My First Solo Photography Exhibit (Pt 1): The Gallery Space

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Well, this is a big milestone for me, folks. It’s also going to be a hell of a learning experience. And so I figured, hey!…let’s learn together, shall we?
What is this big milestone, you ask? My first ever fine art photography solo exhibit, that’s what. Yes, fine art photography. Not that janky “okay art photography” everyone else is doing. And hey it only took me 23 years of pursuing photography to get it, but who’s to say that’s a long time? I mean…my inner critic does. But F that guy. He’s always a Debbie Downer. I’m just thrilled to be given this opportunity. This is going to something I look back on with fondness in my old age (“Ah, you remember my first solo exhibit? That was a lot of work, but I sure had fun doing it. Also, how do I restore my backup consciousness from the cloud? And what’s wrong with kids these days with their holograms and AI-generated music? Remember when everyone had jobs?).
So I’m going to try to soak in every moment of this process. The fun, the stressful moments, the anticipation, the fear…it’s all part of the journey, brother. I’m only going to have a first solo exhibit once in my life, so I better absorb every last bit of it.
The exhibit in question is titled “American Desert” and will be at the beautiful Casa Romantica Cultural Center in San Clemente, CA starting in September and going through December. I’ll be putting all sorts of analog photography images on display - all with a unifying “American Southwest” theme. So we’re talkin’ lots of 4x5 Polaroid peel apart film and 6x17 images of saguaros. Can ya dig it?
I’ll be posting videos in (somewhat) real time as I progress through this process, so keep an eye out for more coming soon.
Learn more about Casa Romantica at: casaromantica.org
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[@craigmurray4746]

Nothing makes me wish more I lived in the USA than this, to see Nick's work in person.

[@DrJRaven]

Me too

[@NirmalveerSingh]

same

[@PhutureproofUK]

Yep. How much is a plane ✈️ ticket from Oxford to California these days anyways??can’t be that much…

[@michael-outdoors]

Hi Nick, thank you for letting us take part in this project / adbventure. Best regards from over the ocean, Michael

[@RostykMakushak]

❤🇺🇸 One thing I realized - if you want to be a GREAT photographer you MUST have an "American" project in your portfolio :) Just a few examples: Americans - Robert Frank American Photographs - Walker Evans American Prospects - Joel Sternfeld American Surfaces - Stephen Shore American Power - Mitch Epstein American Night - Paul Graham American Mirror - Philip Montgomery American Index - Taryn Simon (there are a few younger folks) American Geography - Matt Black American Cloud - Kaj O’Connell (Surprisingly Alec Soth doesn't have a project with a word "American" in its title. But most of his photo projects are very American in its core.) Even if you are a Canadian, you still have to make an "American" project: American Mile - Kyle McDougall 🇨🇦 American Squares - Leah Frances 🇨🇦 American Dreams - Ian Brown 🇨🇦 Well, you get the point… So American Desert officially puts Mr. Carver in the pantheon of greatest photographers in human history 😁 Good luck with your solo exhibit, Nick! ❤

[@v0ldy54]

I recently held my first exhibit, I remade old photographs of my town as close a possible to the original ones and it was a HUGE success... I mean, it was free entrance but hundreds of people showed in a town with 1500 people! Now I'm looking into expanding it to all the towns of my valley to have a bigger portfolio and maybe make some money off it, which wouldn't hurt :D That said, It was so cool hearing all the comparisons between old and new and all the stories from older people, some of which were present in the old pictures! Good luck for your exhibit!

[@timschaefer86]

Seriously considering hopping on a metal bird from Australia to see this in person. I’m so hyped for you, Nick! And what a stunning venue.

[@owenwilliams9582]

Ye, well done Nick for getting an exhibition, to show all of your hard work, I think it will be a great for all the punters, after which, i think the orders will come in thick and fast.

[@paulfield6815]

This is awesome. I grew up in San Clemente and Mr. Delanty was actually my high school art teacher. Stoked for you!

