NEW BLOG URL!

I know, how could I? I've moved, departed, packed up my goods and chattels and shifted the carcass to another site. But it's long overdue and it's all going to be okay. It - will - be - okay. Promise.

NEW GLOB URL: http://www.victoriafgaitan.com/blog/

Joiiin uuuus! Blooog braaaiiinzzzzz :B

WPA Auction Gala

Come to the ball! The Washington Project for the Arts is having their annual auction gala and as usual, it's going to be awesome. Their such a great organization and this event is great combination of swank, art and the thrill of buying stuff competition style. I'll have a piece in it but it has to remain Secret Squirrel.

The opening, which is free and for the general public, is February 11th.

"NEW THIS YEAR:
3 exclusive Live Auction art experiences
Celebrity chef's "Moveable Feast" of small plates and mezze
(This year's dinner will not be formally seated. Titanium and Platinum Sponsors will have designated tables for the exclusive use of their guests.)
New location: 1800 L Street NW
(Special Thanks to Somerset Partners)"

Adrian Parsons hunger strike - Day 20.

Adrian Parsons' hunger strike protesting DC's lack of voting rights. Day 20.

Adrian Parsons hunger strike - Day 19.

Adrian Parsons' hunger strike protesting DC's non voting rights. Day 19.

Adrian Parsons' hunger strike.

Read about the awesome, kind and much loved artist and musician, Adrian Parsons' hunger strike to protest DC's taxation without representation. He's not eaten anything for 2 weeks. Hell yes, this is really freaking the living shit out of me.
Photo 'Hunger Strike', by the super Matt Dunn.

Scenes of Mild Peril on WAMU!

Scenes of Mild Peril just got an a-hoy! from the lovely people in the wireless from the station WAMU! Thank you, WAMU!

Fotoweek in Focus - Washington Post

Thanks Michael O'Sullivan at the Washington Post for including Scenes of Mild Peril in the Going Out Guide's recommendations!

Corralling the Critics - Pinkline

Thanks so much for the thumbs up, Pinkline Project!

Lost at E Minor - Scenes of Mild Peril shout out!

Are the cool kids still saying 'shout out'? Good thing I'm no dagnabbit cool kid. Gettoff my lawn!! Whopping great thanks and air-bag hug to the killer artist, Jonathan Monaghan for his super lovely looky-here for Scenes of Mild Peril, still at the greatest gallery in town, Conner Contemporary Art down on Florida Avenue, NW DC. Thanks so much Jonathan!

Washington City Paper Review - Scenes of Mild Peril!

Hugest thanks to the really great writer, Kriston Capps for his review of Scenes of Mild Peril at Conner Contemporary Art. Thanks so much, Kriston!

Young @ Heart 11 - Panel for FotoweekDC through BYT

Come out, come out tonight to the FotoweekDC panel hosted by BYT at Fotoweek Central, 1800 L St. NW (The old Borders).

Photographers on the panel are: (in alphabetical order): Josh Cogan, Victoria F. Gaitán, Douglas Sonders, Scott Suchman, Nicole Wolf and Marcus Yam.

Followed by an after party featuring a bunch of awesome BYT photographers, including Dakota Fine. Hell yeh!

Thanks BYT! Maybe that's my new tattoo....

Meets Obsession coverage of Scenes of Mild Peril at Conner Contemporary

Thanks so damn much to the super lovely Mei Tan of Meets Obsession for her way too kind coverage of Scenes of Mild Peril at Conner Contemporary Art, showing with Patricia Piccinini's, The Welcome Guest. Thank you so much and thanks loads too, to Sergio Teran for such awesome photographs!

BYT coverage of Scenes of Mild Peril at Conner Contemporary

Huge thanks to the awesome Rachel Eisley of Brightest Young Things for her super kind coverage of my show, Scenes of Mild Peril and the amazing Patricia Piccinini's show, The Welcome Guest, at Conner Contemporary Art. Thank you, Rachel (your photos rock!) and BYT!

Art Daily.org!

Here's a post by Artdaily.org on Scenes of Mild Peril and the incredible Patricia Piccinini's, The Welcome Guest at Conner Contemporary Art. Thank you ArtDaily!

Going Out Gurus - Washington Post

Hugest thanks to the incredible Philippa P.B. Hughes of the Pinkline Project for this super generous recommendation ("- the opening of Victoria Gaitan's photogaphy exhibit at Conner Contemporary. She is one of my FAVE artists ever. Her photos will blow you away. Seriously.") for Scenes of Mild Peril, opening Saturday November 5th (2 sleeps?!?!) at Conner Contemporary Art. Thank you so much, Philippa!

FotoweekDC BYT panel - come heckle me Jeckle!

For some reason the good people at Brightest Young Things have asked me to pull my carcass along to FotoweekDC HQ (the old Borders bookstore in downtown DC) for a panel on November 10th at 6:30pm. There'll also be an afterparty featuring the very awesome BYT photogoofers for all of the snappy cats with social skills. Thanks BYT and FotoweekDC!

Tea Party triptych.

Couch.

Here're a few from Couch.

Control Part 3.

Control Part 2.

Here are a few from Control Part 2.

Control Part 1.

Here are 3 images from Control Part 1.

Spun Gold

Feathers Part 1.

Next week I'm shooting Feathers Part 2 and 3. Here are a few more of Feathers Part 1

Daisies

Here are a couple of Daisies shots.

Funny something

Here's a funny something...

Solo show 'Scenes of Mild Peril', at Conner Contemporary Art - November 2011

Here's the preview for Scenes of Mild Peril at Conner Contemporary Art, that opens November 5th 2011.

Baby

E. Brady Robinson's desk portraits on Russian TV

Just too cool. Go Brady!

Peeps Show No's. 1 and 2

Filthy Dirty No.'s 3 and 7

Mother triptych

Donut - Image No's. 3 and 4

Sausage No's. 7 and 10

Images for the November show are decided so I can finally let some shots from the 35 shoots I've done this year out. Fuck yes. Been driving me nuts.