Candela Photographic Arts

Candela Photographic Arts Independent publisher of fine art photography books. Producing beautifully crafted books for photographers and photographic artists of substance.

Candela Photographic Arts is a 501c3 organization devoted to elevating the discourse around contemporary photography through exhibitions and publications that highlight compelling narratives and experimental approaches to the medium. Our mission is to promote photography as visual culture.

ARTIST TALK | ALMA HASER ()Thursday, June 4th at Candela Photographic ArtsDoors at 6pm, talk begins at 6:30pmFree and op...
05/26/2026

ARTIST TALK | ALMA HASER ()
Thursday, June 4th at Candela Photographic Arts
Doors at 6pm, talk begins at 6:30pm
Free and open to the public

Please RSVP via link in bio.

Join us for an evening in conversation with UK-based artist Alma Haser in conjunction with her two feature exhibitions, Tired, Warrior, Defeated, In Love, and Four Legs, currently on view at Candela Photographic Arts. Haser will discuss her multidisciplinary practice, recent photographic and sculptural works, and the layered emotional terrain explored throughout the exhibition.

Known for blending photography, sculpture, textiles, and collage, Haser’s work navigates themes of identity, transformation, intimacy, and perception through intricate hand-built processes and deeply personal narratives.

*Please note* If you’re an old hand at Candela events, we have an updated RSVP format. Do not be afraid. See you next Thursday!

ON VIEW THROUGH JUNE 20: Nick Lenker () and Alma Haser ().There are four weeks left to catch three outstanding solo exhi...
05/21/2026

ON VIEW THROUGH JUNE 20: Nick Lenker () and Alma Haser ().

There are four weeks left to catch three outstanding solo exhibitions by Philadelphia based Nick Lenker and UK artist Alma Haser.

Nick’s “Parallel Projections” features a continuation of his project, IRL Objects. The photographic-ceramic hybrid process results in incredible faceted objects that reference pop culture, folklore, and art history while teetering between virtual and physical realities.

Alma Haser’s “Tired, Defeated, Warrior, in Love” is an ode, through text and image, to the realities of motherhood. Haser’s reputation for pushing the materiality of the image is on full display: silks of layered photographs and abstracted compositions of flesh and fabric showcase the passing of time with the tender and torturous. In the center of the room sits a small book of poetry made from the submissions of mothers that range from small joys to untold secrets.

Haser’s work continues into the back room with “Four Legs,” a series of small, ceramic chairs born from a desire to create outside of motherhood. Once completed, each unique chair is placed inside of a tiny tailored environment, then photographed and continuously layered to create the final image.

Haser will be joining Candela from the UK on Thursday, June 4th for a walkthrough of the exhibitions. RSVP via link in bio.

We’re evolving! As of this morning, we are officially operating in our new 501c3 capacity as Candela Photographic Arts! ...
05/20/2026

We’re evolving! As of this morning, we are officially operating in our new 501c3 capacity as Candela Photographic Arts! Read more about the change and support us on our shiny new (in progress) website: candelaphotoarts.org. Thanks for sticking with us! 🧨

Artists featured: David Emitt Adams, Raymond Thompson Jr, Peter Cochrane, Daisy Patton,

That’s a wrap on this month, so we’re taking a final look at our April Candelar feature, “Flower Cemetery” by Charlotte-...
05/01/2026

That’s a wrap on this month, so we’re taking a final look at our April Candelar feature, “Flower Cemetery” by Charlotte-based artist Nicole Driscoll ().

Nicole Driscoll is a multidisciplinary artist based in Charlotte, working primarily with photography and video. Her practice explores themes of identity, memory, and the emotional impact of personal and collective histories. She uses analog and experimental techniques to create layered visual narratives rooted in nostalgia and transformation. Her work has been exhibited at The Light Factory, Goodyear Arts, The Curated Fridge, and McColl Center.

In 2023, her photograph Hands in the Sky was selected by ArtPop Street Gallery for public display across Charlotte and in Times Square. Driscoll was awarded the Emerging Creators Fellowship in 2024 and participated in residencies at Mudhouse (Greece) and Walkaway House. Currently, she works as a teaching artist at Studio 345, a free, after-school art program, and as a freelancer in the great Charlotte community.

Stay tuned for additional 2026 Candelar artists throughout the year!

