Photography Exhibits, Awards, and TALKs
CURRENT
DARKROOM/DIMROOM: A Revolving Exhibit of Photographic Prints
November 23, 2024 - April 21, 2025
Two of my images, Gull Colony, Newfoundland (2019) and Pond Inlet Village, Baffin Island (2007) were chosen for this exhibit printed with alternative methods. No inkjet prints here! I printed them using the bichromate gum over palladium process, which gives them a watercolour, painterly feel and is permanent, as well. These two images may be rotated with other images of mine as the exhibit progresses.
RECENT
CAPIC’S 2024 XPOSÉ NATIONAL COMPETITION
September 25 - October 20, 2024
This exhibit of images selected by the Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators (CAPIC) includes three from my 2024 Iceland photo tour of North and East Iceland. I printed them using the bichromate gum over palladium process, which gives them a watercolour, painterly feel and is permanent, as well.
Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, Ontario
TERRAIN
March 4 - April 15, 2024
This major solo exhibit is the first retrospective of my work. Prominent among the places I have photographed since 2003 are ones threatened by climate change. These include urban ravines carved by torrents of glacial meltwater; the melting floe edge of Arctic ice shelves; the primordial canopy of tropical mangroves; Pacific atolls with lagoons the size of cities now endangered by sea level rise. The exhibit also features recent photography of Iceland’s lava fields and coasts. I printed all the images in a colour gum over palladium process which gives them a watercolour, painterly feel and is permanent, as well.
The Bob Carnie Gallery, 1681 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario
PREVIOUS EXHIBITS
October 1 - 31, 2020
MARSH SCAPE—CANADIAN NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE
A major solo exhibit featuring recent photography of five important wetlands across Canada, including the Grand Codroy Estuary, Newfoundland; Minesing Wetlands, Ontario; and the Fraser River Delta, British Columbia. These have been designated Wetlands of International Significance under the RAMSAR International Agreement, to which the Canadian government is a signatory. The survey will also include other smaller wetlands that provide case studies of the successful conservation and regeneration work of local citizen and municipal organizations: the Lower Oxtongue River Delta, Ontario and the Leslie Street Spit, Toronto. The exhibit will be be used to raise funds for Canadian charities that are active in conserving wetlands. In this time of COVID, we are craving nature and the outdoors. Wetlands are life giving, spirit habitats!
The Cardinal Gallery, 1231 Davenport Road, Toronto, Ontario
September 24, 2019
TORONTO’S RAVINES: A PHOTO EXPLORATION
A talk and slide show combining the photographer’s images from 2003 - 2004 with historical photos from the City of Toronto Archives showing the deconstruction of the city’s watersheds to prevent flooding and speed commuters downtown followed by nature’s recovery!
Riverdale Historical Society, Toronto, Ontario
September 3 - 26, 2019
BEST IN SHOW
A group exhibit of twenty photographers and visual artists using alternative as well as conventional methods. A large cibachrome print of Algae Pool, Brickworks, Toronto (2003) is in the gallery’s last exhibit before it moves to a new location on Toronto’s west end.
Connections Gallery, 1840 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
August 2 - 31, 2019
LANDSCAPE 2019: IN RELATION TO THE LAND
A group exhibit of photographers selected by the Center for Fine Art Photography in an international competition featuring the theme of human impact on the natural environment. Two images from the MARSHLAND series were selected and will be shown, North Pool, The Great Marsh, MA and Honeysuckle Invasion, Plum Island, MA.
Carnegie Center for Creativity, 200 Mathews, Fort Collins, Colorado
May 3 - 15, 2019
LIGHT/WEIGHT, an exhibit of Toronto’s Scotiabank CONTACT Photographic Festival
A group exhibit of Canadian lens-based artists displaying works that showcase the interplay of light and shadow. Jessup’s contribution will feature the first instalment of images from Minesing Wetlands, 2010 - 2017, drawn from his current Canada Marshlands Project. Light filters through the canopy, causing ever changing instances of light that flicker across trees, water, and leaves.
