West Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

Christian Waguespack

Friday, November 07, 2025 @ 11:00am,

The Seattle Camera Club: Inclusivity and the Development of Art Photography in the Pacific Northwest

Christian Waguespack is Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Northwest Art, at the Museum of Northwest Art. In this role, Waguespack provides strategic vision and managerial leadership to MoNA's collection, exhibition, research, and scholarship initiatives and will work alongside the museum's leadership to catalyze meaningful community engagement with the museum and its collection of Northwest Art. Central to Waguespack's role is the advancement of interdisciplinary and innovative opportunities to celebrate the cultural and artistic history of the Northwest through programming that speaks to the current cultural landscape in inclusive ways.

Previous to his appointment at MoNA, Waguespack served as Waguespack Head of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of 20th Century Art the New Mexico Museum of Art + Vladem Contemporary in Santa Fe. Waguespack's academic interests focus on artists' engagement with place, and his academic areas of specialization include modern and contemporary American Art, Art of the American West, and the History of Photography.