Summer Splash
June 26 - July 17

Jennifer McClure

Untitled
2011
Digital C-print
16 x 24

Jennifer McClure

Untitled
2011
Digital C-print
16 x 24

Jennifer McClure

Untitled
2011
Digital C-print
16 x 24

Jen Ervin

As Long As There’s Light
2018
Polaroid
3.25 x 4.25

Jen Ervin

Light Is the Lion
2015
Polaroid
3.25 x 4.25

Jen Ervin

Moon Over Water
2014
Polaroid
3.25 x 4.25

Jen Ervin

Nightfall (On the Big Pee Dee River)
2015
Polaroid
3.25 x 4.25

Jen Ervin

Time Is a River
2016
Polaroid
3.25 x 4.25

Jen Ervin

Untitled (The Looking Glass)
2015
Polaroid
3.25 x 4.25

Jen Ervin

What in the Water Did Bloom
2018
Polaroid
3.25 x 4.25

Jane Krensky

Life’s a Beach
1988
Hand-colored silver gelatin
16 x 20

Jane Krensky

Swimsuit Competition in Red
1996
Hand-colored silver gelatin
16 x 20

Jane Krensky

Always a Bridesmaid
2009
Hand-colored silver gelatin
16 x 20

Daniel Jackson

Akiva and Amos Fishing on Porter Pond
2009
Archival pigment print
12 x 18

Daniel Jackson

Dive #1
2013
Archival pigment print
8 x 12

Daniel Jackson

Dive #2
2017
Archival pigment print
8 x 12

Daniel Jackson

Rebecca Floating
2017
Archival pigment print
12 x 18

Amy Friend

I am going in
2013
Lambda print with UV laminate, acrylic, and watercolor
24 x 16

Kristianne Koch Riddle

Building Swell
2013
Archival pigment print
20 x 41

Kristianne Koch Riddle

Release to Recovery
2011
Archival pigment print
20 x 41

Amy Friend

Lake Rousseau, 1931
2013
Archival pigment print
12 x 7.5

Amy Friend

On the Lake at Sunset
2016
Archival pigment print
11 x 10.5

Amy Friend

Late Summer Evening, Ontario, 1927
2013
Archival pigment print
14 x 9

Diana H. Bloomfield

Ribboned Water
2015
Tri-color gum bichromate
15 x 15

Diana H. Bloomfield

Wading
2015
Tri-color gum bichromate
15 x 15

PRESS RELEASE

Dive into summer with Panopticon Gallery’s exhibition, Summer Splash! Whether you’re hanging out poolside, seaside, or lake lounging, Summer Splash has something for every water-lover. This group exhibition features photographs by Amy Friend, Daniel Jackson, Jane Krensky, Jen Ervin, Kristianne Koch Riddle, Diana H. Bloomfield, and Jennifer McClure; each inspired by summertime’s wet and wonderful whimsy.

Amy Friend and Daniel Jackson’s photographs invite memories of summers spent at the lake—Friend’s use of pinpricks of light are reminiscent of fireflies at dusk, while Jackson’s tableaus of floating, fishing, and diving off of the dock are timeless summertime traditions. Photographing her family’s riverside cabin in South Carolina, Jen Ervin’s ethereal black-and-white Polaroids stir nostalgia for childhood.

At the seaside, Jane Krensky’s hand-colored vintage photographs of beach goers and Diana H. Bloomfield’s gum bichromate prints have the “wish you were here” aesthetic of a postcard. One can’t help but feel the pull of currents in Kristianne Koch Riddle’s large-scale diptychs of ocean waves. From her half-submerged lens, she places us in the role of the swimmer. Underneath the chlorinated swimming pool waters, Jennifer McClure’s figure sinks into a swirl of bubbles in her lonely yet serene poolside moments. Escape the dog days of summer by dipping into Panopticon Gallery to enjoy this exhibition.

Summer Splash is on view from June 26 to September 4. The gallery is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Gallery staff is available Monday through Saturday 10am to 6pm.