Photographers’ Gallery Announces
It Is Closing October 30, 2008
Photographers’ Gallery, for over 13 years an exhibition space for some of the Front Range’s finest art photographers, has announced that it will be closing its doors at the end of October. The gallery’s owners, photographers Keith Pitman and Jim Sidinger, have expressed sadness that a long time, fine art, photographic venue and resource will be lost to Denver. The owners also emphasized that many of the gallery’s photographs will not be readily available in the Denver area after its closing as several of its represented artists have no other Colorado gallery presence.
The gallery’s final show will be “Farewell Images” which will include some of the most popular images of the gallery Associates as well as some new images not previously shown anywhere. In addition, some past Associates of the gallery will be invited to participate in the show. It will run from October 2 through Thursday, October 30th, which will be the gallery’s last business day. The show reception will be on First Friday, October 3, from 6pm – 9pm (during the popular Cherry Creek Art Walk). Further information about gallery events can be found at its web site: www.photogallerydenver.com.
As the primary reason for closing, Pitman and Sidinger cited the changing nature of Cherry Creek North, where the gallery has been located for all of its 13+ years. “Like the Tattered Cover and many other independent businesses which used to be here, we feel that this area is no longer viable for us. National-brand store development, increasing rents and paid parking have initiated a changed environment in which we can not thrive. We’ve had a great run, however, and very much appreciate the support that both our customers and the photographic community have offered us.“
At the gallery in September, in addition to the images of its Associates and represented artists, is a special treat for all fans of the Drive-In theater. 2008 marks the 75th anniversary of the Drive-In and photographer Zachary S. Malham, who has photographed these icons in the West for the last 20 years, is presenting his well publicized one-person show of revealing Drive-In images and Drive-In memorabilia he has collected. The show will run through September 30th.
The Photographers’ Gallery has been a unique venue for the exhibition of the images and books of a wide range of photographers, primarily those from Colorado. It has provided a variety of opportunities for photographers to exhibit in a desirable Cherry Creek North gallery setting. Continuing exhibitions by the gallery’s Photographer-Associates are featured monthly. These include Pitman and Sidinger as well as the talented photographer Nancy Myer. Primarily a color photographer, Myer is well known for her vivid floral and landscape images. The gallery also represents 10 other photographers including San Francisco’s James Scheihing and St. Louis’ Rick Meoli. Monthly one-person shows by local and nationally known photographers and semi-annual juried shows have been a regular part of the gallery’s offerings. In its 13+ years, Photographers’ Gallery has represented over 100 photographers and made quality fine art photographic images available at affordable prices to the Denver art buyer.
Photographs exhibited at the gallery span a wide range of subjects including landscapes of Colorado and the world, portraiture, florals, abstractions, urban architecture, much more. Black & white, color, and alternative media images are regularly exhibited. “We have tried to go beyond the typical color scenic of the Maroon Belles and show the true range of the photographic artist.”, Pitman said. The fact that both Pitman and Sidinger are traditional black & white film photographers who use large format cameras and do their own darkroom printing may have something to do with that. Both admire and honor the tradition of the Western landscape begun by such giants as Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. “However, that’s not all we exhibit at the gallery by any means.”, added Sidinger. “Weston, for instance, didn’t just photograph one thing in one way. He photographed every subject from the heroic western landscape to figure studies to a humble porcelain toilet. We feel that any gallery dedicated to photography needs to have similar breadth and depth of both subject matter and method of creation.” The gallery represents digital as well as traditional, film photographic artists with all images processed as archival prints.
The Photographers’ Gallery is located at 2426
E. 3rd Avenue in the Cherry Creek North shopping area.
During the remainder of
October, the gallery’s hours will
be:
Thursday – Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday
10:00 am - 4:00pm
Closed Mondays,
Tuesdays & Wednesdays