2024

FEATURE: YourDailyPhotograph, 11/29/24. A feature in their daily emails, second image down, under 'Emerging/Contemporary'.

WEBINAR ON ZOOM: Panel on Panographic Photography, 10/21/2024, 7pm EST. I was one of three photographers to speak in a webinar sponsored by Artists Talk on Art (ATOA). Lawrence Wheatman, Naphtali Visser, and myself showed and discussed our panographic photographs.

FEATURE: YourDailyPhotograph, 7/31/24. A feature in their daily emails, second image down, under 'Emerging/Contemporary'.

FEATURE: Capturing Urban Motion, Neon & Billboards Holgaramas, Edge of Humanity Magazine, 7/25/24. A feature on my holgaramas, specifically the neon images.

SOLO SHOW: Seeing Red, Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC. 5/29-6/3/24. Pairings of abstractions of red street surfaces. Larger scale than previous shows. [18 images from the Seeing Red series, presented as diptychs]

2023

BOOK: Splash, Splatter, Splash, 108 pages, 122 abstract images of spills on the ground. Available at Amazon, Mixam, and Blurb.

SOLO SHOW: Splash, Splatter, Splash, Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC. 12/13-1/7/24. Pairings of abstractions found spilled, splattered, or dripped right there on the street. [40 images from the Spills series, presented as diptychs and triptychs]

BOOK: Rounds Found Around, 44 pages, 93 images of round objects found on the ground. Available on Amazon and Blurb.

FEATURE: YourDailyPhotograph, 10/16/23. A feature in their daily emails, third image down, under 'Guest Curator'.

FEATURE: Rippled Realities, The Pictorial List, 6/23/23. A large feature on my holgaramas. Story by Karen Ghostlaw Pomarico. Also see my Portfolio Page on their site.

WEBINAR ON ZOOM: Break Away From Technology: Discovering the Creative Potential of Low-Fi Cameras with Susan Bowen, Tuesday 4/25/2023, 7pm EST. I gave a webinar sponsored by the New York chapter of APA (American Photographic Artists). I showed my best "holgaramas" (overlapping multiple exposures, long in format, shot with a Holga camera), explained the overlapping technique, and gave some tips.

WEEK-LONG INSTAGRAM FEATURE: The Daily Holga (@thedailyholga), 3/20 - 3/26/2023, Artist in Residence. I was an "artist in residence" on this plastic camera aficionado Instagram page for 7 days. Each day the moderator used 12 squares/posts to display one image. These are my overlapping multiple exposures, otherwise known as "holgaramas".

SOLO SHOW: Rounds Found Around, Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC. 2/8-3/5. Pairs of images of objects found on the ground. [20 images from the Round Things series, presented as diptychs]

2018

SOLO SHOW: Street Abstractions, Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC. 1/3-2/3. Abstract images of pictures of the ground. Patterns and textures of the literal streets of the city. [10 pieces from the Street Abstractions series]

2017

SOLO SHOW: In Your Face, Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC. 6/7-7/1. Gallery-wide show on New York City people. My show is of me running head-on into people. [15 pieces from the In Your Face series] Street Photography and the Urban Scene, Davis Orton Gallery, 114 Warren St., Hudson, NY. 5/20 - 6/18. I'm one of the two Portfolio Showcase exhibitors. [12 pieces from the New York Walking series]

2016

LensCulture Street Photography Awards, Top 100 Photographers, September.

SOLO SHOW: Point of View (Looking Narrowly), Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC. 4/6-4/30. Gallery-wide show on the theme of photographers’ choice of different visual points of view. [10 pieces from the Bits and Pieces series]

2015

Billboard Creative Inaugural Show, Billboard Creative. I was one of 14 artists displayed on billboards throughout Los Angeles, 4/25-5/15. [1 piece: 'Skateboard Park, Arms Up']

2014

SOLO SHOW: People Walking, Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC. 5/7-5/31. [10 pieces from the New York Walking series]

Davis Orton Editions, Davis Orton Gallery, 114 Warren Street, Hudson, NY. I am a participating artist in a venture by the gallery to offer small affordable prints online to the public. [4 pieces: 'Legs and Feet #20006', 'Legs and Feet #20622', 'New York Walking #12541', 'New York Walking #13380']

2013

BOOK: People Walking, 38 pages of pictures from my People Walking Series. Available on Blurb.

