In partnership with J.P. Morgan, Paris Photo, inaugurate Introducing! Young California Photographer Award. For the first time, the private bank joins the Los Angeles edition to support the next generation of talented young photographers. Culled from some of the most prestigious M.F.A. programs in California, the 2015 Laureates will exhibit their work at the Fair in May, providing the public with the opportunity to engage with new and innovative talent.
“We are thrilled to be sponsoring the first Introducing! award as part of this year’s Paris Photo Los Angeles fair. Ever since David Rockefeller established our corporate art collection in 1959, we have been devoted to identifying and supporting emerging contemporary artists. We are proud to be playing an important role with Paris Photo Los Angeles in recognizing new photographic talent.”
Lisa K. Erf, Director and Chief Curator, JPMorgan Chase Art Collection.
The six finalists whose work will be featured at the Fair are:
• Daniel Centofanti, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia
• Brian Dean, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco
• Shannon Foreman, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco
• CJ Heyliger, University of California, Los Angeles
• Paul Mpagi Sepuya, University of California, Los Angeles
• Arden Ellis Surdam, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia
And the 2015 Introducing! jury members was composed by :
Lisa K. Erf – Jury President – Director and Chief Curator, The JPMorgan Chase Art Collection
Christoph Wiesner, Paris Photo Artistic Director
Michael Hawley, Collector
Britt Salvesen, Department Head and Curator, The Wallis Annenberg Department of LACMA
Jamie Lee Curtis, Actress, Collector, Photographer
Jennifer Pastore, Director of Photography, WSJ. Wall Street Journal Magazine
The jury will announce the recipient of the $5000 award on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Paris Photo Los Angeles.
FAIR
Paris Photo Los Angeles 2015
Private Preview on April 30th, 2015 (by invitation only)
1st to 3rd May, 2015
Paramount Pictures Studios
FAIR ENTRANCE
780 N GOWER STREET
Los Angeles, CA 90038
United States
Horaires : 12pm – 7pm (Sunday 6pm)
