The Poser
Winner of THE 2023 IPPY Independent Spirit Award
2021 North Street Prize Honorable Mention
Part art book, part essay series, part something else entirely, The Poser is a collection of contemporary portrait reenactments completed in the spring of 2020. The book features interviews with a selection of artists whose work was the inspiration for the series. Designed by Liz Kalloch, with a foreword by Danielle Krysa of The Jealous Curator and an afterword by Amy Tingle (who served as my “reluctant art director” for the reenactments). The Poser is a celebration of creativity in a time of uncertainty and the power of art to both transcend reality and respond to it with hope, joy, and connection.
The artists featured in The Poser are:
Alexandra Becker-Black, Ali Cavanaugh, Amanda Blake, Anne Siems, Arina Gordienko, Aris Moore, Cathy Daley, Daisy Patton, Donna Festa, Erin Cone, Henrietta Dubrey, Ilona Niemi, Janet Hill, Katherine Fraser, Kathrin Longhurst, Katinka Lampe, Kevin Yaun, Kirsti Tuokko, Kris Knight, Kristy Blackwell, Lara Hawthorne, Larissa Martin, Libby Schoettle, Lino Lago, Sara Strand, Martha Rich, Miriam Escofet, Naomi Devil, Pippa Young, Prudence Flint, Sarah Detweiler, Serena Cole, Shana Levenson, Sharon Sprung, Stefanie Renee, Tara Lewis, Terry Runyan, and Toni Hamel.
