Efrain John Gonzalez
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.

 

A Brief History
of the Lectures and Slideshows of Underground Photographer
Efrain John Gonzalez

 

2014 - High Line Lecture      – 9/2014

https://www.thehighline.org/blog/2014/10/08/celebrating-the-opening-of-the-high-line-at-the-rail-yards

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" 

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2011- TES Fest in New Jersey

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2010 - slide show at bi lines

 

2009 - the body archive

 

2008 –

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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

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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 –

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2001 - The 30th Anniversary of the Eulenspiegel Society

 

2000 -

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1999 -

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power exchange-maryland-feb 26-28-1999

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1998 -

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black and blue ball roseland ballroom-may 14 1998

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1997 -  The 25th Anniversary ot the Eulenspiegel Society

 

HERITAGE OF PRIDE 1997

 

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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

 

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http://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/18/nyregion/not-just-another-freak-show-farewell-to-the-illustrated-man.html

 

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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

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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 –

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1987 -

Rated X Show - Neikrug Photographia;East 68 st, May 1987,

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1985 -

Mosaic Books - 167 Avenue B, NYC , May 4, 1985

 

 


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