Art at First Presents: Architextures

February 3, 2010
11:00 AM	to	1:00 PM
February 5, 2010
12:30 PM	to	4:00 PM
February 8, 2010
11:00 AM	to	2:00 PM
February 9, 2010
11:00 AM	to	1:00 PM
February 10, 2010
11:00 AM	to	1:00 PM
February 12, 2010
12:30 PM	to	4:00 PM
February 14, 2010
12:00 PM	to	2:00 PM
February 16, 2010
11:00 AM	to	1:00 PM
February 17, 2010
11:00 AM	to	1:00 PM
February 18, 2010
6:30 PM	to	8:30 PM
February 19, 2010
12:30 PM	to	4:00 PM
February 22, 2010
11:00 AM	to	2:00 PM
February 23, 2010
11:00 AM	to	1:00 PM
February 24, 2010
11:00 AM	to	1:00 PM
February 26, 2010
12:30 PM	to	4:00 PM
March 1, 2010
11:00 AM	to	2:00 PM

Kaleidoscope (Starrett-Lehigh), 37″ diameter
hand-cut-and-assembled inkjet print photo collage www.picturexhibit.com

Adrienne Moumin will be exhibiting her handmade gelatin silver photo collages in “Architextures,” at The Great Hall of First Presbyterian Church, 5^th Avenue at 11^th Street, New York, NY 10011. The show runs from February 3 through March 1, 2010.  An opening reception will take place on Sunday, February 14 from 12:00 to 2:00PM, and an artist’s talk with wine & cheese will be held on Thursday, February 18, at 6:30PM (rescheduled from February 11).  Gallery Hours are Mondays 11-2, Wednesdays 11-1, and Fridays 12:30-4.

About the Work: 

Moumin’s hand-cut-and-assembled gelatin silver photo collages reflect her fascination with architectural landmarks and landscapes.  While at first the works may appear to be digital montages, closer inspection reveals the texture and layering inherent in the handmade pieces.  Moumin hand-prints multiples of each photograph in a traditional wet darkroom, then cuts and rearranges pieces of the paper prints.  Each collage represents a memory or impression of an architectural landmark or landscape as Moumin experiences it.

She has been working in this vein since 2003, and has expanded her repertoire to include application of glass and crystal elements, complicated layering, using the paper’s natural curves for 3-D effects, and use of inkjet prints.

About Adrienne Moumin: 

Adrienne Moumin has exhibited her gelatin silver photographs in New York, and nationwide, for over ten years. Her images have been featured in New York Gallery Guide, About.com, and The Sun Magazine.  Moumin was a 2003 recipient of a Puffin Foundation Grant, and she and her work appeared in Riding the Third Wave: Feminist Voices and Expressions, a documentary film by Nicole Wines/Agora Video Productions.  Moumin has been interviewed for WBAI Radio in New York, and served as Editorial Consultant for a technical photo manual written by David Fokos. 

Moumin is originally from New York, and currently lives in Silver Spring, MD.  She was recently the subject of an article in the Gazette Maryland Community Newspapers entitled “Wheaton artist boasts first New York show: Childhood collages evolve into love for mixed-media creations.”