2013 SPE Annual ConferenceSpeakers

Kim Snyder

Saturday, March 09, 2013 @ 2:00pm, State Ballroom

Kim Snyder with Jennifer Brandon & Doug Highland:

Kim Snyder received her MFA from San Francisco State University. She teaches at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo and Kala Art Institute in Berkeley. Having developed excellent relationships with her artistic mentors, Snyder hopes... read more

Rafael Soldi

Friday, March 08, 2013 @ 9:00am, Empire Room

David N Martin with Jess T Dugan, Logan Rollins & Rafael Soldi:

Saturday, March 09, 2013 @ 1:00pm, State Ballroom

Rafael Soldi with Jessica Emily Marx & Elle Perez:

Rafael Soldi is a Peruvian-born, Seattle-based photographer and independent curator. He holds a degree in Photography and Curatorial Studies from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Soldi's work has been exhibited and published internationally. His... read more

Jacquelyn Sparks

Saturday, March 09, 2013 @ 11:15am, Honore Ballroom

Jacquelyn Sparks: "Seeking John Mix Stanley"

Jacquelyn Sparks is a native Oklahoman and recieved her BFA from Oklahoma City University. Her research interests include the intersection of historic dialogs within contemporary culture, the archive, and the role of objects in personal... read more

Leslie Squyres

Friday, March 08, 2013 @ 1:00pm, Red Lacquer

Cass Fey with Leslie Squyres: "Garry Winogrand: Archive and Legacy"

Leslie Squyres, Archivist and Head of Research Services, at the Center for Creative Photography, manages all activities of the Laura Volkerding Study Center and supports research in the Center's archives, library and print collections. During... read more

Peter Sramek

Friday, March 08, 2013 @ 3:00pm, Empire Room

Annu Palakunnathu Matthew with Anna Fox, Nicolas Grandi, Peter Sramek, Mara Trachtenberg & Juha Suonpaa

Peter Sramek grew up in Toronto and attended MIT, studying photography under Minor White. Sramek is Professor of Photography at the Ontario College of Art and Design and is represented by Stephen Bulger, Canada. His... read more

Jennifer Steensma Hoag

Friday, March 08, 2013 @ 4:00pm, State Ballroom

Darlene Kaczmarczyk wtih Jennifer Steensma Hoag: "Automatic Photographers: They've Pushed the Button; it's Time to Learn the Rest"

Jennifer Steensma Hoag's series, The Nature of Invasion, was featured in exposure and she is Professor of Imaging at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Ml read more

Juha Suonpaa

Friday, March 08, 2013 @ 3:00pm, Empire Room

Annu Palakunnathu Matthew with Anna Fox, Nicolas Grandi, Peter Sramek, Mara Trachtenberg & Juha Suonpaa

Juha Suonpää is a photographer, researcher and teacher who graduated in education from the University of Tampere, Finland and received a doctorate in art from the University of Art and Design, Helsinki. Suonpää is the... read more

Mary Virginia Swanson

Thursday, March 07, 2013 @ 9:00am, Crystal Room

2013 Student Seminar: A LIFE IN ART: THE REALITIES AND THE ECONOMY

(Mary Virginia Swanson (MFA, Arizona State University) is an author, educator and advisor who helps artists find the strengths in their work, identify appreciative audiences, and present their work in an informed, professional manner. She... read more

Sonja Thomsen

Saturday, March 09, 2013 @ 11:00am, State Ballroom

Sonja Thomsen: "Image, Object, Experience: Shifting the Frame"

Sonja Thomsen's exhibitions include the Reykjavik Museum of Photography, Reykjavik; Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago; New Mexico Art Museum, Santa Fe; Silverstein Photography, New York City; Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison; Silver Eye Center for... read more

Mara Trachtenberg

Friday, March 08, 2013 @ 3:00pm, Empire Room

Annu Palakunnathu Matthew with Anna Fox, Nicolas Grandi, Peter Sramek, Mara Trachtenberg & Juha Suonpaa

Mara Trachtenberg was born and raised in Long Island, NY. Mara earned her MFA from the University of Connecticut in 2004. Mara has exhibited her work nationally and lives with her husband, daughter, dog and... read more

Alexey Ulko graduated from the Samarkand University as a teacher of the English Language and Literature in 1991 and in 2000 obtained an MEd TTELT degree from the University of Exeter. He works as a... read more

John Upton

Friday, March 08, 2013 @ 3:00pm, Exhibits Hall Room

Invited Speaker - John Upton

John Upton studied with Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Minor White, and Edward Weston at the California School of Fine Arts (now San Francisco Art Institute) in the early 1950s. Later he was a resident... read more