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Feb 19, 2023
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About MeFor the last several years I have been working on other projects beyond photography, and I have been missing something while growing as a person. Without photography there exists an aching yen for the creative and collaborative process, which I have just not been able to shake off. So I am back, to see if I still have a Muse and to see if I can again feel the rush of discovering a tangible product worthy of all the expense and hard work. While my day job is incredibly rewarding in terms of making the world a better place, I am compelled to re-engage with photography to make my soul a better place. First learned the craft of photography in Los Angeles while working on motion picture sets, then went off to get a degree in Media Arts in the Midwest. I've lived and worked in Toronto and Montreal as well as exhibited from California to South Africa. Now, almost inexplicably, I find myself alone in the maelstrom of Manhattan, in perpetual desire for other artists with whom to collaborate. I can say that I truly respect the craft of modeling. Working with someone who is able to express the ineffable by willful manipulation of their body is endlessly astonishing to me. Photography is also an endeavor I hold in abject reverence, as I am sure most anyone on this site agrees. As passion is, by far, my greatest motivation in working within the medium now; I really have no need to conflate it with commerce. In other words, I expect no payment from you and I do not have the wherewithal to pay models. At least this way, working together means we are in for equal shares and looking for the same creative edification. Though they may be from a few years back, please feel free to drop a note to anyone in the "Top 12 Friends" section or anyone in my portfolio for a reference. Hopefully they would give you some insight into my demeanor which has not really changed all that much. And, Yes, I am on the faces book: http://www.facebook.com/ilyaxous Verified Credits (2)Worked with Will Swanson? Share your experience and become verified! Add Credits
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Partial listing of exhibitions, awards and publications:
The Thorne-Sagendorph Art Museum. Keene, New Hampshire. “The Biennial Regional Jurors Choice Exhibition.” Jan -Mar 2015. http://www.keene.edu/tsag The 16th annual Dirty Show, February 2015. http://www.dirtyshow.org ArtUndressed: Creative Nude Art Festival. Miami, Florida Two juried selections. Nov. 2014 http://www.artundressed.com The Rochester Erotic Arts Festival, two juried show selections. March 2014. http://www.rochestereroticartfest.org The 15th annual Dirty Show, February 2014. http://www.dirtyshow.org Vermont Center for Photography. Brattleboro, Vermont. Publication and exhibition “Unclothed.” March-April 2013 http://www.vcphoto.org The Thorne-Sagendorph Art Museum. Keene, New Hampshire. “The Biennial Regional Jurors Choice Exhibition.” Jan -Mar 2013. http://www.keene.edu/tsag The 14th annual Dirty Show, February 2013. http://www.dirtyshow.org The Rochester Erotic Arts Festival, two juried show selections. March 2012 http://www.rochestereroticartfest.org The Darkroom Gallery. Essex, Vermont, Group exhibition and publication “The Human Form,” February 2012. Special Jurist “Honorable Mention” http://www.darkroomgallery.com/ex24 The 13th annual Dirty Show, February 2012. http://www.dirtyshow.org Vermont Photography Workplace. Middlebury, Vermont, Group exhibition and publication “Pose and Gesture,” February 2011 http://www.vtphotoworkplace.com/id98.html The 13th annual Dirty Show, February 2011. http://www.dirtyshow.org Vermont Photography Workplace. Middlebury, Vermont, Group exhibition and publication “Flight,” August 2010 http://www.vtphotoworkplace.com/id83.html Muskegon Museum of Art. 82th Regional Exhibition. Purchase Prize. June 2010. http://www.muskegonartmuseum.org Muskegon Museum of Art. 81th Regional Exhibition. Purchase Prize. June 2010. http://www.muskegonartmuseum.org The 12th annual Dirty Show, February, 2010. http://www.dirtyshow.org Holland Arts Council. 46th Annual Juried Fine Art Competition http://www.HollandArts.org The 11th annual Dirty Show, Februrary 2009, http://www.DirtyShow.org Muskegon Museum of Art. 79th Regional Exhibition. Special Jurist Selection. June 2009. http://www.muskegonartmuseum.org Governor’s Residence Michigan Artists Program 2008 Two photographs selected to hang in the Governor’s official residence in Lansingwww.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168–129731–,00.html Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art. November 2008, Midland, Michigan. Greater Michigan Art Exhibition. Special Jury Prize http://www.mcfta.org Muskegon Museum of Art. 78th Regional Exhibition. Special Jurist Selection. June 2008. http://www.muskegonartmuseum.org Shiawassee Arts Council, Owasso, Michigan. July 2006. 13th Annual Juried Show. Purchase Prize http://www.shiawasseearts.org Photo Imaging Education Association. May 2003-June 2005 International Competition and Exhibition, “Gallery of Winners” Touring exhibition. http://www.pieapma.org ————————– Rochester Erotic Arts Festival. Rochester, New York, Photography Workshop Instructor, April 2013 http://www.rochestereroticartfest.org Memphremagog Arts Collaborative Exhibiting Co-Op Member. Northeast Kingdom, Vermont. 2010-2012 http://www.memphremagogartscollaborative.com Crystal Lake Art Center, Instructor of photography and digital image manipulation, 2007-2009 http://www.crystallakeartcenter.org Congregational Summer Assembly. Photography instructor, 2007 Pilgrim, Michigan http://www.summerassembly.org ———————– Maestro Traiteur Montréal, Québec Solo Exhibition, September 2010. http://maestro-traiteur.blogspot.com Whitespace Gallery, Solo Exhibition, November 2008, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario http://www.mattceolin.ca/new_contemporary_natu … cadia.html The Body Gallery, Solo Exhibition, November 2005 – January 2006, Ludington, Michigan ERC, Solo Exhibition, January – March 2002, East Lansing, Michigan ——————– Graphis 2010 Annual of Contemporary Photography Gold Medal and publication http://www.amazon.com/Photography-Annua … amp;sr=8-1 Photolife Magazine’s ”Emerging Canadian Talent 2010.” Works published August/September 2010 issue. http://www.photolife.com Music Revue Special Supplement: Fashion January 2005, February 2005, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Upfront Magazine, Cover Image, January, 2000, Winsor, Ontario Fluid Magazine, Featured Artist, November, 2005, Grand Rapids, Michigan Northern Express Magazine, January, 2007. Traverse City, Michigan ModelMayhemers with whom I have already worked: Tags
Niko Laslo
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Great port!I look forward to work with you 
Yazlovetska Retoucher
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Hello!
Anna Becker
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I could not get around your amazing job.I would be glad to work with you 
Eva Novak
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Hi))You have a nice page.If you have any questions I always open for you).Best regards 
Louis Ng Photography
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Beautiful portfolio! Hope we can get to work together in a near future!
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