About The Artist
Schmidt began his photography journey in 2000 after being invited to style photo shoots for a local modern architect, which sparked his fascination with the art and process of photography. He received his first 35mm camera and promptly enrolled in the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts to refine his s...
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Artist: Les Schmidt
Price:
$1,656.00
Medium: Photography
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Creation Date: 2015
Materials: Archival Pigment
Dimensions: 18" x 27" x 1"
Finish: Unframed
About the Item: "Chet" 2015
Dorothy Jean Series
18" x 27" archival pigment print
Moab Entrada Rag fine art paper
#7/25 edition
signed and dated
Selected Finalist:
54th Annual Juried Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
The Red Clay Survey: 2017 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
82nd Annual National Exhibition, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, New York
Manifest International Photography Annual INPHA 6
I proudly exhibited Les Schmidt's award-winning photography at my New Orleans gallery for years. His work is in notable collections around the world and his exhibitions are always well received by collectors and the press alike. Over the coming months, I will be listing limited edition prints from his diverse portfolio.
(PLEASE NOTE: As with many photographic editions, prices rise as prints sell in each edition)
This is from a series of photographs of flower arrangements that are gorgeous in their fading; they look almost like watercolors in person, just amazing pictures.
BIO
Les Schmidt (b. 1960 New Brunswick, NJ) attended the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts from 2003-2004.
He has exhibited extensively in the US including Atlanta, GA; Los Angeles, CA; Naples, FL; New Orleans, LA and Cooperstown, NY and internationally in Budapest, Hungary and Crete, Greece. He’s been a twice selected finalist for Naples Art Association's Camera USA® National Photography Award (2016, 2017) as well as being curated into recent national exhibits held at the Huntsville Museum of Art, Masur Museum of Art and Attleboro Arts Museum
Les Schmidt works and resides in New Orleans, LA.
EXHIBITIONS
2019 Choice 2019
Atlanta Photography Group Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2018 Snap to Grid
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
Chania International Photo Festival
Grand Arsenali, Crete, Greece
St Tammany Art Association: 53rd National Juried Exhibition
Miriam Baranger Gallery, Covington, LA
Monochrome: Juried International Photography Exhibition
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Urban Landscapes
1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Still Life
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX
2017 Snap to Grid
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
I'll Be Your Mirror: The Portrait
1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
STORM
Guy Lyman Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
Solo Exhibition
Atlanta Celebrates Photography: Photo Buckhead
Buckhead Library, Atlanta, GA
Someone/Someplace: Figures, Portraits & Landscapes
Western Bureau Arts, San Jose, CA
Street Photography: Juried International Photography Exhibition
PH 21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Cooperstown Art Association: 82nd Annual National Exhibition
CAA Village Building, Cooperstown, NY
The Red Clay Survey: 2017 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
St Tammany Art Association: 52nd National Juried Exhibition
STAA Art House, Covington, LA
RECOLLECTIONS: A Community Photography Project
New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, LA
It's a Sign: The Medium is the Message
1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Camera USA® 2017: National Photography Exhibition
The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL
Line - 2017 National Juried Exhibition
Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
Masur Museum of Art: 54th Annual Juried Competition
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
2016 New Beginnings: Insight Photography Show
Rail Yard Studios, Nashville, TN
Highway 90: Beyond the Rigolets
Guy Lyman Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
Solo Exhibition
Abstracted
Mpls Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN
Portraiture: Photography Now
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
THINGS: a still life show
5 Press Gallery, New Orleans, LA
ARTifact
Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT
Fishing for Iconography 2
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX
Camera USA® USA 2016: National Photography Exhibition
The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL
2015 Dorothy Jean
Guy Lyman Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
Solo Exhibition
2012 A New Landscape: The 10th Annual Grand Isle Juried Exhibition
Grand Isle Community Center, Grand Isle, LA
2011 The Windsor Court Art Showcase Series
Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA
Solo Exhibition
Embleme
Eustis Studios, Cape Girardeau, MO
Solo Exhibition
2009 PhotoNOLA 2009
Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Salon d'Automne
Arthur Silverman Studio, New Orleans, LA
2006 New Works
Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Souvenir
Grand Contemporary, Lafayette, LA
2005 Souvenir
Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2004 Leaf Shadows
Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2003 Jack Swanson Photographic Exhibit
St Tammany Art Association, Covington, LA
Underexposed
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
Dorothy Jean Series
18" x 27" archival pigment print
Moab Entrada Rag fine art paper
#7/25 edition
signed and dated
Selected Finalist:
54th Annual Juried Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
The Red Clay Survey: 2017 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
82nd Annual National Exhibition, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, New York
Manifest International Photography Annual INPHA 6
I proudly exhibited Les Schmidt's award-winning photography at my New Orleans gallery for years. His work is in notable collections around the world and his exhibitions are always well received by collectors and the press alike. Over the coming months, I will be listing limited edition prints from his diverse portfolio.
