Laura Blacklow
Awards
- Finalist, United States National Parks Arts Foundation: Artist in Residence program, 2018
- Mellon and Cushman Family Faculty Enrichment Grants, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, 2017, 2008, 2005, 2004, 2001, 1996, 1992
- The St. Botolph Club Foundation: Morton C. Bradley Grant for Works in Color, 1999
- Harvard University, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies: Research Grant, 1999
- Blanche E. Colman Foundation: Finalist, 1993, 1999
- National Endowment for the Arts and New England Foundation for the Arts: Regional Fellowship for Works on Paper, 1990
- Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY: Artists’ Book Production Grant, 1986
- Polaroid Corporation: Artist Support Program, 1983-2001
- Massachusetts Artists Foundation: Recipient, Fellowship in Photography, 1978; Artist-in-Residence, 1977 and 1980
- Boston Museum of Science: Artist-in-Residence, 1979
- Cambridge Arts Council, Cambridge, MA: CityArts Grant, 1981, 1990
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Research Affiliate, Visible Language Workshop/Architecture Dept, 1977-1979
Selected Exhibitions
INDIVIDUAL
- 1998 Driskel Gallery/School House Center for the Arts, Provincetown, MA, “Laura Blacklow: Prints and Artists’ Books”
- 1989-90 Opsis Gallery, New York, NY, “Excerpts: Photographic Monoprints”
- 1982 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI; Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
GROUP
- 2021 Samara Society for Cultural Studies, Russia: “Anthropology of Color”;
Cambridge College/Violence Transformed, Cambridge, Ma, Vermont;
Puerto Rico: “Standing Up” Invitational Exhibit - 2019 Aidekman Art Gallery, Tufts University, Medford, MA, “Bookworks”
- 2018 Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery, Hunter, NY, “Constellations: New Photography”
- 2016 Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, “Cyanotype: Photography’s Blue Period”
- 2013-2014 Center for Book Arts, San Francisco; Columbia University, NYC; American University, Cairo, Egypt and other sites, “Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here”
- 2010 University of New England, Portland, ME; Simmons College, Boston, MA; University of Mass-Dartmouth; Maine Media Workshops, Camden, “Going Forward, Looking Back –Practicing Historic Photographic Processes in the 21st Century”
- 2008 Lasalle College, Boston, MA, “Shelter”
- 2007 Gallery Studio Artists Projects (GASP), Boston, MA, “PhotoGraphics”
- 2003 Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA, “Photoplay’
- 1999 Corcoran Gallery of Art and Pyramid Atlantic, Washington, DC, “Invitational Book Exhibit”
Boston University, Boston, MA, “North American Print Biennial” - 1998 Instituto de Artes Graficas, Oaxaca, Mexico; Biblioteca Mexico, Mexico City, “The Art of the Artist’s Books”
- 1997 Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA, “Something Like a Dialogue”
- 1995 Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA, “Imagining Angels”
- 1993 Koppelman Gallery, Tufts University, Medford, MA, “Breaking the Mold”
- 1992 National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, “Book as Art” Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA:,”The Country Between Us: Contemporary American Landscapes”
- 1991 Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, “Mixing the Medium: Beyond Silver Photographs”
Trustman Gallery, Simmons College, Boston, MA, “Words and Photographic Images” (2-person) - 1990 The Print Club, Philadelphia, PA, “Contemporary Books”
- 1989 Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA, “Books” Arvada Center for the Arts, Denver, CO, “A Book in Hand”
- 1988 Clarence Kennedy Gallery, Polaroid Corp., Cambridge, MA, “New Dimensions in Photography”
- 1987 Tufts University Gallery, Medford, MA, “Three Women/Three Visions”
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA, “Boston Now/Projects”
Hera Foundation Gallery, Wakefield, RI, “The Constructed Photograph” - 1985 Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA, “Central America: Boston Reacts”
- 1984 Vision Gallery, Boston, MA, “Words and Pictures”
- 1983 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, “Breaking the Bindings: American Book Art Now”
- 1982 William Patterson College, NJ, “Artists’ Books: A Survey 1960-81”
American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York, NY, “Graphic Communication - 1982 Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN: “One-of-a-Kind Artists’ Books”
Philadelphia Art Alliance; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts; Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, “Words and Images: A Contemporary Survey of Artists’ Books” organized by the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts - 1980 New England Foundation for the Arts, Visual Art Touring Program and Hera Educational Foundation, RI, “Re: Pages”
- 1979 Worcester Art Museum; University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, “Art of the State: Photography 1978-79” Royal Museum, Australia; National Museum, Covett Brewster Gallery, Auckland City Art Gallery, New Zealand, “Artists’ Books” (curated by Franklin Furnace Book Archive and Performance Center, New York, NY)
