ISSUED: 22 October 2018
MEDIA CONTACT: Valerie Owens
SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV — Shepherd University’s Phaze 2 Gallery is hosting an exhibit by photographer Jay Gould November 5-January 11, 2019. An opening reception will take place on Monday, November 5, at 4 p.m. with the artist in attendance. The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public.
Gould is a member of the faculty at the Maryland Institute College of Art and a recent artist in residence at the Johns Hopkins University Extreme Materials Institute. His work, which integrates scientific topics into installation and constructed photographic projects, has won numerous national awards, such as the Berenice Abbott Prize for an emerging photographer and the Magenta Foundation’s Flash Forward Festival. Gould’s work is internationally exhibited, making solo and group appearances at the Fridman Gallery in New York City, University of Notre Dame, Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Griffin Museum of Photography, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and Noorderlicht Festival in Groningen, Netherlands. Gould’s work has been featured in publications by Conveyor, Ain’t Bad, and Mental Floss.
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday noon–7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-3 p.m., or by special request. For more information or to inquire about the Phaze 2 Gallery space, contact Tori Wilds at 304-876-5159 or Evan Boggess at eboggess@shepherd.edu.
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