OPENING FRIDAY MAY 1ST: Candela is excited to welcome back artists Alma Haser () and Nick Lenker () for exhibitions that...
04/24/2026

OPENING FRIDAY MAY 1ST:

Candela is excited to welcome back artists Alma Haser () and Nick Lenker () for exhibitions that push and blend the photographic object. 

In the front gallery, Philadelphia artist Nick Lenker returns with fresh photographic ceramic works from his series, IRL Objects. Lenker applies found imagery to the surface of his geometric ceramic objects, which combine lore, iconography, and the mundane to playfully question ideas of reality and identity. 

In the second gallery space, UK-based artist Alma Haser’s first solo exhibition features grand silks, small prints, and thoughtful texts that invite viewers into the intimate, shifting states of motherhood: Tired, Warrior, Defeated, In Love. Through raw, playful imagery, the project explores the layered physical and emotional realities of motherhood, challenging idealized narratives by revealing it as chaotic, tender, and deeply transformative.

Haser’s work continues to extend beyond the simple image in Four Legs, a series of unique ceramic chairs shown alongside photographs of the objects. The series began as a practice for the artist to unwind, resulting in a (still growing) set of small chairs. Through the repetitive act of crafting these miniature objects, she was able to “create a world where you can set the rules and design a space that is entirely your own,” providing a sense of control among the persistent chaos of the every day.

Stay tuned for announcements about special programming with Alma Haser during her visit to the gallery in early June. Both exhibitions will be on view through Saturday, June 20.

FIRST FRIDAY: Join us TONIGHT, April 3, for extended gallery hours from 5-8pm.“Daytona” by Larry Cook () and “she sees,p...
04/03/2026

FIRST FRIDAY: Join us TONIGHT, April 3, for extended gallery hours from 5-8pm.

“Daytona” by Larry Cook () and “she sees,pictured as she pictures” by Natalie Krick () will be on view through Saturday, April 18.

We are looking forward to April and warmer days ahead, but we want to take one last look at our March Candelar image by ...
03/31/2026

We are looking forward to April and warmer days ahead, but we want to take one last look at our March Candelar image by Canada-based artist, Wes Bell.

March image feature: Wes Bell (), Not Whole #2.

Bell's series, Snag, will be on view as a solo exhibition in Vancouver, BC, Canada for the Capture Photography Festival from April 15 - May 28, 2026.

Wes Bell is a Canadian-American fine art photographer whose gelatin silver photographs isolate and elevate the ordinary found in the landscape, exploring ambiguity, fear, loss, and impermanence while allowing space for healing and resilience, revealing both beauty and brutality. His work focuses on tightly framed moments between humans and the natural world, aligning perception with emotional experience. He holds a BFA from the Alberta University of the Arts in Calgary, Canada. Bell has exhibited internationally at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany; the Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California; and Photo Fringe, Bristol, UK. In Canada, his solo exhibitions include Contemporary Calgary and the Alberta Society of Artists’ Gallery in Calgary, Alberta. His series SNAG will be featured in the 2026 Capture Photography Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia. Bell received the Bronze Award at the Royal Photographic Society’s IPE160 in 2017.

We'll continue to feature 2026 Candelar artists throughout the year. Stick around for our UnBound15! lineup announcement later this week.

TWELVE HOURS LEFT! Submit to Candela's annual juried + invitational photo exhibition by 11:59 PM EST tonight, Friday, Ma...
03/13/2026

TWELVE HOURS LEFT! Submit to Candela's annual juried + invitational photo exhibition by 11:59 PM EST tonight, Friday, March 13th. Submission is free.

Invited artists for this year's exhibition are Sharon Walters, Sheida Soleimani, and Alvin Lester. Invited and selected works will be on display at the gallery in Richmond, VA from July 1 – August 8, 2026. There is no submission fee and no exhibition theme. The exhibition is treated like a survey of the photographic medium. Applicants may submit up to 4 photographic objects or books for consideration.

Juried and invited artists will have an opportunity to be collected by the gallery, to be acquired for private collections, or to receive an honorarium for a solo exhibition with Candela in 2027. Through funds raised over the course of the exhibition, Candela acquires select pieces for a growing permanent collection and gives honorariums to 1-2 artists.

This year's fundraising party will be Saturday, August 1st. Save the date! You can get early bird door tickets for $65 through April 1st.

Visit the link in our bio, go to our homepage, or go to candelagallery.com/unbound to get started.

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