Mike Basher
Mike Basher (b. 1979, New York)
EXHIBITIONS
2017
Solo Exhibition, PULSE, North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, Pine Knoll Shores, NC
Solo Exhibition, ELEMENTS, St. Paul Gallery, Atlantic Beach, NC
2017 International Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
Black & White: 2017, Specto Art Space, Harrisonburg, VA
Photo Shoot: 2017, Blackbox Gallery, Portland, OR
Elegance & Decadence, Rebekah Jacob Gallery, Charleston, SC
Art From The Heart, Carteret County Arts Council, NC
2016
Solo Exhibition, ELEMENTS, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
Two-person show, Black, White & Color, Beaufort Art Market, NC
Composition Craven, Craven County Arts Council, New Bern, NC
Art From The Heart, Carteret Country Arts Council, NC
Wild Horses Of The Outer Banks, Carolina Artist Gallery, Morehead City, NC
2015
ArtRageous, Morehead City, NC
Art From The Heart, Carteret Country Arts Council, NC
Fishing The Ocean For Art, Carolina Artist Gallery, Morehead City, NC
2009 - 2014
Used large format film photography to re-chart my course, building a five-year catalogue of photography.
2009
After a 10-year break in working with large format film, immersed myself in it as a disconnect from the digital world.
1998 -
Editorial and Advertising photography for select clients, such as Under Armour, ESPN, Reebok, The North Face.EDUCATION
1999 Art Institute of Pittsburgh
AWARDS
2017 - American Photographic Artists (APA) Winning Series (Cypress Studies)
2017 - Shortlist, Tidal IV, CCAC
2016 - Award Of Excellence, Pound Net Studies, Art From The Heart - CCAC
2015 - Shortlist, Beaufort Inlet I, CCAC
COLLECTIONS
Works held in private collections in the United States.
AFFILIATIONS
Leader: American Photographic Artists
Member: Center for Photographic Art
A sublime experience found in ordinary space...
For the past fifteen years, Mike Basher has traveled the globe photographing campaigns for large corporations such as Under Armour, Reebok and The North Face, working with celebrities and athletes like Michael Phelps, Lindsey Vonn, and Andy Murray. This selection of his photography is the antithesis.
His inspiration for his work comes from the solitude of the outdoors. Mike's sublime, minimalistic photographs take a look at scenes often visited by others, yet his approach in isolating subjects leaves the viewer to often question, and even disregard its whereabouts.
Working exclusively with large format black and white film, each image is carefully crafted–seen through the process of making a precise exposure, hand developing the negative, final printing and display. This involved, hands-on craft brings him close to his work. What the viewer sees is essentially an extension of his persona. Quiet and precise, yet bold.
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