Sarah Small a New York based photographer. Her work explores disassociated themes in the same glance by bringing people, activities and emotions -- with little overlap in reality or imagination -- into implausible contact. Small’s images capture living subjects up-close and in intimate interaction in stark compositions and disarming candy colors.
Small’s work has appeared in publications including Vogue, Life, Rolling Stone, HOW, Surface Magazine, Psychology Today, Sony, Vice, Playgirl New York Magazine, and The New York Times. Her images have been exhibited in major and minor U.S. cities alike, in such venues as The Corcoran Gallery, Farmani Gallery, Stricola Contemporary, Center for Fine Art Photography, Exit Art, Silverstien Photography, Chelsea Art Museum, Jen Beckman, and Photographic Center Northwest. Small’s work has been shown around the globe in cities including Paris, Berlin, London, Beijing, Nantes, Amsterdam, Toronto, and Sydney, and showcased in exhibitions at the Australian Center for Photography, Caprice Horn Gallery, and the Bova Image Festival.
Small has been the recipient of numerous awards. Most recently, she was given a 10 Best 10 Award by WIN Initiative and Resource Magazine. This past summer, she was one of two American finalists in the 8th annual International Talent Support Competition (ITS#8). Small has been nominated for the Santa Fe Prize, and for 3 consecutive years, she has been a finalist in Photo Lucida’s Critical Mass Competition. She has been honored in competitions held by American Photography 24, Magenta Foundation, Px3, and the Annual Photography Masters Cup. Small was given the Avant Gaurdian Award by Surface Magazine in 2005 and, three years later, selected as one of eight honorees spanning the life of the decade-old competition. Recently, American Photo Magazine named her as one of the “Top 13 Emerging Photographers” working today.
Small currently teaches at the Parsons School of Design and has served as a board member for the American Society for Media Photographers, New York Chapter. She was born into a family of musicians and writers and spent her high-school years wandering the streets of her hometown of Washington, D.C., equipped with her Pentax K1000. Following her training at the Rhode Island School of Design, Small moved to Brooklyn where, when not working on photography and performance projects, she sings and arranges vocal scores with Black Sea Hotel, Brooklyn’s Balkan a Cappella quartet.
Lindsay Comstock is a photographer and writer from Northern California. She holds a B.A. in photography and government-journalism from California State University, Sacramento and the University of Technology, Sydney where she was an award-winning journalist and editor of her university’s newspaper.
Comstock was recently Assistant to the Director of Farmani Gallery in New York and an intern for celebrity photographers Markus Klinko and Indrani. She has worked as a freelance photographer for ELuxury Louis Vuitton and as an assistant to several New York and California product photographers.
Comstock also has experience working for non-profit organizations including Carrotmob in NY, Root Division in San Francisco, and the Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento. She recently worked with the Yes Men on their New York Times Special Edition.
Her photography has been exhibited in several galleries across the country with inclusion in the juried Fall 2009 Emerging Artists Show at Rabbithole Studio and the 2008 International Exhibition at The Center for Fine Art Photography. Her writing and photography have been published in New York Daily News, Artcritical.com, The Sacramento Bee, Capitol Weekly, and Midtown Monthly.
Comstock currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. When she is not working on her own photographic projects, she is practicing yoga, cooking vegan meals, and dreaming of traveling abroad.
As a Production manager/Event producer, Dave has helped produce and manage stadium shows from Bruce Springsteen, Eminem and the Rolling Stones, to the smallest Off Broadway theatre productions in New York City. He has also worked on numerous corporate events such as Ford Motor Company’s 100th anniversary, San Genario Festival New York Photo Festival, etc. Music and film festivals, including Concert of Colors, Warp Tour, The Hamtramck Blow Out, and the Tribeca Film Festival; He has toured the world as a stage and film actor with the prestigious Wooster Group Theatre Company, and has also performed in numerous feature films and television shows. Dave also produces and directs short films, music videos and commercials.
From stage and touring manager to theatrical presenter, (Vagina Monologues, Moscow Ballet, Radio City Christmas Show), Dave brings 20 plus years of entertainment experience and vision to any project.
Chrissie Rouse is a New York based visual artist, working primarily in charcoal drawing and photography. After two years of study at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Chrissie returned home to New York where she received her BA in studio art, with a minor in art history from Stony Brook University. Her work ranges from portraiture to nature scapes, to adventures in mixed media, abstraction and tainted realism. She participates annually in Gallery North's Wet Paint Festival on Long Island, and has recently exhibited her work in group shows in both Brooklyn and Queens.
With a strong background in administration and retail management, Chrissie has recently devoted her efforts entirely to the realm of fine arts and culture. She has done volunteer work for the Manhattan based Affordable Art Fair and the New York Photo Festival in DUMBO, Brooklyn. She is currently completing her internship for the New York Foundation for the Arts' Fiscal Sponsorship Program, and is excited to come on board as a team member for Tableau Vivant!
When she is not working or in her studio, Chrissie can be found parading around town with one of her fantastic vintage Polaroid cameras, or confined to her kitchen in a baking extravaganza.
Casey DeSantis comes to Tableau Vivant armed with a seven-year background in fundraising and sponsorship. After graduating from Penn State in 2003, he moved to Baltimore, MD where he performed non-profit development work for four years. Upon moving to New York City in 2007, his credits include spending four seasons with the Tribeca Film Festival as Sponsorship Event Coordinator, and most recently served as the Director of Development for the 2010 New York Photo Festival in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. He also works as an freelance event coordinator and production assistant for several New York-based event marketing companies.
