disorders. I’m pleased to announce the culmination of the past 2 years’ of work on my photo documentary on eating disorders. Please join me for this exhibition in the beautiful Littman Gallery, at Portland State University. The show includes 42 photographs with accompanying texts. October 4-24, 2007 Littman…
Today I am hanging a brief show, in collaboration with Be Nourished, for their open house. Come by Friday, April 20, from 4-7 pm, to see some work and eat some yummy food. I’ll be there. The work should be up for a week or so, so stop by later if you can’t today. If you can’t come by at…
Back in August I applied for a visual arts grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC). It was the first real grant I’ve applied for, requiring extensive preparation, a couple classes, lots of thought, calculations, and organization. You submit all of this, along with samples of your work, and then you wait. Three to four months. Wondering if…