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SLIDENIGHT Vol. V
For SlideNight V, we are excited to plunge into the immersive worlds of documentary and street photography as they intersect with contemporary art. These disciplines have exploded in the last decade with the advent of smartphones, an almost second coming of the genres since the 35mm camera allowed for quickness and portability. Now, the casual photographer is able to document their world at almost any moment. Our evening will showcase both old masters and newer stars. We are so thrilled with this tremendously talented and diverse group of documentary photographers, and we hope you will join us for what promises to be another exciting evening of outstanding lens-based art.
ARTISTS BIOS for SLIDENIGHT VOL. V
Richard Sandler is a famed NYC filmmaker and document photographer Richard Sadler, who recently moved to Vancouver. Sandler’s solo exhibition, “The Eyes of the City” opens this September at Gallery 881 in September. His still photographs are in the permanent collections of the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Museum, the New York Historical Society, the Houston Museum of Fine Art, the Museum of the City of New York and the Center for Creative Photography. Sandler was awarded two New York Foundation for the Arts fellowships for photography, (1992, 1998), a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation fellowship for Filmmaking, (2006), and a New York State Council on the Arts fellowship for Filmmaking (2009). Sandler worked as a freelance photojournalist for 35 years; his clients included the New York Times, Time Magazine, the Village Voice, and many others. He has also made numerous nonfiction films including “The Gods of Time Square”(1999). His book “The Eyes of the City” (2016) is now in its third printing. He has also taught street documentary photography extensively including a recent workshop at Gallery 881.
Alex Waterhouse-Hayward is a local master and started as a stills photographer shooting CBC drama and variety shows; but magazines were his passion. Since the late 70s he has shot for almost every magazine and newspaper in Canada, as well as Time, New York Times, Vanity Fair, Stern, the Guardian, Globe & Mail and many more. In 2001, Canada Post issued four rose stamps that he photographed. He has shown at the Simon Patrich Gallery, the Exposure Gallery and the Presentation House (now The Polygon Gallery). For 13 years he taught photography for the Outreach Program of Emily Carr University and he now teaches at Focal Point. He is currently collaborating work with Vancouver based Argentine painters Nora Patrich and Juan Manuel Sanchez.
Jackie Dives is multi-disciplinary artist working within photography, video, performance, and installation. This accomplished mid-career artist uses both auto-ethnography and collaborative storytelling to address themes of social justice, trauma, grief, identity and community. Her work has been recognized by the Canada Council for the Arts, the B.C. Arts Council, and the Digital Publishing Awards, and has been exhibited and screened internationally including in venues such as the Burrard Arts Foundation (Vancouver), Gallery Gachet (Vancouver), and the Maysles Documentary Center (New York). Her photojournalism has also been featured in publications across the world including The New York Times and The Globe and Mail.
Chad Wong primarily explores the evolving cultural landscapes of the Hong Kong-Chinese-Canadian diaspora, capturing the intricate connections between identity, memory and space. His exhibitions include “我住喺呢度嘅!/I live here!” which was part of Capture Photography Festival 2024 and included a residency with Griffin Art Projects. "Empty Spaces that Fill My Heart" was shown at Aberdeen Skytrain Station (2022) and “Ma Fan Cafe” at the Richmond Art Columns, organized by Richmond Art Gallery. His photographs have been featured in C-Mag and Broad Magazine. Wong received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia.
LINKS TO SLIDENIGHT ARTISTS’ WEBSITES
Richard Sandler
gallery881.com/richard-sandler
Alex Waterhouse-Hayward
alexwaterhousehayward.com
Jackie Dives
jackiedives.com
Chad Wong
www.chadmanwong.com
ABOUT
SlideNight is curated and created by Julie Lee, John Goldsmith and Roger Larry. SlideNight is a presentation of PrintMaker Studio, a fine art print and custom framing studio located at 881 East Hastings, Vancouver. We are grateful to our sponsors including Gallery 881, Printmaker Studio, Relevison, Retro Modern Designs, and Low Tide Properties.
FOUNDERS/PRODUCERS
Roger Larry
@roger_larry_art
Roger is a filmmaker and artist who has made four feature films and dozens of hours of TV, Cool Daddy his latest feature doc is now screening on CBC GEM. As an artist, Roger has had three film installations co-authored with Mark Lewis screen in 2013 at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) PS1 In Brooklyn. He has a large body of work made over the last thirty years but is only now attempting to exhibit them. Roger’s first solo show was at Gallery 881 in May 2024.
Julie Lee
julielee.ca
Julie Lee is an accomplished filmmaker, curator, art-consultant and was co-founder and director of Capture Photography Festival, Vancouver’s international lens-based arts festival. She has worked at Vancouver galleries including the Winsor Gallery, as curator and manager from 2001 to 2005 and as Director of Initial Gallery in 2014 and more recently at Frank Gallery. Julie is grateful for her enduring relationships with artists and patrons throughout the world, and the joy it brings to the work. She is most proud of her social initiatives Moja Moja, Regeneration and Unite With Art. Prior to her career in visual arts, Julie was an award-winning producer of feature films and television programs in Vancouver, Toronto and Los Angeles.
John Goldsmith
johngoldsmithphotography.com
John Goldsmith is a Detroit-born artist, fine art printer, and gallerist living in Vancouver, Canada. He is the creator of Gallery 881 and also the owner of PrintMaker Studio, a fine art print studio and custom picture framer. John has a Master’s Degree in Chemistry from Indiana University and worked as a chemist before transitioning to the darkroom and artist. John was an invited artist for the inaugural Capture Photography Festival in 2013 and in 2016 won the festival’s public art competition. John’s artwork has been exhibited at the Format Festival (UK), Third Floor Gallery (Wales), and the Head On Photo Festival (Australia). Previously, he was the co-Director of 560 Gallery.
ABOUT GALLERY 881
Gallery 881 is a lens-based contemporary art gallery located in Vancouver, Canada and promotes the photographic arts through exhibitions, art sales, public events, and other visual art-based programming. We are a third space and seek opportunities to engage and collaborate with all levels of artists and the community. Gallery 881 is supported by PrintMaker Studio, a fine art printer and custom picture framer. Gallery 881 operates on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and Sel̓íl̓witulh Nations.