Ed Panar Artist Talk

Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2022, Panar’s published monographs include In the Vicinity (2018), Animals That Saw Me: Volume One and Volume Two (2011 and 2016), Salad Days (2012), Same Difference (2010), and Golden Palms (2007). As a dedicated non-driver, Panar’s images are characterized by the close and oftentimes revelatory observations made possible by seeing the world on foot. Panar will discuss his career in bookmaking, including his latest project, Winter Nights, Walking, to be published this fall by Fw: Books & Spaces Corners, as well as milestones in his life as a photographer. Directly after the talk, a selection of Panar’s books will be at hand to review and discuss with the artist.

This talk is free and open to the public. The event is organized by Herron School of Art and Design’s photography degree program in partnership with Aurora PhotoCenter.

Ed Panar (edpanar.com) is the recipient of a 2007 Artist Fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts and a 2022 Creative Development Award from The Heinz Endowments. Panar’s work has been exhibited widely including venues such as Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco and Kasseler Kunstverein in Kassel, Germany. Panar’s photographs and books can be found in numerous print and library collections including San Francisco MoMA, The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, Pilara Foundation and the Museum of Modern Art Library in New York. Panar is co-founder of the project space Spaces Corners and currently lives and works between Johnstown and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Aurora PhotoCenter thanks Herron School of Art + Design for its support of this event.