Midwest Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

Sarah Ayers

Friday, October 07, 2022 @ 1:15pm, Caprice 1

In Conversation: Rural Gallery | Urban Artists

Upon graduating Andrews University, Ayers has been employed as Curatorial Fellow at Bard Graduate Center, Director at Zabriskie Gallery, both in New York City and in Public Programming at the Detroit Institute of Art. Ayers... read more

Rachael Banks

Saturday, October 08, 2022 @ 1:00pm, Pavilion

Sheryl

Rachael Banks [with an ae like Michael] is a working artist and Associate Professor of Photography at Northern Kentucky University. Her research interests include folklore, ecology, and epigenetics. Rachael's work addresses trauma and nature as... read more

Melissa Borman

Friday, October 07, 2022 @ 1:15pm, Pavilion

Birds

Melissa Borman is a Minneapolis-based photographer and installation artist. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Melissa is a member of Minnesota's longest-running collective art gallery, Rosalux. She is a recipient of the Minnesota... read more

Savannah Calhoun

Saturday, October 08, 2022 @ 11:00am, Caprice 2

Cyber Fantasy

Savannah Calhoun is an image-based artist residing in Cedar Rapids, IA and from Indianapolis, IN. She received a BFA in Photography at Herron School of Art and Design in 2019 and an MFA at the... read more

Mark Chen

Saturday, October 08, 2022 @ 10:00am, Caprice 1

Projected Mystique

Mark Chen's practices center on the discourse on science and environment. Chen's work has been shown in events such as Fotofest and venues such as The Griffin Museum of Photography. An educator currently teaching at... read more

Annie Crowl is a senior at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, where she majors in Photography. Annie is working on a thesis project in fashion and portrait photography.
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Jason E. Shaiman

Saturday, October 08, 2022 @ 11:00am, Pavilion

World Record: 2022 FotoFocus Biennial Exhibitions Panel

Jason E. Shaiman is the Curator of Exhibitions at Miami University Art Museum and curator of A Lens for Freedom: Civil Rights Photography by Steve Schapiro and co-curator of PhotOH: Photographers in the Heartland. read more

Jorge Ariel Escobar

Friday, October 07, 2022 @ 1:15pm, Caprice 2

Would You Lie With Me

Jorge Ariel Escobar is a queer/Latinx identifying image-maker who is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His work explores ideas of intimacy, desires, and relationships between queer men using his own experiences... read more

Lynn Estomin

Friday, October 07, 2022 @ 2:15pm, Pavilion

Film Screening- Patrick Nagatani: Living in the Story

Lynn Estomin, Art Professor Emerita, is a media artist interested in human stories and what they tell us about society. Her award-winning documentaries screened at film festivals internationally and broadcast on PBS nationally. Estomin has... read more

Emily Hanako Momohara is a mixed race Japanese American, artist, educator and activist. Momohara serves as Associate Professor of Studio Art at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and has a robust studio practice. Her role... read more

Ian Hayes is a senior at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, where he creates video and animated works. Ian is also interested in curation and exhibition practice. He has organized a student Halloween show which... read more

Jamie Ho

Friday, October 07, 2022 @ 3:30pm, Caprice 2

Alternate Realities: Worldbuilding in New Media

Jamie Ho is an interdisciplinary artist from Fort Myers, Florida. She received her BFA from University of New Mexico in 2012 and is pursuing her MFA at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her art practice explores the long-term impact... read more