By Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy
September is a spectacular time to enjoy all that autumn in New England has to offer, including a myriad of photographic exhibitions in and around the region. Our listings are organized geographically for your planning convenience, and we update them throughout the month, so be sure to check back for the latest openings.
BOSTON PROPER
“Lining Up for Shriners’ Parade, South End, Boston, MA” 1976, from the series Bostonians by Constantine Manos, courtesy of Robert Klein Gallery, Boston.
Leica Gallery Boston – Seeing Across Generations presents three generations of Boston-based photographers who have documented our city and beyond. Photographs from the renowned 1970’s series Bostonians by the late, great Constantine Manos are in dialog with those by his student and friend Stella Johnson and images by her student and friend, Iaritza Menjivar, each offering their affecting and distinctive perspectives on human connection. On view through September 14th, 2025.
To read our review: https://www.whatwillyouremember.com/constantine-manos-stella-johnson-iaritza-menjivar-in-seeing-across-generations-at-leica-gallery-boston/
For more information, go to: https://leicagalleryboston.com/exhibitions/
From the series Greetings from Niagara by Natalia Neuhaus, courtesy of the artist and Leica Gallery Boston.
Coming next to Leica Gallery Boston – In her solo show Greetings from Niagara, award-winning documentary photographer Natalia Neuhaus explores the consequences of a long-hidden radioactive uranium contamination around Niagara Falls, New York, once known as the world’s “Honeymoon Capital.” On view September 19th – November 2nd, 2025, there will be an Opening Reception on Friday, September 19th from 6-8PM and an Artist Talk on Saturday, September 20th from 11AM-1PM.
For more information, go to: https://www.instagram.com/leicagalleryboston/
“Osmunda cinnamomia, cinnamon fern” from the series Wild Flowers of New England, platinum print by Edwin Hale Lincoln, courtesy of Boston Athenaeum.
Boston Athenaeum – Featuring the elegant, renowned platinum prints of Edwin Hale Lincoln (1848-1938), Wild Flowers of New England highlights his unique blend of scientific specificity and artistic expression. The exhibit also places Lincoln’s work in conversation with botanical printers and photographers of the past and present, who share his reverence for the ephemeral beauty of native plants and contextualize his practice within the larger effort to document and preserve New England’s wildflowers. On view in the Alcove Gallery, A Living Archive examines the collaborative work of photographer Lindsey Beal and paper and printmaker May Babcock. Together they use alternative photographic processes such as anthotypes and creative papermaking techniques to create work that reflects the New England landscape. LAST CHANCE! On view through September 5th, 2025
For more information, go to: https://bostonathenaeum.org/whats-on/exhibitions/edwin-hale-lincoln-wild-flowers/
From the series The People of Chelsea by Darlene DeVita and Sarah Putnam, courtesy of the artists and Griffin Museum of Photography.
Griffin Museum Gallery at Lafayette City Center (LCC), Downtown Crossing – The best part of any city is its people and in Vision(ary): The People of Chelsea, photographer Darlene DeVita and partner Sarah Putnam capture the great vibrancy and diverse history of Chelsea, Massachusetts in compelling photographs and stories. On view through September 30th, 2025.
For more information about this exhibit and planned events in September, go to: https://griffinmuseum.org/show/peopleofchelsea_lcc/
“Park Avenue” by Lou Jones, courtesy of the artist and FP3 Gallery, Boston.
FP3 Gallery, Fort Point, Boston – Honed from decades of photographs whose original assignments ranged from editorial to corporate to advertising, Lou Jones’ solo exhibition Every Color Has a Different Song spans continents and cultures. Colorful graphics and spontaneity underline his visual genius and abundant empathy, creating a visual symphony that transcends each image’s original purpose. On view through September 26th, 2025.
For more information, go to: https://www.fortpointarts.org/f-p-3-gallery/
Yorgos Efthymiadis at the opening reception for his Foster Prize exhibit at ICA, Boston.
