CAVES
CAVES is a collection of large format photographs of underground caverns throughout Southeast Asia and the United States. The series focuses on “show caves” which are natural caves managed by government or commercial organizations that have been modified to accommodate tourism. These images are a unique look at environments that have been curated to cater to the physical needs of sightseers, as well as our collective fantasies of what a cave should look like. The photographs included in CAVES were taken with a Toyo Field camera on 4x5 color negative in Singapore, Viet Nam, Malaysia, New Mexico, Virginia and Tennessee.
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Biography
Born and raised in New York City, Austin Irving is a visual artist who works with large format analog photography. Irving graduated with a BFA from TISCH School Of The Arts at NYU in 2006. Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums in Hong Kong, India, Germany, Paris, and across The United States. Her images have been featured in The LA Times, Wired, Slate, Architectural Digest, Art Ltd., Artillery, TimeOut NY, The International Herald Tribune, The Huffington Post, Frontrunner, Artsy, Yatzer, and Artweek LA.
Irving's work is represented by Wilding Cran Gallery in Los Angeles.
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Awards
GOLD: PX3 Paris Photography Prize – Fine Art/Architecture, 2019
GOLD: PX3 Paris Photography Prize – Nature/Trees, 2019
3RD PLACE: International Competition, The New York Center for Photographic Arts 2019
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: Varda Artist Residency Program: Historic SS Vallejo, Sausalito, California, 2019
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: The National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India, 2017
NOMINEE: United States Artists (USA) Fellowship, 2016
FINALIST: Felix Schoeller Photo Award - Architecture and Landscape, Germany, 2015
JURY AWARD: 4th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Gallery 110, Seattle, WA, 2014
JURY AWARD: 12TH ANNUAL JURIED NATIONAL PHOTO COMPETITION, SoHo Photo Gallery, New York, NY, 2007
