ARTISTS OF PROVINCETOWN BOOK
PHOTOGRAPHS BY RON AMATO
Ron Amato, Artists of Provincetown
“When anyone asks me why I’m so attached to Provincetown I generally say something along the lines of, It’s one of the only places in the world where unconventional people are not just tolerated but preferred.” —From the Introduction by Michael Cunningham
Jo Hay in her studio (photo by Ron Amato)
I am deeply honored and absolutely delighted to be included in such a spectacular and extraordinary series of photographs that documents several generations of artists currently living and working in Provincetown. Each image is full of life and beautifully reveals something of the inner nature of it’s subject. Ron Amato has not only given the most wonderful gift to each artist but he has also contributed a stunning and cohesive set of pictures to the archives of Provincetown’s history.
Jo Hay
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ron Amato is a Professor in Photography and Related Media at Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. His work has been exhibited extensively around the globe. Much of Ron's work centers around his identity as a Gay man.
Ron published his first monograph, The Box, in 2017. The Box is a visual autobiography incorporating men from diverse backgrounds to portray his struggles and triumphs of living as an out Gay man. The Box earned worldwide praise and won the 2017 Best Photographic Series award from the American Photographic Artists. After over a decade in the making, Ron published his second monograph, 100 - Members Only Volume 1, in 2023. A limited-edition fine art book containing abstract images of the human phallus, the edition sold out within a week of release.
Ron considers himself a part-time Provincetown resident, spending his summers there for almost two decades. He has been working with local artists to document the Artists of Provincetown since 2015. During other parts of the year, Ron resides in Brooklyn, New York with his husband Seth Muzzy and their smooth fox terrier Zeb.
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