"Japan 2026": Photographs by Tony Gomez at the Sherman Library

June 12–July 29, | Sherman, CT

The Sherman Library opens "Japan 2026," a solo exhibition of photographs by Tony Gomez, on June 12 with a public reception from 6 to 8pm. The show runs through July 29.

Gomez is a thirty-year Sherman resident who came to photography in his twenties, studied at Jersey City State College, The New School, the School of Visual Arts, and NYU, and showed work in New York and New Jersey galleries before setting the practice aside for a career in business and engineering. He returned to photography as retirement approached, and the work he's made since has been rooted in travel—not as a travel photographer per se, but as someone who finds that stepping out of familiar surroundings sharpens his attention to what's in front of him. A recent trip to Japan produced the body of work on view here: street scenes and landscapes that try to get at the country's particular combination of formal beauty and vivid everyday life.

Gomez prints, mats, and frames his own photographs using archival methods, and handcrafts the frames. Recent solo shows at the New Milford Library and the Hen's Nest Gallery in Washington preceded this one; he has also shown at the Montserrat Gallery in Chelsea and in various Sherman Artists Association (SAA) exhibitions around the region. He serves on the SAA board.

Sherman Library, 1 Sherman Center, Sherman, CT. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 11am–6pm; Thursday 11am–7pm; Saturday 10am–4pm. More at shermanlibrary.org.