Southwest Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

Mathew Martinez

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 1:00pm, Honors College Forum

Culture Shift: Being Brown in Academia (Panel Discussion)

Matthew Martinez is an emerging photographer and artist from Santa Ana, California. Matthew uses the medium of photography to convey beauty in all things which brings a unique perspective in each photograph. Many of Matthew's... read more

Andy Mattern

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 9:00am, CFA 2018

Getting Your Work Out (Or: How to Steadily Apply for Open Calls, Exhibitions, Competitions, etc.) (Presentation)

Andy Mattern is an Assistant Professor of Photography & Digital Media at Oklahoma State University and he is represented by Elizabeth Houston Gallery in New York. His work has been exhibited at the New Mexico... read more

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Kevin Mullhearn

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 2:40pm, CFA 2018

Photographic Education in an International Context: South Africa's Market Photography Workshop and the University of New Mexico (Scholar Presentation)

Currently an Assistant Professor of the History of Photography at the University of New Mexico, Kevin Mulhearn attended the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, earning a PhD in Art History. He... read more

Mario Ontiveros

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 5:30pm, Garcia Honda Auditorium - Pearl Hall

Keynote Conversation

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 8:00pm, Honors College Forum

Student conversation with Ana Teresa Fernandez and Mario Ontiveros

Mario Ontiveros is the editor and a contributor to Baca: Art, Collaboration, and Mural Making (Angel City Press, 2017). An assistant professor of art history at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), his research interests include... read more

Susan Ressler

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 4:40pm, CFA 2018

Executive Order: Images of 1970s Corporate America (Image Maker Presentation)

Susan Ressler is a renowned artist, author, and educator who has been making social documentary photographs for more than forty years. Her work is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Library and Archives Canada,... read more

Juliana Rico

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 1:00pm, Honors College Forum

Culture Shift: Being Brown in Academia (Panel Discussion)

Juliana Rico is a visual artist and educator working primarily in photography and video. She earned her MFA in Creative Photography from California State University Fullerton and BFA from San Jose State University. Rico's work... read more

Dr. Kerry Rohrmeier's research aims to understand urban experimentation in deserts of the American West. Her graduate work at Burning Man's Black Rock City has since evolved to more broadly address intentional communities found in... read more

Miriam Romais

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 9:00am, Honors College Forum

If Nothing Changes, Nothing Changes (Panel Discussion)

Miriam Romais is a New York based Brazilian-American photographer and arts professional. She is the recipient of a 2018 #HabitatForArtists residency at WAAM (Woodstock Artist Association Museum) and a 2016 Saratoga Arts' Individual Artist Grant.... read more

Grant Scott

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 1:30pm, Southwest Film Center - SUB

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay (Film Screening and Panel)

GRANT SCOTT is a Senior Lecturer, Professional Photography for the Creative Industries, University of Gloucestershire (England). Scott co-produced, directed, researched and edited the film "DO NOT BEND: THE PHOTOGRAPHIC LIFE OF BILL JAY.'' He... read more

Nick Shepard

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 4:20pm, CFA 2018

The Cameras We Have: Smartphones in Photographic Practice (Image Maker Presentation)

Nick Shepard grew up in NYC and earned his MFA at the School of Visual Arts. He is currently based in Sacramento, and where he is a member of Axis Gallery, a resident artist at... read more

Nick Simko

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 11:00am, UNM Art Museum, Print Viewing Room (Upper Gallery)

UNM Art Museum Print Collection 11AM (Print Viewing/Discussion)

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 1:00pm, UNM Art Museum, Print Viewing Room (Upper Gallery)

UNM Art Museum Print Collection 1PM (Print Viewing/Discussion)

Nick Simko is an artist and educator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Simko's practice utilizes figurative imagery to navigate cultural processes of identity formation. Simko's work has been exhibited at museums and galleries throughout the... read more