EXHIBITS
2021
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2021 Open Photography Exhibit - Salmagundi Club - NY, NY
2020
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2020 Open Photography Exhibit – Salmagundi Club – NY, NY
OUTwork – City Lights Gallery – Bridgeport, CT
Margins National Juried Exhibition – Barrett Art Center – Poughkeepsie, NY
Figuratively Speaking – Salmagundi Club – NY, NY
All About Love – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
2019
Carnevale – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Twisted by Nature – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
Naked in Jersey – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
Spring Awakening – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
2019 Open Photography Exhibit – Salmagundi Club – NY, NY
2018
I Still Remember – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
East of the Sun – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
Celebration – Torpedo Factory Art Center – Alexandria, VA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
14th National Competition – fotofoto Gallery – Huntington, NY
Still Life: Elevating the Mundane – Photo Place Gallery – Middlebury, VT
Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo – Twentynine Palms, CA
40th Annual Non Member Exhibition – Salmagundi Club – NY, NY
Actualizing an Archetype – Studio One – Tucson, AZ
(Sponsored by College of Fine Arts University of Arizona)
2017
I Still Remember – The HUB at the LGBT Visitor Center – Miami Beach, FL
Warrior of Hope / I Still Remember – The Fine Art Galleries at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community
Center – Allentown, PA
I Am What I Am…We Are Who We Are! – Pride Center of Staten Island, NY
Invisible – SAGE Center Midtown – NY, NY
The HUB at the LGBT Visitor Center – Miami Beach, FL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
PHOTOcentric 2017 – The Riverside Galleries – Garrison Art Center – Garrison, NY
Portraiture: Looking at Photography – Black Box Gallery – Portland, OR
Portals – Photo Place Gallery – Middlebury, VT
The Face – Darkroom Gallery – Essex Junction, VT
Focus: Narrative Photography – Black Box Gallery – Portland, OR
2016
I Still Remember – LGBTQ Center of Durham, NC
East of the Sun – Bronxville Women’s Club – Bronxville, NY
Warrior of Hope / I Still Remember – SAGE Center Midtown – NY, NY
Invisible – Pride Center of Staten Island, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
In Stillness – Darkroom Gallery – Essex Junction, VT
NVAL 2016 International Juried Photography Show – Redding, CA
2015
I Still Remember – Pride Center of Staten Island, NY
Warrior of Hope - OC LGBT Center on 4th- Santa Ana, CA - Dec.
Pride Center of Staten Island- NY, NY - Sept.
Prince Street Project Space – Leslie-Lohman Museum – NY, NY - July
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Rural Impressions – NYC4PA – Jadite Galleries - NY, NY
Portraits – NYC4PA – New Century Artists - NY, NY
2014
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Dreams, Fantasies, and Illusions – Photo Place Gallery - Middlebury, VT
2013
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
NY Photo Club – Prince Street Project Space – Leslie-Lohman Museum - NY, NY
2012
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Open 2012 – West Side Arts Coalition - NY, NY
Home – West Side Arts Coalition - NY, NY
Postcards From the Edge – Cheim & Read Gallery - NY, NY
2011
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Persona – Darkroom Gallery - Essex Junction, VT
Annual Juried Photography & Graphics Exhibition – Salmagundi Art Club - NY, NY
Phone-O-Graphic – Darkroom Gallery - Essex Junction, VT
As We See It – The Center - NY, NY
2010
Indulgences – Aphrodite Gallery - Philadelphia, PA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Annual Juried Photography & Graphics Exhibition – Salmagundi Art Club - NY, NY
Global Rhythm – Del Ray Artisans - Alexandria, VA
Tattoo Show – The Center - NY, NY
Inside Out: Portraiture Today – Watchung Art Center - Watchung, NJ
Nailed – BWAC - Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
The Human Landscape – Limner Gallery - Hudson, NY
Rogue Space / Chelsea – NY, NY
Focal Resolution 1 – Climate Gallery - Long Island City, NY
2009
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Art In Changing Perspectives – BWAC - Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
The Words of Color – BWAC - Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
Another Photography Show – Empire State Studio - Oceanside, NY
As We See It – The Center - NY, NY
2008
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Annual Juried Photography & Graphics Exhibition – Salmagundi Art Club - NY, NY