Arta Gallery, 14 Distillery Lane, Toronto, Ontario
February 4 - 28, 2019
ENDANGERED
A two-person exhibit of recent images from significant marshlands threatened by storms and sea level rise: Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico; Terrebone Gulf Coast and Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana; and the Great Marsh, Massachusetts. With Monica Glitz, who has photographed UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Pendulum Gallery, HSBC Building, 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
Past Exhibits
December 4 - 28, 2018
“ENDANGERED”
See above.
Connections Gallery, 1840 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
June 12 - 18, 2018
“EN┃IN TRANSIT”
Participation in a group exhibit with the theme of people, landscape, or the urban environment in transition.
La Galerie Carte Blanche
Montréal, Quebéc
November 18, 2017 - April 22, 2018
“INTO THE WOODS: TREES IN PHOTOGRAPHY"
Participation in an international group exhibit
Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum
London, United Kingdom
November 1 - 29, 2017
“KINDRED”
Participating in a group exhibit showcasing alternative printing methods.
Connections Gallery
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 15, 2017 - June 17,2017
“ALTERNATIVE PHOTO REVOLUTION”
Participation in a group exhibit of photographs from across North America
Connections Gallery
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 28, 2017
“ALTERNATIVE PHOTO REVOLUTION”
Member of a group exhibit featuring photographers from across North America
Glen Echo Park
Washington DC
March 31, 2017 - April 2, 2017
“ALTERNATIVE PHOTO REVOLUTION”
Member of a group exhibit featuring photographers from across North America
L’Entrepot Art Gallery
New Orleans, LA
September 23, 2016 - October 31, 2016
“ATOLL: THE SKY ABOVE, LAGOON BELOW"
Part of a group exhibit: "Intersections: Ontario + Québec"
Dylan Ellis Gallery
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
November 10, 2016 - November 20, 2016
"ATOLL: THE SKY ABOVE, LAGOON BELOW”
L’espace contemporain
Montréal, Québec, Canada
January 5, 2017
TALK: "A BRIEF JOURNEY THROUGH LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY”
Beach Photo Club
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September - October 2015
"IMPERILED LANDSCAPES" (two solo exhibitions),
Louisville Photo Biennial,
Indiana University Southeast Ogle Center Gallery & Horseshoe Gallery,
New Albany, Indiana, USA
July 2015
"IMPERILED LANDSCAPES" (solo exhibition),
Climate Summit of the Americas,
The Ontario International Conference, Steam Whistle Brewery Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario
May - June 2015
"IMPERILED LANDSCAPES" (solo exhibition),
Contact Photo 2015, Dylan Ellis Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
May 2015
"ROADS" (group of nine photographers in an urban landscape exhibition),
Contact Photo 2015, Arta Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
February 2015
"LAND" (group of four photographers in a landscape exhibition),
Dylan Ellis Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
August 2012
"RAVINES" (solo exhibition),
Evergreen Foundation Brickworks Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
May - June 2008
"TRANSFORMATIONS: THE LEA/LEE" (solo exhibition),
Hosted by the Greater London Authority (GLA), Sponsored by Thames Water,
London City Hall, London, United Kingdom
August - September 2007
"HEART OF TORONTO'S RAVINES" (group exhibition),
Papermill Gallery, Toronto, Canada
July - September 2006
"SECRET HOLLOWS" (solo exhibition),
Sponsored by The Canadian High Commission in London and ILFORD,
Canada House, London, United Kingdom
December 2006
"VITAL PEOPLE AWARD",
Toronto Community Foundation award for The Artic Climate Change photo project.
May - June 2006
"SECRET HOLLOWS" (solo exhibition),
Sponsored by The Toronto Community Foundation and Unilever Canada,
The Don Valley Brickworks Gallery, Toronto, Canada
May - June 2005
"SECRET HOLLOWS" (a 12 pages photo feature),
Canadian Geographic, on Toronto's Ravines
April - June 2006
"SNAKE GRASS" (group exhibition),
Royal Photographic Society, touring exhibition through the U.K.
April 2005
Bronze Medal for "SNAKE GRASS 2003" (group exhibition),
Royal Photographic Society, 148th International Competition
May 2003
"VERDANT DREAMS" (three solo exhibitions),
Contact Photo 2003
Lakes restaurant + Two other public venues, Toronto, Canada
February 2003
"VERDANT DREAMS" (solo exhibition),
Life Side Gallery, Flesherton, Ontario