2023 SPE Annual ConferenceSpeakers

Paul Shambroom

Friday, March 17, 2023 @ 3:00pm, Tower C

Do Not Attempt to Deceive; Photographing the Unphotographable & Dancing in Purpletown

Paul Shambroom uses found and original photographs to explore American power and culture. He's published four books: "Past Time" (2020), "Picturing Power" (2008), "Meetings" (2004), and "Face to Face with the Bomb" (2003). He has... read more

Brian Shapiro

Friday, March 17, 2023 @ 3:00pm, Tower C

Do Not Attempt to Deceive; Photographing the Unphotographable & Dancing in Purpletown

Brian Z. Shapiro is a photographer from San Francisco. His work explores the invisible forces that affect our surroundings. Shapiro, a graduate of San Francisco State University and San Francisco Art Institute. He has taught... read more

Jennings Sheffield

Saturday, March 18, 2023 @ 11:00am, Tower C

Impermanence: Louisiana's Fraying Coast & Going Away from Here

H. Jennings Sheffield received her BFA from the Atlanta College of Art and her MFA from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Inspired by memory, moment, and time, her research examines the diverse roles... read more

Kerry Skarbakka

Saturday, March 18, 2023 @ 10:00am, Tower B

White Noise

Kerry Skarbakka works at the intersection of studio arts, performance and constructed photography. Exhibited internationally, Skarbakka is a Creative Capital Awardee and has received funding from the Oregon Arts Commission, The Ford Family Foundation and... read more

Kaitlyn Smith

Saturday, March 18, 2023 @ 3:00pm, Tower C

Unaffordable-Viewing the Housing Crisis Through an International Lens & American Standard

Kaitlyn Jo Smith addresses issues surrounding automation by utilizing processes that have rendered the shift worker nearly obsolete. Through 3D scanning, 3D printing, and machine learning, she questions the ethics surrounding the current state of... read more

Alanna Styer

Saturday, March 18, 2023 @ 12:00pm, Tower C

Building Equity Through Open Access Resources

Alanna Styer is the Arts Education & Mentorship Program Manager at Venice Arts in Los Angeles. Styer's artwork focuses on community, storytelling, and trauma, as they relate to land and place. Styer earned their MFA... read more

Annmarie Suglio

Saturday, March 18, 2023 @ 9:00am, Tower D

Grad Student Presentations

Annmarie Suglio is an interdisciplinary visual artist. Formerly living in Cleveland, Ohio and currently living in Madison, Wisconsin, she is a Master in Fine Art candidate in Photography at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds two... read more

Dana Sullivan

Saturday, March 18, 2023 @ 3:00pm, Grand Ballroom II

Bostick & Sullivan: From Anthotype to Ziatype

Dana Sullivan is Lab Manager of Bostick & Sullivan, an alternative process photographic supply company located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a third-generation photographer, his father Richard Sullivan co-founded the company in... read more

Mary Virginia Swanson

Thursday, March 16, 2023 @ 4:00pm, Tower D

Student Seminar- Strategizing a Career in Photography

(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

Viktorsha Uliyanova

Friday, March 17, 2023 @ 9:00am, Tower B

Grad Student Presentations

Viktorsha Uliyanova is a Russian-born artist and educator working in photography, installation and fiber art. Her work explores memory, cultural identity, and Soviet history. She is an MFA Photo Candidate and Teaching Assistant at... read more

Martín Wannam

Saturday, March 18, 2023 @ 3:00pm, Tower B

La Eterna Injusticia

Martín Wannam's (b. 1992, Guatemala) work looks critically at the historical, social, and political climate of Central America, specifically examining its impact on the queer individual. He currently is an Assistant Professor in Studio Art... read more

Jaclyn Wright

Saturday, March 18, 2023 @ 1:00pm, Tower B

High Visibility (Blaze Orange) & Catalouging the Wolfcamp

Jaclyn Wright is an artist and educator from the Midwest. She received her MFA in Studio Art from Indiana University. Her work combines traditional analog photographic techniques with contemporary digital methods, performance, and installation. She... read more