TEXAS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | Exhibition Archive

TPS National Photography Award 2020

Juried by Natasha Egan, curator and administrator

This is a juried competition for artists residing in the United States who have a consistent body of photographic work. The call is open to all subject matter, aesthetic approaches and photographic processes.

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TPS congratulates Jaclyn Wright as the winner of the TPS National Photography Award, who was awarded $2,000 along with a solo exhibition. Wright's solo exhibition Marked ran from March 7 - April 18, 2020 at the Sabine Street Studios in Houston, Texas during FotoFest 2020, as part of FotoFest 2020 Biennial Participating Spaces. An opening reception was held on March 10, 2020 from 6-8 p.m. Ten artists were also selected as Finalists for this special award. Read more here. View the online gallery here.

TPS 28: The International Competition 2019

Juried by Arthur Meyerson, fine art photographer

This is an annual, traveling competition, which is open-themed and welcomes submissions from artists of all levels internationally.

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Juror Arthur Meyerson has selected 50 prints by 47 photographers for TPS 28. A complete list of the exhibiting artists is below, with award winners noted in bold. Congrats to all! Read more here. View the online gallery here.

East Austin Studio Tour: Valley Girls Coming of Age Along the Border 2019

Co-curated by Jasmine DeFoore and Sarah Sudhoff

TPS is pleased to present Valley Girls: Coming of Age Along the Border by Austin based New York Times photographer Ilana Panich-Linsman.

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TPS participated for the first time in the East Austin Studio Tour (EAST), a two weekend festival, which took place in Austin, Texas November 16-17 and November 23-24, 2019 from 12-6 pm each day. Valley Girls was co-curated by Jasmine DeFoore and Sarah Sudhoff and was on display at AGAVE PRINT, 1312 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702 (Artist #472 on the tour map /catalog). Read more here.

Urban Landscape 2019

Juried by Jamey Stillings, documentary and fine art photographer

This was a themed juried competition exploring the photographic possibilities found in the urban environment, including place of work, neighborhood, favorite part of town, building or structure.

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Juror Jamey Stillings selected 50 prints by 50 artists for the Urban Landscape exhibition. A complete list of the exhibiting artists is below, with award winners noted in bold. A hearty congrats to all! Read more here. View the online gallery here.

The Urban Landscape exhibition opened with a public reception October 26, 2019 at Gallery 100 at The Silos at Sawyer Yards, 1502 Sawyer Street, Houston, Texas and was on view through January 11, 2020.

National Student Competition 2019

Juried by a panel of TPS Board Members

In partnership with the Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI), TPS was thrilled to offer once again a photography competition, for 2019 high school graduates as well as current middle school and high school students across the country. All skill levels were encouraged, and all photographic-based work was welcome including digital, darkroom, and alternative processes.

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TPS and the Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI) are excited to announce the winners for this second annual photography competition for high school and middle school students. Read more here. View the online gallery here.

BEST IN SHOW M.E. Harp, Memorial High School, Houston, TX

SPORTS & ACTION

1st Place: Yishi Wang, Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ
2nd Place: Landry Raymond, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX
3rd Place: Muskan Kotadia, Trinity High School, Euless, TX

Honorable Mentions: Sarah Cobb, Allen High School, Allen, TX; Kate Nixon, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS; Noelle Griffin, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS; Madeline Burroughs, La Canada High School, La Canada Flintridge, CA

PEOPLE & PORTRAITS

1st Place: Amanda Deleon, Robert G. Cole High School , San Antonio, TX
2nd Place: Isabella Castillo, Trinity High School, Euless, TX
3rd Place: Tyler Nussbaumer, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX

Honorable Mentions: Drew Wilson, Dripping Springs High School, Dripping Springs, TX; Bela Blagg, San Antonio Christian High School, San Antonio, TX; Jin Park, Bellaire High School, Bellaire, TX; Zubin Mehta, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX; Julie Yun, La Canada High School, La Canada Flintridge, CA

