So honored to have my portfolio, Japonisme: Fireworks and Cherry Blossoms, selected as a 2025 Critical Mass Top 50 Portfolio by 200 jurors.

Archive 192 is a not-for-profit research archive founded in 2015 that is focused on abstractionist photography by women. The goal of this project is to create, share, educate and eventually place all the materials with an appropriate host organization, which can care for, make available and share this unique and innovative approach to photography. The archive is composed mostly of original prints, publications, artist books, audio recordings and a variety of political ephemera related to women and photography.

Since its founding, we have been collecting and building Archive 192 as an independent archive that exists to compliment, as an unconventional parallel, to museums and conventional art institutions. The archive’s name comes from reversing the name of Alfred Stieglitz’s Gallery 291, which is considered a seminal part of the evolution and history of photography. Our philosophy is that as a community, we should always be in a process of re-evaluating our art practices and the institutions that exhibit and collect photographic work.

The goal is to create a focused collection of contemporary and historical works for research to offset the lack of representation of work by women. An additional function of the archive will be to also challenge the conventional narrative of the history of photography that has made men too prominent in the field. The archive now holds over 300 works and is growing, with work by Florence Henri, Dorothy Norman, Guerilla Girls and contemporary photographers such as Claire A. Warden. Our ambition is that museum collections can be shaped by outside forces like Archive 192 and influenced to rethink traditional lines of thought and study.

– Louie Palu and Chloe Coleman

Thank you to The Eye of Photography for the wonderful article!

“Huq: I Seek No Favor” is a group exhibition that brings together the voices of artists, writers, and thinkers in a collective response to Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Collective, the 2022 Supreme Court decision that eliminated the constitutional right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade in 1973. The included works reflect and embody the experiences of those most impacted by the overturning of Roe v. Wade. This is artwork that speaks back to power and demands to be heard. “Huq: I Seek No Favor” positions art as a medium of collective resistance and encourages direct engagement with urgent social issues.

Curated by Ashima Yadava
Exhibition Dates: November 7 - December 4, 2024

So excited to have work in CURRENTS 2024 to run during Photo NOLA!

The Paula Tognarelli Collection
April 5 - May 25, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, April 5, 5-8pm + Music by ry’s trio
Collectors Talks: Friday, April 19 + Friday, May 17, 5-8pm

So honored to have work in this exhibition

“Personal art collections are always a form of self portraiture and our new exhibition, The Paula Tognarelli collection is no exception. It’s prodigious; about wonder, wit, moments, connections to individual artists, and they all have a romantic perspective or in context, the romanticism of the collector shines through. The images also speak about the process of making art and the breadth or modes of expression in contemporary photography. The viewer will notice that there is an optimism throughout the compilation that makes spending time with these photographs delightful. It speaks to Tognarelli’s heart and eye. We appreciate the opportunity to share our investigations into collectors and collections with you. “ – Denise Froehlich, Director of MMPA

Peer through the lens of eleven women photographers as they reflect on memory, nostalgia, time, and human identity in this poignant installation curated by Emily Edwards.
April 15 – May 13, 2023

Memory is a Verb: Exploring Time and Transience is a new group exhibition to be showcased at the Oceanside Museum of Art reflecting on memory, nostalgia, time, and human identity through the lens of eleven female photographers.