Several of Jeanette May’s “Tech Vanitas” photographs are featured in “Vanitas: The Art of Death and Decay,” by Kristine Somerville. This article is published in the Summer 2023, vol. 46, no. 2, issue of The Missouri Review. You may download a PDF file here.
Pictured here is a painting by Audrey Flack.
Works by Jeanette May and JoAnne McFarland in the “Affiliation” exhibition.
While you’re strolling around Gramercy Park this afternoon, stop into the National Arts Club. My photographs are included in the group exhibition, “Affiliation,” in the East and West Galleries of The National Arts Club, June 5-30, 2023.
The exhibition, curated by Sasha Chavchavadze, Heather Topcik, and JoAnne McFarland (a current Fellow at The Club), showcases the work of twenty-one artists using art to explore who and what we want to belong to, and why.
The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Pk S, New York, NY 10003
https://www.nationalartsclub.org
Gallery hours:
9am – 4pm, Mon – Fri (closed Monday, June 19th for Juneteenth)
10am – 4pm, Sat – Sun
“Affiliation” exhibition, The National Arts Club, New York City.
The National Arts Club, New York City
My tech still lifes are included in the group exhibition “Affiliation” at The National Arts Club on Gramercy Park in New York City, June 5 - 30, 2023.
The opening reception is scheduled for June 8th, 6 - 8pm. The reception is free and open to the public. A walk through with curator JoAnne McFarland takes place on Thursday, June 15, 6 - 7pm.
The exhibition, curated by Sasha Chavchavadze, Heather Topcik, and JoAnne McFarland (a current Fellow at The Club), will showcase the work of twenty-one artists using art to explore who and what we want to belong to, and why.
The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Pk S,
New York, NY 10003
Hours:
9am – 4pm, Mon – Fri
10am – 4pm, Weekend
You're invited to visit my art studio at Industry City during the Design Festival & Open Studios. Artist studios and exhibition spaces throughout Industry City (in Sunset Park, Brooklyn) will be open to the public for this free weekend event. Open Studios is an opportunity to visit with artists in the space where they make art. My studio will be open May 20, noon to 5pm. In addition, Industry City offers restaurants, bars, shopping, and other activities.
My studio is located two blocks from the 36th Street stop on the D/N/R subway. If you drive, look for metered street parking or parking lots on 2nd Ave ($15-$20 day rate).
Jeanette's location:
Industry City, Building 5
3rd Floor, Studio B331
67 35th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11232
If you can't make it on May 20, contact me to arrange at studio visit at your convenience.
“Still Life with Spy Camera”
“Still Life with Clock Radio”
“Still Life with Robot” available on 1st Dibs only!
Letter-sized prints of recent still life photographs are once again available for sale at F22 Fine Art Prints for $125. During the F22 Pop-Up exhibition at Filter Space in Chicago, F22 will open their archive for print sales (only through May 4, 2023). https://www.f22prints.com/fineartprints
All 3 of my tiny still lifes are also available in larger sizes on my 1st Dibs storefront. Find me here: https://www.1stdibs.com/dealers/jeanette-may/
You may now purchase my photographs online from the 1st Dibs marketplace! Prints can be shipped to anywhere in the world, or picked-up from my Brooklyn, NY studio. View my offerings on the 1st Dibs website by clicking here. More prints will be made available in the coming weeks. Of course, you can always contact me directly: JM@JeanetteMay.com.
Still LIfe with Clock Radio, 2022
On Friday, February 24th, my second photograph with f22 Fine Art Prints will be released in an edition of 22. The image is printed on a letter-size sheet of cotton rag paper and sold for just $125. Prints are numbered and include a signed certificate of authenticity. Mark your calendar! The prints are available for 1 week only. This photograph is entitled “Still Life with Clock Radio.”
Available February 24 - March 2, 2023 on f22 Fine Art Prints website
Larger prints of this photograph and the previous release, “Still Life with Spy Camera,” are available at anytime, directly from me. Get in touch!
Two of my photographs will be added to the Fort Wayne Museum of Art’s contemporary photography collection:
Curious Devices: Rotary Dial Phone, 2020
Tech Vanitas: Electric Fireflies, 2018
I would like to thank Lauren Wolfer, Associate Curator of Special Collections and Archives, for inviting me to exhibit at the museum and join this collection.
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
311 East Main Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
I’m excited to announce that my “Curious Devices” series is featured in Dodho Magazine issue #23, an international photography publication. The print edition of the magazine will be available soon, but you can download the digital version now https://www.dodho.com/product-category/digital-edition/
Holiday print sale through December 1st! Purchase limited edition, signed and numbered archival pigment prints for yourself or as a gift for someone else. Print size 12 x 18” $450, 16 x 24” $600. Edition size is 10, so don’t wait! Prints in other projects may also be available. Contact me to inquire or make a purchase: JM@JeanetteMay.com
Still Life with Answering Machine, 2021
Last year I was commissioned by the Audubon Society to create two technology still lifes for their magazine. The photographs accompanied an article on the obsolete technology (answering machines, landline phones) that used to be required for rare bird alerts. It was published in the Winter 2021 Audubon magazine. My still life includes items familiar to bird watchers: binoculars, birder’s journal, flashlight, and compass. Audubon and it’s staff contributed some of the props: binoculars, flashlight, bird clock, and the Bird Photo Booth disguised as a vintage twin lens camera. The birder’s journal and compass were borrowed from my birdwatcher friend, Mary.
Still Life with Compass, 2021
My new art studio at Industry City will be open to the public as part of the Sunset Park Wide Open festivities. Come and see where I create my technology still lifes and talk to me about your favorite obsolete gadgets.
Studio hours:
Oct 14, Friday, 5 – 8pm
Oct 15, Saturday, 1 – 5pm
Oct 16, Sunday, 1 – 5pm
Location:
Industry City, Building 5
3rd Floor, Studio B331
67 35th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11232
I was invited by curator Lauren Wolfer to participate in “The National: Best Contemporary Photography” at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The hybrid invitation/juried exhibition will be on view from September 17, 2022 through January 8, 2023.
