HEY, HOT SHOT! GROUP EXHIBITION
Our esteemed panel reviews entries from a diverse body of photographers from all over the world, culminating in the selection of five Hot Shots. The five selected photographers participate in a two-week group exhibition at Jen Bekman Gallery. Kicking off with hugely popular opening receptions, these group shows are attended by collectors, critics and journalists alike. Each Hot Shot receives a $500 honorarium to put towards travel, framing or any other exhibition-related expenses.HEY, HOT SHOT!: THE ULTRAS
Each edition, Jen Bekman selects one photographer, an Ultra, from the five Hot Shots. Ultras receive continued representation from Jen Bekman Gallery, for at least the following calendar year. Represented artists gain extensive opportunities: a solo exhibition, media exposure, participation in group exhibitions and art fairs and opportunities to have their work published in books and/or monographs; this list marks just the beginning of the potential exposure.HEY, HOT SHOT!: GO SOLO
Each Ultra will have a full-length solo exhibition at Jen Bekman Gallery within two years of selection. Solo exhibitions at Jen Bekman Gallery have been reviewed by publications like The New Yorker, The New York Times, Der Spiegel and Le Monde. Work from these exhibitions is often acquired for important collections, both institutional and private.JEN BEKMAN GALLERY
Jen Bekman Gallery has shown the work of hundreds of artists at all stages of their careers. The gallery's innovative group exhibitions have placed the work of emerging artists alongside acclaimed photographers, including: Stephen Shore, Alec Soth, Todd Hido and Mitch Epstein. Many rising stars in the photography world have had critically acclaimed solo debuts at the gallery. Groundbreaking projects, including 20x200, round out the gallery's commitment to artists and collectors. Exhibitions at Jen Bekman Gallery have been critics' picks on Artforum.com, in The New Yorker, The Village Voice and in many other publications.CRITICS, COLLECTORS, JOURNALISTS & CURATORS KNOW JEN BEKMAN
Since its inaugural exhibition in March of 2003, Jen Bekman Gallery has attracted the attention of critics, museum curators and collectors alike. Gallery artists and exhibitions have been featured in The New York Times, PDN, Interior Design Magazine, W Magazine, Redbook, The Village Voice and New York Magazine. The gallery also has a well-established online presence and has been featured on websites including: Artforum.com, Curbed, Archdaily.com, Edificial.com, Daily Candy, Cool Hunting, Saatchi Online, Gawker, and Gothamist.
Jen Bekman, the gallery's founder and director, was a pioneer of the Lower East Side arts district, opening her space on Spring and Bowery in 2003. She writes a blog called Personism and is the founder of the international photo competition, Hey, Hot Shot! Her latest endeavor is 20x200, a place to buy limited-edition prints and photos at ridiculously affordable prices. Jen Bekman Projects, the gallery and its exhibitions, and Jen herself, have been featured in dozens of publications including: The New York Times, Domino (RIP), Harper's, Art in America, Foam, Businessweek, Dwell, Der Spiegel and Le Monde.
Jen has been a guest lecturer at the School of Visual Arts and the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University. She has served (or will soon be serving) as a reviewer for the Hyeres Festival in France, American Photography's 25, Center for Photography at Woodstock's Photography Now Competition, Center's Review Santa Fe, Houston's Fotofest, The New York Foundation for the Arts and Photo España's Descubrimientos PHE. She was named an Innovator of the Year by American Photo in 2006 and was honored with the Rising Star Award at Griffin Museum of Photography's annual Focus Awards in 2008. She has served on benefit auction committees for Blind Spot and BAMart. Her writing has appeared in GOOD Magazine and photo-eye Booklist.
YOU WANT THIS PANEL LOOKING AT YOUR WORK
Hey, Hot Shot competitions are judged by a carefully selected panel of photographers and photography professionals. The 2009 Hey, Hot Shot! panel includes:Christine Collins - photographer, educator, Hey, Hot Shot! alumna, artist represented by Jen Bekman Gallery
Raul Gutierrez - photographer, writer, Hey, Hot Shot! alum, 20x200 co-conspirator
Dana Faconti - Editor and Publisher at Blind Spot
Caterina Fake - Co-Founder of Flickr and Hunch.com
Stephen Frailey - photographer, educator, Chairman of the Photography Department at the School of Visual Arts
Darius Himes - writer, critic, photography book expert, Publisher of Radius Books
Jenni Holder - vintage photography expert, former Director of Edwynn Houk Gallery in NYC
Whitney Johnson - alum of the Open Society Institute & Soros Foundations Network, picture editor at The New Yorker
Julia Leach - collector, tastemaker, creative visionary, former Executive Vice President of Creative for kate spade, founder of Chance Studio
Nion McEvoy - collector, editor, philanthropist, Chairman and CEO of Chronicle Books
Lesley Martin - editor, educator, collector, Publisher of Aperture Books
Kent Rogowski - photographer and Visiting Critic at RISD
Stefan Ruiz - photographer, former Creative Director of Colors magazine