South Central Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

Lauren Allen

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 10:20am,

Morning Sessions

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 1:40pm,

Afternoon Sessions

Currently residing in Dallas Texas, Lauren E. Allen graduated from the University of North Texas in 2024 with a Masters of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a concentration in photography and Cum Laude from... read more

Tom Fox

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 1:40pm,

Afternoon Sessions

Tom Fox is a Sr. Visual Journalist for The Dallas Morning News

As a photojournalist, I've spent over 30 years experiencing the lives of others and sharing their stories through the lens of... read more

Jordan Funk

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 10:20am,

Morning Sessions

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 1:40pm,

Afternoon Sessions

Jordan Funk is an artist based in Denton, Texas. She received her BFA in photography from Texas Woman's University in 2019 and earned her MFA in Photography and Related Media from Rochester Institute of Technology... read more

Courtney Googe

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 10:20am,

Morning Sessions

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 1:40pm,

Afternoon Sessions

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Andrew Hancock

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 10:20am,

Morning Sessions

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 1:40pm,

Afternoon Sessions

It doesn't matter if you call him Andrew. Or Andy. Or simply Hancock. He answers to them all. The only thing that matters is that you call him. Based in Dallas, Andrew Hancock
is constantly... read more

Scott Hilton

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 10:20am,

Morning Sessions

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 1:40pm,

Afternoon Sessions

Scott Hilton is a Distinguished Senior Lecturer in the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Texas at Arlington. He earned a BA in Art from the University of Nevada, Reno and... read more

Nitashia Johnson

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 10:20am,

Morning Sessions

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 1:40pm,

Afternoon Sessions

As a photographer, multidisciplinary artist and educator, my journey reflects a rich blend of life experiences and artistic exploration. From my time at Booker T. Washington High School to earning a BFA at Texas Woman's... read more

Julie Libersat

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 10:20am,

Morning Sessions

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 1:40pm,

Afternoon Sessions

Julie Libersat is a new media artist and art educator based in Denton, TX. Born in Kerala, India and raised in Philadelphia PA, Libersat received her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in... read more

Elizabeth Mellott

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 10:20am,

Morning Sessions

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 1:40pm,

Afternoon Sessions

Elizabeth Mellott's passion in the arts is to build community through education, creativity and service. Elizabeth serves as the photography department discipline lead and a full-time professor of photography at Collin College in Plano, Texas.... read more

Vahid Valikhani

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 10:20am,

Morning Sessions

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 1:40pm,

Afternoon Sessions

Vahid Valikhani is a lens-based artist and film studies scholar. He holds a Master of Arts in Film Studies from the University of South Florida, a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from the University... read more

Kim Wasson Eagan

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 10:20am,

Morning Sessions

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 1:40pm,

Afternoon Sessions

Kim Wasson Eagan is a lens-based artist working with still and motion-based imagery using analog, digital and non-silver processes. She creates surreal and narrative work inspired by dream-states, childhood memories and magical moments.

Beyond... read more

Michael Mulvey

Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 10:20am,

Morning Sessions

Michael Mulvey is a Texas-based artist, educator, and journalist specializing in storytelling. His MFA is from Texas Women's University. In 2006, Mulvey was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News... read more