My background
Hi, friends, I’m Amie LeeKing and since the 90’s I always
had a camera in my hand from coast to coast at rock shows such as Sleater-Kenney, Hole, and Blonde Redhead. I have albums full of those old photos. As I progressed, I began
shooting more staged imagery and had my first group show in Portland, Oregon in
2004. I sold my first
photograph to a visiting French man and I knew then that I had an audience for
my work.
I decided to take my passion further and I went to grad
school in London at the University of the Arts and received my masters a
several years ago. Beyond Portland, I have shown work in Montreal, New York,
and San Francisco.
I am
raising money to fund my first solo show at ION Studio in New York City from
late June through September. Not only is it an opportunity to have my first solo
show – something every artists strives to achieve; this particular show will
cater to an audience that is ideal for my work. The selected works are images I shot over the past four years. The
photographs are a mix of images of portraits and “wild pain”.
The making of the show and your help
I
plan on showing 12 photographs from 16”x20” to 24”x36” mounted on aluminum. The
funds raised will go to printing, mounting and shipping costs. The magnitude
and time dedicated to this show involves a significant amount of effort and
resources and for you detail oriented folks and photo geeks: I’m scanning and
touching up medium format film, blowing-up digital prints, and working with my brother-in-law,
Adrian, to render 3-D images of the space to sketch up the show i.e. this is a
remote installation from
2,900
miles away, prior to the real installation!In exchange for your generous contribution, you will receive prints, postcards, preview images and/or special thank yous!
Other ways you can help
But
whether you make a donation or not, a way you can help is by spreading the word
and sending along the link to this campaign to your family, friends, coworkers,
or favorite bloggers who you think might be interested in my show.
