Richard Levy

What I Saw
June 4 – July 29

Two framed photographs by Richard Levy titled "What I Saw" displayed on a white wall in an art gallery, one depicting a beach scene and the other industrial equipment.
Art gallery interior showing walls with variously sized landscape photographs, white tables with information pamphlets, and a reflective glass table with colorful candy bowls.
Interior of an art gallery featuring photographs displayed on white walls, with two tables holding information pamphlets in the foreground. Bright, spacious setup with ambient lighting.
An art exhibition room displaying a row of nature-themed framed photographs on a white wall above a table laid out with informational pamphlets and voting boxes.
A gallery wall displaying a series of photographs above a table covered with laid out sheets, each numbered, and a few pens. A small framed picture and two glasses rest on the table.
An art gallery with white walls displaying a variety of photographs. The room features rows of images and tables with informational materials under bright lights.
People viewing artworks at an indoor gallery exhibition. Visitors are standing and talking, some examining the displayed photographs on the walls and tables.
People viewing photographs at an art gallery exhibition. There are tables in the foreground with books and prints, and several attendees discussing the displayed artwork.
An elderly man in a red cap and colorful shirt examines documents on a table at an exhibition, with photography displays on the wall behind him and a woman standing nearby.
People viewing and discussing artwork at a bustling indoor art gallery event, with artworks displayed along the walls and on tables.
An indoor gallery event with a crowd of people chatting, standing, and examining displays. Brightly-lit venue with white walls and artworks.
A man in a black leather jacket and a woman in a gray dress laugh and hold hands in an art gallery, with other people and photo displays in the background.

Press Release

We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Richard Levy Gallery with What I Saw, a selection of Richard Levy’s own personal photography. Whether the photographs are taken in Africa, India, Spain, Albuquerque, or countless other locations, these images show the keenly clean aesthetic for which Richard Levy and his gallery are known.

These sleek, quiet, and often quirky images bring our attention to subtle details that permeate our lives. From the birds-eye view shot of garbage men in France, dressed head to toe in green, as they collect green trash bins, with their green trash truck, or to an empty subway escalator with florescent lights that shine down from above, Levy brings our attention to fine details and patterns from around the globe.

Inseparable from his camera, Richard Levy approaches photography as more than just a hobby, its a way of life. As a teenager Levy built a darkroom in a closet of his parents house and learned how to develop his first photographs. He later moved to Albuquerque and studied with Beaumont Newhall at the University of New Mexico. Since then he has cultivated his discerning eye creating images that offer us a compelling look into what he saw.

On Saturday, June 4 from 6-8 pm, the gallery is hosting a silent auction of photographs from What I Saw to benefit local arts nonprofit 516 ARTS and Seed2Need a great volunteer organization that provides fresh produce to local food pantries. Please join us for this event, celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Richard Levy Gallery, and give back to our community!


High-resolution images are available on request. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook: @levygallery 

Dates: June 4–July 29, 2011
Reception & Silent Auction: June 4, 6:30–8:30 pm
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 am–4 pm
Location: 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Contact: 505.766.9888, info@levygallery.com, www.levygallery.com @levygallery