Midwest Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

James Nakagawa

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 3:00pm, Student Center Cinema, University of Kentucky

Honored Educator: James Nakagawa

Osamu James Nakagawa was born in New York City in 1962 and raised in Tokyo. He returned to the United States, moving to Houston, Texas, at the age of 15. He received a Bachelor of... read more

Jeff Nilan

Sunday, November 04, 2018 @ 9:00am, School of Art and Visual Studies Building Room 113

Book Making Techniques for Photographers

Jeff Nilan received his MFA from Indiana University where he also taught for a number of years. In addition to teaching at IU, he worked as the Assistant Book Conservator for the Lilly Library. Jeff's... read more

David Ondrik

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 9:00am, Student Center Ballroom B, University of Kentucky

Dialogic Image Maker: David Ondrik

David Ondrik received his BFA from the University of New Mexico in 1998 and his MFA from Indiana University in 2017. His artwork has been exhibited most recently at photo-eye gallery in Santa Fe, NM.... read more

Danielle Owensby

Friday, November 02, 2018 @ 9:00am, Student Center Ballroom B, University of Kentucky

Applying to Graduate School: Finding the Right School and Getting into it

Danielle "deo" Owensby, is an artist and writer who graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a MFA in Photography in 2017. Her visual work focuses on trauma and the fragility of memory, namely confronting difficult... read more

Sarah Pfohl

Friday, November 02, 2018 @ 10:30am, Student Center Ballroom B, University of Kentucky

Breaking into Academia: How to Find and Get a Job in Teaching

Sarah Pfohl is an artist and teacher. She uses photography, drawing, and writing to examine issues of teaching, schooling, place, and ability. A combination of reading and study in critical rural theory, disability studies, and... read more

Joanne Price

Sunday, November 04, 2018 @ 9:00am, School of Art and Visual Studies Building Room 240

Photographic Printmaking: Polymer Photogravure

Joanne Price has over 25 years of printmaking experience, from teaching University classes and specialty workshops at organizations like Penland School of Crafts to professional printing with Highpoint Editions (Minneapolis) to the success of a... read more

Josh Raftery

Sunday, November 04, 2018 @ 9:00am, School of Art and Visual Studies Building Room 220

Color Darkroom Printing

Josh Raftery is a native of Phoenix, Arizona, where he studied forensics and photography. He received his BFA in Photography from Arizona State University in 2011. His current photographic work examines the relationships between loss,... read more

Shannon Randol

Friday, November 02, 2018 @ 10:30am, Student Center Ballroom B, University of Kentucky

Breaking into Academia: How to Find and Get a Job in Teaching

Shannon is an Assistant Professor at Middle Tennessee State University, where he leads beginning and intermediate classes in both digital and traditional imaging. He also serves as faculty advisor to the student lead photography club.... read more

Kris Sanford

Friday, November 02, 2018 @ 1:30pm, Student Center Ballroom A, University of Kentucky

Image Maker: Kris Sanford

Kris Sanford is an assistant professor at Central Michigan University. She has exhibited internationally, including exhibitions in Amsterdam, Boston, Chicago, London, and New York. Her art explores queer relationships through the use of appropriated images,... read more

Leah Marie Schretenthaler

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 1:45pm, Student Center Ballroom B, University of Kentucky

Graduate Student Presentations

Leah Schretenthaler was raised in Hawaii. She completed her BFA degree from the University of South Dakota and is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. Her work uses traditional photography and... read more

Gerald Slota

Saturday, November 03, 2018 @ 4:00pm, Student Center Cinema, University of Kentucky

Invited Speaker: Gerald Slota

Gerald Slota is a fine artist and photographer who has been widely exhibited across the US and abroad. He has had solo shows at the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY, and Langhans Galerie in... read more

Jake Sneath

Friday, November 02, 2018 @ 9:30am, Student Center Ballroom A, University of Kentucky

Dialogic Image Maker: Jake Sneath

Jake Sneath is an Indianapolis-based artist and the visiting lecturer and sabbatical replacement in photography and inter-media at the Herron School of Art + Design. Jake holds an MFA in visual art from the Herron... read more