In his other life, he doubles as the lead vocalist/keyboardist in his indie rock-powerpop band, County Darlings. He lives in Brooklyn and suffers from an unhealthy obsession with clowns.
Michael Huffington has a distinguished career as a dedicated public servant, successful business executive, film producer and philanthropist whose charitable activities span the globe. In 1998, he was the co-chairman of a successful California ballot initiative to raise the price of cigarettes by 50 cents a pack, providing hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue to improve healthcare for children under the age of six. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995. Prior to that he was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Negotiations Policy by President Reagan. He is the recipient of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service.
From 1991 to 2000 he was the co-owner of Crest Films Limited, a full-service film production company known for its Emmy-winning commercials, documentaries, and adventure films as well as its work on behalf of non-profit organizations. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from Stanford University in 1970; he graduated from Harvard Business School in 1972 with an MBA in Finance. He has Produced or Executive Produced many award-winning films, including FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO, an insightful non-fiction film which was shortlisted for the 2008 Academy Award nominations for best documentary. Some of his other credits include BI THE WAY, DISSOLUTION, AMERICAN PRIMITIVE, and FATHER VS. SON.
Josephine Decker enjoys in-depth collaborations, stretching the boundaries between documentary and narrative film, and directing music videos full of brouhaha. She has helped to produce docs for A&E and Discovery Times, and her documentary feature "Bi The Way" premiered at SXSW, went on to Silverdocs and about 70 other film fests around the world, received press everywhere from The New York Times to The Austin Chronicle, and is currently airing on the LOGO Network (US) and Astral (Canada). In the past year, she has directed music videos with dancing silverware, 7-year-old dragons, and hand puppets. Her video for Charlie Hewson "Where Are You Going, Elena?" premiered at SXSW '09. She performs accordion with the all-female Main Squeeze Accordion Orchestra and is currently developing a narrative feature film about the group.
Josephine loves to ride her bike around her neighborhood in Brooklyn and spends a lot of time at the Brooklyn Public Library.
Luke is a native of the Pacific Northwest and a graduate from the acting program at the pacific conservatory for the performing arts. As a performer, Luke is a member of the artist collective: The In-betweens. As a producer and director Luke has a long list of music video and short film credits including Blitzen Trappers: Black River Killer. As an video editor Luke has cut everything from television commercials to abstract animation for video installations and everything in-between. As a live video and projection designer, Luke has traveled internationally with performance art all stars such as Reggie Watts, Holcombe Waller, and Hand2Mouth theater to name a few. Luke looks forward to the outcome of the Tableau Vivant of the Delirium Constructions. To learn more about Luke: google him, he likes it...
Dogleaf Studios is a custom printing and photography studio located in Sausalito, California, serving clients from California to New York.Whether you are local or working with us remotely, our staff of artists will work intimately with you to give you the ultimate imaging solution. We offer reproductions, scanning, retouching, large-scale exhibition prints, limited edition printed custom portfolios all on a wide range of materials using archival pigment inks.
We start all of our projects gaining an understanding of the nature of your project and your unique needs to arrive at a solution. Next, we make it happen, working collaboratively with you at each critical point in the process to finely tune the images to be in line with your artistic vision. Our work is not finished until you are completely and totally satisfied.
We are proud to offer high quality photographic reproductions, scanning, retouching, printing and photography.
Matthew Cylinder is a New York based photographer and artist. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Photography. Matthew Cylinder's photography transcends the boundaries defined by this traditional medium. He allows his creations to speak without fear or restriction, using whatever materials and resources his work calls for.
Shandra Stark is an accomplished art model based in the Boston area. In her five short years as a visual artist, she has worked with such talents as Spencer Tunick, and been published in nearly a dozen books, with showings in countless galleries- here, and overseas.
With an unmatched passion for her role in each work of art she helps to create, Stark is most often described not as a muse, but a partner. A collaborator. She strives to represent herself in her truest form at all times, and convey intensity and depth within every photograph taken of her.
Not one to take the backseat in any situation, Stark makes sure she remains as driven with her goals off camera as she is in front of a lens. When not in the studio, or on a stand in front of an art class, she can be found spending much of the remainder of her time actively pursuing her next steps. Whether this means researching artists for hours at a time, or planning a workshop for a date six months in the future, more than three thousand miles from home, Stark is a fierce business woman who is relentless in her desire to outdo herself in every endeavor. As a former ballerina and vocal performer, she understands the value of an audience, and strives to give hers every opportunity to fall hopelessly in love with her efforts.
Outside of the art world, Stark is most passionate about health and fitness. As a vegetarian for nearly thirteen years, she adores experimenting in the kitchen, and can be found cooking in an organic frenzy on a daily basis. She is also an avid rock-climber, yoga enthusiast, and workout buff who tries to find exercise in every activity she does. It is not uncommon to see her dancing in the driver's seat, walking for miles at a time in lieu of taking a cab, or jogging up the stairs while watching others tap their feet with impatience on an escalator.
She hopes to use the latter as a metaphor for her life, and will continue to jog up stairs until she can jog no more.
Lilah is a designer and illustrator from the hills of upstate NY. She is a recent graduate from Parsons the New School for Design where she studied illustration. Her drawings have been exhibited at Sheila Johnson Design Center and Giant Robot New York. She lives and works in Brooklyn.
