hey, hot shot! ne plus ultra

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Hey, Hot Shot! ne plus ultra
January 10, 2006 - February 4, 2006

NEW YORK, NY - jen bekman presents the inaugural Hey, Hot Shot! ne plus ultra , which selects three winners from the finalists of the previous calendar year's quarterly competitions to be given a group exhibition and represented by jen bekman through 2006. The winners are Christine Collins, James Deavin and Youngna Park. The Hey, Hot Shot! competition for emerging photographers gives talented unknowns the opportunity to compete for exposure and gallery representation.

The exhibition will be on view from January 10, 2006 - February 4, 2006 at jen bekman, located at 6 Spring Street, between Elizabeth and Bowery, New York, 10012.

Jen Bekman will host an opening reception for the artists on Tuesday, January 10, from 6:00 - 8:00pm at the gallery.

"The three finalists span the range of photographers I most enjoy working with," observes gallery director Jen Bekman. "Youngna is part of the photoblogging world - my involvement in that world is well-established. My regular Pin-Up shows of affordable art feature lots of photobloggers' work, and I consider their entries to be a vital part of the Hey, Hot Shot! mix. With James, his beautiful abstractions are at once stylish and cerebral - you can tell there's a sharp eye behind the lens. His fine art work is outstanding and he does fabulous editorial work, too. Christine is the "purest" fine art photographer in the group - her technical skills are fantastic, her bodies of work are well-defined, fascinating and ripe with narrative. She's a recent MFA, and has a well-established career as an educator." All three photographers express an enthusiasm and an interest in the gallery that makes it easy to include them as part of the jen bekman family.

The entry season for the Winter edition of Hey, Hot Shot! is underway. (Submission Deadline: February 15, 2006) Information on the rules, rewards, current deadlines and upcoming exhibitions is available at www.heyhotshot.com.

Since its inaugural exhibition in March of 2003, jen bekman has attracted the attention of critics, museum curators and collectors alike. Gallery artists and exhibitions have been featured in publications such as ARTFORUM, The New York Times, Interior Design, W Magazine, The Village Voice and New York Magazine. The gallery also has a well-established online presence having been featured on sites such as Curbed, Daily Candy, Gawker, and Gothamist. Ms. Bekman, the gallery's founder and director, is the editor of the popular design weblog, Personism, bringing the gallery and its artists to the attention of an even broader audience of designers, architects, and magazine editors.

Gallery Hours:
Thursday — Saturday, 2pm–7pm, Sunday, 2pm–6pm, or by appointment.

For images or more information, please contact Lauren Cerand: 917.533.0103 or press@jenbekman.com

To download this release as a PDF, click here.


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		press release Hey, Hot Shot! ne plus ultra January 10, 2006 - February 4, 2006 NEW YORK, NY - jen bekman presents the inaugural Hey, Hot Shot! ne plus ultra , which selects three winners from the finalists of the previous calendar year's quarterly competitions to be given a group exhibition and represented by jen bekman through 2006. The winners are Christine Collins, James Deavin and Youngna Park. The Hey, Hot Shot! competition for emerging photographers gives talented unknowns the opportunity to compete for exposure and gallery representation. The exhibition will be on view from January 10, 2006 - February 4, 2006 at jen bekman, located at 6 Spring Street, between Elizabeth and Bowery, New York, 10012. Jen Bekman will host an opening reception for the artists on Tuesday, January 10, from 6:00 - 8:00pm at the gallery. "The three finalists span the range of photographers I most enjoy working with," observes gallery director Jen Bekman. "Youngna is part of the photoblogging world - my involvement in that world is well-established. My regular Pin-Up shows of affordable art feature lots of photobloggers' work, and I consider their entries to be a vital part of the Hey, Hot Shot! mix. With James, his beautiful abstractions are at once stylish and cerebral - you can tell there's a sharp eye behind the lens. His fine art work is outstanding and he does fabulous editorial work, too. Christine is the "purest" fine art photographer in the group - her technical skills are fantastic, her bodies of work are well-defined, fascinating and ripe with narrative. She's a recent MFA, and has a well-established career as an educator." All three photographers express an enthusiasm and an interest in the gallery that makes it easy to include them as part of the jen bekman family. The entry season for the Winter edition of Hey, Hot Shot! is underway. (Submission Deadline: February 15, 2006) Information on the rules, rewards, current deadlines and upcoming exhibitions is available at www.heyhotshot.com. Since its inaugural exhibition in March of 2003, jen bekman has attracted the attention of critics, museum curators and collectors alike. Gallery artists and exhibitions have been featured in publications such as ARTFORUM, The New York Times, Interior Design, W Magazine, The Village Voice and New York Magazine. The gallery also has a well-established online presence having been featured on sites such as Curbed, Daily Candy, Gawker, and Gothamist. Ms. Bekman, the gallery's founder and director, is the editor of the popular design weblog, Personism, bringing the gallery and its artists to the attention of an even broader audience of designers, architects, and magazine editors. Gallery Hours: Thursday — Saturday, 2pm–7pm, Sunday, 2pm–6pm, or by appointment. For images or more information, please contact Lauren Cerand: 917.533.0103 or press@jenbekman.com To download this release as a PDF, click here.