The 2025 Contingent Faculty Caucus Exhibition showcases the diverse photographic practices amongst the contingent faculty in the Society of Photographic Education. Contingent faculty often face uncertainty within their respective institutions, but our community aims to highlight their creative practices. This exhibition highlights the unique narratives each artist is exploring, from nature to alternative processes to identity. These themes are brought under the umbrella of academic labor, one that many of these stories would not otherwise be associated with. This challenges our traditional approaches to understanding contingent labor, while highlighting these creative practices. Thank you, SPE, for always recognizing the need for further equity and support in academia and the broader art world.

We want to thank Sherri Nienass Littlefield for jurying this exhibition. Sherri is a NYC based photography curator, dealer and professor interested in data, collaborative projects and using contemporary art toward social good. Projects curated by Littlefield have been featured at PULSE Art Fair, AIPAD, the Huffington Post, Affordable Art Fair, artnet, The Center For Book Arts, and Cambridge Art Association. As both a photographer and dealer, she's placed art in notable private and public collections internationally. Littlefield is currently on faculty at the Fashion Institute of Technology where she lectures on social media, photography and professional practices. In addition to her many projects, Sherri is a Community Coordinator for Nordstrom's New York City region, where she curates rotating contemporary art exhibitions, creates social media content and manages community events.

Amy Davis, Ada's Curiosity, digital print, 2025

Rebekah Alviani, 1426, Polaroid emulsion lift on watercolor paper, 2023

Rebekah Alviani, Family Gatherings, Polaroid emulsion lift on watercolor paper, 2023

Angela Kahoali'i Casagrande, Sad born like me, Mixed media digital collage, vernacular and personal photographs. 2022

Gina Dabrowski, Reba holding her father's mandolin, Type-C Color Photograph, 2025

Katie Grinell, Data Patch No.10, gouache and digital image transfer on wood panel, 2025.

Igor Mattio, Drifting Together, Giclée print, 2025

Carol Record, Ascension, Digital photography, archival pigment print on acrylic, 2024

Dafna Steinberg, Sleep Aid #1, archival pigment print, 2025

Rebecca Zeiss, Cross My Heart, archival print, 2022

Amy Davis, Heritage, Digital Print, 2025

Rebekah Alviani, Man of Faith, Polaroid emulsion lift on watercolor paper, 2023

Lisette Bourne, Transitioning Forward, Digital Photography, 2025

Angela Kahoali'i Casagrande, Dopplegangers, Mixed media digital collage, vernacular and personal photographs. 2022

Maryam (Nilu) Ghasempour, Vanishing Borders, Photography, 2025

Katie Grinell, Embroidery Session Seven, gouache and toned cyanotype on laser cut mounted canvas, approx. 2025.

Carol Record, Echoes of Zion, Digital photography, archival pigment print on acrylic, 2024

Lilly Saum, Sale's Rack, photograph, 2023

Dafna Steinberg, Deep Breaths, archival pigment print, 2025 

Rebecca Zeiss, SOLACE LXVIII, archival print, 2023

Amy Davis, Pieces of Me, digital print, 2021

Rebekah Alviani, Matriarch, Polaroid emulsion lift on watercolor paper, 2023

Angela Kahoali'i Casagrande, Yellow dress, Mixed media digital collage, vernacular and personal photographs. 2022

Gina Dabrowski, Mary Alice playing the flute, Type-C Color Photograph, 2025

Maryam (Nilu) Ghasempour, In the Quiet of Work, Photography, 2023

Igor Mattio, Shielding from the Light, Silver Gelatin Print, 2024

Carol Record, Prometheus's Gift, Digital photography, archival pigment print on acrylic, 2024

Lilly Saum, See-Through, photograph, 2024

Dafna Steinberg, Doom Scrolling, archival pigment print, 2025

Rebecca Zeiss, SOLACE XXXV, archival print, 2022