You’re invited to Joshua McVeity’s Hotel Room! The Vanhattan-based fashion photographer who has worked in Calgary, New York and Australia, debuts his first Vancouver photo exhibition depicting pretty boys being boys in hotel rooms. Imagine Abercrombie eye candy behind closed doors. Fittingly titled Hotel Room, his large-format limited edition prints will be on public display for one night only at the OPUS Hotel before they take up residence in several of the OPUS Hotel’s designer suites. Joshua McVeity’s Hotel Room, Jul 21; OPUS Hotel; 7-10pm; www.joshuamcveity.ca
About the Show
The hotel room is used as a stage in which you are placed in the position of voyeur. Various stories made up by McVeity. Models selected, story telling directed, fantasies played out. These boys show obsessions and refuse elucidation. McVeity’s imagination shares these private moments. In some pieces the models are simply allowing you to watch and in others more demanding on the viewer. Known for his use of natural light combined with his “hands off” approach during a shoot, the result is an honest and spontaneous look. These boys share moments of a story that leave a lot to the viewer.
McVeity has assembled together 7 pieces for his first solo photographic exhibition in Vancouver. Following the opening night reception McVeity’s works will be displayed in various rooms of the Opus Hotel Vancouver during the North American OUT Games and Vancouver Pride.
About the Artist
Joshua McVeity is a graduate of the Alberta College of Art and Design. Joshua received a Bachelor in Design majoring in Photography
As part of a group exhibition at The PHD Gallery in St. Louis, the show “Beyond XY” was profiled in The NY Times and STL Today
A professional photographer, Joshua’s client list includes Major Models NY, Scene Models Sydney, Mode Model International Calgary and Nous Models LA.
Joshua’s photography has been published in Pref Magazine (France), Outlooks, LOV Magazine and Xtra West.
Joshua has been a profiled photographer by Australia’s DNA Magazine. Joshua contributes a regular style column for LOV Mag.