[@mp3remix171]

You are an amazing artist/human that has the most crazy eye for details and perfection so I can’t imagine this show to be anything less then perfect

[@jaytolbert7538]

Also enjoyed looking up Kenton Nelson and his book, Water. Thanks for including it in your setting.

[@photog1529]

I lived in San Clemente for about 7 years from mid 90's to early 2000's. Before eventually buying a house, I rented a place which turned out to be one of the original Ole Hanson homes. Never went to Casa Romantica, but I can definitely see the Ole Hanson flair with similar features to the place I rented. Congratulations on the show.

[@colinosullivan]

Congrats on the exhibition. That’ll be amazing and what a gorgeous location. That’ll be incredible.

[@johncampbell3628]

Congratulations Nick. Wish I was in America to come and see your show!

[@levisimpson516]

I'm so stoked you're going to get to meet one of your artistic hero's. There is nothing quite like that feeling of being around someone you've looked up to and been inspired by creatively. Hope it's a hell of a show Nick.

[@extremelydave]

Super congrats on the solo show Nick!!! I know you'll knock it out of the park....just try to have some fun with it. It would be cool to see what your "hero" thinks of your presentation...........

[@henryhopkins501]

Your show is going to rock!!!!! Might even fly to California just for your show!

[@boristahmasian9604]

Hi Nick, congrats on the exhibit. I love your work and I am a Greg Crewdson fan too. Thank you for introducing me to Kenton Nelson. I'll be there for your show and hopefully get to meet you.

[@c.alcazar2584]

First congratulations is at hand. You'll do great. I can wait to see it in your KZbin ❤

[@ManyWaysFilms]

I’ve never clicked a video this fast! Excited to start my Monday with this one.

[@mikeparker3865]

Congratulations on the solo show Nick. That is a huge achievement!

[@BriManeely]

Aww man! I hope you get to meet Kenton Nelson! That sounds awesome.. And congrats on the show!

[@floydmahone]

Congrats Nick! Huge milestone for you, but for us as well. We’re extremely happy for you (us)!

[@a8f235]

The name you chose is just spot on. It feels more authentic which should be the goal for anyone who cares.

[@Black_Jesus3005]

That’s freaking awesome Nick!!!! I’m requesting that day off now! Can’t wait!

[@TheJoeyrey]

Congrats! I'm very happy to hear that , about time , I always talk about your work, and I have been wondering wend you will have your show, you have excellent work, I'm a fan . people need to see this project. Good luck with everything

[@AlejandroRVfoto]

Congratulations Nick!, what a project and opportunity!! We will love to be with you in this journey to September. (in a virtual way of course) Cheers!

[@peterlessey7548]

Congratulations Nick, this very well deserved!

[@jimvinespresents...8463]

Wonderful news, Nick! Congratulations!

[@dalerobinson8456]

Good on you Nick, remember to take it in and enjoy this experience. Solid title by the way.

[@tkxplores]

Congratulations Nick! Looking forward to seeing your work in person. Tim

[@mproyuclan]

Hi Nick How exciting Just wish I was over your side of the pond on my birthday as I cannot imagine a better way to spend it than sipping wine / bourbon while looking at your exhibition. I will have to make do with sipping wine / bourbon while looking at your prints on my wall Still a great treat!

[@Salvadorsalais]

Dude, I'm so happy for you. Wishing you all the best on the exhibit!

[@macwmcel8430]

Beatiful art! I'm inspired with your work and how you love your job. 🎉

[@maxwellwellmax878]

I used to work in San Clemente years ago, I guess its a good time to go back!. Congratulations Nick!. I would have thought you would have the show in Joshua Tree lol, but San Clemente is really nice.

[@richardallan2331]

Another great video Nick. Can't wait to see how this pans out over the coming months. This is completely off topic but when you are a little less busy, I'd love you to do a video of how you have set up/use that big silver chunk of OWC enclosure on top of you desk. I need to upgrade my external storage soon. All the best.

[@JimNorman-op1cv]

Your wonderful work deserves an exhibition like this.

[@eggyjones]

Great news Nick, many congratulations pal.