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)/Boston – Yorgos Efthymiadis, one of four winners of the 2025 James and Audrey Foster Prize, is exhibiting photographs from “The Lighthouse Keepers” project and his newest portrait series exploring the personal lives of Boston area Union members in and around their homes. Established to “nurture and recognize exceptional Boston-area artists,” the Foster Prize celebrates recipients with this annual ICA/Boston exhibition, on view through January 19th, 2026.
For more information, go to: https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/2025-james-and-audrey-foster-prize/
From the series and book Grace by Scott Offen, courtesy of the artist and Panopticon Gallery, Boston.
Panopticon Gallery – In his solo show and recently published book Grace, Scott Offen collaborates with his longtime partner of the same name to examine the dynamics of their relationship “at the intersection of the real, the symbolic, and the psychological.” Functioning as a character in the work, scenes are set in the natural landscape of rural New England. On view through December 2nd, 2025, there will be an Exhibition Reception and Book Signing on Thursday, September 25th from 6pm-8pm.
For more information, go to: https://www.panopticongallery.com/
To read our review with Offen’s book: https://www.whatwillyouremember.com/book-reviews-dona-ann-mcadams-black-box-a-photographic-memoir-nancy-richards-farese-i-still-speak-southern-in-my-head-scott-offen-grace/
SOWA – Boston’s South End Arts District
“Making Rose Water Out of Roses” 2023, by Feda Eid, courtesy of the artist and Abakus Projects, Boston.
Abakus Projects – Feda Eid: Made in USA, صنع في أمريكا features imagery with a bold use of color, textiles, adornment, and pop culture, linking past and present in the Lebanese-American’s exploration of “heritage, culture, identity and the often tense but beautiful space between what is said, what is felt, and and what is lost in translation.” On view September 5th – September 28th, 2025, there will be an Opening Reception with the artist on First Friday, September 5th from 6 – 8:30pm.
For more information, go to: https://www.abakusprojects.com/
CAMBRIDGE & SOMERVILLE
“And Yet It Moves” 2016 © TRES [ilana boltvinik + rodrigo viñas], courtesy of the artists and Peabody Museum of Archeology & Ethnology at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
For more information, go to: https://peabody.harvard.edu/castaway-afterlife-plastic
Rebecca Horn, German (Michelstadt, Germany 1944 – 2024 Bad König, Germany), “Einhorn” (Unicorn), 1971/2000, Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of the artist, © Rebecca Horn / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Photograph by Achim Thode, Published by Galerie Eric Franck.
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge – In Memoriam: Rebecca Horn (1944–2024) pays tribute to the German multi-media artist whose tactile, surreal work explored relationships between the human body and its surroundings, animate and inanimate objects, and external and interior spaces. Photographs and audiovisual work will be on view in Gallery 1100 (Modern and Contemporary Art) through October 5th, 2025.
For more information, go to: https://harvardartmuseums.org/visit/floor-plan/1/1100
Feature Image: “Boy with Lyre” by Allison Plass, courtesy of the artist and the Photographic Resource Center.
Photographic Resource Center, Cambridge – EXPOSURE 2025, the 29th Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition features Steven Crawford, Todd Danforth, Andrew Foster, Suzi Grossman, Eric T. Kunsman, Allison Plass (photo), Josie Rybczyk, Mari Saxon, Glen Sheffer, Quincey Spagnoletti, Samantha Vandeman, and Suzanne Theodora White selected by guest juror Conor Moynihan, Assistant Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the RISD Museum in Providence, RI. On view in the VanDernoot Gallery at Lesley University through October 4th, 2025.
For more information, go to: https://www.prcboston.org/exhibitions/
“The Sailboat and the Ladder” by Marky Kauffmann, courtesy of the artist and STCF.
Somerville Toy Camera Festival (STCF), Somerville – The fun returns in STCF’s celebration of Lo-fi photography, juried this year by photographer Mary Kocol. Two galleries are exhibiting 80 wild and wonderful photographs by 56 artists who embrace chance with quirky cameras and hands-on processes. On view September 6th – September 27th, 2025, there will be an Opening Reception at the Nave Gallery on Saturday, September 6th from 3-5pm and at the Washington Street Gallery from 7-9pm.
