Efrain John Gonzalez was born in the Bronx, raised in Long Island, moved to Manhattan in 1975, and settled in Park Slope, Brooklyn in 1979. He still lives in the same apartment. A photographer since High School, in Holy Trinity High, he has studied Photography at the School of Visual arts, and at New York Institute of Technology at Old Westbury, then studied Photoshop software at The New School. He dropped out of College to drive a taxi and to begin his exploration of of all that is wild and wonderful in New york City. Published in the New York Times, Time Out magazine, and in the Village Voice, to name a few. Presently has two photos in the permanent collection of the Museum of the City of New York. He has published a book on his Tattoo photography "INK & STEEL" and is presently working on a book of night time photography in the old meat market district of New York back in the 80's. |
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of the Lectures
and Slideshows
of Underground Photographer
Efrain John Gonzalez
2014 - High Line Lecture – 9/2014
Photo by Liz Ligon At our first
Neighborhood Narratives event, local legends – including photographer
Efrain Gonzalez, WNYC reporter Jim O'Grady, and writer Michele Carlo –
regaled audience members with recollections of living on the West Side in the
1970s and 80s.
2014 - BGSQD Bookstore Slideshow -3/2014
2012 - ARTIST & CURATOR DISCUSSION June 14, 2012. ARTIST TALK Efrain
John Gonzalez with Jonathan Weinberg: Jonathan Weinberg, curator of
"The Piers"
2011- TES Fest in New Jersey
2010 - slide show at bi
lines
2009 - the body archive
2008 –
2006 - PORNOLOGY
I was part of a group show of EROTIC PHOTOGRAPHY at the
CHRYSTIE STREET GALLERY called PORNOLOGY
at the CHRYSTIE STREET GALLERY - THURSDAY
OCTOBER 5TH, 2006
WelcomE to DisGraceLanD
Where: Cutting Edge Body
Arts and Gallery, 31 West 8th Street, 2nd Floor, between 5th and 6th Ave. Sunday October 8th, 2006
The Artists:
Joseph Rossetti,
Efrain John Gonzalez,
Austin Scott,
Marcela Fae,
Christie M. Farriella,
and Mellissa Belkin
2004 –
2001 - The 30th
Anniversary of the Eulenspiegel Society
2000 -
1999 -
power exchange-maryland-feb 26-28-1999
1998 -
black and blue ball roseland ballroom-may 14 1998
1997 - The 25th Anniversary ot the Eulenspiegel
Society
HERITAGE
OF PRIDE 1997
1996 –
5th Gay Photo Exihibit - Leslie Lohman Gallery; 131 Prince St, NYC, Apr 1996
Gaelic Gotham - Museum of the City of New York, April 9,1996
Fetisj Tabu - Drammen kunst-forenng - Oslo, Norway, july 1996
Tattoo - Studio Museum of Staten Island, Oct 1996
Club Casanova: The Year In Review - Cake, 99 Avenue B, Dec 29,1996
1995-
Tease-o-rama - The Vault, 28 Tenth Avenue August 25 1995
SEXART 4 - Mark I. Chester Studio, San Francisco,Sept 1995
Alt.sex.photo - Hellfire club, 28 Ninth avenue, September 29, 1995
1994-
Taste Of Latex - Benefit Party 432 West 14TH Sreet, May 30, 1994?
Stonewall 25 bisexual conference - 1994
1993 -
The Black Rose - Washington DC, August 1993
1992 -
May Day 1992 - Masonic temple, Seattle WA, May 1-3 1992
Lust - Rita Dean Gallery, San Deigo, CA., August 1992
Living in Leather – Chicago 1992
1991 -
Sexhibition - Kampo Cultural Center, Bond Street, NYC, Febuary 1991
Living in Leather – Chicago 1991
1990 -
Rated X Show - Neikrug Photographia;East 68 st, May
Outlooks radio show, Aug, 1990
1989 –
1987 -
Rated X Show - Neikrug Photographia;East 68 st, May 1987,
1985 -
Mosaic Books - 167 Avenue B, NYC , May 4, 1985
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