TRAVEL & PLACE

1st Place: Nicole Borgmann, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, TX
2nd Place: Lee Schlosser, Saint Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX
3rd Place: Luke Chapman, Memorial High School, Houston, TX

Honorable Mentions: Sebastian Sotomayor, TMI Episcopal, San Antonio, TX; Wooseung Kim, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, TX; Nico Zinsmeyer, San Antonio Christian High School, San Antonio, TX; Ekansh Tambe, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX; Collin Katz, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX; Sean Hartman, La Canada High School, La Canada Flintridge, CA

32nd Annual Members' Only Show 2019

Juried by Catherine Couturier, director and owner of Catherine Couturier Gallery

This is an annual juried members' competition, which is open-themed and welcomes submissions from artists of all levels internationally.

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Juror Catherine Couturier selected 50 prints by 42 artists for this year's Members' Only Show. A complete list of the exhibiting artists is below, with award winners noted in bold. A hearty congrats to all! Read more here. View the online gallery here.

Our 32nd Annual Members' Only Show opened September 20, 2019, at Cain Art Gallery in Corpus Christi, Texas with a reception for the artists.

TPS National Photography Award 2018

Juried by Martina Lopez, Professor of Photography, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana and Andrew Kensett, Assistant Curator, Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Arizona

The joint recipients for this inaugural award, Laura J. Bennett and Tarrah Krajnak, attended the opening held in collaboration with FotoFest 2018 on March 23, 2018, at Red Maple Gallery Houston, TX, and delivered separate gallery talks. A solo exhibition of each artist’s work, proudly sponsored by Red River Paper, was on view March 10 through April 22, 2018.

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Krajnak’s show, titled Sismos79 (derived from the Spanish word for “earthquake”), is a long-term project that examines the particular sites of intersection between her life and the turbulent period in the history of Lima, Peru, circa 1979. This work is on view in the John F. Lott Gallery at LHUCA (Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts) in Lubbock, TX, September 7 through October 27, 2018.

Dames of Anatomy, Bennett’s exhibition, will feature both platinum/palladium and archival pigment prints from her ongoing project which addresses the complexities of the female condition and challenges cultural norms. Her show will also appear at LHUCA in the McDonald Gallery from November 2 through December 22, 2018.

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Award Finalists
Luc Busquin
Jo Ann Chaus
Sandi Daniel
Jennifer Garza-Cuen
Jennifer Little
Charles Rozier
Keith Taylor
Claire A. Warden
Emily Wiethorn

View more information on this biennial competition here.

Alternative Processes and Integrated Media Competition 2018

Juried by Christopher James, artist, author, University Professor and Director of the MFA in Photography and Integrated Media program at Lesley University - College of Art and Design in Cambridge, Massachusetts

This was the fourth competition of its kind, which sought imagery derived from alternative photographic processes and historical printing methods including but not limited to: Albumen, Anthotype, Argyrotype, Athenatype, Bayard Direct Positive, Calotype, Carbon, Casein, Chrysotype, Cyanotype, Dusting-On Process, Gum Bichromate, Gumoil, Herschel’s Breath Printing, Inkjet Photopolymer Gravure, Ivorytype, Kallitype, Mordancage, Platinum/Palladium, POP, Solarplate Intaglio, Van Dyke Brown, Wet Plate Collodion, Whey Process, Ziatype and all photographic image-making techniques that incorporate traditional mediums such as printmaking, ceramics or painting.

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Juror Christopher James selected 50 images from 46 artists for the Alternative Processes and Integrated Media show. The exhibition opened at The Arts Gallery at Collin College in Plano, Texas on January 22, 2019 with a public reception on Thursday, February 7, 2019 from 4-7pm. The exhibition was on view through February 13. Read more here. View the online exhibition.

TPS 27: The International Competition 2018

Juried by Kate Breakey, renowned visual artist based in Arizona

This is an annual juried competition, which is open-themed and welcomes submissions from artists of all levels internationally.

