Scott Hilton - Chair
Lauren Greenwald - Vice Chair
Micah Cash - Secretary
Jordanne Renner - Treasurer
Ariel Shanberg
Michael Borowski
Gabi Cruz
Abbey Hepner
Larry Gawel
Arthur Fields
Margaret LeJeune
Julie Anand
Mark Malloy
Millee Tibbs
Marivi Ortiz
Jason Reblando
All board members are elected for four-year terms. Nominations for board members are due by the end of April or early May to the SPE office. Elections take place in the fall. The election of board members is staggered, so each year some board members roll off the board while new members are elected.
Scott Hilton earned his MFA at the California State University in Fullerton in 2005, and his BA at the University of Nevada, Reno in 1992. Hilton has taught as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Texas at Arlington since 2009, and was Associate Faculty at Collin College in Frisco, TX from 2006 until 2019. Hilton has been an SPE member since 2003, has served as the Treasurer and Chair of the South Central SPE Chapter, was on the Planning Committee for the 2016 South Central Chapter "retreat" conference at Camp Stewart, TX. He helped to initiate and organize the ... read more
Lauren Greenwald is a visual artist working in photography and video, using a range of traditional and contemporary methods to explore landscape, perception, and the experiential. She received her M.F.A. in Studio Art with a minor in Museum Studies from the University of New Mexico, and her B.A. in Art History and French from the College of Charleston. She has recently joined the faculty of MiraCosta College in Oceanside, CA; previously, she was an Assistant Professor of Photography at the University of South Carolina from 2014–2018 and taught at New Mexico State University from 2012–2014. She is a regular contributor ... read more
Micah Cash is a photographer, educator, and arts nonprofit manager. Micah speaks widely on photography, exhibits his work internationally, and has published two photography books: Dangerous Waters: A Photo Essay on the Tennessee Valley Authority with University of Tennessee Press and the forthcoming Waffle House Vistas by The Bitter Southerner. He has taught at Wingate University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and the University of Connecticut. He has worked in the arts nonprofit sector for fifteen years including positions at The Light Factory, The Baltimore Museum of Art, and the Columbia Museum of Art. He currently serves as ... read more
JordanneRenner is an artist that works across many platforms including large format film photography, figurative sculpture, mural paintings, public art & installation, and the repurposing of materials for social engagements & fundraising affairs. She considers photography as an extension of her Self, which is an ongoing photographic investigation for her since 2000. Jordanne also explores topics in the culture of place, the body and landscape, and the psychology of memory. She earned her BFA in Photography from Rhode Island School of Design in 2003, and her MFA in Studio Arts/Photography from The Ohio State University in 2010. Jordanne is a recipient ... read more
Ariel Shanberg is the Executive Director of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, a multi-arts presenting organization and Arts Council for Sullivan County, NY. Previously he was the director of the Center for Photography at Woodstock from 2003 – 2015. He has guest-curated exhibitions at numerous institutions including the Dorsky Museum and the Light Factory. A visiting critic/guest speaker at various colleges and universities, his writings on artists have been featured in such publications as Aspect - The Chronicle for Media Art, Contact Sheet, European Photography, Exposure, Nueva Luz, and Photograph. ... read more
Michael Borowski (he/him) is an artist living and working in occupied Tutelo/Moneton land (Blacksburg, Virginia). He works with an expanded photographic practice, critically examining architecture, technology, and the environment to show that design is not neutral, but reflects political values, personal biases, and desires. His work has been included in national and international exhibitions, and is a 2019 recipient of a Graham Foundation grant. He received his MFA from the University of Michigan, and a BFA from the University of New Mexico. Michael is currently the Chair of Studio Art and Assistant Professor of Photography at Virginia Tech. ... read more
I'm a first generation Mexican-American Woman born to parents that are immigrants, becoming a product of the American Dream. All my mom ever wanted for her children was to get an education, to help further the family. I recently received my MFA in Visual Arts at The University of Texas At San Antonio. By wanting to make my mom proud I've been able to achieve things I never thought a little brown girl from a small town could do. They include solo exhibitions: Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX; The Brick, San Antonio, TX; Presa House Gallery, San Antonio, TX; Casa Lu, ... read more
Abbey Hepner is Assistant Professor of Photography at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She holds undergraduate degrees in Art and Psychology from the University of Utah and an MFA in Photography from the University of New Mexico. Her work examines health, technology, and our relationship with place. She frequently works at the intersection of art and science, examining biopolitics and the use of health as a currency. Her work has been exhibited widely, and her first monograph, The Light at the End of History, will be published by Daylight Books in 2021. ... read more
