Mandalay Monk
by Don Gurewitz
Market Scene
by Don Gurewitz
Window Watcher
by Don Gurewitz
September 10-28, 2008
Artist Reception - September 19, 5:30-7:30pm
Don Gurewitz is an award-winning photographer and inveterate world traveler whose wanderings have taken him to more than fifty countries on five continents. He is a long‑time Boston-area resident and political and trade union activist. Until 2001, he made his living for 20 years as a machinist for General Electric Co. in Lynn, MA. A periodic victim of “downsizing,” his travels until 2001 were undertaken for the most part during periods of layoff from GE.
He says, For most of my coworkers the layoffs were a disaster. I was one of the lucky few for whom there was a silver lining: the layoffs gave me time to travel. I tried to take full advantage of this mixed blessing. I have been amazed and awed by what I have seen. I hope people will find in my images, not only the eye of a photographer and artist, but also the eye of someone with a social sensitivity, and the eye of someone who appreciates deeply the privilege of being able to see so much of the rich and varied cultures and natural places of our world.
His stunning photographs have won awards from various publications, including Boston Globe and Today's Photographer, and have enjoyed extensive exhibition in the United States and Europe. Most recently, he was nominated in the International Color Awards 2007 Photography Masters Cup, and Peoples’ Choice awards in the 2007 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris.
His images are held in numerous private, institutional, and corporate collections and have been published in magazines as diverse as American Photo, Popular Photography, Photographic, and Solidarity, the magazine of the United Auto Workers Union. He was a featured photographer in the November 2002 issue of Photo Life, Canada's premier photography magazine, and in the May 2003 issue of the U.S. photography magazine, Shutterbug.
Don’s photos have also appeared in Nikon and Graphique de France calendars. Additionally, he has contributed to several annual photographic survey books, including the 1998 inaugural issue of Amateur Photography I from Graphis publishers, and five recent issues of Best of Photography Annual from Serbin publishers.
More than 100 of his international images are featured in the companion books The Good House Book and Building Green published by Lark Press in 2004 and 2005. His photos appear in other books by Lark, Houghton Mifflin, Workman, various university presses, and other publishers.
He is an accomplished public speaker and a frequent slide lecturer to school, campus, and community audiences throughout the country.
His exhibit at the Firehouse Gallery focuses on images from Burma, Tibet and Mali, with additional highlights from Vietnam, Cuba, India, Nepal, Bali and Italy. For the month of September, he will truly be our “eyes on the world.” Come meet and talk with him about his work and experiences on September 19th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, just prior to our Firehouse Fall Preview Extravaganza…we are thrilled to have him as our special guest for the event as well as our featured artist for September. For more info go to www.dongurewitzphotography.com
"Images of Our World" is co-produced by the Firehouse.
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The Firehouse Center for the Arts Art Gallery
The Firehouse Center for the Arts features twelve gallery shows a year. Each show is selected from submissions each Spring for the following year’s shows. Gallery exhibits have included local, national and international artists and have given our community the opportunity to view a variety of artwork including photography, paintings, monotype and sculpture.
Call for Artists
Artist Submissions now being accepted. Contact Pamela at 978-499-9931 or email pamela@firehouse.org for details and an application.
