Publish Your Photography Book: Revised & UpdatedMVS On the Road
To learn from MVS, attend one of her public appearances listed below, or attend one of her upcoming workshops. If you are considering meeting privately with MVS, know that she frequently adds a day or two to the agenda of her personal appearances around the country to work with photographers (priority given to existing clients).
New in 2019: When I am at my home office in Tucson, consultation availability for new and existing clients will be Wednesday & Thursdays, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM MST. Existing clients will also have consultation availability Monday, Tuesday, Friday at 4:00-6:00 PM MST.
May 12-27, NYC MVS Available for Consultations
| May 11, 2019 | to | June 4, 2019 |
MVS will be available for a limited number of consultations while in New York City.
If you have worked with Ms. Swanson in the past, please feel free to contact her directly at mvs@mvswanson.com to schedule a session.
If this would be your initial consultation, please visit “Mentoring with MVS” and follow the links to submit a client fact sheet; upon receipt she will be in touch with you to schedule your initial consultation.
Sessions are confirmed in the order requests are received.
May 5–11, NYC Workshop: “Your Work and Its Audience: Making the Match”
| May 5, 2019 | to | May 11, 2019 |
Your Work and Its Audience: Making the Match
Mary Virginia Swanson & Special Guests
Hosted by La Luz Workshops
“As artists, we derive great joy from bringing a personal project to completion. Sharing that work with others completes the creative cycle.
In this workshop participants will gain insights from a diverse range of industry experts on advancing their project towards targeted presentation. This includes researching your topic and finding its audience, working to edit a project to its strengths and present it to potential venues, publishers and other constituencies.”
For photographers serious about their creative practice and who wish to take their work to the next level. Limited to 15 students.
Acceptance by application and portfolio only, details below. Application deadline extended to January 28.
Full details about this workshop are here.
April 27, Portland, OR: Book Signing during Photolucida
| April 27, 2019 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Photolucida
PHOTOBOOK FAIR at Blue Sky Gallery
MVS will be participating in the Photobook Fair for Publish Your Photography Book with Princeton Architentural Press. Many other fantastic publishers and artists will be present during the fair. This event is free and open to the public.
“Photolucida’s second-ever publisher’s Photobook Fair is all about celebrating the photobook! Join 12 small-press publishers – Radius Books, Candela Books, Keher Verlag, Zatara Press, Dark Springs Press, One Twelve, Ain’t-Bad, Fall Line Press, Fraction Editions, Kris Graves Projects, Daylight Books, Princeton Architectural Press – who will be set up with collectible, hot-off-the-press, and hard-to-find-elsewhere publications to view or purchase. Participating publishers will have books to be signed by artists in attendance: Dotan Saguy, RJ Kern, Vladimir Antaki, Ken Rosenthal, Molly McCall, Will Douglas, Alexis Pike, Stephen Milner, Clay Maxwell Jordan, Cody Bratt, Kris Graves, Aline Smithson, Maha Al-Asaker, Hilary Duffy, Emily Matyas, Soraya Zaman, Jeanine Micha-Bales, and Mary Virginia Swanson.
Pearl District galleries exhibiting photography will stay open this evening for a GALLERY WALK to welcome Photolucida participants and the general public! Galleries include Froelick Gallery, Augen Gallery and PDX Contemporary Art.”
Blue Sky Gallery
122 NW 8th Avenue
Portland OR 97209
April 25–28, Portland, OR: MVS Participating at Photolucida Portfolio Reviews
| April 25, 2019 | to | April 28, 2019 |
MVS will be participating as a reviewer in Photolucida’s Portfolio Reviews. For details about the event visit: https://www.photolucida.org/portfolio-reviews.
April 24 & 29, Portland, OR: MVS Available for Consultations
| April 24, 2019 | to | April 29, 2019 |
MVS will be available for a limited number of consultations while in Portland, Oregon for Photolucida.
If you have worked with Ms. Swanson in the past, please feel free to contact her directly at mvs@mvswanson.com to schedule a session.
If this would be your initial consultation, please visit “Mentoring with MVS” and follow the links to submit a client fact sheet; upon receipt she will be in touch with you to schedule your initial consultation.
Sessions are confirmed in the order requests are received.
April 16–23, Tucson: MVS Available for Consultations
| April 16, 2019 | to | April 23, 2019 |
MVS will be available for a limited number of consultations while at home in Tucson, Arizona.
If you have worked with Ms. Swanson in the past, please feel free to contact her directly at mvs@mvswanson.com to schedule a session.
If this would be your initial consultation, please visit “Mentoring with MVS” and follow the links to submit a client fact sheet; upon receipt she will be in touch with you to schedule your initial consultation.
Sessions are confirmed in the order requests are received.
April 10–15, Winchester, MA: MVS Presenting & Available for Consultations
| April 10, 2019 | to | April 15, 2019 |
This April, MVS will once again be returning to the Griffin Museum for:
- Her annual NESOP Cross Currents event Friday, April 12th
(open to NESOP Students, Alumni and Griffin Museum Members) - As well as other weekend presentations for current Griffin Museum Members and Atelier participants on April 13 & 14.
Planning is underway and details will be announced here and on the Programming section of the Griffin’s website. If you are not already member of the Griffin, consider joining here.
March 30 – April 9, NYC: MVS Available for Consultations
| March 30, 2019 | to | April 9, 2019 |
MVS will be available for a limited number of consultations while in New York City. MVS will be attending the NY Portfolio Review (March 30–31) and AIPAD (April 4–7).
If you have worked with Ms. Swanson in the past, please feel free to contact her directly at mvs@mvswanson.com to schedule a session.
If this would be your initial consultation, please visit “Mentoring with MVS” and follow the links to submit a client fact sheet; upon receipt she will be in touch with you to schedule your initial consultation.
Sessions are confirmed in the order requests are received.
March 23-24, Denver, CO: MVS Participating in the Month of Photography Portfolio Reviews
| March 23, 2019 9:00 am | to | March 24, 2019 3:30 pm |
Month of Photography 2019 | PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
Hosted by Colorado Photographic Arts Center
Registration closes February 20, 2019
“MoP Portfolio Reviews are an unparalleled opportunity for registered artists to spend dedicated time with 30 influential professionals in the local and national photography community.
Gallery owners, museum curators, editors, publishers, and collectors from Colorado and all over the US will gather in Denver to review work. Whether you’re seeking exposure for a finished portfolio or feedback on a body of work in progress, MoP reviews can help you advance your practice and career. In previous years, numerous photographers have left with opportunities to exhibit, publish, and sell their work.
Reviewers
View the list of confirmed Reviewers for MoP 2019. The review appointments will be selected by a lottery system before the event and based on your list of your preferences. Reviewer preference forms will be emailed in February to participants who have registered for the event. We will email you your appointment list one week before the event.”
Registration
To register, please visit https://cpacphoto.org/mop-2019-portfolio-reviews/.
The registration fees are $352 (8 reviews), $528 (12 reviews) and $704 (16 reviews).
March 21 & 25, Denver, CO: MVS Available for Consultations
| March 21, 2019 | to | March 25, 2019 |
MVS will be available for a limited number of consultations while in Denver, Colorado while attending Colorado’s Month of Photography.
If you have worked with Ms. Swanson in the past, please feel free to contact her directly at mvs@mvswanson.com to schedule a session.
If this would be your initial consultation, please visit “Mentoring with MVS” and follow the links to submit a client fact sheet; upon receipt she will be in touch with you to schedule your initial consultation.
Sessions are confirmed in the order requests are received.