Entries by Shane Lavalette

Chad States, interviewed and blogged

Nozlee Samadzadeh at The Morning News posted an insightful and in-depth interview with Chad States, who did a residency here at Light Work in June 2009. In the interview, titled […]

Intermissions gets under way

Syracuse is the site of Intermissions, a multi-venue exhibition project featuring Barry Anderson’s colorful and enigmatic video and still work. The exhibition creates opportunities, sometimes in unexpected places, for a […]

Carrie Mae Weems on Art:21

Season 5 of the PBS series Art:21 opens with an episode entitled Compassion. The episode, which premieres on October 7, 2009, features interviews with artists William Kentridge, Doris Salcedo, and […]

Testing 1, 2, 3 . . .

Barry Anderson has been in town for about a week now doing tests at various sites for his upcoming exhibition Intermissions. Over fifteen separate venues all over Syracuse will show […]

The Light Work Annual 2009

The Light Work Annual is one of the most anticipated issues of Contact Sheet of the year. In the Annual, we feature images by our Artists-in-Residence, as well as insightful […]

Picturing New York: Christine Osinski

Christine Osinski, who was a Light Work Artist-in-Residence in September 2008, has photographed the activities of an all-female swimmers club on Staten Island for several years. An image from Osinski’s […]

Light Work Grant Winners Announced

And the winners are: Karen Brummund (Ithaca), Laura Adams Guth (Manlius), and Stephen Shaner (Syracuse). You can read more about the grants and the winners here. The judges, Richard Gray, […]

Deana Lawson and Desires at Chashama

The photographs of former Light Work Artist-in-Residence (2008) Deana Lawson appear in the exhibition Desires at Chashama in New York City. The show is curated by Robert Curcio and features […]

Kerry Skarbakka on The Today Show

Kerry Skarbakka, who was a Light Work Artist-in-Residence in July 2006, appeared on NBC’s Today Show on April 21, 2009.  He sat down with Matt Lauer to discuss how he makes […]

Migdalia Valdes at Intersection

Former Light Work Artist-in-Residence (2005) Migdalia Valdes celebrates a decade of her daily photographic project with the exhibition Every Day in Black in White at Intersection for the Arts in […]