West Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

William Camargo

Friday, November 07, 2025 @ 4:00pm,

Where Images Live: Photography, Place, and the Power of Presence

Saturday, November 08, 2025 @ 3:30pm,

On Displacement, Histories and Possibilities, Using Photography as a Decolonial Tool

In my photographic-based work, I address issues of gentrification, Chicanx/Latinx histories in a city, and the systemic erasure of Brown people through counter-narratives that amplify and extirpate hegemonic structures in local city narratives. Using... read more

Tamara Cedré

Thursday, November 06, 2025 @ 11:00am,

Radical Geographies - Curator Walkthrough with Tamara Cedré

Friday, November 07, 2025 @ 4:30pm,

Radical Geographies

Tamara Cedré was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in Central Florida. She completed her MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art where her studio research tested photography as a personal, political... read more

Julianne Clark

Friday, November 07, 2025 @ 3:00pm,

Grading for Equity: A Necessary Revolution

Julianne Clark is an interdisciplinary artist with an MFA in Photography. She taught in the Oklahoma public school system for seven years, being recognized as the Oklahoma State Art Educator in 2016. She currently teaches... read more

Dirk Dallas

Thursday, November 06, 2025 @ 9:45am,

Leading the Conversation on AI as a Creative Practice

Dean, College of Architecture, Visual Arts & Design (CAVAD), CBU, Higher Education Administration read more

Marcus Doyle

Saturday, November 08, 2025 @ 11:40am,

Penumbra

The photographs of Marcus Doyle transform the familiar spaces and landscapes of the modern world into twilight zones; nearly surreal, almost alien, yet always recognizable for what they are...Doyle's large-format approach, with saturated colors... read more

Jennifer Frias

Friday, November 07, 2025 @ 4:00pm,

Where Images Live: Photography, Place, and the Power of Presence

JENNIFER FRIAS is visual arts curator and educator whose multidisciplinary experience spans curatorial practice, museum education, community engagement, and collections management. She currently serves as Director/Curator of the College of the Arts Galleries at California... read more

Meggan Gould

Saturday, November 08, 2025 @ 1:30pm,

7 Pictures Remaining

Meggan Gould lives and works in the mountains outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she is a Professor of Art at the University of New Mexico. She received an MFA from the University of Massachusetts... read more

Eliza Gregory

Saturday, November 08, 2025 @ 3:00pm,

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Eliza Gregory is an artist and an educator. Her practice blends curatorial strategies, visual art, and human connection. She collaborates with people of all ages. She is an Assistant Professor of Photography and Social Practice... read more

Fariba Hajamadi

Saturday, November 08, 2025 @ 4:00pm,

History is in the Caption

Fariba Hajamadi (born in Esfahan, Iran) makes work that investigates displacement, trauma, culture, and gender identity. Her work explores the technical histories of both photography and painting, pushing the boundaries of photography to achieve work... read more

Lindsey Hammel

Thursday, November 06, 2025 @ 11:15am,

Storytelling Through the Lens: Youth Media Education

Friday, November 07, 2025 @ 9:15am,

Storytelling Through the Lens: Youth Media Education at UCR ARTS

Lindsey Hammel is the Director of Education and Public Programs at UCR ARTS California Museum of Photography and the Culver Center of the Arts. She has over twelve years of experience in museum education and... read more

Scott Hinton

Friday, November 07, 2025 @ 2:30pm,

Intersections of Art, Science, Archival Research, and Field Studies

Scott Hinton received his BFA from the University of Nevada, Reno and an MFA from San Jose State University. He is a photographer and educator at the University of Nevada, Reno documenting the complex geographies... read more

Kayla Holdgreve

Saturday, November 08, 2025 @ 11:00am,

The Archive as a Photographic Tool

Kayla Suzanne Holdgreve is a photographer and visual artist from Lima, Ohio. She received a BFA in Photography from Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio, and received her MFA in Photography from... read more