Tracing Light; Cameraless Photography by Anne Arden McDonald Exhibition Opening
The UMass Dartmouth CVPA Campus Gallery is proud to present a solo exhibition, Tracing Light: Cameraless Photography by Anne Arden McDonald. A reception will be held on Tuesday, February 3, from 5–7 PM in the CVPA Campus Gallery, located on the first floor of the CVPA building at 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA 02747. An artist talk is planned for 5:30 PM at the gallery during the reception. Light refreshments will be served. Visitor parking for this day only is in Lots 5, 6, 8, and 8A.
Anne Arden McDonald is a New York City-based visual artist who creates images on photographic paper without the use of a camera or a negative. While still utilizing photo paper, light, and chemistry, she experiments with historic processes, like the photogram, to invent new ways of producing images. Her methods involve an unorthodox collection of materials and techniques drawn from both domestic and scientific realms.
The work in this exhibition explores circles and spheres as atoms or planets—representing the microcosm and macrocosm of the physical world—as well as symbols of growth and wholeness. Featured works include recent, previously unshown experiments with rust and bubbles from 2024 and 2025, alongside large-scale cameraless scrolls from 2005–2011, many of which exceed 100 inches in height.
CVPA Campus Gallery
Viera Levitt
vlevitt@umassd.edu