PRESS, NEWS, INTERVIEWS, LECTURES
Group Exhibition
August 29 – October 4, 2024
The Emily Davis Gallery at the University of Akron is the final venue for the traveling group exhibition “Chronicles: The Great Depression and the Pandemic”, in which the artist’s work is included.
Group Exhibition
November 2023 - March 2024
The artist’s work is included in the group exhibition “Chronicles: The Great Depression and the Pandemic” at the Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH. Running until March 30, 2024, the show “explores how resilience can be born out of times of national tragedy”. .
Group Exhibition
September 2023 - January 2024
The “Tree Concious” exhibition at the Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, highlights “the tree’s historical significance as a provider of sustenance and shelter throughout time”. Five photographs of apple trees that Stevens made in Japan are featured in this show that runs through January 15, 2024.
The Apple is Everything
Published 2022
In this book, sculptor and artist Barnaby Barford explores the significance of the apple throughout human history. Work from Stevens’s Seeking Perfection project is included.
ipoma Magazine
November 2022
This article investigates how Japan has raised the status of the apple to a cultural asset. Its specialized approach to apple cultivation is illustrated by the artist’s photographs, which accompany the piece.
Culture Trip Article
August 3, 2022
This article, which includes several of the artist’s photographs, describes the Japanese technique of growing apples with stencils that leave behind a photogram image when harvested.
Group Exhibition
May 21 – August 28, 2022
Images from Witness Marks are included in this group exhibition that juxtaposes Depression-era photographs by Farm Security Administration photographers with those of contemporary Ohio photographers reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WOUB Story on Exhibition
May 25, 2022
Public radio interview with the curators of Chronicles: The Great Depression and the Pandemic exhibition in Lancaster, OH, which includes work by the artist.
AP Press Release
May 19, 2022
The artist’s photographs are included in an exhibition pairing photographs from two moments of societal crisis – the Depression of the 1930’s and the COVID-19 pandemic of the 2020’s – and which aims to draw parallels between the two events.
Video of Artist Discussing Witness Marks
FotoFocus sponsored the creation of this video in support of the Off Ludlow Gallery exhibition in October, 2020.
Solo Exhibition
Cincinnati, OH, September 25 – October 31, 2020
The artist debuted a new body of work, Witness Marks, at this exhibition that was supported by FotoFocus.
Group Exhibition
September 3 – November 21, 2020
Photographs from Witness Marks were included in this show, whose focus was the effect of distance on the act of photographing.
Images Used for Favorite Story of the Year
Atlas Obscura online magazine, by Alex Mayyasi, December 5, 2018
The writers and editors of Gastro Obscura write about their favorite articles of 2018. The piece about Japanese apple stenciling that included 8 of the artist’s images was chosen as one of them.
Article about The Long Arc project
Published July 16, 2019
Amy Whitaker writes for The Anna May Project about the photographs in The Long Arc and the relationship of the aging body to beauty.
Article about Japanese Apple Stenciling
Atlas Obscura online magazine, by Abbey Perreault, November 8, 2018
Eight images from the artist’s Seeking Perfection: Traditional Apple Growing in Japan project accompany an article about the fading art of apple stenciling in Japan.
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Group Exhibition in Fotofocus 2018
ARCHIVE [negative], Manifest Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH, October 13-28, 2018
The artist’s work was chosen for this 2018 Fotofocus exhibition. Curator Michael Wilson collaborated with a dozen regional and nationally-known photographers on printing one black & white negative from their archives.
Visiting Artist & Lecturer at St. Lawrence University
Canton, NY, October 2-4, 2018
The artist conducted an Arts Careers Workshop for Fine Arts students, and made presentations to photography classes on topics such as where project ideas come from, the creative process and the use of metaphor in photographs.
MVS Master Class Workshop Participant
Tucson, AZ, January 16-20, 2018
Participants took part in professional portfolio reviews and took in presentations and discussions on today’s fine print markets, publication and exhibition projects, and developing marketing strategies for photographic work.
Review of The Thread in the River Exhibition
REPORT Online arts magazine, "Jane Alden Stevens at Weston Art Gallery", by C. M. Turner, May 29, 2017
Review of The Thread in the River exhibition in Cincinnati, OH
Review of The Thread in the River Exhibition
CityBeat newspaper, "Seeing is (maybe) Believing at Weston Gallery", by Kathy Schwartz, March 8, 2017
Review of The Thread in the River exhibition in Cincinnati, OH, with mention of The Wind Telephone series.
Article about Foto Founders Exhibition
AEQAI online arts journal, “Foto Founders at Covington’s Behringer-Crawford Museum”, by Jane Durrell, November 19, 2016
Short Essay in University Magazine
St. Lawrence University Magazine, "The Scenario-Setter", Summer 2016
Brief essay by the artist about the creation of the Muscle Girl photograph
Book Review of Teaching Photography, 2nd ed.