AWARDS
2015 - Bronze Award for Narrow Gorge - Art Forward – Montecito, CA
Merit Award for Despair – The Full Spectrum – North Valley Art League - Redding, CA
2009 - Honorable Mention - Raandesk’s Juried Exhibition – NY, NY
Sing Si Schwartz Memorial Award for Photography – Salmagundi Art Club – NY, NY
FILM
2020 – I Still Remember – Director of Photography / Screen Writer
MUSIC VIDEO
2016 – Erotico - Videographer
BOOKS, MAGAZINES & NEWSPAPERS
MAGAZINES / NEWSPAPERS
A&U Magazine – Sept. 2020 https://aumag.org/2020/09/14/lester-blum-vladimir-rios-i-still-remember-film/
Morning Call Newspaper – July 2017 http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-ent-aids-bradbury-sullivan-center-allentown-lester-blum-exhibit-20170710-story.html
Herald Sun Newspaper – Dec. 2016http://www.heraldsun.com/news/world-aids-day-hiv-aids-hasn-t-gone-away/article_347244c8-b833-11e6-9f58-835f7fca2674.html
A&U Magazine – Aug. 2016 http://www.aumag.org/2016/08/31/invisible-lester-blum-vladimir-rios-gallery/
POZ Magazine – Dec. 2015 http://www.poz.com/articles/blum_rios_photography_2991_28003.shtml A&U Magazine – Nov. 2015 http://www.aumag.org/2015/12/02/lester-blum-vladimir-rios/ Out In Jersey – Aug. / Sept. 2015 Macabre Art Magazine – The Best of 2013 & Issue 3 (8 photographs included)
SELF PUBLISHED
Through the Eyes of a PFC 1942-1945
Beyond the Swirl (Children’s Book)
Tarnished Jewel Cuba
Invisible
Distant Dreams Myanmar
I Still Remember
Warrior of Hope
Divine Land – China
Aloha Maui
Beyond the Door – A Visual Journey in Spain
Perception of Christ
Hands: The Embodiment of Man
Manography – The Sensual to the Erotic
ANTHOLOGIES
Self Portraits by Others by Hunter O’Hanian
Kissed published by Bruno Gmunder
TELEVISION INTERVIEWS
Preston Lopez Show – Oct. 2020
DIVA TIME – Oct. 2019
Preston Lopez Show – Sept. 2019
NBC 6 Miami – 6 In The Mix – Dec. 1, 2017
NY 1 (Time Warner Cable) – Art Segment – Dec. 2015
Preston Lopez Show – Dec. 2015
2021
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2021 Open Photography Exhibit - Salmagundi Club - NY, NY
2020
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2020 Open Photography Exhibit – Salmagundi Club – NY, NY
OUTwork – City Lights Gallery – Bridgeport, CT
Margins National Juried Exhibition – Barrett Art Center – Poughkeepsie, NY
Figuratively Speaking – Salmagundi Club – NY, NY
All About Love – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
2019
Carnevale – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Twisted by Nature – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
Naked in Jersey – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
Spring Awakening – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
2019 Open Photography Exhibit – Salmagundi Club – NY, NY
2018
I Still Remember – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
East of the Sun – La Vie Galerie LLC – Livingston, NJ
Celebration – Torpedo Factory Art Center – Alexandria, VA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
14th National Competition – fotofoto Gallery – Huntington, NY
Still Life: Elevating the Mundane – Photo Place Gallery – Middlebury, VT
Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo – Twentynine Palms, CA
40th Annual Non Member Exhibition – Salmagundi Club – NY, NY
Actualizing an Archetype – Studio One – Tucson, AZ
(Sponsored by College of Fine Arts University of Arizona)
2017
I Still Remember – The HUB at the LGBT Visitor Center – Miami Beach, FL
Warrior of Hope / I Still Remember – The Fine Art Galleries at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community
Center – Allentown, PA
I Am What I Am…We Are Who We Are! – Pride Center of Staten Island, NY
Invisible – SAGE Center Midtown – NY, NY
The HUB at the LGBT Visitor Center – Miami Beach, FL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
PHOTOcentric 2017 – The Riverside Galleries – Garrison Art Center – Garrison, NY
Portraiture: Looking at Photography – Black Box Gallery – Portland, OR
Portals – Photo Place Gallery – Middlebury, VT
The Face – Darkroom Gallery – Essex Junction, VT
Focus: Narrative Photography – Black Box Gallery – Portland, OR
2016
I Still Remember – LGBTQ Center of Durham, NC
East of the Sun – Bronxville Women’s Club – Bronxville, NY
Warrior of Hope / I Still Remember – SAGE Center Midtown – NY, NY
Invisible – Pride Center of Staten Island, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
In Stillness – Darkroom Gallery – Essex Junction, VT
NVAL 2016 International Juried Photography Show – Redding, CA
2015
I Still Remember – Pride Center of Staten Island, NY
Warrior of Hope - OC LGBT Center on 4th- Santa Ana, CA - Dec.