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Juror Kate Breakey selected 50 prints by 43 photographers for TPS 27. The show opened with a public reception on May 5, 2018, from 7-9:00pm at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas, Texas, where it remained on display through June 2, 2018, before traveling to Sabine Street Studios in Houston, Texas, from June 15 through September 9, 2018. TPS 27 appeared next at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene, Texas, from October 31 through December 29, 2018, and finally Options Gallery at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, during early 2019. View the online exhibition.

National Student Competition 2018

Juried by David Cook, Ginger Cook and Chad Smith

TPS and the Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI) are excited to announce the winners for this new photography competition, titled Summer, for high school and middle school students.

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In partnership with the Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI), TPS was thrilled to launch a new photography competition, titled Summer, for 2018 high school graduates as well as current middle school and high school students across the country. View the online exhibition.

PEOPLE & PORTRAITS
1st Place: Drew Wilson, Dripping Springs High School, Dripping Springs, TX
2nd Place: Luke Lackey, Memorial High School, Houston, TX
3rd Place: Jerry Zhao, St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, TX

Honorable Mentions:
Joshua Cash, Austin High School, Austin, TX
Abney Garcia, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX
Madison Meaux, Foster High School, Richmond, TX
Ella Meyer, Boerne High School Boerne, TX
Kayla Thompson, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX
Jerry Zhao, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX

TRAVEL & PLACE
1st Place: Nick Kowalske, St. Mark's High School, Dallas, Texas
2nd Place: Anika Patel, Dulles High School, Sugar Land, TX
3rd Place: Tabitha Collard, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, TX

Honorable Mentions:
Roland Branda, La Canada High School, La Canada, CA
Samantha Dickie, TMI Episcopal, San Antonio, TX
Gabriel Drill, La Canada High School, La Canada, CA
Natalie Embry, Legacy Christian Academy, Frisco, TX
Maria Miggins, Duchesne Academy, Houston, TX
Isabelle Nuzzo, Memorial High School, Houston, TX
Anika Patel, Dulles High School, Sugar Land, TX
Chloe Tosh, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, TX

31st Annual Members' Only Show 2018

Juried by Roy Flukinger, Independent Curator Emeritus and former Senior Research Curator of Photography from the University of Texas Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas

This is an annual juried members' competition, which is open-themed and welcomes submissions from artists of all levels internationally.

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Our 31st Annual Members' Only Show featured 49 prints by 48 artists and was exhibited at Artworks Gallery in Austin, Texas, from September 7 through October 13, 2018. Juror Roy Flukinger was present at the opening reception on September 7, 2018, for a gallery talk and to announce the award winners. View the online exhibition.

FotoTexas II: People, Places & Culture 2018

Juried by Laura Wilson, critically acclaimed photographer, Dallas, Texas

The second edition of this themed competition celebrated the rich history, culture, people, icons and landscape of the state that TPS proudly calls home.

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FotoTexas II: People, Places & Culture included 50 prints by 39 photographers and was sponsored in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts with an Arts Respond Grant and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. The exhibition was installed at the Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine, Texas, from June 15 through September 2, 2018, with an opening reception on June 15. Support programming was developed for Alpine Photo Weekend, which took place June 16-17, 2018, in collaboration with the Museum of the Big Bend. View the online exhibition.

#tpsNewVisions: A Student Show 2018

Juried by Kenda North, Professor of Photography at University of Texas, Arlington

This new competition targeted collegiate talent including undergraduate and graduate students of all skill levels.

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#tpsNewVisions: A Student Show highlighted 50 works by 37 emerging artists and opened with a reception with Juror Kenda North at Tammy Cromer Gallery in Dallas, Texas, on January 20, 2018. The show remained on view through March 31, 2018. View the online exhibition.

TPS 26: The International Competition 2017

Juried by Alison Nordström, independent scholar and former Senior Curator of Photographs at the George Eastman House

This is an annual juried competition, which is open-themed and welcomes submissions from artists of all levels internationally.

