Recent Exhibitions
March 2009 – May 2009
Peter Dombrovski:
A Photographic Collection
January – March 2009
Beginnings: Images of Occupied Japan
By Nicholas Orzio
"The images Orzio captured... describe in incredible detail not only the physical recovery... of the Japanese people, but also a glimpse into [their] moods and emotions."
October 9 - November 30, 2008
A Study in Contrast
by Tom Lee & Ray Payn
"I detest war; it ruins conversation" © TOM LEE
This show at IPHF explored the evocative nature of contrast in photography. Tom Lee's photographs, all silver gelatin prints, analyzed politics and war time America through the sobering monochromatic lense of time. On the flipside, Ray Payn's whimsical digital photographs studied the light-hearted scientific effects of the digital process on organic materials.
July 14 – September 1, 2008
Summer 2008 Exhibitions
with the University of Central Oklahoma
& Carolyn Johnson
For the Summer Exhibitions of 2008, IPHF played host to the University of Central Oklahoma's Student Photography Show and photographer Carolyn Johnson. The student work displayed on-going bodies of work from students such as, Eric Rothwell. Carolyn Johnson's painterly photographs delved in to the world of Grecian architecture and the exploration of light on her subject.
April 12 – July 6, 2008
Visions Through a Plastic Lens
By Lou Chapman
Interstate 30 Memorial Tree-Fort Worth © Lou Chapman
From April 12 through July 6, the IPHF will host Visions Through a Plastic Lens, featuring the work of Lou Chapman of Fort Worth, TX. Using a Holga camera, Chapman has created a body of work that transports the viewer to a dreamlike world where reality is reflected rather than accurately depicted. The images are only minor manipulated during printing, revealing the energy of the moment, rather than a realistic representation.Learn More
December 15, 2007 - March 30, 2008
Capture the Moment:
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographs
The Pulitzer Prize for photography is given to distinguished photography “in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, a sequence or album.” The exhibit features every Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph since 1942, the first year the prize was awarded. The photography prize is given in two categories each year: spot/breaking news and feature.
October 20 - December 8, 2007
Celebrating Oklahoma!
by Mike Klemme
Lt. Governor Jari Askins and official Centennial photographer Mike Klemme were present for the opening of “Celebrating Oklahoma!” where copies of the 288-page book were signed by both the Lt. Governor and Klemme. The event was free and open to the public. Learn More
July 14 – October 14, 2007Photography by Maxwell MacKenzie
“Photography by Maxwell MacKenzie” combines the work of four past exhibitions by MacKenzie, several of which are published in three books: “Abandonings,” “American Ruins: Ghosts on the Landscape,” and the recently released “Markings.” The fourth collection on display is MacKenzie's study of tobacco barns of the southern states, which are being demolished to make room for residential and commercial development.
MacKenzie’s work is a memorial for a passing way of life in rural America and a documentation of early settlers’ land and shelters. The photographer discovered these forgotten dwellings in his ultralight glider, which he trained himself to fly without hands in order to capture the shapes and shadows below. Using his Nikon F-5 35 mm camera, MacKenzie has created a body of work that is both timeless and memorable.
Maxwell MacKenzie Books Available in the IPHF Gift Shop:
Abandonings
American Ruins
Markings
April 14 – July 8, 2007
THE CENTENARIANS Salt of the Red Earth: Ageless Portraits of Oklahoma’s Elders by M.J. Alexander
“THE CENTENARIANS” features over 100 brilliant portraits of the oldest citizens of one of America’s youngest states, who were born before or during Oklahoma’s year of statehood, 2007. Accompanied by intelligent quotes from each sitter, the portraits attest to wit and wisdom one gains from 100 years of life.
In preparation for the Centennial celebration, M.J. Alexander traveled more than 4,000 miles of dirt roads, main streets and interstates to photograph and interview more than 100 centenarians. In the beginning, she expected to find enough elders for a small photo feature, but as word of her project grew, her list of names grew. As of 2007, and estimated 400 centenarians live in Oklahoma. “THE CENTENARIANS” exhibit represents 100 of these unique individuals.
M.J. Alexander is a photographer and writer who explores the people and places of the American west, combining the vision of an artist with the skills of a storyteller. Her photographs have been published in the United States and abroad and exhibited in venues ranging from Pleiades Gallery of New York City to New Mexico 's Hubbard Museum of the American West.
Her first book, Salt of the Red Earth: A Century of Wit and Wisdom from Oklahoma's Centenarians , featuring portraits and quotes culled from her interviews with the state's pioneers, was released in May 2007 by the Oklahoma Heritage Association.
March 31 – June 25, 2007
Oklahoma Dreams: Photography
by Wilson Roberts
Abandoned farmhouses, desolate barns, fence lines left untended: these are the relics that dot the rural landscape of Oklahoma , serving as distant reminders of simpler days gone by. Such scenes are common in our young nation, and are easily found along Oklahoma roads and highways. It's the lonely places of deserted farms that photographer Wilson Roberts chose to capture in the exhibition, “Oklahoma Dreams: Photography by Wilson Roberts.”
