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Rachel Phillips Featured in PDN

Posted on Jul 6, 2016

Gallery artist, Rachel Phillips, was recently featured in PDN (Photo District News) in a published article written by David Walker. The article discusses Philips' series, entitled "Divinations"

Rachel began photography while completing her undergraduate degree at SkidmoreCollege.  Since graduating in 2005, she has continued to work in the company of excellent mentors and friends including Brigitte Carnochan, Rod Dresser, Huntington Witherill and Kate Jordahl.  Her work has been included in numerous national exhibitions, and has been published in American Photo, B&W Magazine, COLOR magazine, and LensWork. In 2010, her series Field Notes was included in Photolucida's Critical Mass Top 50.

Rachel lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and works out of an 8x15 foot studio built on a flatbed trailer!  In addition to art, she works teaching dyslexic and homeschooled children.

To see more of Phillips' work, please CLICK HERE and contact the gallery for any questions.

John Chakeres Awarded Grant

Posted on Jun 17, 2016

Columbus - Black Brick Wall, 2012 John Chakeres was recently awarded an "Aritst in The Community Supply Grant" from The Greater Columbus Art Council, on behalf of Mayor Andrew Ginther and the Columbus City Council.  Chakeres will use the grant to purchase…

Kris Sanford Featured in LENSCRATCH

Posted on Jun 8, 2016

Kris Sanford's recent project, Through the Lens of Desire, was recently featured in LENSCRATCH. LENSCRATCH writer, Aline Smithson, discusses Sanford's use of vernacular photography to explore relationships through subtle touching. Smithson states, "It's a…

Houston Chronicle's Love for Kenny Braun

Posted on Jun 7, 2016

Houston Chronicle columnist, Lisa Gray, recently published an article praising Braun's Surf Texas exhibtiion, which is still on display at our gallery. Gray writes, "The allure of the Gulf Coast can be hard to explain to outsiders...Photographer Kenny Braun…

Assitant Director / Preparator Job Opening

Posted on Jun 1, 2016

Robert Mann Gallery is currently looking to fill an Assistant Director / Preparator position. If interested, please email a resume and cover letter to caroline@robertmann.com.  Robert Mann Gallery is located at 525 West 26th Street in New York City.    

Today in Photography History

Posted on May 27, 2016

Texas Day by Day, a service of the Texas State Historical Association, published an interesting photography-related historical fact for today. "On this day in 1852, J. H. S. Stanley, Houston photographer, advertised that he had "succeeded in taking pictures…

Praise for Kenny Braun's Surf Texas!

Posted on May 27, 2016

Photographer, Kenny Braun, recently acquired exceptionally enthusiastic praise from various online publications, including Texas Monthly and Slate, for Surf Texas. His exhibition of stunning black and white photography showcases the hidden surf culture in…

Project B: Bottoms Up!

Posted on May 19, 2016

Call it slapstick humor or just plain funny, looking at an old photo of someone bending over makes us laugh! Sometimes people are playing to the camera and other times their backside is caught unaware. Here are 12 vintage photos showing laugh out loud funny…

A Book of Mermaids and MAB Media Launch

Posted on Apr 23, 2016

  Meyerland resident and HISD librarian, Melissa Buron, launches indie-publishing company, MAB Media, with the release the childhood classic, A Book of Mermaids. Just in time for summer, Melissa Buron, is publishing an out-of-print childhood favorite, A…

Keith Carter Book Signing

Posted on Apr 7, 2016

We are excited to present Keith Carter's new exhibition on Saturday, April 9 from 5 PM to 7 PM, with an artist talk at 5:30 PM.   Keith Carter: Beak of the Finch   Carter will be in attendance and we are hosting a book signing of his four books. Because…