2024 SPE Annual ConferenceSpeakers

Nadia Sablin

Friday, March 22, 2024 @ 11:00am, Majestic DE

Years Like Water

Nadia Sablin earned a BFA from RIT and MFA from ASU. Blurring the line between documentary and fictional storytelling, her projects explore the world through personal narratives. She is a Guggenheim fellow and has published... read more

Lizzie Salacinski

Friday, March 22, 2024 @ 11:30am, Westmoreland

Reimagining Mapplethorpe : Examining Queer Representation in Formal Portraits.

Lizzie Salacinski obtained their bachelor's degree in photography from Montana State University, thier work has been nationally represented in Montana, Oragon and Kansas, and primarily focuses on portraiture with strong influences from historical photographers. Salacinski... read more

Christopher Schneberger

Thursday, March 21, 2024 @ 2:30pm, Westmoreland

The Wanderers

Christopher Schneberger: photographer, educator, curator. Exhibitions: Annenberg Space, Los Angeles; Dorsky Projects, New York; Geocarto, Hong Kong. Collections: Art Institute of Chicago; Taubman Museum; and Block Museum. Assistant Professor and Gallery Director at Vincennes University.... read more

Leah Schrententhaler

Thursday, March 21, 2024 @ 12:00pm, Pershing

Pinsta Cameras: The Micro Darkroom Anywhere

Leah Schretenthaler was born and raised in Hawaii. Her artistic research presents a connection between land and materiality. Her work has been displayed and published nationally and internationally. She was awarded the Rhonda Wilson Award... read more

Cintia Segovia Figueroa

Friday, March 22, 2024 @ 10:00am, Majestic C

Where Does Photography Curricula Go From Here? New Realities in Programming

Cintia Segovia Figueroa was born and raised in Mexico City, where she worked for several years in the entertainment industry. Learning English in the U.S. as an adult gave her a unique perspective on the... read more

Roula Seikaly

Saturday, March 23, 2024 @ 10:00am, Majestic B

Print Study Room, Study Hall, Print Study for All – A Pedagogical Tool Kit

Roula Seikaly is a curator and writer based in Oakland, California. Her practice engages contemporary photography and new media, exhibition making, and institutional critique. Her curatorial projects have been hosted at venues nationwide, including Berkeley... read more

Katie Shapiro

Saturday, March 23, 2024 @ 12:00pm, Kingsbury

The Shadow

Katie Shapiro(1983) received an MFA from the University of California, Irvine and a BFA in Photography from CalArts. Her practice is centered on the ineffable, and visualizing things that cannot be seen. Her work has... read more

Nick Simko

Friday, March 22, 2024 @ 12:00pm, Majestic C

Creating an Inclusive Curriculum and Classroom for LGBTQAI2S+ Photo Students

Nick Simko (he/they) is an artist, educator, and activist. He employs lens-based imaging to weave new possibilities of how one might author oneself on their own terms. He is the Chair of the SPE Pride... read more

Sarah Smith

Saturday, March 23, 2024 @ 10:00am, Majestic B

Print Study Room, Study Hall, Print Study for All – A Pedagogical Tool Kit

Based in Utica, NY, Sarah Phyllis Smith is an Associate Professor of Photography at Pratt Munson. Recent solo exhibitions include Respite at Whitespec, Atlanta, GA and Where the Great Lakes Leap to the Sea at... read more

Fazilat Soukhakian

Thursday, March 21, 2024 @ 11:00am, Majestic A

Fighting for Emancipation:Iranian Activist Photography in Shaping the revolution

Fazilat Soukhakian is an Iranian artist, photographer, and scholar who is currently an Associate Professor of Photography at Utah State University. She started her career as a photojournalist in Iran and became one of the... read more

Chang-Ching Su

Saturday, March 23, 2024 @ 11:30am, Westmoreland

Unveiling the Nuances of Contemporary Democracy: The Political Theater

Chang-Ching "Casper" Su is a research-based artist working to reveal the often-ambiguous contours of power and authority that shape modern society. He creates contradictions that draw out the dialectic of contemporary life with a paradoxical... read more

Eric Sung

Thursday, March 21, 2024 @ 3:30pm, Westmoreland

Reckoning with Interdisciplinarity for Photographic Educators

Eric Sung is an artist scholar and cultural worker. His innovative and creative vision has materialized multiple interdisciplinary ideas into action with a diverse group of stakeholders. Since 2008, Sung has been serving... read more