2026 SPE Annual ConferenceSpeakers

Areca Roe

Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 9:00am, Georgia 12

Science as Art/Art as Science

Areca Roe is an artist based in Minnesota. She uses photography as well as video, sculpture, and installation to explore the interface between the natural and human domains. Roe is an Associate Professor of photography... read more

Libby Rowe

Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 9:00am, Macon

Your Administrator and You

Libby Rowe is entering her third year serving as the, mostly not disgruntled, Director of the UTSA School of Art. Prior to this position, she has also held positions as GTA, darkroom tech, community arts... read more

Nadia Sablin

Friday, March 20, 2026 @ 2:30pm, Atlanta 5

Photography as Invocation: Mysticism, Gender, and the Act of Self-Authorization

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

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Oliver Sann

Thursday, March 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm, Valdosta

Climate Resilience in the American South

Oliver Sann is an artist, educator, and longtime collaborator with Beate Geissler, as well as an active member of the Anthropocene Commons. Together, they explore entanglements of human activity, technology, and climate change, investigating how... read more

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Easton Selby

Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 9:00am, Macon

Your Administrator and You

Easton Selby is a photographer and educator based in Conway, SC. His work explores the history and culture of the American South. Currently Selby is an associate dean in the Thomas W. and Robin W.... read more

Richard Shelton

Friday, March 20, 2026 @ 9:00am, Macon

Social Practice: Navigating Academia

Rich Shelton is the director of the Creative Action program, where he leads initiatives that empower college students through creative expression and artistic development. With a background in education and the arts, Rich combines his... read more

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Marni Shindelman and Nate Larson's collaborative work focuses on the cultural understanding of distance as perceived in modern life and network culture. Their GEOLOCATION project was recently featured on the NPR program Marketplace Tech Report... read more

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Fazilat Soukhakian

Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 9:00am, Agusta

Re-Remembering: Photography at the Intersection of Archive, Memory, and Identity

Fazilat Soukhakian is an Iranian artist and photographer who teaches photography at Utah State University. She considers herself a visual storyteller who observes and records her concerns regarding social and political issues that surround her... read more