Pride Center of Staten Island- NY, NY - Sept.
Prince Street Project Space – Leslie-Lohman Museum – NY, NY - July
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Rural Impressions – NYC4PA – Jadite Galleries - NY, NY
Portraits – NYC4PA – New Century Artists - NY, NY
2014
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Dreams, Fantasies, and Illusions – Photo Place Gallery - Middlebury, VT
2013
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
NY Photo Club – Prince Street Project Space – Leslie-Lohman Museum - NY, NY
2012
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Open 2012 – West Side Arts Coalition - NY, NY
Home – West Side Arts Coalition - NY, NY
Postcards From the Edge – Cheim & Read Gallery - NY, NY
2011
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Persona – Darkroom Gallery - Essex Junction, VT
Annual Juried Photography & Graphics Exhibition – Salmagundi Art Club - NY, NY
Phone-O-Graphic – Darkroom Gallery - Essex Junction, VT
As We See It – The Center - NY, NY
2010
Indulgences – Aphrodite Gallery - Philadelphia, PA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Annual Juried Photography & Graphics Exhibition – Salmagundi Art Club - NY, NY
Global Rhythm – Del Ray Artisans - Alexandria, VA
Tattoo Show – The Center - NY, NY
Inside Out: Portraiture Today – Watchung Art Center - Watchung, NJ
Nailed – BWAC - Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
The Human Landscape – Limner Gallery - Hudson, NY
Rogue Space / Chelsea – NY, NY
Focal Resolution 1 – Climate Gallery - Long Island City, NY
2009
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Art In Changing Perspectives – BWAC - Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
The Words of Color – BWAC - Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
Another Photography Show – Empire State Studio - Oceanside, NY
As We See It – The Center - NY, NY
2008
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Annual Juried Photography & Graphics Exhibition – Salmagundi Art Club - NY, NY
AWARDS
2015 - Bronze Award for Narrow Gorge - Art Forward – Montecito, CA
Merit Award for Despair – The Full Spectrum – North Valley Art League - Redding, CA
2009 - Honorable Mention - Raandesk’s Juried Exhibition – NY, NY
Sing Si Schwartz Memorial Award for Photography – Salmagundi Art Club – NY, NY
FILM
2020 – I Still Remember – Director of Photography / Screen Writer
MUSIC VIDEO
2016 – Erotico - Videographer
BOOKS, MAGAZINES & NEWSPAPERS
MAGAZINES / NEWSPAPERS
A&U Magazine – Sept. 2020 https://aumag.org/2020/09/14/lester-blum-vladimir-rios-i-still-remember-film/
Morning Call Newspaper – July 2017 http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-ent-aids-bradbury-sullivan-center-allentown-lester-blum-exhibit-20170710-story.html
Herald Sun Newspaper – Dec. 2016http://www.heraldsun.com/news/world-aids-day-hiv-aids-hasn-t-gone-away/article_347244c8-b833-11e6-9f58-835f7fca2674.html
A&U Magazine – Aug. 2016 http://www.aumag.org/2016/08/31/invisible-lester-blum-vladimir-rios-gallery/
POZ Magazine – Dec. 2015 http://www.poz.com/articles/blum_rios_photography_2991_28003.shtml A&U Magazine – Nov. 2015 http://www.aumag.org/2015/12/02/lester-blum-vladimir-rios/ Out In Jersey – Aug. / Sept. 2015 Macabre Art Magazine – The Best of 2013 & Issue 3 (8 photographs included)
SELF PUBLISHED
Through the Eyes of a PFC 1942-1945
Beyond the Swirl (Children’s Book)
Tarnished Jewel Cuba
Invisible
Distant Dreams Myanmar
I Still Remember
Warrior of Hope
Divine Land – China
Aloha Maui
Beyond the Door – A Visual Journey in Spain
Perception of Christ
Hands: The Embodiment of Man
Manography – The Sensual to the Erotic
ANTHOLOGIES
Self Portraits by Others by Hunter O’Hanian
Kissed published by Bruno Gmunder
TELEVISION INTERVIEWS
Preston Lopez Show – Oct. 2020
DIVA TIME – Oct. 2019
Preston Lopez Show – Sept. 2019
NBC 6 Miami – 6 In The Mix – Dec. 1, 2017
NY 1 (Time Warner Cable) – Art Segment – Dec. 2015
Preston Lopez Show – Dec. 2015