Obscura Gallery

Santa Fe - 225 Delgado Street - NM 87501

Obscura Gallery, located in the heart of Santa Fe’s historic Canyon Road arts district, is a destination for collectors and enthusiasts seeking the finest examples of photography—past and present. Founded in 2016 by photography scholar and dealer Jennifer Schlesinger, the gallery is devoted to showcasing both contemporary and vintage works that exemplify technical mastery and artistic depth. With a keen focus on the fine photographic print, Obscura Gallery honors the nearly 200-year evolution of the medium, while celebrating the progressive processes shaping photography today.

Representing a diverse roster of artists, the gallery presents imagery that spans genres such as landscape, portraiture, mixed media, photojournalism, and still life. Many of these contemporary photographers draw inspiration from historical methods, pushing the boundaries of traditional practice to create visually compelling narratives rooted in our shared humanity. At the same time, Obscura Gallery maintains a strong connection to the past with an ever-evolving inventory of 19th and 20th century photography. This includes rare works by Southwestern and Mexican photographers, as well as pieces by iconic mid-century figures from across the globe.

Beyond its exhibition program, Obscura Gallery offers a range of advisory and consulting services to collectors, estates, and institutions. With Schlesinger’s background in appraisal and collection management, clients receive expert guidance on everything from acquisitions and inventory to consignments and deaccessions. The gallery is also proud to be certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise and has been a member of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) since its founding year.

Whether you're discovering the medium for the first time or deepening a longstanding passion, Obscura Gallery offers a refined and welcoming space to experience photography’s past, present, and future—one finely printed image at a time.

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Through Young Eyes: The War They See

The exhibition highlights photographs taken between 2022 and 2024 by Ukrainian children aged 7 to 13, all of whom are living in frontline or liberated territories. The project places emphasis on the young storytellers themselves—especially significant in the context of conflict and trauma photography. These images are entirely self-directed, free from the influence of foreign journalists or adults, offering an unfiltered look into their lived experiences.

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Malick Sidibé: Regardez-moi

Jack Shainman Gallery is thrilled to announce Regardez-moi, an exhibition of photographs by the Malian photographer Malick Sidibé. The exhibition, the title of which translates to "Look at Me", marks the gallery's latest celebration of Sidibé’s unparalleled ability to capture the heartbeat of Bamako, Mali following the country’s liberation from colonial rule in 1960.

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Art Paris 2025: Out of Bounds

From 3-6 April 2025, Art Paris, the leading spring event for modern and contemporary art, is back with a bang at the Grand Palais, whose entirely renovated Nave and balcony spaces will allow the fair to host 170 exhibitors from 25 different countries (34 more than in 2024). At this edition, the fair’s events programme will be even more ambitious with new the- mes, exhibitions, prizes and panel discussions. The Art Paris VIP programme, a regular feature, provides a choice of 31 exhibition visits and tours reserved exclusively for guest collectors and art professionals, highlighting the effervescent Parisian cultural scene.

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All About Photo Presents 'An Impossibly Normal Life' by Matthew Finley

All About Photo presents An Impossibly Normal Life by Matthew Finley, on view throughout April 2025—an evocative exploration of a world where love knows no boundaries, only acceptance.

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2025: 100 years of the analogue photobooth

AUTOFOTO is marking the booth’s 100 year anniversary with a series of globally connected events, profiles and celebrations including major exhibitions and interventions across London and New York, projects with community groups, artists and designers, plus special events centered around their London and Barcelona based booths and in partnership with colleagues across the Globe.

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Faultlines by Tomoko Yoneda

Curated by Melanie Pocock, Ikon Artistic Director (Exhibitions), this show presents a selection of photography by London-based Japanese artist Tomoko Yoneda, produced over the past thirty years.

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The Echo of Our Voices by Nick Brandt at AIPAD, Art Dubai, and across Europe

Photographer Nick Brandt presents his monumental series The Echo of Our Voices around the world this spring, including with Waddington Custot at Art Dubai (April 18 – 20, 2025), followed by a group exhibition at Waddington Custot (April – May, 2025) in Dubai, and a solo exhibition with Gilman Contemporary at AIPAD Photography Fair (April 23 – 27, 2025) at Park Avenue Armory in New York.

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Eugenio Schmidhauser: Beyond the Malcantone

MASI Lugano presents the first museum exhibition dedicated to the photographer Eugenio Schmidhauser (Seon, 1876 - Astano, 1952). With a selection of around 90 vintage photographs and new prints from original glass plate negatives, the show in Palazzo Reali is an opportunity to rediscover a photographer who has always been viewed as playing a key role in shaping the image of tourism in the Ticino area. The exhibition is the result of lengthy research and cataloguing work on the Schmidhauser archive, deposited by the Brentano-Motta di Brugg family at the State Archive of the Canton of Ticino, which has brought to light a series of previously unpublished, little-known works.

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Exclusive Interview with Fabiola Menchelli

Currently on view at the Norton Museum of Art, certain silence marks artist Fabiola Menchelli’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States. Running through March 23, 2025, the show offers an immersive exploration of photography’s materiality, challenging conventional notions of perception and image-making. Comprising more than 20 works—including previously unseen pieces—Menchelli’s ethereal compositions unfold through a meticulous process of folding, exposing, and developing light-sensitive materials. Created without a camera or negatives, her works blur the boundaries between control and chance, revealing intricate layers of abstraction and poetry. Through this interplay of light and form, certain silence invites viewers into a meditative space where perception itself becomes the subject of inquiry.

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