No Vacancy
No Vacancy is an ongoing photographic series documenting abandoned hotel interiors that have sat vacant for nearly five to thirty years.
In my work, I'm often drawn to abandoned places that appear to be frozen in time. I use my camera to examine these places that have been forgotten by society. Through the use of color and light, I attempt to capture the beauty that once existed in these magnificent environments. By photographing these hotels, I hope to provide a visual record of what might be lost forever.
Born in 1982, Samantha VanDeman grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. She studied fine arts at Columbia College Chicago, receiving a BFA in 2005. In 2007, she returned to college, this time to earn a MFA in visual arts from the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University in 2009.
Samantha has been exhibited her work at Emory Visual Arts Gallery, Atlanta, GA; Finch and Ada, NY; New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery, New Orleans, LA; Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, IL; Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA; Midwest center for Photography, Wichita, KS; Gallery 808, Boston, MA; Change Artist Space, San Francisco, CA; Perspective Gallery, Evanston, IL; Barrett Art Center Galleries, Poughkeepsie, NY and Fourth Wall Projects in Boston, MA; Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY; Rayko Photo center, San Francisco, CA; Smashbox Studios, Culver City, CA; Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR; The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO; Wall Space Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA. She most recently was selected as a winner for Flash Forward 2013 and won first place for architectural interiors in The International Photography Awards. Samantha’s work has been published in SHOTS Magazine, LENSCRATCH, F-Stop Magazine, CDS Porch and International Photography Annual.
All Images are available as 12 x 18" chromogenic prints in an edition of 10. Pieces are $500 each.
Please call: (312) 266-2350 for prices of specific pieces.
Prices are print only unless otherwise indicated.
Abandoned Hair Dryers - Hotel Adler Spa in Sharon Springs, New York, 2013
Samantha VanDeman, Abandoned Hair Dryers - Hotel Adler Spa in Sharon Springs, New York, 2013
From the No Vacancy series
12 x 18" chromogenic print
Edition of 10
Blue Sofa - Hotel Columbia in Sharon Springs, New York, 2012
Samantha VanDeman, Blue Sofa - Hotel Columbia in Sharon Springs, New York, 2012
From the No Vacancy series
12 x 18" chromogenic prints
Edition of 10
Broken Lamp - Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, 2011
Samantha VanDeman, Broken Lamp - Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, 2011
From the No Vacancy series
12 x 18" chromogenic print
Edition of 10
Desolate Pool - Homowack Lodge in Spring Glen, New York, 2013
Samantha VanDeman, Desolate Pool - Homowack Lodge in Spring Glen, New York, 2013
From the No Vacancy series
12 x 18" chromogenic print
Edition of 10
Lamp and Telephone - Hotel Columbia in Sharon Springs, New York, 2012
Samantha VanDeman, Lamp and Telephone - Hotel Columbia in Sharon Springs, New York, 2012
From the No Vacancy series
12 x 18" chromogenic print
Edition of 10
Tea Room - Hotel Columbia in Sharon Springs, New York, 2013
Samantha VanDeman, Tea Room - Hotel Columbia in Sharon Springs, New York, 2013
From the No Vacancy series
12 x 18" chromogenic print
Edition of 10
Television Room - Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, 2011
Samantha VanDeman, Television Room - Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, 2011
From the No Vacancy series
12 x 18" chromogenic prints
Edition of 10
Three Red Chairs - Hotel Washington in Sharon Springs, New York, 2013
Samantha VanDeman, Three Red Chairs - Hotel Washington in Sharon Springs, New York, 2013
From the No Vacancy series
12 x 18" chromogenic prints
Edition of 10
White Door - Hotel Adler Spa in Sharon Springs, New York, 2012
Samantha VanDeman, White Door - Hotel Adler Spa in Sharon Springs, New York, 2012
From the No Vacancy series
12 x 18" chromogenic prints
Edition of 10