SHAWNA GIBBS
The Movie Night series is still going strong sixteen years after our humble start in the summer of 2007. This piece was recently selected for the American Photography 39 book celebrating the best jury-selected work from 2022. This distinguished jury included: Maïa Booker, The Wall Street Journal; David Cooper, Freelance Photo Editor; Maura Friedman, National Geographic; Lauryn Hill, WIRED; Amy Kellner, The New York Times Magazine; Robert Miller, The Washington Post; Laura Oliverio, CNN; Amy Silverman, Airbnb; Allyson Torrisi, People; Karen Williams, Freelance Photo Director and Producer; Andrea Wise, ProPublica; and Cengiz Yar, Rest of World.
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MORE NEWS & EVENTS
AVA Art Gallery, Lebanon, NH, The Lift of Blue, May 3 - June 29, 2024
17th Annual International Color Photography Awards, April 2024, Winner
All About Photo Awards 2024, Semi-Finalist
Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, Wonder, Jan. 31 - Sept. 30, 2024
The Curated Fridge, Winter 2023-24
Tokyo International Foto Awards 2023, Honorable Mention
American Photography 39 Book, NYC 2023
New York Center for Photographic Art, 2023 Patterns and Shadows, Second Place
16th Annual International Color Photography Awards, April 2023, Winner
Praxis Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota, The Shadow Aspect, May 20 - June 3, 2023
Analog Forever Magazine, Elemental, April 2023
All About Photo Awards 2023, Semi-Finalist
Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Stories from my Childhood, DeKalb, IL, Nov. 29, 2022 - Feb. 17, 2023
17th Annual International Black & White Photography Spider Awards, Nov. 2022, Winner
National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA, July 5–30, 2022
Communication Arts Photography Annual 2022, Finalist
Shawna Gibbs is a photographer and conceptual artist based in New Hampshire. She is well known for documenting the lives of her family and friends including the well-received series, “Movie Night and “My Summer with Optimus Prime”. Her work has been published in several publications including Communication Arts Photography Annual, PDN Photo Annual, and American Photography. She has had her work exhibited nationally and internationally at more than fifty venues including the Institute for Contemporary Art/Boston, Boston Biennial, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Northeastern Illinois University, Currier Museum of Art, Minneapolis Photo Center, CICA Museum (Seoul), and Cape Cod Museum. Gibbs’ work can also be seen on several prominent websites including Der Greif, Fraction Magazine, Lenscratch and All About Photo.
See more work and CV upon request. Limited edition prints available.
Contact: shawna@shawnagibbs.com