Mark Chester Photography

Archers, Bhutan, 1980 and Steve Martin, California, 1978 from...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:01:06 -0400

Archers, Bhutan, 1980 and Steve Martin, California, 1978 from Mark Chester’s Twosomes touring exhibit and companion book (Un-Gyve Press); opening in DC in June at Busboys and Poets and at the Scandinavian Cultural Center (Massachusetts) in July.

Twosomes @ Busboys & Poets, Washington DC

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:45:00 -0400

A Six Month Stay for Mark Chester’s Twosomes at Busboys & Poets 14th & V

Washington DC 14th & V | June - November 2013

A collection of black and white photographs made over forty years, representing vastly varied subjects, roles, and cultures; pairing images of differing decades, countries, and ethnicities; making connections through commonalities, with an ever-present, but never unkind humor.

Thirty-eight framed diptychs will be exhibited along with the award-winning companion book (2011, Un-Gyve Press).

Details to be announced. For more information please visit: www.twosomes.net and www.busboysandpoets.com

Cutout Man, New York, 1971 | U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C., 1977

REALITY CHECK - THE GREG HOPKINS QUINTET + ONE (UN-GYVE...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:22:30 -0400

REALITY CHECK - THE GREG HOPKINS QUINTET + ONE (UN-GYVE RECORDS). Cover Photograph: Mark Chester, “Painters” (California, 1983) from Twosomes (Un-Gyve Press). Six of the country’s premiere jazz players offer up a Reality Check with the unparalleled compositions and arrangements of the great Greg Hopkins “the sound and spirit of a real working band.” (PRNewsFoto/Un-Gyve Limited)

Mark Chester in El Mundo

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:43:51 -0400

View the March issue of El Mundo below, Reportaje Especial pp. 32-33.

Jim Dine Sculpture, Two Black Hearts, Massachusetts, 2004,...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:30:08 -0500

Jim Dine Sculpture, Two Black Hearts, Massachusetts, 2004, Copyright Mark Chester from Twosomes (Un-Gyve Press).

First Friday February Open Studios 450 Harrison Avenue, Boston....

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 10:46:55 -0500

First Friday February Open Studios 450 Harrison Avenue, Boston. Browsing Twosomes at Mark Chester’s studio (photograph Mark Chester).

Making Waves The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod | Cotuit Center for...

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 10:35:08 -0500

Making Waves The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod | Cotuit Center for the Arts

“Keeping younger patrons in mind, art work will be displayed at a lower height throughout the exhibit – right at children’s eye level. A series of child-friendly events will be scheduled over the course of the month. School groups are welcome to the exhibit for free for the duration of the show, and are given docent-led tours and art instruction customized to the age level of the children.”

January 7 – February 23, 2013 | Monday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm

Cotuit Center for the Arts | 4404 Route 28, Cotuit MA | T: 508-362-0066

Generously sponsored by the Donald C. McGraw Foundation, Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation, Cape Cod Melody Tent and supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the County of Barnstable.

Photograph by Mark Chester. Children from 4th grade come to view the show.

"Why is a photograph worth a thousand words? Who came up with that number anyway? Why not just one..."

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:21:30 -0500

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Why is a photograph worth a thousand words? Who came up with that number anyway? Why not just one hundred? Or five -hundred?

(This blog is 612 words plus a photograph, so here are 1612 words about the “photographer-writer.”)

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- Mastering Photo » The Photographer Who Writes

Barnstable Municipal Airport Exhibit Features: Nyoman’s...

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:09:13 -0500

Barnstable Municipal Airport Exhibit Features: Nyoman's Hand - Mark Chester

Barnstable Municipal Airport Exhibit Features: Gulliver's Hand - Mark Chester

Barnstable Municipal Airport Exhibit Features: Nyoman’s Hand and Gulliver’s Hand by Mark Chester from Twosomes (Un-Gyve Press)

"“Once again, the chosen works represent an extraordinary range of local talent,” wrote..."

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:59:05 -0500

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“Once again, the chosen works represent an extraordinary range of local talent,” wrote Kevin Howard, executive director of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, who has spearheaded the project along with Airport Commission Vice Chairman Donald Megathlin. Michael Giaquinto, exhibitions curator at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, is serving as collections manager.

