Art Events in Manila and Beyond

This coming Saturday, January 10, 2009, from 3-5pm, United States based artist Stella Kalaw will be giving an Artist Talk at Silverlens Gallery, as part of her show Family Spaces. In it, Kalaw will discuss the family as a photographic subject. Going beyond the snapshot, she will be presenting several approaches and ideas that explore this subject matter through her own work and personal projects from other contemporary photographers.

Stella Kalaw (b. 1969 in Manila) graduated with a degree in Professional Photography from the Brooks Institute of Photography in California and worked as an intern in Irving Penn’s Studio in New York City shortly after. Kalaw has been part of group shows in Washington, New York, California and at the Ayala Museum in Manila. Her works have garnered awards such as a Honorable Mention in the Polaroid International Awards and the Gold Prize in American Photo Magazine’s New Views Awards.

Family Spaces by Stella Kalaw opens on January 8 at 6pm and runs until February 7 at Silverlens Gallery. Family Spaces will be shown along with Library Bookworks by Renato Orara at SLab (Silverlens Lab).

Silverlens Gallery is at 2/F YMC Bldg. II, 2320 Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati, 816-0044, 0905-2650873, manage@silverlensph oto.com. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday 10am–7pm and Saturdays 1–6pm. www.silverlensphoto .com.