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The Advocate at 50: Portraits of a Community


  • Kawartha Art Gallery 190 Kent Street West Kawartha Lakes, ON, K9V 2Y6 Canada (map)
 

The Advocate at 50: Portraits of a Community

On exhibit at Kawartha Art Gallery

June 1st thru June 30th at Kawartha Art Gallery 



In honour of the Advocate’s 50th issue, Kawartha Art Gallery presents a showcase of local portraits captured by celebrated photographer Mike Palmer. Each person photographed also shared one idea to make Kawartha Lakes an even better place to live.



Visit us at 190 Kent street West, 2nd Floor, Lindsay Ontario K9V 2Y6

Kawartha Art Gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday from 10:30am to 4:00pm



About MIKE PALMER

Mike Palmer is a photographer and director based in Toronto, Canada. He has shot for publications like NYT's Departures, Sharp, Toronto Life, Globe & Mail, and countless of commercial advertisements and digital marketing campaigns for brands such as Levi's, Canada Goose, Peroni, Honda, Manulife, RBC, Samsung and many more. 

Mike's fine art has exhibited at numerous galleries such as Hermann & Audrey, Project Gallery, St. Lawrence Centre for  the Arts, and more recently at Montreal's Biosphere - Museum of the Environment, alongside Ed Burtynsky.

Mike's directorial debut was a comedic action short film titled "Easy Money", premiering at Film North, Huntsville International Film Festival. He has also directed online content, commercials and documentaries, including "Bomb Girls: Scarboro's Best Kept Secret", that screened at multiple festivals, including Europe's prestigious Sheffield International Documentary Festival. Mike continues to challenge himself to develop compelling stories and remains passionate about bringing them to the screen, whether it be through photography or video production.

Contact Mike at:

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