Night Photography, Davis Orton Gallery, 114 Warren St., Hudson, NY. 4/5-5/12. I'm one of two Portfolio Showcase exhibitors. [12 pieces from the Legs and Feet series] Grand Opening Exhibit, Art on A Gallery, 24 Avenue A, NYC. 1/18-2/28. Three-person show with Michael Muster, Carol Quint, and myself. [7 pieces from the Iowa, Indiana, and Nebraska series]

2012

Holga Inspire: Chicago Does Holga, Chicago Photography Center, 3301 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL. 10/12-10/28. Featuring Michelle Bates, Susan Bowen, David Burnett, Tammy Cromer-Campbell, Taiju Fubuki, Teru Kuwayama, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Pauline St. Denis, Harvey Stein, Rebecca Tolk.

SOLO SHOW: Streets of Cuba, Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC. 10/3-11/3. Images from last year's trip to Cuba. [15 pieces from the Cuba 2011 series

Timeless: Holga 30th Anniversary Exhibit, Center for Alternative Photography, 36 E. 30th St., NYC. 9/7-9/21. Featuring Michael Kenna (Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery), Harvey Stein, Michelle Bates, Thomas Michael Alleman and Susan Bowen. Exhibiting large scale print mounted to plexi; 17"x10'. [1 piece: 'Lights of Fremont, Golden Nugget']

2011

REVIEW OF SOLO SHOW: Rippled Realities, Dean Poling, Valdosta Daily Times, 10/11.

SOLO SHOW: Rippled Realities, Valdosta State University Gallery, 1500 N. Patterson, Fine Arts Building, Valdosta, GA. 10/17-11/4. 26 framed pieces, 9 large scale works. [36 pieces]

INTERVIEW: Holga Direct, Rick Behl, 10/16

2008

SOLO SHOW: Bulldozers and Bridges (Minnesota DOT), Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC. 9/4-10/4. [14 pieces from the Minnesota DOT series]

PUBLIC ART COMMISSION: Agusta Lewis Troup School Mural Photo-montage mural depicting the history of the labor movement in New Haven, CT. Completed April 2008.

INCLUSION IN BOOK: Light and Lens, Photography in the Digital Age by Robert Hirsch, Chapter 7, page 195. Feb 2008.

2007

SOLO SHOW: In the Ring, Safe-T-Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 214, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. 9/27-10/27. Photo installation: Imagery of Gleason's Gym circling the room and a 7' diameter hanging ring (98 running feet of imagery in all). Exhibit was part of the Dumbo Arts Festival, Sept. 28 - 30. [8 pieces from the Gleasons Gym series]

FEATURE: Film, Plastic, and Silicon: The Low-Tech High-Tech Images of Susan Bowen, Photo Techniques Magazine, May/June 2007, pages 20-23. 4-page feature on my holgaramas.

FEATURE: Showcase: Susan Bowen, Light Leaks Magazine, May 2007, pages 44-47. 4-page feature on my holgaramas. Six Brooklyn Artists, Celia Hirsch Gallery, King Street, Chappaqua, NY. 4/28-5/26. Six person show with Olinka Broadfoot, Mary Bullock, James Dustin, Daniel Genova, David Lantow. [6 pieces: 'Houston Roller Coaster', 'Linden Barn', 'Lights of Fremont, Golden Nugget', 'Skateboard Park, Arms Up', 'Water Park and Clouds', 'Saks Windows']

FIRST PLACE AWARD: Annual Juried Members Show, Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC. 4/1-5/3/2007. Juried by Micahel Mazzeo of Peer Gallery. [4 pieces from the Halloween Parade series]

INTERVIEW: Ramble Rocket, Michael Curry, April 2005.

PUBLIC ART COMMISSION: Minnesota Dept. of Transportation Murals Regional Headquarters, St. Cloud, MN. Four murals depicting current construction projects and DOT trucks and equipment. Completed February 2007.

2006

SOLO SHOW: Midwest Meanderings, Soho Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC. 11/7-12/2. [14 pieces from the Houston, Iowa, and Indiana series]

INCLUSION IN BOOK: Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity by Michelle Bates, pages 46-49, 116-117. 6-page feature on my holgaramas. Fall 2006.