Rangefinder magazine online, March 15, 2016
Review of a book co-authored by Glenn Rand, Jane Alden Stevens & Garin Horner
Image Published in Book
The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, by Christopher James, Cengage Learning, 2015
Image from the Seeking Perfection: Traditional Apple Growing in Japan project included in section on Anthotype printing
Mention of Images Used in a Theater Production
Dayton City Paper, "Calm Before the Storm", by Don Hurst, November 17-23, 2015
Article on the production of All is Calm, in which photographs from Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered were included as part of the set
Exhibition at the Dayton Art Institute
Dayton Daily News, "Dayton Art Institute's 'Tears of Stone' Exhibit Focuses on WWI", by Meredith Moss, June 28, 2015
Article about the motivation behind and creation of the Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered project
Promotional Video by the Dayton Art Institute
Published September 17, 2015 on YouTube
In this brief video, Cincinnati, Ohio, based photographer Jane Alden Stevens describes a chance encounter that led to one of the photos in the exhibition Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered.
Artist Talk at the Dayton Art Institute
Dayton Art Institute Newsletter, "Artist Talk & Book Signing with Jane Alden Stevens"
Lecture & book signing on September 17, 2015, 6:00 - 7:00pm
Educational programming related to the Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered exhibit
Book Review of Poetics of Light: Contemporary Pinhole Photography
Los Angeles Times, "'Poetics of Light': Gauzy Dreams Through a Pinhole", by Craig Nakano, May 25, 2014
Review of book by Eric Renner & Nancy Spencer Includes photographs by Jane Alden Stevens
Interview with Jane Alden Stevens
AEQAI, online arts journal, "Jane Alden Stevens: Photography in Motion", by Laura A. Hobson, November 2014
Interview covers teaching, influences, creativity, and changes in the world of photography.
Interview with Jane Alden Stevens
"The Aesthetic Experience", interview conducted by art educator Kayla Wandsnider, March 2014
Interview covers numerous aspects of what "the aesthetic experience" is and its value in today's world.
Interview with Jane Alden Stevens
Photo-Eye blog, interview by Sarah Bradley, October 13, 2013
Interview covers the origins of the Seeking Perfection: Traditional Apple Growing in Japan project, as well as cameras used and the limits of photography.
Article on Seeking Perfection: Traditional Apple Growing in Japan
Popular Photography China, September 2012
Portfolio of images and Chinese text about the project
Article in Chinese Photographers magazine
Chinese Photographers, text in Chinese, June 2012
Profile of the artist and portfolio of images from the Seeking Perfection: Traditional Apple Growing in Japan project
Exhibition Review of Landscapes of the Mind
AEQAI, online arts journal, "Landscapes of the Mind: Metaphor, Archetype & Symbol: 1971 - 2012", by Jonathan Kamholtz, December 19, 2012
Review of the exhibition held at the YWCA Women's Art Gallery in Cincinnati, OH
Images Published in Book
The Elements of Photography, 2nd edition; by Angela Faris Belt, Focal Press, 2011
Portfolio of images from the Seeking Perfection: Traditional Apple Growing in Japan project, statement about the work, and information on image presentation
Portfolio Published in Online Arts Magazine
Fraction, Issue 16, July 2010
Statement about the work and images from the Seeking Perfection: Traditional Apple Growing in Japan project
Portfolio Published in Online Visual Science Magazine
Discover, "How Do You Like Them (Hand-Pollinated, Stenciled) Apples?", by Rebecca Horne, October 4, 2010
Portfolio of images from the Seeking Perfection: Traditional Apple Growing in Japan project
and information on the apple growing process
Image Published in Exhibition Catalogue
The Art of Caring: A Look at Life through Photography, essay by Cynthia Goodman, Ruder Finn Press, 2009
Essay includes a critique of an image from the Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered project that was included in the exhibition, as well as the book.