Larry Gawel grew up in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and holds a BFA Degree in Applied Media Arts with a concentration in Photography from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and an MFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Photography from Penn State. After graduation, he relocated to Tempe, Arizona where he established his art practice, started a commercial photography business, and held adjunct teaching positions at both Arizona State University, and within the Maricopa County Community College system. In 1998, he moved to Lincoln, Nebraska and began working at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, a position that he still holds. Since 2002 ... read more
I am an Associate Professor of Art specializing in Photography, and gallery director at Vincennes University in southwestern Indiana. I have been a longtime member and student advocate of SPE where I served as national Student Volunteer Coordinator and Social Media Chair. In addition, I have held various leadership positions in several photo arts organizations including Texas Photographic Society and Ticka-Arts. ... read more
Margaret LeJeune is an image-maker, curator, and educator from Rochester, New York (USA). She received an MFA from Visual Studies Workshop. Working predominantly with photographic-based mediums, LeJeune explores our precarious relationship to the natural world. Her work has been widely exhibited at institutions including The Griffin Museum of Photography (USA), The Center for Fine Art Photography (USA), ARC Gallery (USA), Circe Gallery Cape Town (South Africa), Science Cabin (South Korea), and Umbrella Arts (USA). LeJeune has been invited to create work at several residency programs which foster collaboration between the arts and sciences including the Global Nomadic Art Project - ... read more
Julie Anand is Associate Professor of Photography in the School of Art at Arizona State University where she has taught for fifteen years. Her projects often explore material culture and body/land relations. Material Histories, large montages of artifacts collected on walks that act as socio-environmental mirrors, were exhibited at the ASU Art Museum and published in the text Art & Politics: A Small History for Social Change after 1945. Parallel to her solo art practice, Anand sustains a collaborative art practice with her partner Damon Sauer. Both artists received their MFA degrees in Photography from the University of New Mexico ... read more
Mark Malloy is a Los Angeles-based photographer, filmmaker, and adjunct educator. A 2002 MFA Photography graduate from the SCAD and a 2009 MA Media Studies graduate from Parsons/New School, Mark has been an adjunct MFA Instructor at Academy of Art University since 2011, and was Assistant Professor of Technical Photography at Appalachian State University in North Carolina from 2002-2010. He has served on the SPE Board since 2015, and served as Chair of SPE's Southeast Chapter from 2006-2009. Mark is currently producing the documentary film project Hearts Road (to be released in 2019) and has been involved as Director of Photography ... read more
Millee Tibbs is an Associate Professor and Photography Area Coordinator at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. She holds an MFA in Photography from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is the recipient of two MacDowell Colony fellowships, as well as multiple national and international artist residency awards. Her work has been published by the Humble Arts Foundation, NYC and the Aperture Foundation, and is held in the permanent collections of the George Eastman Museum, the Chrysler Museum, the Portland Art Museum, and the RISD Museum. Millee Tibbs' work derives from her interest in photography's ubiquity and the tension between ... read more
Marivi Ortiz is a Puerto Rican born, Chicago based photographer, commercial photo retoucher and adjunct educator. She holds an MFA from the University of Chicago at Illinois. In her art practice she investigates the desire for human connection, personal loss and trauma. She is interested in the process of healing after a traumatic event and the lingering effects of what remain during the process. Her work is meant to inspire, and help survivors convey personal narratives, self-expression and advocacy. Her work has been shown at numerous museums and galleries including University of Texas in San Antonio, Collective Experiences, Chiang Mai Photo Festival in ... read more
Jason Reblando is an artist and photographer based in Normal, Illinois. He received his MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago, and a BA in Sociology from Boston College. He is the recipient of a U.S. Fulbright Fellowship to the Philippines, two Artist Fellowship Awards from the Illinois Arts Council, and a Community Arts Assistance Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Jason's work focuses on labor, migration, and the socioeconomic forces that shape communities. His projects have been published in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Financial Times, Politico, Camera Austria, PDNedu, Slate, Bloomberg ... read more
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