The Art of Abandonment 2026
June 8th, 2026 - July 1st, 2026
Every abandoned place was once important to someone.
The Art of Abandonment brings together photographs of forgotten structures, overlooked objects, and landscapes shaped by time. Factories fall silent, homes stand empty, businesses close, and possessions are left behind, yet traces of human presence remain.
Rather than documenting ruin alone, these photographs explore memory, change, and the passage of time. They ask us to look beyond decay and consider the lives, histories, and experiences embedded within the spaces we leave behind.
Through photography, these fleeting remnants are preserved, transforming absence into something visible once again.
Participating Photographers:
Diego Antonio Allende, Patricia Bean, Christine Barrett, Thomas Bradley, Peter Riggs Brown, Tim Bryan, David Cayeros, Julia Corren, Donna Cyr, Mark Dierker, Simone Emerich, Jeffrey Fischer, Jessica Fiume, Alexandra Foster, Kent Flora, Steve Gelineau, Lenore Hamel, Doug Hjelmstad, Stacia Hollmann, John Kaminski, Spencer Kenney, David Kelm, Matt Lambros, Catherine Lee-Smith, Shawn Loseke, Sonia Melnikova-Raich, Rusi Mchedlishvili, John Morris, Arthur Nager, Rodolfo Pimentel, Richard Schramm, Kerry Sclafani, Rebecca Skinner, Michelle Summers, John Verner, Allen Washatko, Ray Weston, Jason Woodcock, Ricky Workman, Beamie Young.
Ruinas de Carora, Archival Print, 90 × 60 cm, 2024, Rodolfo Pimentel, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, $359
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome, Archival Print, 10 × 13.5 inches, 2025, John Kaminski, Portland, Maine, $250
Alumnus, Archival Print, 17.5 × 11.5 inches, 2021, Simone Emerich, North Scituate, Rhode Island, $250
Residence Hallway, Archival Print, 20 × 17.5 inches, 2024, Ricky Workman, Santa Fe, New Mexico, $450
Blackrock Asylum, Archival Print, 16 × 9, 2025, Diego Antonio Allende, Spring, Texas, $150
Estas ruinas que ves No. 3, Archival Print (Matte), 28 × 22 inches, 2025, David Cayeros, Coahuila, Mexico, $100
Open Flight, Archival Print, 20 × 18 inches, 2025, Thomas Bradley, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, $250
Frozen Mine, Film Photography, 16 × 24 inches, 2025, Jeffrey Fischer, Pinckney, Michigan, $250
Untitled (Piano), Archival Print, 12 × 8 inches, 2018, Doug Hjelmstad, Gothenburg, Nebraska, $150
Money Laundry, Archival Print, 11 × 14 inches, 2020, Spencer Kenney, Cincinnati, Ohio, $500
Ethel's Beauty Salon, LomoChrome Purple Film Photograph, Archival Print, 14 × 11 inches, 2020, Alexandra Foster, Denver, Colorado, $300
Lucy, Margate City, NJ, Archival Ink Jet Print from Original Film Negative, 24 × 18 inches, 1972, Arthur Nager, Fairfield, Connecticut, $1,000
The Royal Hawaiian, Archival Print, 2021, Christine Barrett, Las Vegas, Nevada, $150
Failure to Launch, Archival Print, 19 × 13 inches, 2025, Richard Schramm, Carrboro, North Carolina, $250
Stage Fright No. 2, Archival Print, 12 × 18 inches, 2021, David Kelm, Louisville, Kentucky, $300
Fox West Theatre, Archival Print, 30 × 20 inches, 2024, Matt Lambros, Boston, Massachusetts, $450
The Desert Remained, Archival Print, 2019, Patricia Bean, Dexter, Oregon, $375
Ansonia Brass, Dye Sublimation Aluminum Metal Print, 30 × 24.5 inches, 2024, Peter Riggs Brown, Pine Meadow, Connecticut, $2,800
Not even Spirit Halloween will move in here, Archival Print, 14 × 11 inches, 2025, Lenore Hamel, Moreno Valley, California, $350
Old Richfield Station, Archival Print, 14 × 11 inches, 2025, Lenore Hamel, Moreno Valley, California, $400
The Lutheran Church, Archival Print, 13 × 19 inches, 2023, John Verner, New York, New York, $295
Dreamboat, Archival Print, 28 × 18 inches, 2026, Rusi Mchedlishvili, California, United States, $1,200
Stand Alone 3, Archival Print, 16 × 12 inches, 2025, Catherine Lee-Smith, London, England, United Kingdom, £250
Voyage's End, Photography printed as a limited edition 1 of 25 on Mount Satin (metal), 2026, John Morris, Corpus Christi, Texas, $755
Faded Footsteps, Photograph on Aluminum, 20 × 30 inches, 2018, Rebecca Skinner, Franklin, Massachusetts, $875
Industrial Beauty, Photograph on Aluminum, 16 × 24 inches, 2016, Rebecca Skinner, Franklin, Massachusetts, $795
Guest Chamber, Lynnewood Hall, Giclee Print on Fine Art Archival Matte Paper, 24 × 16 inches, 2025, Kerry Sclafani, Cortlandt Manor, New York, $425
Old House, Archival Print, 18 × 12 inches, 2024, Kent Flora, Denver, Colorado, $300
Music Room, Archival Pigment Print, 2025, Julia Corren, Lakeside, Nebraska, NFS
Left Behind, Archival Print, 11 × 14 inches, 2007, Sonia Melnikova-Raich, San Francisco, California, $375
Lee Vining Dawn, Archival Print, 2018, Tim Bryan, Paso Robles, California, NFS
The House that Learned Silence, Mixed Media 2-D (Photography, Encaustics, Oils, Pastels on Wood), 2026, Stacia Hollmann, DeLand, Florida, $650
Abandoned I, Archival Print, 10 × 13.5 inches, 2023, Allen Washatko, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, $350
Test of Time, Archival Print, 16 × 20 inches, 2025, Jason Woodcock, Dayton, Nevada, $475
Prairie House, Digital Chromogenic Print, 24 × 18 inches, 2026, Mark Dierker, Dubuque, Iowa, $350
Alarm Box 522, Archival Print, 16 × 12 inches, 2025, Steve Gelineau, Delray Beach, Florida, $375
British Phone Box, Digital Print, 12 × 8 inches, 2026, Ray Weston, Blackmoor, England, £425
Casino, Archival Pigment Print, 10 × 15 inches, 2024, Beamie Young, Dickerson, Maryland, $350
The House That Stayed, Digital Photography, 11 × 17 inches, 2023, Michelle Summers, Birmingham, Alabama, $175
Remnants No. 3, Digital Archival Print, 16 × 12 inches, 2025, Shawn Loseke, Johnstown, Colorado, $250
Lake Valley Waiting for the Stars, Archival Print, 18 × 24 inches, 2020, Donna Cyr, Las Cruces, New Mexico, $400
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