Michael Borek

The Multiple Exposures Gallery presents an exhibition of 25 new works of Michael Borek entitled “What Would Sudek Do?” The exhibition will be open June 18 – July 29, 2013, and the opening hours of the gallery are daily 10 am – 6 pm, and on Thursdays 12 – 9 pm. The opening reception will be held on June 22, 2-5 pm.  Please note that on the day of the opening reception the Torpedo Factory closes at 5 pm because of a special event held in the evening. The gallery is located at Studio #312 in the Torpedo Factory Art Center, at 105 N. Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22132.

US Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, presents a retrospective exhibition of Michael Borek’s photographs at the American Center, Tržiště 13, Prague 1, Czech Republic. Click here to view the the video from the opening reception, which was held on April 29, 2013.  The exhibition will be open till June 21, 2013. In connection with this exhibition, the Czech newspapers Hospodářské noviny published a profile of Michael Borek and Právo reviewed this exhibition.

Michael Borek presented present his project Scranton Lace shot at an abandoned lace factory at the Pecha Kucha Night in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 24, 2013.

Michael Borek’s portfolio was selected by Gerald Ross, Director of Exhibitions at Maryland Institute College of Art, for Options 2013, the fifteens WPA biennial exhibition of artists from Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia. The exhibition was held at the Arlington Arts Center, 3550 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia April 10-June 9, 2013.

Three photographs of Michael Borek from his Scranton Lace series were selected by Klaus Ottmann, Director of the Center for the Study of Modern Art and Curator at Large at the Phillips Collection, for the annual Washington Project for the Arts auction. The auction gala was held at 64 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC, on March 16, 2013, and all  three Borek’s photographs sold.