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TPS 26: The International Competition showcased 50 images from 40 photographers and was exhibited at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, where it hung May 18 through July 30, 2017. TPS 26 traveled to Precision Camera & Video in Austin, Texas, August 14 through October 3, 2017; The Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene, Texas, November 22, 2017, through January 27, 2018; and Options Gallery at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, January 29 through February 28, 2018. View the online exhibition.

Drone & Aerial Photography 2017

Juried by Randy Jay Braun, Director of DJI Aerial Photo Academy, Maui, Hawaii

This new themed call for entry sought aerial imagery from around the world.

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Our first-ever Drone & Aerial Photography competition boasted the juror's "top 25" selections by 18 artists from across the globe in an online gallery, which debuted on TPS' website November 1, 2017, and remained on display through December 31, 2017. The award winners were also announced on the DJI Aerial Photo Academy site and the Official DJI Owners Group Facebook page. View the online exhibition.

30th Annual Members' Only Show 2017

Juried by Malcolm Daniel, Curator of photography at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas

This is an annual juried members' competition, which is open-themed and welcomes submissions from artists of all levels internationally.

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In celebration of this 30th anniversary exhibition, 30 artists and a total of 48 images were selected for the show, which opened September 9, 2017, at The Silos at Sawyer Yards in Houston, Texas. Our 30th Annual Members' Only Show hung through October 15, 2017, with a closing reception on October 7 with Juror Malcolm Daniel. View the online exhibition.

* In addition to First, Second and Third Place and 4 Honorable Mentions, a new Print Purchase Award was presented for this special exhibition.

Composed 2017

Juried by Sam Abell, Photographer, teacher, author and artist, Charlottesville, Virginia

TPS proudly teamed up with PhotoPlace Gallery to jointly host this new themed call for entry, which welcomed submissions of all levels from around the world.

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Composed showcased 60 artists and 75 photographs; 35 images were exhibited at PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont, and 40 were displayed online. The show hung from February 1 through March 3, 2017, with an opening reception on February 4 with Juror Sam Abell. View the online exhibition.

FotoTexas: People, Places & Culture 2016

Juried by Dan Burkholder, Fine art photographer, author and educator, Palenville, New York

This new themed competition celebrated the rich history, culture, people, icons and landscape of the state that TPS proudly calls home.

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FotoTexas: People, Places & Culture included 50 works by 41 photographers and was co-sponsored by the Richland College Photography Department. The exhibition was on display at Brazos Gallery at Richland College in Dallas, Texas, from October 20 through November 11, 2016, with an opening reception on October 21, attended by Juror Dan Burkholder. Support programming with Burkholder included a public lecture on October 20, followed by a 1-day iPhone workshop on October 21. View the online exhibition.

29th Annual Members' Only Show 2016

Juried by Reid Callanan, Founder and Director of Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, Santa Fe, New Mexico

This is an annual juried members' competition, which is open-themed and welcomes submissions from artists of all levels internationally.

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The 29th Annual Members' Only Show featured 50 images from 48 artists. The exhibition was on display at the San Antonio Central Public Library in San Antonio, Texas, from September 1-30, 2016, in collaboration with FotoSeptiembre USA 2016. View the online exhibition.

TPS 25: The International Competition 2016

Juried by Rixon Reed, Founder and Director of photo-eye and Art Photo Index, Santa Fe, New Mexico

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of this annual call for entry, the juror selected the work of 25 photographers for exhibition. This call was open-themed, and submissions from artists of all levels were encouraged.

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TPS 25: The International Competition highlighted 60 works by 25 artists to commemorate the 25th anniversary of this show. The exhibition opened with a reception June 3, 2016, at Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine, Texas, and was accompanied by supplementary programming during Alpine Photo Weekend. TPS 25 traveled next to Martin Museum of Art at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, which opened with a reception on October 6, 2016. The show remained on display until November 13, 2016, before traveling to The Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene, Texas, from November 23, 2016, through January 21, 2017. TPS 25 concluded its traveling circuit at Options Gallery, Odessa College in Odessa, TX, from February 27 through March 31, 2017. View the online exhibition.