For information about gallery hours and associated events, go to: https://www.somervilletoycamera.org/
THE BURBS
“Mine IX, Dentist Room, Whitehaven, Memphis” by Tommy Kha, 2017, courtesy of the artist and the Addison Gallery of American Art.
Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover – Tommy Kha is the second recipient of the biannual Bartlett H. Hayes Jr. Prize in support of living artists and offering their first solo museum show. Tommy Kha, Other Things Uttered is an homage to the Korean American artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, who like Kha, explores themes of translation and mistranslation in the sometimes fragmented identities of immigrants. On view through January 25th, 2026.
For more information: https://addison.andover.edu/exhibition/hayes-prize-2025-tommy-kha/
“Generations IV” by Sonya Tanae Fort, 2025, courtesy of the artist and the Danforth Museum of Art at Framingham State University.
Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham – With the largest concentration of people from Cape Verde in Brockton, Massachusetts, photographer Sonya Tanae Fort has probed her familial connections to the island nation from her home near Boston, while also exploring the islands of Maio and Fogo. Her soulful black and white images resonate with deep kinship and abiding love. Sonya Tanae Fort: I See You will be on view from September 13th through January 11th, 2026.
For more information: https://danforth.framingham.edu/exhibition/sonya-tanae-fort-i-see-you/
Courtesy of the Davis Museum, Wellesley College.
Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley – Ilse Bing came to prominence during a seminal time in the development of the history of photography with the rise of 35mm photography and its impact on the photo-essay to groundbreaking surrealist works made through solarization and photograms. The World’s of Ilse Bing, curated by Dr. Carrie Cushman, Director of the Bates College Museum of Art, and Curatorial Fellow Linda Wyatt Gruber (Wellesley ’66), the show is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived. It brings her work into conversation with her creative influences and with those who she influenced in the worlds of modern art. A reception is free and open to the public from 4 to 8pm on Thursday, September 18th, and the exhibit is on view from September 19th through December 14th, 2025.
For more information: https://www1.wellesley.edu/davismuseum
“El Fondo Keda (The Depth Remains)” by Becky Behar, 2022, from the exhibition Tu Ke Bivas, courtesy of the artist and the Kiznick Gallery, The Brandeis Institute for Women’s Studies and the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.
Kniznick Gallery at Brandeis University, Waltham – Photographer Becky Behar explores what is passed down across generations from memories to traditions and to identity through photographs featuring her mother and daughter in Tu Ke Bivas. This immersive installation curated by Olivia Baldwin will include prints, an artist book and music by Ira Klein at the closing reception. Opening reception on September 4th from 5 to 7pm, and a closing reception is planned for September 18th from 7 to 9pm. On view from September 4th through 18th, 2025.
To register for related events: https://www.brandeis.edu/wsrc/events/index.html
From the exhibition Reverting by Francisco Gonzalez Camacho, courtesy of the artist and the Griffin Museum of Photography.
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester- Francisco Gonzalez-Camacho explores the landscape of Iceland through monochromatic abstraction and form with gorgeous tactile prints in Reverting. Continuing on view is André Ramos-Woodard’s BLACK SNAFU, the 15th Photobook Exhibition and the Atelier 39 show, all on view through September 28th, 2025.
“Glasshouse of New Americans” by Jill Enfield (Photograph by Suzanne Révy)
Outdoor installations at the Griffin Museum of Photography include Vision(ary) which features several artists throughout the grounds of the museum on view through September 13th, 2025 and Jill Enfield’s affecting Glass House of New Americans on view through September 14th, 2025.
For more information: https://griffinmuseum.org
From the series Bewitched (2001-ongoing) by Jung Yeondoo, courtesy of the artist and Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA.
