James Florio

24 FEBRUARY 2026

7 WINTERS IN 36 VIEWS: A very thoughtful review by John Hill of ThirtySix Views of Inverted Portal now on A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books

12 FEBRUARY 2026

Interview: Why James Florio Hiked Into a Blizzard Hundreds of Times to Photograph One Place

22 January 2026

MAS Context Launches its new book, Sam and Ruth Sickle Ford House

MAS Context is thrilled to announce Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House, a book published by MAS Context that begins a new series focused on individual homes. The book documents the remarkable house designed by Bruce Goff located in Aurora, Illinois.

Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House has been edited by Iker Gil with photography by James Florio. In the fall of 2024, James Florio spent several days documenting the Ford House with a medium format film camera, capturing the spatial qualities and details of this remarkable house in depth.

Chicago, IL

22 November 2025

MAS Context Presents James Florio: Thirtysix Views of Inverted Portal

Film screening and book launch of photographer James Florio’s latest book Thirtysix Views of Inverted Portal. Designed by Anna Mort and Rick Valicenti, Thirtysix Views presents thirty-six views of Ensamble Studio’s Inverted Portal at Tippet Rise Art Center, Montana.

The program will take place at Bestor Architecture Gallery, 6:00-9:00 pm Saturday, November 22, 2025. (2030 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, California 90027).

Los Angeles, CA

21 OCTOBER 2025

Article on World Architects

Great article on Grace Farms 10 Year Anniversary & Haida Gwaii, 2025, unveiling

A Wooden Anniversary Grace Farms at 10 by John Hill

(Photo Melanie Lust)

Grace Farms, New Canaan, CT

18 September 2025

Gallery Opening October 10: What Lingers

10 October - 8 November 2025

WHAT LINGERS brings together two artists whose practices transform fleeting moments into lasting forms, moments illuminated through their capture and opened to sustained contemplation. The works embrace impermanence as a site of wonder, where time reveals itself as fluid, luminous, and alive in the act of attention.

Together, McMahon and Florio offer a shared meditation on the ephemeral as radiant and essential, forms of air and matter that carry vitality in their transience. WHAT LINGERS affirms that beauty emerges not in permanence, but in the act of noticing—where what seems most fleeting is revealed as enduring through the gesture of being held, shaped, and seen.

Artist Opening Reception, October 10 6-8 PM

Arden + White Gallery, New Canaan, CT

8 SEPTEMBER 2025

Grace Farms Unveiling and Talk October 11

As part of Grace Farm's 10th Anniversary Celebration, an unveiling of a new permanent photographic work, “Haida Gwaii,” for the Grace Farms Library by James Florio, along with a conversation with James Florio and architect Toshihiro Oki from 11 am – 12 pm

Grace Farms, New Canaan, CT

01 SEPTEMEBR 2025

Book Launch September 04

Presentation and book launch by photographer James Florio about his latest book Thirtysix Views of Inverted Portal. Designed by Anna Mort and Rick Valicenti, Thirtysix Views presents thirty-six views of Ensamble Studio’s Inverted Portal at Tippet Rise Art Center, Montana. The program will take place September 04, 2025, at the MAS Context Reading Room at 1564 North Damen Avenue, Suite 204.

MasContext, Chicago, IL

08 AUGUST 2025

Exhibition August 22 - October 05

Over the course of seven winters, Tippet Rise photographer-in-residence, James Florio, hiked up to Inverted Portal by Ensamble Studio 482 times with an 8x10 large format camera, resulting in the forthcoming project Thirtysix Views of Inverted Portal.

James will be on-site at the Visitor Center on Fridays, August 22 and 29, from 12:00-4:00, as well as on Saturdays, August 23, 30, and September 13, from 12:00-3:00, with the 36 photographs on view. Signed and numbered copies of corresponding book will also be available for sale.

Tippet Rise Art Center, Fishtail, MT

20 JULY 2025

Radius Artist Weekend

Weekend Schedule

Radius Books, Santa Fe, NM

08 JUNE 2025

Interview: How James Florio Turned Patrick Dougherty’s Ephemeral Sculptures Into a Lasting Photographic Legacy

10 APRIL 2025

EXHIBITION

Join us for a memorable evening featuring the captivating work of James Florio, including an exclusive screening of the documentary film James Florio at Tippet Rise and an immersive studio experience providing an in-depth look into his studio and creative process highlighting four of his recent book projects.

The evening will also feature an artist talk with James Florio and E.J. Meade, the founder of Arch11.
(Photo Mickkail Cain)

Gallery Annex, Denver, Colorado