(PLEASE NOTE: As with many photographic editions, prices rise as prints sell in each edition)
This is from a series of photographs of flower arrangements that are gorgeous in their fading; they look almost like watercolors in person, just amazing pictures.
BIO
Les Schmidt (b. 1960 New Brunswick, NJ) attended the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts from 2003-2004.
He has exhibited extensively in the US including Atlanta, GA; Los Angeles, CA; Naples, FL; New Orleans, LA and Cooperstown, NY and internationally in Budapest, Hungary and Crete, Greece. He’s been a twice selected finalist for Naples Art Association's Camera USA® National Photography Award (2016, 2017) as well as being curated into recent national exhibits held at the Huntsville Museum of Art, Masur Museum of Art and Attleboro Arts Museum
Les Schmidt works and resides in New Orleans, LA.
EXHIBITIONS
2019 Choice 2019
Atlanta Photography Group Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2018 Snap to Grid
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
Chania International Photo Festival
Grand Arsenali, Crete, Greece
St Tammany Art Association: 53rd National Juried Exhibition
Miriam Baranger Gallery, Covington, LA
Monochrome: Juried International Photography Exhibition
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Urban Landscapes
1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Still Life
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX
2017 Snap to Grid
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
I'll Be Your Mirror: The Portrait
1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
STORM
Guy Lyman Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
Solo Exhibition
Atlanta Celebrates Photography: Photo Buckhead
Buckhead Library, Atlanta, GA
Someone/Someplace: Figures, Portraits & Landscapes
Western Bureau Arts, San Jose, CA
Street Photography: Juried International Photography Exhibition
PH 21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Cooperstown Art Association: 82nd Annual National Exhibition
CAA Village Building, Cooperstown, NY
The Red Clay Survey: 2017 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
St Tammany Art Association: 52nd National Juried Exhibition
STAA Art House, Covington, LA
RECOLLECTIONS: A Community Photography Project
New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, LA
It's a Sign: The Medium is the Message
1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Camera USA® 2017: National Photography Exhibition
The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL
Line - 2017 National Juried Exhibition
Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
Masur Museum of Art: 54th Annual Juried Competition
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
2016 New Beginnings: Insight Photography Show
Rail Yard Studios, Nashville, TN
Highway 90: Beyond the Rigolets
Guy Lyman Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
Solo Exhibition
Abstracted
Mpls Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN
Portraiture: Photography Now
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
THINGS: a still life show
5 Press Gallery, New Orleans, LA
ARTifact
Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT
Fishing for Iconography 2
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX
Camera USA® USA 2016: National Photography Exhibition
The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL
2015 Dorothy Jean
Guy Lyman Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
Solo Exhibition
2012 A New Landscape: The 10th Annual Grand Isle Juried Exhibition
Grand Isle Community Center, Grand Isle, LA
2011 The Windsor Court Art Showcase Series
Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA
Solo Exhibition
Embleme
Eustis Studios, Cape Girardeau, MO
Solo Exhibition
2009 PhotoNOLA 2009
Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Salon d'Automne
Arthur Silverman Studio, New Orleans, LA
2006 New Works
Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Souvenir
Grand Contemporary, Lafayette, LA
2005 Souvenir
Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2004 Leaf Shadows
Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2003 Jack Swanson Photographic Exhibit
St Tammany Art Association, Covington, LA
Underexposed
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
About The Artist
Schmidt began his photography journey in 2000 after being invited to style photo shoots for a local modern architect, which sparked his fascination with the art and process of photography. He received his first 35mm camera and promptly enrolled in the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts to refine his skills.
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