Artist: Shane Lavalette

With the shift in focus for my project I have been trying to find artists that have work that deals specifically with place. I think Shane Lavalette's New England series are a brilliant example of a body of work that deals with a regional aesthetic. Eventually I would like my project to encompass more than just Virginia or the south but for the time being I'm striving to create a feel for place such as Lavalette achieves with this work.






Bio:
Shane Lavalette (b. 1987, Burlington, VT) currently lives and works in Somerville, MA. He received his BFA from Tufts University in partnership with The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Lavalette's photographs have been exhibited widely, including recent exhibitions at Montserrat College of Art Gallery, The Carpenter Center for Visual Arts at Harvard University, The Center for Photography at Woodstock and The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In 2009, he was awarded the Yousuf Karsh Prize in Photography. His editorial work has been published in various magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, Vice and SLASH. Lavalette is also the Publisher and Editor of Lay Flat.

Selected Exhibitions
2010 reGeneration2: Tomorrow’s Photographers Today, Les Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France, July 3–13, 2010
reGeneration2: Tomorrow’s Photographers Today, Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 19 – Sept. 26, 2010
One Hour Photo, American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC, May 8 – June 6, 2010
SRAUNUS, One Evening Exhibition of Projected Photographs, Vilnius, Lithuania, May 5, 2010
America Now, Montserrat Gallery, Beverly, MA, Feb. 5 – April 10, 2010
Getting Acquainted, Johalla Projects, Chicago, IL, Jan. 8 – 24, 2010
2009 Blind Spot Benefit Auction 2009, X INITIATIVE, New York, NY, Dec. 15, 2009
InsideOut: The Museum School Art Sale, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Nov. 18–22, 2009
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Carpenter Center for Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Nov. 2 – 29, 2009
Simply the Best, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA, August 5 – October 18, 2009
Liar, Liar, Liars!, PENNBRICK Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, July 31, 2009
Photography Now 2009, Center for Photography at Woodstock, Juror: Charlotte Cotton, June 13 – July 26, 2009
Graduating Students Exhibition, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, May 17 – June 5, 2009
Senior Projects, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, May 14–21, 2009
Emerging Photographers Auction, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York, NY, Jan. 2–21, 2009
2008 The Troposphere, The Hampshire House, New York, NY, Dec. 11, 2008 – Jan. 4, 2009
InsideOut: The Museum School Art Sale, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Nov. 19–23, 2008
Unseen Slideshow Night, Backlit Gallery & Studios, Nottingham, England, Nov. 21, 2008
Meet Waradise: Fjord, Meet Waradise, New York, NY, Nov. 19, 2008
Fabric of Reality, William Morris Hunt Library, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Nov. 5, 2008 – Feb. 15, 2009
Lions Never Sleep, Champions Never Cry, SATIN SATAN Gallery, Chicago, IL, March 29 – April 25, 2008
Slideluck Potshow XI, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY, March 29, 2008
2007 A Field Guide to the North American Family: The Exhibition, Gallery Bar, New York, NY, Dec. 6, 2007 – Jan. 2, 2008
Take Us Anywhere, But Take Us Now, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC, May 12–31, 2007
Instant Nostalgia, Bear Gallery, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA, April 6 – 20, 2007
Student Annual Exhibition, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Feb. 27 – March 14, 2007
Hijacking the Future: Hugs and Kisses, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Feb. 22 – March 22, 2007
2006 Photography Now, Juror: Henry Horenstein, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, Sept. 8 – Oct. 22, 2006

Awards / Grants
2010 Nominee, The Baum Award, Baum Foundation, 2010
Nominee, The Infinity Award, International Center of Photography (ICP), 2010
2009 Silver Eye Center for Photography Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 2009
Artist Grant, Puffin Foundation, Ltd., 2009
Yousuf Karsh Prize in Photography, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2009
Travel Grant, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2009
2008 PDN Photography Annual 2008, Winner, 2008
Project Grant, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2008
2007 Travel Grant, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2007
2006 Bob East Photojournalism Scholarship, NPPF, Winner, 2006
NFFA Arts, Merit Award in Photography, 2006


Artist Website: http://www.shanelavalette.com/