2020 SPE Annual ConferenceSpeakers

Arthur Fields

Thursday, March 05, 2020 @ 2:00pm, Galleria III & IV

"We Want Our Pictures Back: Social Documentary Ethics and the Opioid Crisis"

Arthur Fields completed a Master of Fine Arts in Photography in May of 2011 at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. With backgrounds in training and development, and graphic design, his academic research concentrates on... read more

Max Fields

Thursday, March 05, 2020 @ 12:00pm, Galleria I & II

"Both Directions at Once: Movement, Music, Image, Consciousness"

Max Fields is a curator living and working in Houston, TX. He works independently as an organizer, producing projects, programs, and exhibitions internationally while also working full-time as the Associate Curator and Director of Publishing... read more

Jill Frank

Saturday, March 07, 2020 @ 11:00am, Galleria III&IV

"The Future is Past: Identity and Photography Through Time"

Jill is an artist living in Atlanta, Georgia. Her recent solo shows have been at the Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Group shows have been at the University... read more

John D Freyer

Thursday, March 05, 2020 @ 2:00pm, Galleria III & IV

"We Want Our Pictures Back: Social Documentary Ethics and the Opioid Crisis"

John Freyer is an artist, author and educator at VCUarts. Freyer has brought his social practice projects to the TEDx stage; has exhibited at Mixed Greens Gallery in New York; the Liverpool Biennial Fringe in... read more

Amy Friend

Saturday, March 07, 2020 @ 9:00am, Galleria III&IV

DIALOGIC: Reinventing Representation

Amy Friend is a Canadian Artist and Educator with an international roster of exhibitions. Her work focuses on disrupting the medium of photography through experimental studio processes that align with varying conceptual concerns. Her work... read more

Anahid Ghorbani

Friday, March 06, 2020 @ 1:00pm, Galleria I&II

"Shifting Visions from Me to We"

Ghorbani received her MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago in 2017 and her BA in 2012 from Tehran University of Art in Iran. Engaged with creating site specific installations that utilize photography and video... read more

Susan kae Grant

Thursday, March 05, 2020 @ 8:30am, Plaza I

Student Seminar with Mary Virginia Swanson and Susan kae Grant

(MFA, University of Wisconsin-Madison) is Cornaro Professor of Art Emerita, (Texas Woman's University) and teaches workshops at the International Center for Photography. She is the 2014 SPE Honored Educator and lectures and exhibits throughout the... read more

Rebecca Hackemann

Thursday, March 05, 2020 @ 1:00pm, Galleria III & IV

"Ditching the Lens: A Survey of Lens-less and Camera-less Contemporary Photography - Concepts and Methods"

Rebecca Hackemann is a British / German / newly American scholar and conceptual artist. Dr. Hackemann recently published a paper with Leonardo, MIT Press and exhibited at the Museum für Photographie in Germany in summer... read more

Mona Hajiaghabozorgi

Friday, March 06, 2020 @ 1:00pm, Galleria III&IV

DIALOGIC: Women, Humor, Empathy and Representation

Was born and raised in Iran, Bozorgi utilizes photography to represent the complexities of culture, society, and personal reflection. Her work questions and challenges the contemporary understanding of self, culture, and identity. Bozorgi received her... read more

Abbey Hepner

Friday, March 06, 2020 @ 1:00pm, Galleria III&IV

DIALOGIC: Women, Humor, Empathy and Representation

Abbey Hepner is an artist and educator whose work focuses on health and technology. She frequently works at the intersection of art and science, navigating through collaborative and research-oriented practices. Hepner holds degrees in Art... read more

Jon Horvath

Saturday, March 07, 2020 @ 1:00pm, Galleria I&II

DIALOGIC: Landscape Trauma

Jon Horvath received a MFA from UW-Milwaukee and BAS degrees in English Literature and Philosophy from Marquette University. He has exhibited internationally and has work in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art,... read more

Allison Jarek

Thursday, March 05, 2020 @ 12:00pm, Galleria III&IV

"Empowering Young People Through Photography in Underserved Communities: Creating Accessibility in Your Community"

Allison Jarek is a photography professor, internationally exhibited photographer, and Director and co-founder of Illuminate Atlanta. Her passion lies in non-profit work to help expand opportunities for those in her community. Allison graduated from Texas... read more