2011 SPE Annual ConferenceSpeakers

Michael Mergen

Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 3:40pm, Atlanta 4&5

"Vote, Photographs by Michael Mergen"

Michael Mergen is a photographer and artist based in Providence, RI. His work focuses on ideas and notions of America and its institutions. He earned his BFA in photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology... read more

Rick Miller

Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 10:00am, Athens

Adobe Demo Session: "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3: Image Importing and Management"

Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 1:00pm, Athens

Adobe Demo Session: "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3: Develop and Deliver your Photos"

Rick Miller is a Senior Solutions Engineer for Education at Adobe Systems where he helps Adobe's education customers find the solutions they need to enhance the pedagogical experiences of their students. Before working at Adobe... read more

Daniel Milnor

Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 10:30am, Capitol Center

Industry Seminar: "How To Make A Book That Works For You"

Daniel Milnor once worked as both a fragrance model and a hot tub installer but is better known as a reformed-journalist, photographer and writer who is now performing these duties in his role as "Creative... read more

Phil Mistry

Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 4:30pm, Capitol South

Industry Seminar: "Digital Photography – Tips & Tricks"

Phil Mistry started one of the first digital camera classes in New York in the mid-nineties at New York's International Center of Photography, and also set up the digital photography showroom of B&H. He holds... read more

Abelardo Morell

Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 7:00pm, Capitol Ballroom

Keynote Presentation: Abelardo Morell

Abelardo Morell was born in Havana, Cuba in 1948. He immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1962. Morell received his undergraduate degree in 1977 from Bowdoin College and an MFA from The... read more

Bruce Myren

Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 9:00am, Capitol Center

"What Students Want, What They Expect and What They Need from Their Education"

Myren holds a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and an MFA from the University of Connecticut, Storrs. Exhibited nationally and published internationally, he received a 2014 Cambridge Arts Council Grant. His project... read more

Judy Natal

Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 3:00pm, Capitol South

"Future Perfect: Photographs, Drawings, & Timelines"

Natal is an interdisciplinary photographic artist, educator, curator, and writer. An archive of her environmentally focused work was established at The Center for Art + Environment, Nevada Museum of Art in 2012 and her photographs... read more

Joy Neimanas is a photographic artist who taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for 35 years. She received National Endowment for the Arts Awards, Illinois Arts Council Awards, and the Pollack/Krasner... read more

Bea Nettles

Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 4:00pm, Capitol North

"Evolution of a Photographic /Poetry Book Collaboration: Bea and Grace Nettles"

Bea Nettles's career began in 1970 with Photography Into Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art. Her work has been shown internationally and she has received two National Endowment for the Arts Photography Fellowships. She... read more

William Nieberding is a doctoral candidate in Art Education at The Ohio State University. His research examines the impact of philosophies of vision on contemporary understandings of photography and photography education. William holds an MA... read more

Alexandra Overby is a high school art educator and an art education doctoral candidate at Arizona State University. She is published in Art Education and School Arts and has presented at the National Art Education... read more

Vesna Pavlovic

Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 2:00pm, Capitol Center

"Vesna Pavlovic: Anthropological Studies"

Vesna Pavlovic, from Belgrade, Serbia, holds the assistant professor of art position at Vanderbilt University. She has exhibited widely, with numerous solo and exhibitions. Her exhibition Vesna Pavlovic: Projected Histories will be presented at the... read more