Event information
Celebrating the October season, Abandoned Haunts & Curious Trappings is a juried exhibition of hauntingly beautiful artworks judged by Matthew Christopher of Abandoned America. This show is on view October 6th through November 5th. A reception will be held Thursday, October 22, 7-9pm.
Artists Include
Jenn Brown • Scott Collins • Adam DeJesus • Gail Foley • Ronald Friedman • Jeanne Garrison • Briana Gervat • Matthew Hogan • V. Holeček • Kathryn Keller • Grace Kirkpatrick • Liz List • J. Mac • Ivy Manska • Stephanie Mesner • Katie Mohlmann • Denali Moore • Robert Morris • Clara Nulty • Charlotte Rose • Emily Schneider • Renee Spencer • Katie Stockell • Sophia Stoma • Sharon Sturgis • Joyce Symoniak • Ksenia Winnicki • Joanne Zeis • Elizabeth Zucker
About the Judge
Matthew Christopher has had an interest in abandoned sites since he was a child, but started documenting them in 2006 while researching the decline of the state hospital system. He has published two books of his work, Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream (Carpet Bombing Culture, 2016) and Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences (Jonglez, 2014), and is currently working on a third as well as producing the Abandoned America Podcast and regularly updating this website. His photography has been featured in NBC Nightly News, the New York Times, the L.A. Times, NPR, Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Post, Yahoo News, BBC, New York Post, Buzzfeed, the Weather Channel, the Huffington Post, the Discovery Channel Magazine, and many more. He has given presentations about the art of ruins, abandoned spaces, preservation, and mental health history for a wide variety of organizations, and his work has been displayed in galleries across the United States. His website, Abandoned America, has gained international attention and is considered one of the leading collections of images of abandoned spaces.
