Virtual Open Studios with Jeanette May

As part of the EFA [Virtual] Open Studios happening from October 20-24, I will be hosting private Zoom studio visits. Please register for one of my available time slots here: https://www.efa.art/studio-visits. 

Studio visits are limited to 30 minutes and will be conducted using Zoom. I am available on Friday, October 23, 3 - 5:30pm, and Saturday, October 24, 11am - noon and 3 - 4:30pm. Reservations are $5 per visit and are non-refundable. You may enjoy a one-on-one conversation or invite a group of up to 20 people to join the discussion. 

Registration will close on October 19. Please use the link above to schedule a visit.

Photo by Amelia Thomas.

Benefit Auction for Artists and WPA

Jeanette May’s “Fiber Optics” and “Train Set,” from her Tech Vanitas series, are included in the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) Benefit Auction HIGH FREQUENCY. The sale will be hosted online in partnership with Artsy from July 30—August 13, 2020 (earlier auction dates were postponed). RSVP for the Zoom Kickoff Party taking place on Thursday, July 30th, 6:00—6:30pm.

Photos from "Morbidity & Mortality" series available from AFTER QUARANTINE fundraiser

After Quarantine is a collection of artworks by artists and alumni of The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. Donations of $200 or more will be gifted a small artwork of your choice. The artworks are available on a first-come, first-served basis on the EFA website June 2–July 2, 2020 at efanyc.org

Your contribution of any amount will make a dynamic impact in sustaining the EFA artistic community and the work of the artists served.

Purchase "Tech Vanitas" photographs in WPA art auction coming soon

The WPA art auction is postponed until further notice.

“Tech Vanitas: Train Set” is one of the framed photographs by Jeanette May in HIGH FREQUENCY: A Benefit Auction in Support of Artist and WPA hosted online in partnership with Artsy.

This is a critical time for the visual arts, and WPA remains committed to presenting contemporary, experimental, and artist-driven programs through the pandemic. Your HIGH FREQUENCY purchase will directly support artists and help sustain this important organization now and into the future. Check out wpahighfrequency.org for more details and to preview the works for sale!

"Tech Vanitas" now available as a catalogue

You may now purchase a hardcover catalogue containing images of all 20 still life photographs from Jeanette May’s “Tech Vanitas” series. Follow this link to preview and purchase from Blurb books: https://www.blurb.com/b/10080471-tech-vanitas

Purchase Jeanette May's Photograph in NYFA Auction

Support art programs in New York, and add to your art collection, by bidding on artworks in the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) silent auction. You may view all the artworks and place your bid online. Jeanette May donated to the benefit auction “Tech Vanitas: Electric Fan,” limited edition, 24 x 36” framed archival pigment print.

Open House New York tours "Tech Time Machine"

Jeanette May’s Lightbox installation, “Tech Time Machine” at the 42nd St/Bryant Park subway station, is included in the Open House New York tour of MTA Arts & Design pubic art. The tour is being held on March 3, 2020 during Armory Arts Week. The tour is sold out, but there is a waitlist. May’s Lightbox installation can be seen any day throughout the year 2020 for the cost of a subway ride.

Public art installation in NYC subway station

Jeanette May’s “Tech Vanitas” photographs are displayed in the Bryant Park/42nd St/6th Ave subway station. As part of the MTA Arts & Design Lightbox Project, the exhibition Tech Time Capsule will be on view for the entire year of 2020!

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MTA Arts & Design Lightbox exhibition at 42nd St & 6th Ave, New York City

Large light boxes of this type are most often used for advertising imagery, which is ideal for the “Tech Vanitas” photographs; at first glance they strongly resemble slick product shots. These still lifes address the desire for beautifully designed gadgets and the anxiety around ever changing technology.

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This exhibit was generously sponsored by Griffin Editions and Kodak/alaris.

Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Still Life Photography

Jeanette May’s Tech Vanitas series won the 14th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers in the Still Life category. This international competition was juried by Rebecca Robertson, Photography Editor at PDN magazine, and Elizabeth Avedon, Independent Photography Editor and Curator. Prints for the Tech Vanitas series will be included in the award exhibition at the FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona, Spain, March 2020.

Photo Fairs - Shanghai 2019

Jeanette May’s “Tech Vanitas: Fiber Optics” greeted visitors to the Photo Fairs Shanghai. Additional photographs from this series could be seen in the Alter Gallery Studio booth at the fair.

Review in Chinese HOKKfabrica

Jeanette May’s “Tech Vanitas” series was featured in the Chinese women’s culture & lifestyle blog HOKKfabrica. Her photographic series referencing 17th Century Dutch vanitas paintings is examined as a contemporary example of artists exploring material possessions, life, death, and happiness.

Solo Exhibition - Hamilton OH

Jeanette May’s solo exhibition of Tech Vanitas at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton, OH, is on view August 10 - October 4, 2019. Opening reception with the artist on Friday, August 16, 5 - 9pm. Free and open to the public.