[@davyboyo]

Nick, congratulations. I wish you every success as an artist and you deserve to be up there. Well done, you are an inspiration.

[@andrewnoden9117]

Hi Nick, Andrew in Ottawa Canada 🇨🇦, been following you for some time now, really happy for you and this upcoming solo exhibit and thanks for bringing us along as you prepare. I know you will do great, well done Nick we are with you all The way Cheers Andrew

[@mcutler71]

Awesome news about the solo exhibit. I will definitely come down to see it.

[@ericbenson]

Congrats Nick! I think I'll drive down the 5 and check it out when it opens.

[@felixifloresrodriquez3306]

Thanks this is the content. I need to prepare for my first photography exhibition.

[@thomasboone1356]

I hope your show goes a good I've been following you 4 little while about a year or so really like your work

[@ss-gc9qq]

I love seeing the in-depth preparation you're going through. Thanks for sharing, and have a great time with your show.

[@Lonewolfandalens]

Congratulations Nick! Can't imagine what it'd feel to have one of your idol exhibit at the same place as you.

[@endrevestb895]

This is gonna be a fun video series. Looking forward to the next!

[@Elderien]

Please do a live stream of any part of the preparation, installment or whatever you fill comfortable with. As one of the many fans you have from out of USA (greetings from Chile here), I'll be thrill to show my support there!

[@mikebarbee8621]

Congratulations Nick! I’m a follower of your work and enjoy the videos! Very talented you are!

[@steveweston5902]

Congrats Nick. The venue looks amazing and I am sure your show will be fantastic. Look forward to seeing the rest of the videos to see the journey. Good luck.

[@philwest3511]

Nick to now have gone (delay time on video content) and possible still going through designing the artwork for your own artwork to hang in a gallery of your own artwork must be so exhilarating and deeply pleasurable on a level that’ll never be reached by most so it’ll be a total joy for us to view your efforts within the coming videos - good luck and enjoy there is no ‘negative space’ with this ride

[@kristoffermoberg101]

Congrats Nick! Casa Romantica is the perfect venue for your work. I’m really looking forward to seeing your work in person.

[@chriskon6229]

Congratulations! Looking forward to see the process!

[@jariczola6963]

Congrats Nick -- this is super exciting!!!

[@jasons.8125]

😆“Arid Absorption” sounds like a geological process, but I digress. Congrats, brother! Maybe I’ll try to get down there! Cheers!

[@warren4261]

Congratulations Nick .. hope I make it to California to see the exhibit. Best of luck !

[@brentmiller3250]

This is very exciting! Congratulations.

[@algotrader9024]

Congrats Nick well deserved

[@Itscarlosocando]

Excelent bro! I'm happy for you, the space looks great, and I believe is perfect for your work. Exito!

[@c.augustin]

Sound great, and exiting! Well deserved, I'd say. And meeting your hero - I hope we get some kind of interview out of it? Or some nice portrait shots? 😁

[@ianburrows8398]

That is awesome. You similarly inspire many other artists around the youtubes!

[@MacnTeensVisuals]

Nice one Nick, look forward to seeing the process man.

[@tofulosophy]

Can't wait to check it out. So excited for you!

[@thefirebeyond]

Congratulations! Well deserved.

[@calvinmora3639]

Well deserved Nick. Disneyland isn’t a good enough reason to make the pilgrimage from New Zealand to Orange County; but a Nick Carver exhibition? Yep that’ll do it.

[@Walitocamina]

From Spain, I wish you the best Nick. I would like to be there for the inauguration!

[@christianpatton1852]

Congratulations on your upcoming solo exhibition sounds and looks very exciting glad the place wasn`t destroyed by the landslide ...the name Ole Hansen is very very common in Denmark in fact I have a little brother called Ole but not Hansen :))

[@markmuller3086]

This is so cool, Nick! Congratulations.

[@craigcompoliphotography1235]

Congratulations and best of luck! Huge.

[@massimilianoglori8802]

Very happy for you! Congratulation!