Free Beer with Purchase, Safe-T-Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 214, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. 6/22-7/22. 5 Person Show w/Daniel Blochwitz, Roger Bruhn, Burst387, and Marty Greenbaum. [4 large-scale pieces: 'Pasta on Broadway, Start Your Day Good to Go', 'Times Square, Flying VW and Sunglasses', 'Three Kings of Times Square', 'Times Square Swirls' (7.8 foot wide prints)]

2005

Inaugural Show, Mario Novak Gallery, 35-11 36th St., 4th Floor, Long Island City, NY. 7/12-9/15. 6 small pieces, 5 large-scale pieces. [10 pieces from the Santa Fe, New York, and Iowa series]

REVIEW OF SOLO SHOW: Down on the Farm, Kelle Schillaci, Las Vegas City Life, 7/22.

SOLO SHOW: Iowa Meanderings, Fine Arts Gallery, Community College of Southern Nevada, 3200 E. Cheyenne Avenue - J1A, North Las Vegas, NV. 7/1-8/1. [9 pieces from the Iowa series]

SOLO SHOW: Urban Fusions/Rural Rhythms, Southern Light Gallery, Amarillo College, 2011 S. Washington St., Amarillo, TX. 5/5-6/17. [16 pieces from the New York, Iowa, and Subway series]

REVIEW OF SOLO SHOW: Photo Exhibit is Monumental Art, Chip Chandler, Amarillo Globe News, 5/6.

SOLO SHOW: Iowa Meanderings, Red Mountain Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, 7000 Dandini Blvd., Reno, NV. 5/1-5/30. [9 pieces from the Iowa series] Recent

Acquisitions in Contemporary Photography, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA. 1/13-4/17. [2 pieces: 'Cemetery Tour', 'Streetcar Named St. Charles']

2-PERSON SHOW: Iowa Meanderings, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Members Gallery, 1015 East Carson St., Pittsburgh, PA. 1/12-1/29. 2-Person Show with Alexis Dillon. [8 pieces from the Iowa series]

SOLO SHOW: Dissent is Patriotic, Zone VI Photography Gallery, Sinclair Community College, 444 West Third St., Dayton, OH. 1/4-2/3. [14 pieces from the Anti-Bush Protest and Anti-War Protest series]

2004

SOLO SHOW: Dissent is Patriotic, SRO Photo Gallery, Texas Tech School of Art, Lubbock, TX. 10/18-11/13. [14 pieces from the Anti-Bush Protest and Anti-War Protest series]

 Annual Faculty and Alumni Exhibition, Bowman, Penelec & Megahan Galleries, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA. 10/5-10/27. 4 person show w/Sue Buck, David T. Collins, George Roland. [8 pieces from the Iowa series]

REVIEW OF SOLO SHOW: Art: Urban Fusions at Reed Whipple, Erika Yowell, Las Vegas Mercury, 6/24.

REVIEW OF SOLO SHOW: Fine Art: Fools for the City, Chuck Twardy, Las Vegas Weekly, 6/24.

REVIEW OF SOLO SHOW: Fusion Infusion, Gregory Crosby, Las Vegas City Life, 6/17.

SOLO SHOW: Urban Fusions, Reed Whipple Cultural Center Gallery, 821 Las Vegas Boulevard North, Las Vegas, NV. 6/11-8/15. [24 pieces]

SOLO SHOW: Expanded Realities, Baldwin Photographic Gallery, Middle Tennesee State University, Murfreesburo, TN. 3/1-4/15. [17 pieces]

SOLO ONLINE SHOW: Urban Panorama, Photomedia Center, Erie, PA. 2/9-3/31. Inaugural exhibit; featured exhibit of the site's official launch. [9 pieces]

2003

SOLO SHOW: Mingled Moments, E3 Gallery, 47 E. 3rd St., NYC. 5/8-5/31. [18 pieces from the New York, New Orleans, and New York series]

SOLO SHOW: Temporal Fusions, Jadite Galleries, 413 W. 50th St. (@9th Ave.), NYC. 2/4-2/27. [18 pieces from the Austin Mosaics and New York series]