Exhibits

Mid-career Retrospective Opens September 12 at the little showroom in DC /  by Chris Suspect

For its inaugural opening on Sept. 12, coinciding with DC’s citywide Art All Night, the little showroom will present a mid-career retrospective of my work

On display will be selected works from projects I have created since 2012, including “Path to Insurrection,” “Truly Blessed,” “Gratuity Included,” “Leather Boyz,” “Old Customs,” and “Suspect Device.” The exhibition will also feature selections from my DC-based street photography, which has garnered numerous awards from photography festivals worldwide, including the Brussels Street Photography Festival, Xposure in the UAE, and the Moment Street Photo Awards in Poland.

Ocean Plastics from the series “I’ll be your mirror” © Chris Suspect 2025

In addition to mounted work, visitors will see preview prints from my upcoming projects: the conceptual “I’ll Be Your Mirror” and the debut of “Mexican Silhouettes.”

To accompany the exhibit, I will release a limited edition run of 36 T-shirts featuring three designs, each paired with a print of the photograph depicted on the shirt.

The exhibition runs from Sept. 12 through Oct. 16, with an opening reception on Sept. 12 from 6–9 p.m. Subsequent weekends will feature educational programming, including a lecture and workshop, culminating in a closing reception.

About the little showroom

the little showroom is a thoughtfully curated space that unites contemporary art and high-end vintage in an environment rooted in creativity, culture, and community. Founded by Casandra Marie — a longtime Palisades business owner and creative professional — the little showroom builds on a decade of deep neighborhood ties and an unwavering passion for accessible yet elevated art experiences.

Visitor Information

Mon - Tue by appointment
Wed - Fri 1pm - 5pm, Sat 12-4pm

the little showroom
4836 MacArthur Blvd NW,
Washington, DC 20007
202.430.9984
thelittleshowroomdc.com and instagram/thelittleshowroomdc

"Path to Insurrection" Exhibition Catalog for Flashback Museum, Torino, Italy /  by Chris Suspect

The exhibition catalog for my “Path to Insurrection” exhibit is now hot off the presses. It contains all 115 images from the exhibit in Torino, Italy, at Flashback Habitat museum. The exhibit spans 5 rooms and 3 terraces and is divided into 6 sections, “Election Night,” “Trump’s Inauguration,” “Women’s March,” “Protests from 2017 - 2020,” “Biden Wins,” “January 6,” and “Biden’s Inauguration.”

The forward is written by Jim Bourg, Reuters Photos Editor in Charge of Washington. Bourg served throughout the 2016 election, the Trump administration and the tumultuous 2020 presidential election and its aftermath.

Chris Suspect’s gritty, in your face, in the midst of the action style was a perfect fit as he set out to capture the chaos and conflict on the streets of Washington throughout the 4 years of the Trump administration and at the end of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, with its contentious and at times violent aftermath. Renowned war photographer Robert Capa said back in 1954: “If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” This has never been a problem for Chris. His work in PATH TO INSURRECTION consistently takes the reader into the midst of the action. Some of his images harken back to the stark black and white realism of Weegee, the bizarre and sometimes shocking street portraits of Diane Arbus, or the street photography of his classic inspirations Elliot Erwitt, Josef Koudelka and Garry Winogrand. Not considering himself a news photographer or constrained by specific assignments or deadlines, his motivation is consistently to just to make the most compelling, interesting and unique images possible.

The catalog will be available soon by mail order world wide from King Koala Press in Italy.

The exhibit itself is wild! When one enters the hallway to the exhibition rooms, you are greeted with the sound of protest, a police light, and smoke from a fog machine.

It has been featured in all of Italy’s national media and in several international art publications. From TV to radio to print, it has been getting a lot coverage.

The exhibition runs through June 2 and then will travel to another country in Europe in November, TBA!

Day of the Dead Photography Exhibition in Oaxaca at Central del Arte /  by Chris Suspect

Oaxaca 2022 © Chris Suspect

Les esperamos este jueves 3 de noviembre en el Central del Arte ubicado en Murguía 102, Ruta Independencia, Centro Oaxaca. de 7.00 PM a 8.30 PM para la exposición fotográfica con el trabajo producido por mis alumnos durante el taller de este año enfocado en el dia de muertos en Oaxaca. La entrada al evento es gratis y se expondrá fotografía y video, también habra tragos coquetos y estará Sonido San Francisco como nuestro DJ set.

Chris Suspect es un fotógrafo callejero y documental de Washington, DC. Se especializa en capturar momentos absurdos y profundos de la vida cotidiana. Su trabajo de fotografía callejera ha sido reconocido internacionalmente, y se ha exhibido en Miami, Bélgica, Alemania, Italia, Rumania, Georgia, Emiratos Árabes Unidos y Reino Unido.

Join us on Thursday, Nov 3 at Central del Arte, Murguía 102, Ruta Independencia, Centro, in Oaxaca City, Mexico, from 7 -8:30 p.m. for a photography exhibition featuring the work produced by my students during this year's Day of the Dead workshop in Oaxaca. It’s free and there will be photography, a video projection, drinks, and a DJ set by Sonido San Francisco.

Chris Suspect is a street and documentary photographer from Washington, DC. He specializes in capturing absurd and profound moments of everyday life. His street photography work has been recognized internationally, and has been exhibited in Miami, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Romania, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Visions of the Future NFT with Saatchi Art /  by Chris Suspect

Espadín © Chris Suspect 2022

I’m thrilled to announce that I’m part of Visions of the Future, a jury-curated NFT photography auction and exhibition by Saatchi Art NFTs. It opens September 22 online and in person at The Other Art Fair in Los Angeles, Ca.

The concept is to offer a one-of-a-kind—physical and digital—art experience. Each auction winner will receive a framed limited-edition print in addition to ownership of the photography NFT. Two other editions of the print may be redeemed through January 2023 by any subsequent holders of tokens bought on the secondary market.

From over 700 submissions, Saatchi Art's panel of expert jurors selected new works by 50+ fine art photographers from over 20 countries worldwide. Reimaging a future beyond traditional artistic boundaries, the collection of art explores what the future could look like through both utopian and dystopian lenses.

My work/NFT entitled Espadín is a photograph taken in an agave field in Oaxaca, Mexico. It considers the role of climate change, climate change anxiety, our place on Earth, and our responsibilities to our planet in crisis.

While there are at least 30 different types of agaves that can make mezcal, the smokey spirit similar in nature to tequila, Espadín is the only variety that can be cultivated reliably for mass production. In the past 20 years, Oaxaca has become well known internationally for its famed liquor and as a result much of the agricultural land has been bought up and converted for mezcal production by foreigners interested in capitalizing on its potential.

This photograph is part of a larger series entitled "I'll be Your Mirror" that considers the role of humanity's future in environments that have been impacted by human intervention.

Join me on Twitter September 15 at 2pm EST/11 am PST to meet some of the participating artists and learn more about the project.