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Current Editorial Jun ‘10: New photography can be seen in American Libraries Journal (Louisville Free Public Library, Newberg, 04.10), Contract Magazine (Microsoft Bravern, 05.10), Strategy + Business (Herman Miller, Issue No. 59), and this summer in Architectural Record’s Aug ‘10 Building Types section.
Miami AIA Convention Jun ‘10: Lara was again selected as on of a handful of national photographers to represent the ASMP Architecture Group, in a photography exhibit sponsored by Canon at the AIA Convention in Miami.
Fellowship Feb ‘10: Lara and her partner, architect Robert Zimmer, were awarded the 2010 NIAUSI Fellowship(Northwest Institute of Architecture and Urban Studies in Italy), to pursue a documentation and photographic mapping of Civita di Bagnoregio, during a fall 2010 residency.
New Location Nov ‘09: LARA SWIMMER PHOTOGRAPHY has relocated to the new Admiral Live / Work Bldg in West Seattle, designed by zimmerraystudios.
SF AIA Convention May ‘09: Lara was one of 25 photographers selected for the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) Architecture Group exhibit in San Francisco at the Calumet Gallery, sponsored by Canon and Calumet. A tandem exhibit of photos was on display at the AIA Convention.
Commission Jun ‘08: Along with her partner Robert Zimmer, Lara was commissioned by the UI’s Prichard Art Gallery in Moscow to create a joint artwork and site specific installation, the “Palouse Project,” a two-year culmination of that collaboration. “Topographies in Built and Natural Landscapes” ran June - Sept 08.
Artist Grant May ‘08: Lara was the recipient of a 2008 City Artist Grant by the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs for her work on the Palouse Project (first published in Metropolis, 05.2008)
NY Exhibit Jun ‘06: Metropolis Magazine’s 25 anniversary issue was celebrated in New York with a photo exhibit at the Art Director’s Club in Chelsea, “The Metropolis View: 25 Years Through the Lens,” in which Lara was one of 25 photographers, and one of twelve featured in the issue.
AIA Honor Jun ‘05: Lara was selected to become an Honorary Member of the Seattle American Institute of Architects (AIA).