Peabody Esssex Museum (PEM), Salem – As part of their summer Korean art bonanza, PEM presents Building Dreams, South Korean artist Jung Yeondoo’s photographic and video examinations of his people’s dreams and aspirations. In his series Bewitched, subjects pose identically in side-by-side scenes picturing what they do versus what they want to do. In the series Evergreen Towers, Yeondoo observes the individuality and personalities of families living in identical units of generic high rise buildings. On view through January 25th, 2026.
To read our review: https://www.whatwillyouremember.com/korean-photographer-jung-yeondoo-building-dreams-show-at-peabody-essex-museum-salem-ma/
For more information, go to: https://www.pem.org/exhibitions/jung-yeondoo-building-dreams
CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
Courtesy of the Harold Stevens Gallery, Worcester, MA
Harold Stevens Gallery, Worcester – Don’t Stop Now: Photographs over 25 Years presents Worcester-based artist Louis Despres, who has covered a broad range of topics including documenting the music and club scene in Worcester, his family’s manufacturing business and the changing landscape of central Massachusetts. On view through September 22nd.
For more information: https://wcuw.org/community/gallery/
“Mid-Route Map” by Anne Hopkins from the series Gathered, courtesy of the artist and the Fitchburg Art Museum.
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg – Anne Hopkins, winner of last year’s 88th Annual Exhibition of Art and Craft specializes in image transfer onto found objects. Her solo exhibit features two bodies of work, Gathered and Seaworthy Vessels. LAST CHANCE! On view through September 7th, 2025.
For more information: https://fitchburgartmuseum.org/anne-hopkins-gathered-and-seaworthy-vessels/
“Triticum #1 (detail)” by Tara Sellios, 2023, from the series Ask Now the Beasts, installation photograph by Suzanne Révy.
Ongoing at Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg – Tara Sellios: Ask Now the Beasts revels in the dance between mortality and immortality through still-life images of organic material such as dried flowers, desiccated insects and animal skeletons. Sellios creates these divine and physical tableaux based on expressive and detailed sketches, then renders them in lush color on 8″ by 10″ film and large format prints. On view through May 24th, 2026. Please note that the museum will be temporarily closed between September 8th and October 31st.
To read our review: https://www.whatwillyouremember.com/ask-now-the-beasts-tara-sellios-at-fitchburg-art-museum-in-ma/
For more information about all exhibits and to register for events, go to: https://fitchburgartmuseum.org
“Penn Station” by Berenice Abbot, 1935–38, printed 1982, gelatin silver print. The Clark, Gift of A&M Penn Photography Foundation by Arthur Stephen Penn and Paul Katz.
The Clark, Williamstown – Berenice Abbot’s Modern Lens celebrates the photographer’s best known work documenting the evolving urban landscapes of New York City in the late 1930’s. After living in France and being influenced by Man Ray, Abbot’s compositions of cavernous structures and towering skyscrapers are as surreal as they are concrete. On view through October 5th, 2025.
For more information: https://www.clarkart.edu/microsites/berenice-abbott/exhibition-overview/about-the-exhibition
CAPE COD
From the series Dune Designs by Jane Paradise, courtesy of the artist and the Alden Gallery, Provincetown, MA.
Alden Gallery, Provincetown – Jane Paradise writes that “wandering along and paying attention to both the smaller and larger patterns of nature that envelop our coast is a form of meditation” and she became fascinated by the circles created by the dune grasses blowing in the wind. The resulting photographs feature natural patterns and undulations of the coast in Dune Designs, on view through September 25th, 2025 with a reception planned for September 5th from 7 to 9pm.
For more information: https://aldengallery.com/show/alden-gallery-jane-paradise-and-larry-r-collins
ROAD TRIP!
Rhode Island
Courtesy of the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, RI
Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts (RICPA), Providence- My Mother’s House by Russell Hart probes the ephemera found in his mother’s home, on view from through September 12th, 2025.
For more information: https://www.riphotocenter.org/category/exhibits/
“Braid mill, Pawtucket, RI” by Steve Dunwell, 1975, courtesy of the artist.