- 1978 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Creative Photography Gallery, “Vaguely Photographic”
EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
Anthropology of Color, 2021; Cyanotype: Photography’s Blue Period, 2016; Breaking the Mold, 1993; Book as Art, 1992; The Country Between Us: Contemporary American Landscapes, 1992; Graphic Design USA: 1982; Words and Images: A Contemporary Artists Book Exhibition, 1981; Re: Pages. An Exhibition of Contemporary American Bookworks, 1981; Bound to Be, 1981; Artists’ Books, New Zealand Tour, 1978-1979
Selected Collections
INSTITUTIONS
- Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA
- Clarence Kennedy Gallery, Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, MA
- Doubleday Publishing Co, Garden City, NJ
- Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- George Eastman House International Museum of Photography, Rochester, NY
- Itek Corporation, Rochester, NY
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
- Museum of Modern Art, NYC
- Polaroid International Collection, Offenbach, Germany
- Roxbury Community College, Boston, MA
- Simmons College, Boston, MA
- Sol Lewitt Collection, Wadsworth Athenaeum, Middletown, CT
INDIVIDUALS
- Michael Blasgen
- Bela Kalman
- Robert Brock
- Lucy Lippard
- David & Reva Logan
- Robert Pyle
- Andrew Wolf
Publications
AUTHOR
- New Dimensions in Photo Processes: A Step-by-Step Manual for Alternative Techniques – Focal Press, Focal Press, an imprint of Routledge/Taylor & Francis Publishers, New York & London, revised fifth edition, 2018; Published in French by Editions Francaise un department d’Edi8, Paris, as Procédes de Photographie Alternatifs, 2020
- Misshaping Media: The Uses and Abuses of Photojournalism – Art New England, Feb. 1985
- Nicaraguan Journal – Views: The Journal of Photography in New England, winter 1984
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR AND DESIGNER
- Family Histories: Past and Present Images in the Lives of Recent Hispanic Immigrants – Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1990
DESIGNER AND PRINTER
- We Need a Change! Portraits of Five Activist Women – University of Massachusetts, Harbor Campus, 1984
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR AND PRINTER
- Voices of a Generation: Growing Up in Lynn during the Decline of the Shoe Industry – North Shore Community College and CETA, Salem, MA, 1980
Selected Works Featured In
- Jill Enfield’s Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes, Second Edition, Jill Enfield, Focal Press, New York and London, 2019
- Cyanotype: The Blueprint in Contemporary Practice, Christina Z. Anderson, Focal Press, New York and London, 2019
- 101 Contrmporary Artists, Terrance Sanders and Jen Zhao, Artvoices Art Books,’ 2016
- Light and Lens: Photography in the Digital Age, Robert Hirsch, Elsevier Scientific/Focal Press, Boston, MA and London, 2007
- Exploring Color Photography, Fourth Ed., Robert Hirsch, McGraw Hill, New York, 2005
- Making Journals by Hand, Jason Thompson, Rockport Books, Rockport Ma, 2002
- Making Memory Books by Hand, Kristina Feliciano, Rockport Books, Rockport, MA, 1999
- Making Books by Hand, Mary McCarthy, Rockport Books, Rockport, MA, 1996.
- The Art of Hand Coloring Photographs, Cheryl Winser, North Light Books, Cincinnati, OH, 1995.
- The Contemporary Quilt, ed. Pattie Chase, E. P. Dutton, NY, 1978
- Innovative Printmaking, ed. Thelma R. Newman, Crown Publishing, NY, 1977
Selected Reviews and Interviews
- “Painterly Photographs”, Sharon Butler, Two Coats of Paint (blog), 2018
- “Laura Blacklow on the History of Photography” Shadow and Light Magazine: July/August, 2018
- “Descriptions/Depictions/Decisions”, Tom Garvey, Arts Media, Boston, May-June, 2000
- “Breaking the Mold Offers Hands-On Approach”, Nancy Stapen, Boston Sunday Globe, May 23, 1993
- “Art Review”, Nancy Stapen, Boston Herald, February 1989.
- “Photography Review”, Kelly Wise, Boston Globe, September 20, 1985
- “Polaroid Collection”, Linda Benedict-Jones, Views: The Journal of Photography in New England, Winter 1984
- “Alternative Spaces: Laura Blacklow”, Lois Tarlow, feature article, Art New England, February 1983
- “Boston Photography”, Gerald Peary, Boston Magazine, December 1983
- “Soft Images: Photography and Fiber Interact”, Patricia Johnston, Views: The Journal of Photography in New England, fall 1983
- “Mass Art”, Sandi Brayman, Afterimage, summer 1980
- “Surprises: Some Women Artists’ Books”, Lucy Lippard, Chrysalis 5, 1978
- Television interview, Carol Yelverton, Six O’clock News, WQTV, Boston, MA, February 19, 1980
- Radio interview, Deble Kahn, “Careers,” WCAS, Cambridge, MA, February 6, 1978
Member
- Board of Directors, Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA, 1987-1992
- President, Artists Call Against U.S. Intervention in Central America, Boston,MA,1984-1987
- Member, Boston Area Guatemalan Solidarity Committee, 2000-2010