The artists whose work was chosen for the new exhibit include Jane Fay Baker of Woods Hole; Mark Chester of Falmouth; Carole Ann Danner of Hyannis; Kevin King of North Falmouth; Coco Larrain and Kathleen Sidwell, both of Brewster; Jane Lincoln of East Falmouth; Michael McGuire of Provincetown; Elizabeth Mumford of Hyannis Port; Carroll Sivco of Harwich Port; and, Edith Tonelli of West Barnstable.

”

- Airport continues to take art under its wing by Mary Richmond

“Jack’s Wharf, Provincetown,” by Carole Ann Danner

Twosomes @ Barnes & Noble 11/7 @ 7 PM

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:38:20 -0500

(view this invitation online)

un-gyve: Twosomes, Mark Chester @ Barnes & Noble Boston...

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:49:13 -0400

un-gyve:

Twosomes, Mark Chester @ Barnes & Noble Boston University

11/7 at 7 PM: Exhibition, Talk, Book Signing

Twosomes by Mark Chester (Un-Gyve Press) in the Fifth Floor Reading Room.

Barnes & Noble 660 Beacon Street, Kenmore Square, Boston

T: 617.267.8484

Seeing The Big Picture with Mark Chester

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:06:15 -0400

Orleans Camera & Video Class: Saturday, October 27th 10AM-1PM

From Doolin To Dingle, Ireland’s Southwest Coast

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:57:09 -0400

The white sign glared from the black asphalt road: “Very Slow.”

It is a sensible warning, for there is no need to hurry in West Ireland. The corridor from Doolin in County Clare to Dingle in County Kerry stirs with scenes of earth, rain, and fire supported by a cast of Irish characters.

I came to Ireland accompanying the Stage Door Canteen, a swing band from Falmouth, Mass., my hometown. Its big-band sound differs from the traditional Irish Celtic music I discovered on Ireland’s Southwest Coast.

Though there was the sound of a roaring fire in the parlor of Moy House, it was a shot of Midleton single malt Irish whiskey that soothed my nerves after driving six hours on the left-hand side of the road from Dublin to the West Coast.

Moy House is a refurbished 1820s private home built of local sea stone and situated on Liscannor Bay, now a Bed and Breakfast set on 15 wooded acres with a river running through it. The welcome letter to guests invites “weather and, time permitting, you may wish to borrow a pair of Wellies and head down our lawn to the Atlantic…”

The “weather permitting” part was a tip off. They say the same thing in Ireland as in New England. “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.”

But no matter the time of day, the last weekend of February, is magical in Doolin. It is the place where the best Irish musicians play in the Russell Memorial Weekend that honors the three late Russell brothers, Micho, Pakie, and Gusso, Doolin’s world-class concertina, timber flute and tin whistle players, respectively. Born in the early 1900s, the brothers Russell have left an indelible impression on Irish music.

Read the full story of Mark Chester’s travels through Ireland in The Epoch Times »

SoWa Open Studios: Mark Chester Photographs

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:19:00 -0400

October 5, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Boston’s South End Artist Guild, 450 Harrison Avenue.

Visit Mark Chester Photographs in Suite 410A

Twosomes in Mystic at Bank Square Books

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:17:00 -0400

(view this invitation online)

Photography Exhibit and Talk on Cape Cod

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:58:03 -0400

Twosomes photography exhibition and companion book by Mark Chester (Un-Gyve Press) will be on display concurrently through September 2012 at The Mashpee Public Library 64 Steeple Street and the Falmouth Jewish Congregation 7 Hatchville Road.

Don’t miss the talk and signing at FJC Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Twosomes at CowFish Hampton Bays

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:39:00 -0400

(view this invitation online)

Copley Society of Art: Mark Chester at Pigalle

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:26:24 -0400

25 Feb – 23 Aug 2012

The Copley Society of Art is proud to present a new off-site exhibition space at Pigalle, a Parisian restaurant in Boston’s Theatre district located at 75 Charles Street, currently featuring photographs by Mark Chester. Chester documents humanity in black and white with well judged comic timing. Chester’s ironic and interesting photographs have been published in numerous publications around the nation including the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune.

PhotoPlace Gallery New Portfolio Artists Exhibition

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:27:59 -0400

Now on view at PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury Vermont.

Portfolios will be available for viewing at the gallery and on-line for one year with an exhibit July 10 through August 4th, 2012.