* In addition to First, Second and Third Place and 5 Honorable Mentions, a new Director's Award was granted in celebration of TPS 25.

28th Annual Members' Only Show 2015

Juried by Keith Carter, Endowed Walles Chair of Visual Arts at Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas

This is an annual juried members' competition, which is open-themed and welcomes submissions from artists of all levels internationally.

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The 28th Annual Members' Only Show featured 50 images from 50 artists. The exhibition hung at TCC Photo Gallery in Longview, Texas, from December 10, 2015, through March 18, 2016. View the online exhibition.

Cell Phone Photography IV: Moving Past The Camera 2016

Juried by Meri Aaron Walker, Mobile artist and photographer, Talent, Oregon

Camera phones are ubiquitous, and photographers continue to take full advantage of this tool as another device for digital image capturing and editing. This call embraced the art of mobile photography, seeking images captured with a cell phone camera and other mobile devices.

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Cell Phone Photography IV: Moving Past The Camera displayed 50 images by 40 artists via a virtual gallery on TPS' website from January 22 through March 15, 2016. View the online exhibition.

TPS 24: The International Competition 2015

Juried by Dr. David L. Coleman, Director of the Wittliff Collections, San Marcos, Texas

This is an annual juried competition, which is open-themed and welcomes submissions from artists of all levels internationally.

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TPS 24: The International Competition showcased 50 images from 49 photographers and was exhibited at the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, during June 1 - July 25, 2015. The traveling circuit for this show included the San Antonio Central Public Library during FotoSeptiembre USA 2015 and The Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene, Texas. View the online exhibition.

The Alternative Processes Competition 2015

Juried by Christopher James, Director of the MFA Photography Program at Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts

This was the third competition of its kind, which sought imagery derived from alternative photographic processes and historical printing methods including but not limited to: Albumen, Anthotype, Argyrotype, Athenatype, Bayard Direct Positive, Calotype, Carbon, Casein, Chrysotype, Cyanotype, Dusting-On Process, Gum Bichromate, Gumoil, Herschel’s Breath Printing, Inkjet Photopolymer Gravure, Ivorytype, Kallitype, Mordancage, Platinum/Palladium, POP, Solarplate Intaglio, Van Dyke Brown, Wet Plate Collodion, Whey Process, Ziatype and all photographic image making techniques that incorporate the integration of traditional mediums such as printmaking, ceramics and painting.

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The Alternative Processes Competition highlighted 45 works by 40 artists and was on view at the Options Gallery at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, during April 6 - May 8, 2015. View the online exhibition.

In collaboration with LOOK: Liverpool International Photography Festival, TPS traveled a small selection of work from this exhibition to England. Emma Smith, Executive Director of LOOK/15, curated 12 works from 11 artists, which appeared at the venue WarpLiverpool in Liverpool, England, during this international festival in May 2015.

27th Annual Members' Only Show 2014

Juried by Jim Casper, Founder and Editor of LensCulture, Paris, France

During 2014, TPS proudly celebrated 30 years of providing programs and services to photographers and their audiences across the country. In honor of TPS’ 30th Anniversary, the juror selected 30 photographers to feature in the exhibition.

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The 27th Annual Members' Only Show exhibited 34 images by 30 photographers at the Options Gallery at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, during October 27 - December 5, 2014. View the online exhibition.

Cell Phone Photography III: Moving Past The Camera 2014

Juried by Nate Larson, Artist and Professor of Photography at Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland

Camera phones are ubiquitous, and photographers continue to take full advantage of this tool as another device for digital image capturing and editing. This call embraced the art of iPhoneography, seeking images captured with a cell phone camera, manipulated only with cell phone applications.

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Cell Phone Photography III: Moving Past The Camera displayed 50 images by 40 artists via a virtual gallery on TPS' website during summer 2014. View the online exhibition.