Museum of Work and Culture, Woonsocket, RI – Made between 1973 and 1978, photographer Steve Dunwell explored the dying textile mills around New England. Dunwell will give a presentation about the work and the industry it depicts and there will be a screening of the documentary “Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village” by Christian deRezendes. On view through October 24th, 2025.
For more information: https://www.rihs.org/locations/museum-of-work-culture/
Connecticut
“Los Angeles Beach” by Tod Papageorge, 1988, courtesy of the artist and the Museum of Contemporary Art/CT, Westport, CT
Museum of Contemporary Art Connecticut (MoCA CT), Westport – The long time Yale educator Todd Papageorge spent several summers on the beaches in Los Angeles, photographing with medium format camera and black and white film. This retrospective look, Tod Papageorge: At the Beach, is paired with In the Pool: On Influence featuring work from many of his graduate students. Curated by Lisa Kereszi both exhibitions are on view through October 26th, 2025.
For more information: https://mocact.org/exhibitions/
To read our review: https://www.whatwillyouremember.com/at-the-beach-by-tod-papageorge-at-moca-ct/
Left) Gene Pelham (1909–2004), Reference Photographs for Going and Coming, 1947, Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, August 30, 1947, Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, Norman Rockwell Art Collection Trust, ST.1976.2992; ST.1976.2993 © Norman Rockwell Family Agency. All rights reserved.
(Right) Norman Rockwell (1894–1978), Going and Coming, 1947, Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, August 30, 1947, Oil on canvas, Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, Norman Rockwell Art Collection Trust, NRACT.1973.009. © SEPS: Curtis Licensing, Indianapolis, IN. CurtisLicensing.com. All rights reserved.
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain – Norman Rockwell: From Camera to Canvas brings together the photographic studies and ephemera that Rockwell referenced for his many illustrations over a forty year career. With over seventy photographs, tear sheets and paintings, visitors will find how this detailed oriented illustrator used photographs to fine tune the expressive qualities of each painting. On view from September 26th through February 15th, 2026.
For more information: https://nbmaa.org
Maine
“Alien Dog” by June Kim, courtesy of the artist and the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts.
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, Portland – Women in Print: A Celebration of Works on Paper featuring photographers based in Maine and New England who work with a variety of contemporary and antique materials and mixed media covering a wide range of subjects. Participating artists are June Kim, Deb Dawson, Joyce Tenneson, Lisa Mosel, Jeannie Hutchins, Sal Taylor Kydd, Asia Kepka, Tara Sellios, Claire Seidl, Elizabeth Greenberg, Astrid Reischwitz, Suzanne Theodora White, Bernice Abbot, Caroline E. Savage, Sara Stites, Karen Olsen, Linda Conner, Fay Godwin, Carol Eisenberg, Christine Higgins, DM Witman and Susan Rosenberg Jones. There will be an artist panel September 19th from 5 to 8pm. On view through September 27th, 2025.
For more information:https://www.mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
Vermont
From the exhibition The Nature of Things by Rachel Portesi, courtesy of the artist and the McCarthy Art Gallery at Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, VT.
McCarthy Art Gallery at Saint Michael’s College, Colchester – Rachel Portesi explores the intricacies of mushrooms as symbols for the interconnectedness of all living things in The Nature of Things. Employing early photographic techniques, artificial intelligence and time lapse photography, Portesi seeks the invisible threads between plants, animals and human beings. Opens with an artist talk and reception on September 18th from 5 to 7pm, and on view through October 31st, 2025.
For more information: https://mccarthygallery.smc-artanddesign.space/fa25/rportesi.html
“Mermaid Moon” by David Sokosh, from the exhition Blueprint of a Collection, courtesy of the artist and the Shelburne Museum.
Shelburne Museum, Shelburne – Using a large format camera and the cyanotype process, artist David Sokosh explores the Shelburne’s collection of American ephemera. Honoring the vision of the museum’s founder Electra Havemeyer Webb, Blueprint of a Collection: Cyanotype Photography by David Sokosh presents the collection with his fresh, inventive imagery. On view through October 26th, 2025.
For more information: https://shelburnemuseum.org/exhibition/blueprint-of-a-collection/
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