David DeMelim Photography

08/28/2024

Happy to share that, after entering this image in the current member exhibition at the Providence Art Club on a whim, I was awarded the "Dr. Stanley Summer Prize for Photography" by this year's juror Emily Gray. The exhibition is on view through September 12th. Thank you Emily.

07/19/2024

Thrilled to have several pieces in this exhibition as one of 100 Rhode Island artists in the NetWorks Rhode Island collection. On view at the WaterFire Arts Center through September 1st

WaterFire Providence presents NetWorks

06/28/2024

Excited to be part of this exhibition coming to the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts for a July 18th opening "cu.ra.tor; (noun) an artist, partially hidden" an exhibition to explore new work from photographers who spend a significant amount of their time curating exhibitions and helping others develop their vision.

The Curators are coming in July... Join us for this presentation of new photographic work from six regional curators.

05/23/2024

June is just around the corner and the RISD museum is hosting a Black Biennial, well worth a visit if you are in town. Here is my reflection on the experience and some of work presented.

05/03/2024

My solo exhibition has arrived in Havana, for an opening reception on May 10th. Sadly, I won't be there in person, but will post updates as they become Available. Special thanks to Juan Carlos Mejias Ruiz for curating and managing this traveling exhibition.

02/24/2024

“Fragments from an Untold Story" a first look at Cuba in 2024, from one of the many receptions I was invited to participate in as part of the 510th Anniversary celebrations in Camagüey, Cuba. Special thanks to Juan Carlos and his team for making it all happen.

02/22/2024

Coming to the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts in July 2024... "cu.ra.tor; (noun) an artist, partially hidden" an exhibition to explore current work from photographers who spend a significant amount of their time curating exhibitions and helping others develop their vision. Studio visits, and the process of curating curators has just begun…

02/21/2024

Happy to have had the chance to be present for the Inauguration of my solo exhibition in Camagüey, Cuba as the exhibition is set to travel to three additional cities before arriving in Havana later this year. Thanks to Juan Carlos and his team who made this exhibition possible.

02/15/2024

Join me tonight (Thursday Feb 15th) at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts for the Opening reception for the next installment of “Behind the Lens”, a curated look at contemporary practice and the first exhibition to feature an AI assisted project.

Behind the Lens 2024: Documents from the 21st Century…   Each year the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts celebrates Women’s History Month by hosting or curating an exhibiti…

06/17/2022

From the Opening reception of The Leica Mystique at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts

03/28/2022

From "My Mechanical Sketchbook", Barkley Hendricks at the Rose Art Museum

03/18/2022

Springtime comes to the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts...