2017 SPE Annual ConferenceSpeakers

Andrea Frank

Friday, March 10, 2017 @ 9:00am, Orange EF

NEW! Interactive Session with Andrea Frank

Andrea Frank's work spans studio and socially engaged practice. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany, and received her MFA from Parsons in New York City. She also attended the Whitney... read more

LaToya Ruby Frazier

Thursday, March 09, 2017 @ 7:00pm, Orange Ballroom

Thursday Evening Guest Speaker, LaToya Ruby Frazier

Thursday, March 09, 2017 @ 8:30pm, Orange Foyer

LaToya Ruby Frazier Book Signing

For LaToya Ruby Frazier, art is a weapon-a catalyst for social justice. Her photographs and videos document today's America: post-industrial cities riven by poverty, racism, healthcare inequality, and environmental toxicity. Bridging the personal with the... read more

Peter Glendinning

Thursday, March 09, 2017 @ 11:00am, Orange C

"30,000 Intro Photo Students in 3 Months: Lessons Learned in the World of MOOCs"

Professor Peter Glendinning joined SPE in 1977, and Michigan State University in 1978. He served the Midwest region for SPE in various offices, including President. His series "My Paris," was among American Society of Media... read more

Ailbhe Greaney

Saturday, March 11, 2017 @ 11:00am, Orange AB

"Street Flower, An Impossible View"

A Fulbright and Aaron Siskind Memorial Scholar, Ailbhe Greaney is a graduate of Dublin City University Ireland 2000, The School of Visual Arts New York 2003, and is Ulster University's Belfast School of Art MFA... read more

Gregory Heisler

Friday, March 10, 2017 @ 3:00pm, Orlando IV

Gregory Heisler, "Demystifying Lighting (Really)"

Having photographed luminaries ranging from Bill Clinton to Bruce Springsteen, Gregory Heisler is perhaps best known for his more than 70 cover portraits for TIME magazine. In the fall of 2014, he assumed a new... read more

Abbey Hepner

Thursday, March 09, 2017 @ 3:00pm, Orange C

"Insider/Outsider: Photographing The Other"

Abbey Hepner investigates the ethical gray areas where humanity and technology collide, illuminating the use of health as a currency. She received degrees in Art and Psychology from the University of Utah and an MFA... read more

Garin Horner

Friday, March 10, 2017 @ 10:00am, Orlando IV

Garin Horner: "Class is Almost Over - Don’t Let Them Leave!"

Friday, March 10, 2017 @ 11:15am, Orange EF

NEW! Interactive Session with Garin Horner, David Martin, and Joshua White

Garin Horner is an Associate Professor at Adrian College and Director of the Adrian College Center for Effective Teaching. He has received various teaching awards, such as the United Methodist Award for Exemplary Teaching, and... read more

Eric Joseph

Friday, March 10, 2017 @ 11:15am, Orlando V

Eric Joseph: "The World of Inkjet Paper...The Print Matters!”

Eric Joseph is a photographer and Senior Vice President of New Business and Product Development at Freestyle Photographic Supplies. Eric graduated from California State University, Northridge in 1985 with a B.A. in Art, Specializing in... read more

Priya Kambli

Thursday, March 09, 2017 @ 11:00am, Orlando IV

"Kitchen Gods"

Priya Kambli was born in India. She moved to the United States at age 18, carrying her entire life in one suitcase. She began her artistic career in the States, and her work has always... read more

Mary Kavanagh

Saturday, March 11, 2017 @ 9:00am, Orange EF

"Nuclear Families: From Trinity to Nagasaki"

Mary Kavanagh is associate professor in Art Studio at the University of Lethbridge, Canada. Her current project, Atomic Tourist: Trinity, explores nuclear anxiety in the post-Cold War era through a series of interviews with atomic... read more

Christina Kellum

Thursday, March 09, 2017 @ 4:00pm, Orange EF

Graduate Presentations

Christina Kellum was born in San Antonio, Texas, and resides in Denton, Texas, where she studies at the University of North Texas as a photography MFA candidate. Christina is interested in exploring personal identification, societal... read more

John Kimmich-Javier

Thursday, March 09, 2017 @ 4:00pm, Orange AB

NEW! Imagemaker "Dialogic" Presentations

Thursday, March 09, 2017 @ 5:45pm, See description for locations

Imagemaker Dialogic Presentation Networking Sessions

John Kimmich-Javier is Professor at Mid Sweden University, Sweden, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Iowa. He has exhibited at the National Museum, Stockholm; Art Institute of Chicago; Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm; El Visor Centre... read more