West Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

Mary-Linn Hughes

Friday, November 07, 2025 @ 10:30am,

Framing Our Truths: Storytelling Through Photography with LGBTQ Seniors

Mary-Linn Hughes is a multidisciplinary teaching artist whose work centers storytelling, community engagement, and creative empowerment through photography and visual arts. Committed to equity in the arts, she has spent the past two years leading... read more

David Johnson

Saturday, November 08, 2025 @ 10:20am,

Print Study for All

David Johnson's work has settled at the intersection of society, architecture, and the individual. Multiple bodies of work demonstrate ways in which space can affect personality and how individual's impact environments they occupy, even momentarily.... read more

Christophe Katrib

Saturday, November 08, 2025 @ 1:00pm,

Frames of Dissonance

Christophe Katrib is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in Film and Digital Production at the University of California, Riverside. His work as an educator and artist filmmaker is guided by a commitment to truth, authenticity,... read more

Christopher Kern

Friday, November 07, 2025 @ 9:00am,

Good Morning

Christopher Kern is a Tenured Professor and Program Lead of Photography at California Baptist University. With a career in commercial photography spanning over two decades, he has been shooting and producing professional projects since 2003.... read more

Lanae King

Saturday, November 08, 2025 @ 9:45am,

Medium Photo

Originally from San Diego, Kaleah Lanae King began photographing professionally in 2007. She owned a commercial photography business for 7 years, specializing in wedding, portrait, and event photography. In 2012, she completed a Bachelor's degree... read more

Ron Kusayanagi

Thursday, November 06, 2025 @ 1:00pm,

Experience & Funding

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Bobby Lee

Saturday, November 08, 2025 @ 9:15am,

Photo Book Arts: Accordion Structures

Bobby Lee is a lens based landscape artist whose work is inspired by the animacy of the natural world and the sense of geologic time revealed in exposed rock layers and other landforms. His photographic... read more

C. Matthew Luther

Saturday, November 08, 2025 @ 11:20am,

Regarding Land - The Impact of Ecological Ruin in the Inland Empire

Matthew Luther is a multimedia photographer and printmaker working in Riverside California. He draws inspiration from landscapes and everyday nuances. His artwork explores the human relationship to nature and the connection of visual imagery to... read more

Nikolay Maslov

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

Nikolay Maslov is the Curator of Film & Media Projects at UC Riverside ARTS. At UCR ARTS Nikolay curates the film screening series, along with exhibitions that intersect media, digital technology, and popular culture. Additionally,... read more

Nalani Hernandez Melo

Friday, November 07, 2025 @ 10:00am,

Las Fotos Project

Nalani is a visual storyteller + artist whose creative experience spans editorial and client projects in print, film, and digital media.

Heavily influenced by travel, cinema, and spirituality, Nalani is drawn to unearthing... read more

Sephine Milan

Saturday, November 08, 2025 @ 2:00pm,

Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Recreating Memory through Imagemaking

Sephine Milan is a graphic designer and photographer from Los Angeles whose creative work bridges the worlds of visual storytelling and social justice.

Sephine has long used her artistic voice to advocate for meaningful... read more

Lorena Molina

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

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

LORENA MOLINA is a Salvadoran multidisciplinary artist, educator, and curator. She is an Assistant Professor of Studio Art Practice at San Francisco State University and the founder of Third Space Gallery, which uplifts BIPOC artists... read more