Images Published in Book
The Elements of Photography, 1st edition, by Angela Faris Belt, Focal Press, 2008
Portfolio of prints from the Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered project, including a statement about the work and info on the technical process
Article on Teaching
UC Magazine, "Teaching Matters: Professor Nurtures Students' Creative Expression", February 2007
Interview covers ways in which to encourage risk-taking and respectful discussion in the university classroom
Images Published in Quarterly Magazine
Pinhole Journal, Issue 58, Vol. 22, #1, April 2006
Pinhole images from the Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered project
Images Published in Weekly Newspaper
The Chronicle Review, "Our First View of the End of the World", by Terry Castle, Nov. 5, 2004
Images from the Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered project accompany an article reviewing recent books about World War I
Images Published in Photography Journal
Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism, Vol. 31.6, May/June 2004
Images from the Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered project, plus an artist's statement
Book Review of Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered
Lenscap magazine, published by Silver Eye Center of Photography, Pittsburgh, PA, Fall/Winter 2004-2005
Review written by Sherrie Flick
Essay and Images Published in Quarterly Journal
Pinhole Journal, Contemporary Images 13, Vol 20 #3; December 2004
Portfolio of images and essay about the origins and defining experiences of the Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered project
Exhibition Review in University Newspaper
The Cornell Daily Sun, "Silence & Memory: Jane Alden Stevens Photography Legacy of WWI Veterans", November 16, 2004
Review of the Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered exhibition at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art in Ithaca, NY
Book Review in Quarterly Photography Magazine
The Photo Review, Vol. 26 & Vol. 27, November 2004
Book review written by Charles Mann about Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered
Book Review in Quarterly Magazine
Over the Front, Quarterly magazine of the League of World War One Aviation Historians, Vol. 19 No. 2, August 2004
Book review written by James Streckfuss about Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered
Article in Greek Magazine
Macedonia, article in Greek by Lamprini Thoma, Issue 435, June 20, 2004
Article about the Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered project, including a profile of the artist
Newspaper Article about Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered
The Cincinnati Enquirer, "Why We Remember", by John Johnston, May 31, 2004
Includes background on the project's origins and the value of paying tribute to those who have fallen in war
Book Review in Greek Newspaper
Apogevmatini Daily, text in Greek, May 16, 2004
Book review written by Lamprini Thoma about Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered
Article in Online Science News Journal
AAAS: The Global Source for Science News, "Lest We Forget: Unforgettable Images Speak for Those Fallen", by M. B. Reilly, May 4, 2004
Includes background on the project's origins and the value of paying tribute to those who have fallen in war
Profile in University Magazine
UC Horizons, "Photographer", April 2003
Thoughts by the artist on the nature of the creative experience
Radio Interview about Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered Project
WVXU-FM, 91.7, Barbara Gray, interviewer; broadcast on September 28, 2003
Article in Photography Magazine
Panorama, The Journal of the International Association of Panoramic Photographers (IAPP)
Vol. 19, No. 1, Spring 2002
Article by the artist describing the origins of the Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered project, technical approaches, and experiences that occurred while photographing
Newspaper Article on Tears of Stone Project
The Cincinnati Enquirer, "World War I Still Recalled, Mourned", by Ben L. Kaufman, June 11, 2001
Article about the origins of the project, technical approaches, and experiences that occurred while photographing
Newspaper Article on Tears of Stone Project
The Cincinnati Post, "In Memoriam: Capturing Tributes to Fallen Dead", by Geoff Williams, May 28, 2001
Article about the origins of the project, technical approaches, and experiences that occurred while photographing
Portfolio Published in Magazine
Adirondack Life, "New Views: Jane Alden Stevens", October 1997
Profile of the artist and photographs taken by her in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State
Images Published in Book
Fotografia Pensante, text in Portuguese by Luiz Guimarães Monforte, 1997
A book about alternative photographic processes, including examples of work by the artist
Profile in University Research Magazine
UC Research, "Computer Technology in Photography",
Vol. 6, No. 1, Fall 1996/97
Article describing the interface between analog and digital photographic processes in the artist's work
Exhibition Review in Newspaper
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Jane Alden Stevens' Swing-Lens Photographs Absorbing", by Ivy Schroeder, February 17, 1996
Review of exhibition at Pittsburgh Filmmakers Photo Gallery
Article in Finnish Photography Magazine
Kamera-Lehti, "Jane Alden Stevens", text in Finnish by Rainer K. Lampinen, August 1995
Profile of the artist with accompanying panoramic images
Article in Literary Magazine
Artful Dodge, "Questioning the Photograph", #26/27, Fall 1994
Critical analysis of the work of the artist, including an artist's statement and portfolio of images
Interview in Regional Photography Magazine
New Mexico Photographer, "Jane Alden Stevens", by Kelly Stoddard, Vol. III, No. 1, Summer 1994
Interview with the artist and accompanying photograph
Images Published in Quarterly Magazine
Photography Center Quarterly, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, #58, 1994
Images from the Birth & Death series, including an artist's statement
Image Published in Regional Magazine
Ohio, April 1992
Image accompanying an article about the relationship to the Wright Brothers to their hometown of Dayton, Ohio
Article in Politics, Science and Culture Magazine
The World & I, "All-Embracing Camera", by Larry Thall, Vol. 7, No. 1, January 1992
Critical analysis of the artist's work, including her panoramic images
Article in Finnish Photography Magazine
Valukova, "Panhorama", Issue 7-8, August 1991
Image included in an article about panoramic photography around the world. Text in Finnish.
Image Published on Back Cover of Book
Photographic Possibilities, 1st ed., by Robert Hirsch, Focal Press, 1991
Image used on back cover of book about alternative approaches to photography
Review of Artist's Lecture at Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Journal Star, "Photographer Does Not Let Medium Interfere with the Message", by Jerry Klein, April 12, 1990
Review of artist's lecture and accompanying exhibition
Portfolio Published in Monthly Magazine
Adirondac, "The Imagery of Jane Alden Stevens", September 1989
Portfolio of panoramic images taken in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State