John-David Richardson

Afterimage: Portraiture as Memory includes works by photographers and lens-based artists from Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky engaging with the remnants of what has been and the echoes of what is yet to come. Every photograph leaves a mark on the viewer and the maker, a visual and emotional connection that extends beyond the moment it was taken. Portraits become cherished artifacts and family albums transform into archives filled with love and resilience.

Afterimage: Portraiture as Memory invites one to pause and reflect on how photographs can bridge distances, connecting the past with the present, the self with others, and here with there. The camera is not just a tool for recording; it transforms moments and gazes into images that resonate beyond their creation and explores connections between memory, identity, and time through portraiture and contemporary storytelling. In this exhibition, artists revisit family photographs, document the closeness of current relationships, and envision futures in which today’s images become tomorrow’s proof. Whether personal, collective, documentary, or experimental, these works showcase photography’s quiet ability to capture who we were, who we are, who we might become, and how we might be remembered.

Artists: Alane Shoemaker, Alyssa McRoberts, Amy Kim, Cassidy Brauner, Cate Cole, Claire Wiedman, Clarissa Brown, Clementine Deck, Crystal Tursich, Daniel McInnis, Edmund Boateng, Elan Schwartz, Ella Wiggins, Frank Geiser, Grant Lawler, Ian Gunn, Jesse Ly, Jessica Raetzke, Julie Rae Powers, Logan St Hillaire, Michael Molloy, Michaelann Kelley, Nicholas Shellman, Sarah Smith, Swati Chopra

Also with Joshua Berg (artist), John-David Richardson (artist)

Cost: Free to the Public

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Long Exposure: Recent Work by Alumni of College of DAAP Fine Art Photography Program surveys the breadth and vitality of contemporary lens-based practices by alumni of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. Drawing from work created since the year 2000, the exhibition traces the range of approaches, concerns, and aesthetics that graduates carry into the broader field. Curated by current and former faculty including Jane Alden Stevens, Jordan Tate, John-David Richardson, and Kate Bonansinga, the exhibition highlights the continued relevance of a program grounded in critical inquiry and expanded photographic practice.

Artists: Addie Eichbauer, Alex Macon, Anjali Alm-Basu, Annie Concannon, Aubrey Theobald, Casey James Wilson, Danielle Schuster, Ellis Johnson, Emmaline Carter, Fazilat Soukhakian, Frankie Park, Gabrielle Barrera, Grant Lawler, Ivo Vretenarov, Jacob Riddle, Jesse Ly, Justin Hodges, Katie Brenner Wolf, Laura Fisher, Lauren Darpel, Luke Kindle, Mallory Henman, Peiter Griga, Rachel Rampleman, Robert Hein, Sarah Knobel, Sheida Soleimani, Tyler Chumney, Vidushi Shrivastava, Wyatt Niehaus

Also with John-David Richardson (curator), Kate Bonansinga (curator)

Cost: Free to the Public

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