Midwest Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

Michael Darough

Friday, October 25, 2019 @ 10:10am, Saint Kate Hotel: Simone Ball Room B

Developing and Inclusive Classroom Curriculum

Michael Darough grew up in St. Louis, MO and received his BFA from Arizona State University and holds a MFA from the University of Memphis. Michael spent four years teaching photography and the history of... read more

Daniel Dowling

Friday, October 25, 2019 @ 2:00pm, Saint Kate Hotel: Simone Ball Room A

Krista Wortendyke & Daniel Dowling

Daniel Dowling was born and raised in Chicago and is in his 12th year as a Chicago Police Officer. He is currently a Terrorism Liaison Officer and a member of an Area Gun Team. He... read more

Jess T. Dugan

Friday, October 25, 2019 @ 6:00pm, MIAD: 4th Floor Raw Space

MIAD Creativity Series: Strange Fire Collective

Jess T. Dugan is an artist whose work explores issues of identity, gender, sexuality, and community through photographic portraiture. She holds an MFA in photography from Columbia College Chicago, a Master of Liberal Arts in museum... read more

Danielle Dynes

Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 1:00pm, Saint Kate Hotel: Simone Ball Room B

Eastside Volume 1

Danielle Dynes is a senior at George Washington High School with interests in psychology and art. Dynes received the Carnahan-Daniels Tenacity Award in her sophomore year and recently participated in the Illinois Institute of Technology's... read more

Ashley Feagin

Friday, October 25, 2019 @ 10:10am, Saint Kate Hotel: Simone Ball Room B

Developing and Inclusive Classroom Curriculum

Ashley Feagin is an artist and educator living in Battle Creek, Michigan. Her artwork explores queer identity, queer family through photographs, installations, performances,and collaborations. She is the chair of the Faculty Committee on Diversity at... read more

Arthur Fields

Friday, October 25, 2019 @ 10:10am, Saint Kate Hotel: Simone Ball Room B

Developing and Inclusive Classroom Curriculum

Arthur Fields completed a Master of Fine Arts in Photography in May of 2011 at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. He earned a BFA in Digital Imaging and Photography at Washington University in St.... read more

Steven D. Foster

Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 7:00pm, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Union Ball Room

Steven D. Foster

Steven D. Foster was born in the small town, Piqua, Ohio in 1945. Photography came to Steven as an epiphany just before his dad died when he was 10 years old. It was in this... read more

Hamidah Glasgow

Friday, October 25, 2019 @ 6:00pm, MIAD: 4th Floor Raw Space

MIAD Creativity Series: Strange Fire Collective

Hamidah Glasgow is the Executive Director and Curator at The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Center hosts approximately 17 exhibitions annually and features the work of emerging and established artists... read more

Sydney Hammuck

Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 1:00pm, Saint Kate Hotel: Simone Ball Room B

Eastside Volume 1

Sydney Hammuck is the Student Support Manager at George Washington High School through national dropout prevention organization, Communities in Schools. She received a grant with a Chicago restorative justice team and adolescent substance abuse prevention.... read more

Ann Hanlon is Head of Digital Collections and Initiatives at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She also cofounded and leads the Digital Humanities Lab at UWM. Ann has an MA in History from the University of... read more

Camden Hardy

Friday, October 25, 2019 @ 11:20am, Saint Kate Hotel: Simone Ball Room A

Jacinda Russell & Camden Hardy

Camden Hardy is a visual artist whose artistic practice is driven by questions about the dissonance that occurs when we encounter information that contradicts our expectations, as well as our own agency in the construction... read more

Abbey Hepner

Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 1:20pm, Saint Kate Hotel: Simone Ball Room A

Abbey Hepner & Mike Avery

Abbey Hepner is an artist and educator whose work focuses on health and technology. She frequently works at the intersection of art and science, navigating through collaborative and research-oriented practices. Hepner holds degrees in Art... read more