[@ariaan_]

Super stoked for you, Nick! Good luck with all the preparations, and thanks for taking us along!

[@richardjackson1655]

Well done Nick, this is much deserved

[@hramakrishnaiah413]

Awesome...congratulations it is big for any artist. Best wishes for the solo.

[@kenlamb4430]

Congrats on the show, Nick!

[@blainegauvin9458]

Go gett'em Nick... good luck.

[@travelingtriathlete446]

This is so exciting! Maybe I need to take a sick day from work to see your exhibit

[@juanpatricio9204]

Awesome Nick! Congratulations!

[@chuckhaaser884]

Good for you Nick.

[@nickleach3570]

Congrats on the exhibition! Awesome news! The venue looks great also. Looking forward to the journey to Sept! :)

[@TomasNilssonFoto]

That's a very exciting experience...to have your first solo show! :-) I remember the first time I had a whole exhibition space all to myself. The selection process took A LONG time, but like you said at the end...it's the hard but FUN work! Good luck on it being more fun than hard in your case! 🙂

[@jaytolbert7538]

Got a bit ahead of myself and jumped to find Kenton Nelson, and THEN you mention him by name! All's well that ends well.

[@bobcunningham5288]

What a great opportunity. I am sure your show will be stellar!

[@marciotsr]

Hope I'll be able to get an edition of your zine here in Brazil. Love your work. Congrats.

[@apassageoftime]

Congratulations! Your work deserves its own spotlight. This will be exciting.👏

[@JeffreyStulin]

I am very excited by your idea for this series of "real time" videos showing the progress of your exhibit. You deserve this opportunity and i'm crossing my fingers for no additional natural disasters. The most interesting question is this: What will be the exhibit's impact on the trajectory of your career. Could be nothing, could change everything...

[@jemzlb]

Congratulation, Nick! I look forward to your other videos. Also, I hope you will make a catalogue and that you are willing to send these to Europe. Unfortunately it is not possible to visit your show in person.

[@philipculbertson55]

I'm keenly interested in this series. Selecting the images to use of course but also how to present them so that there is harmony. How to frame them, what sizes, how to hang them to create flow without clutter. I think this will be very helpful but getting that many prints framed and ready by the deadline would scare me to death. I'm anxious to see how this progresses. I'm most interested in the shadow box frames and mats so if you have opportunity in a future video to do a close-up that would be great.

[@tinebohinc5182]

Dude, if i was from America, i would drive from new york to california just to see this, congratulations!

[@brianbeattyphotography]

Congrats on the upcoming show! Looking forward to hearing how it goes

[@tedphillips2951]

Really nice that this is happening for you. Unfortunately I live too far away to partake but maybe you will have a traveling exhibition. The Dali Museum in Florida would be convenient for me.

[@PaWe-q5b]

A real pleasure to watch and feel your enthusiasm over your first solo-exhibition! Wishing you all the best for the further planning etc. and can't wait to see more videos taking us along the journey!

[@erichstocker8358]

Congratulations. I think it is wonderful that you got asked. Your work is great and this will give a different audience a chance to see it also.

[@giorgiozattini4112]

Well deserved, Nick!!! 🎉 I really wish I could see the exhibition 😢

[@johnlaw6735]

Congrats and have a great show

[@steveperkins3718]

That’s so cool 👍🏻. Congratulations

[@jimwlouavl]

Congratulations on this milestone. Looking forward to the update videos.

[@curiouslizard]

Congratulations on your first solo show, the first of many I am sure! Thank you for taking us along on this journey. I’d go to the opening but will be traveling at that time but look forward to buying the exhibit book (hint hint) Best of luck!!

[@dpulte]

Awesome news, Nick!

[@garygiles63]

and congrats on the Solo Exhibit

[@richardbeasley9084]

Nick good luck with the show. I wish I could attend maybe next time.

[@chilecayenne]

Congrats Nick!! Can't wait to see this all come together!!

[@smiffy5467]

Congratulations Nick on your first exhibition, what could go wrong?… Nothing… you’ll nail it, wish I could be there.. 👍🇬🇧