Ashlyn Davis Burns's guest appearances

Ashlyn Davis Burns

The Wise Fool Art Podcast

PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf

Perfect Bound with Jennifer Yoffy

Alejandro Cartagena

Elinor Carucci

Shane Lavalette

Diana Markosian

Alec Soth

Christopher Anderson

Todd Hido

Anne Kelly

Haroon Mirza

Tamar Avishai

Tim Jones

Amy Grant

Heather Jones

Erling Kagge

Craig Zobel

OwlTail

These two! A powerhouse duo of talent, passion and all-around art do-goodness. They are pooling their wide ranging skills to deliver a new model to help artists become creatively and financially successful. Learn all about Assembly in this episode!Ashlyn Davis Burns has worked to support lens-based artists for the past decade through curatorial, editorial, and fundraising initiatives, including most recently as the Executive Director &amp; Curator of Houston Center for Photography (2015-2020). She has written for numerous publications, consulted with artists and publishers on photobooks, and curated exhibitions internationally for a variety of institutions including libraries, universities, and galleries.Shane Lavalette has worked as the Director of Light Work (2011-2021), a non-profit dedicated to supporting emerging and under-represented artists working in photography, as well as a publisher, editor, writer, and consultant to collectors, institutions, photo editors, and artists. Lavalette has a broad range of professional experience in curating, publishing, design, creative direction, art buying, fundraising, and advocating to make the field more equitable for artists.

These two! A powerhouse duo of talent, passion and all-around art do-goodness. They are pooling their wide ranging skills to deliver a new model to help artists become creatively and financially successful. Learn all about Assembly in this episode! Ashlyn Davis Burns has worked to support lens-based artists for the past decade through curatorial, editorial, and fundraising initiatives, including most recently as the Executive Director &amp; Curator of Houston Center for Photography (2015-2020). She has written for numerous publications, consulted with artists and publishers on photobooks, and curated exhibitions internationally for a variety of institutions including libraries, universities, and galleries. Shane Lavalette has worked as the Director of Light Work (2011-2021), a non-profit dedicated to supporting emerging and under-represented artists working in photography, as well as a publisher, editor, writer, and consultant to collectors, institutions, photo editors, and artists. Lavalette has a broad range of professional experience in curating, publishing, design, creative direction, art buying, fundraising, and advocating to make the field more equitable for artists.

Assembly (Ashlyn Davis Burns & Shane Lavalette)

We discuss:- blending together a gallery, agency, and creative studio- looking to fix broken parts of the art world- a holistic approach to the needs of artists- grant funding- how they choose artists to work with- the importance of community- advocacy and ethics in photography- is there still need for a photographic 'style'?- the importance of authenticity4 artist that inspire them:Pacifico Silano - https://www.pacificosilano.comFumi Ishino - http://fumiishino.comAlejandro Cartagena - https://alejandrocartagena.comVasantha Yogananthan - https://vasanthayogananthan.comhttps://assembly.artHosted by Matthew Dolshttp://www.matthewdols.comSupported in part by:EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norwayhttps://eeagrants.organd we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project:Hunt Kastner - https://huntkastner.comKunstsentrene i Norge - https://www.kunstsentrene.noTranscript available here: http://wisefoolpod.com/transcript-for-episode-164-co-founders-of-assembly-ashlyn-davis-burns-shane-lavalette-usa/

We discuss: - blending together a gallery, agency, and creative studio - looking to fix broken parts of the art world - a holistic approach to the needs of artists - grant funding - how they choose artists to work with - the importance of community - advocacy and ethics in photography - is there still need for a photographic 'style'? - the importance of authenticity 4 artist that inspire them: Pacifico Silano - <a href="https://www.pacificosilano.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pacificosilano.com</a> Fumi Ishino - <a href="http://fumiishino.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://fumiishino.com</a> Alejandro Cartagena - <a href="https://alejandrocartagena.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alejandrocartagena.com</a> Vasantha Yogananthan - <a href="https://vasanthayogananthan.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vasanthayogananthan.com</a> https://assembly.art Hosted by Matthew Dols <a href="http://www.matthewdols.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.matthewdols.com</a> Supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway <a href="https://eeagrants.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://eeagrants.org</a> and we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project: Hunt Kastner - <a href="https://huntkastner.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://huntkastner.com</a> Kunstsentrene i Norge - <a href="https://www.kunstsentrene.no" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kunstsentrene.no</a> Transcript available here: <a href="http://wisefoolpod.com/transcript-for-episode-164-co-founders-of-assembly-ashlyn-davis-burns-shane-lavalette-usa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wisefoolpod.com/transcript-for-episode-164-co-founders-of-assembly-ashlyn-davis-burns-shane-lavalette-usa/</a>

Co-founders of Assembly, Ashlyn Davis Burns + Shane Lavalette (USA)

In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, Sasha talks with Ashlyn Davis Burns, co-founder of the new agency and creative studio, Assembly. They discuss how events and opportunities lead her from an American Studies degree to her 5 year post as the Executive Director of the Houston Center for Photography. Ashlyn talks about co-founding Assembly with Shane Lavalette (former Director of Light Work) as a platform committed to representing diverse artists in both the fine-art and the commercial world. http://www.ashlyndavis.com Ashlyn Davis Burns is a writer, editor, and curator and the Co-founder of Assembly, a gallery, agency, creative studio, and art advisory focusing on lens-based artists that launched in early 2021. From 2015 - 2020, she worked at Houston Center for Photography as the Executive Director &amp; Curator as well as the chief editor of spot magazine. She earned her BA in Art History from Pratt Institute and her Master's Degree in American Studies at the University of Texas with a focus on American photography and culture.  Find out more at https://photowork.pinecast.co

In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, Sasha talks with Ashlyn Davis Burns, co-founder of the new agency and creative studio, Assembly. They discuss how events and opportunities lead her from an American Studies degree to her 5 year post as the Executive Director of the Houston Center for Photography. Ashlyn talks about co-founding Assembly with Shane Lavalette (former Director of Light Work) as a platform committed to representing diverse artists in both the fine-art and the commercial world. <a href="http://www.ashlyndavis.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ashlyndavis.com</a> Ashlyn Davis Burns is a writer, editor, and curator and the Co-founder of Assembly, a gallery, agency, creative studio, and art advisory focusing on lens-based artists that launched in early 2021. From 2015 - 2020, she worked at Houston Center for Photography as the Executive Director &amp; Curator as well as the chief editor of spot magazine. She earned her BA in Art History from Pratt Institute and her Master's Degree in American Studies at the University of Texas with a focus on American photography and culture.  Find out more at <a href="https://photowork.pinecast.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://photowork.pinecast.co</a>

Ashlyn Davis Burns - Episode 20