BIO / SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Bill Hornbostel
Biography
Bill Hornbostel arrived at photography through a roundabout route. He had studied painting and drawing as an undergraduate at Bard College in New York state, then used this foundation to explore photography.
Much of his photography is based on other passions such as history and a love of the natural world. Recent series have included architecture and streetscapes of Toronto, the highlands of Scotland, the French Quart of New Orleans, the natural landscape of Jasper National Park, and landscapes and streetscapes of Costa Rica.
Artist Statement
Most of my work involves long exposure photography. In working slowly, I try to convey the sense of being at peace within a frenzied world, of being unaffected by the surrounding, surging elements and of being beyond the swift passage of time.
I do not seek to merely record the world before me; the photo is merely a starting point for crafting an image. I do as much as I can to create a good negative in-camera, often using optical filters. Then I work on the image with various tools in digital post-processing, digitally brushing luminance into my images, to make a visually and emotionally compelling image in a style that I have tentatively called “luminous realism.”
Selected Exhibitions
"LUMINOUS REALISM", Solo Exhibition, Elaine Fleck Gallery, contact photo festival, May 2024
“Represented,” Elaine Fleck Gallery, 2023.
“Fleck Fine Art Photography Exhibition,” 2022.
“Three Photographers: Gary Ray Rush/Bill Hornbostel/Ben Huang,” Elaine Fleck Gallery, 2021.
“Gallery Artists,” Elaine Fleck Gallery, 2020.
“Jasper,” Elaine Fleck Gallery, 2019.
“Elaine Fleck Fine Art Group Catalogue Exhibition Fall 2018.” Elaine Fleck Gallery. Toronto, ON, 2018.
“Elaine Fleck Fine Art Group Catalogue Exhibition Spring 2018.” Elaine Fleck Gallery. Toronto, ON, 2018.
“Scotland Rocks,” Elaine Fleck Gallery, 2018.
“Bill Hornbostel/Mark Craig/Mikael Sandblom,” Elaine Fleck Gallery, 2018.
“Elaine Fleck Fine Art Group Catalogue Exhibition Winter 2017.” Elaine Fleck Gallery. Toronto, ON, 2017.
“Scotland Exposure,” Elaine Fleck Gallery, 2017.
“Elaine Fleck Fine Art Group Catalogue Exhibition Fall 2017.” Elaine Fleck Gallery. Toronto, ON. 2017.
“In the Air,” Solo exhibition in the Spark Photo Festival, 2017.
“Inner Dialogues,” Annual Juried Art Exhibition, The Latcham Gallery, 2017.
“Winter 2016-2017 Catalogue Exhibition.” Elaine Fleck Gallery. Toronto, ON, 2017.
“Jacqueline Veltri ‘New Paintings,’ also featuring Lillian Sheppard and Bill Hornbostel.” Elaine Fleck Gallery. Toronto, ON, 2017.
“Biannual Juried Exhibition.” Grimsby Public Art Gallery. Grimsby, ON, 2016.
CLIC Photo Show, Picton, ON, 2016.
“Architectural Studies II,” solo exhibition in the SPARK Photo Festival, 2016.
“Resonance.” Annual Juried Art Exhibition. The Latcham Gallery, 2016.
CLIC Photo Show. Juried exhibition. Picton, ON, 2015.
“Architectural Studies,” solo exhibition in the SPARK Photo Festival, 2015.
“Intersections.” Group show. Colborne Art Gallery. Colborne, ON, 2015.
“Between a Rock and a Wet Place.” Solo exhibition in the SPARK Photo Festival. Peterborough, ON, 2014.
Artist Project Toronto, 2014.
“Vessels.” Group show. Colborne Art Gallery. Colborne, ON, 2014.
CLIC Photo Show. Juried exhibition. Picton, ON, 2013.
“The Lake in Winter and Other Vistas.” Solo show. Colborne Art Gallery. Colborne, ON, 2013.
Artist Project Toronto, 2013.
“Trees.” Group show. Colborne Art Gallery. Colborne, ON, 2013.
“Untitled.” Solo Show. Campbellford, ON, 2012.
“The Artist Project.” Juried exhibition. Toronto, ON, 2012.
“Contained.” Group Show. Colborne Art Gallery. Colborne, ON, 2012.
Make it Indie. Group show and sale. Cobourg, ON. 2011
And All That Jazz. Group show. Port Hope, ON. 2011
Spirit of the Hills Annual Juried Photography Show and Sale. Warkworth, ON. 2011
Art in Public Spaces. Juried exhibition. Cobourg, ON. 2010
Annual Regional Juried Exhibition. Art Gallery of Northumberland. Cobourg, ON. 2010