South Central Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

Amanda Breitbach

Saturday, October 26, 2024 @ 8:00am,

Hike in Hot Springs National Park

Amanda Breitbach is a photographer whose research focuses on relationships between people and land. She teaches photography as an Assistant Professor of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX. read more

Lauren Allen

Friday, October 25, 2024 @ 11:00am, 123/124

Ōrāculum

Currently residing in Denton 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

Kalee Appleton

Friday, October 25, 2024 @ 12:00pm, 123/124

I am a Clay Hill

Kalee Appleton is a photography-based artist and associate professor of Art at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. Appleton's work is represented by Ivester Contemporary in Austin, TX. Notable exhibitions include exhibitions at Filter Photo Space,... read more

Janay Bookhart

Friday, October 25, 2024 @ 3:00pm, 123/124

Mattie's World

Janay Bookhart is a lens-based artist who engages the viewer through storytelling. Janay graduated with her B.S. in Photography from the University of Central Florida in 2018. She is a 2nd-year Candidate for a Master... read more

Amanda Breitbach

Saturday, October 26, 2024 @ 11:00am, 123/24

AI - Is this the End of Photography?

Amanda Breitbach is the current chair of the SPE South Central chapter and an Associate Professor of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Her research focuses on relationships between people and land. Her current... read more

Katie Carlsen

Friday, October 25, 2024 @ 3:25pm, 123/124

And Its Place Was Found: collaging with found photography

Katie Carlsen is a photographer originally from Bradenton, Florida. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a Concentration in Photography from Baylor University, and is currently a Master of Fine Arts... read more

Mark Chen

Saturday, October 26, 2024 @ 10:00am, 123/24

Can Photography be like ... Engineering?

Mark Chen explores the intersection of art and science, inventing devices and pioneering processes while pushing the envelope of photography. Through visual storytelling, he raises awareness of our coexistence with nature. A published educator/author, his... read more

Frank Hamrick

Friday, October 25, 2024 @ 4:30pm, 123/124

Honored Educator: Frank Hamrick

Frank Hamrick's artist's books unite his photography, writing, papermaking, and letterpress relief printing. His tintypes have appeared in album packaging for Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, and Kevin Gordon. Frank's work has been spotlighted by NPR... read more

Deborah (Deb) Lillie

Friday, October 25, 2024 @ 8:00am,

Yoga with Deb Lillie

Deborah Lillie is a Professor of Art at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. In addition to teaching all levels of photography, she also teaches design and yoga! Her personal artwork varies from being purely... read more

Michael Mulvey

Friday, October 25, 2024 @ 10:00am, 122

Light! It really is RGB

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

William Nieberding

Saturday, October 26, 2024 @ 10:00am,

Revitalizing a Lost Art: Wet-Plate Portraits on Location

Bill Nieberding is Associate Professor at Stephen F. Austin State University. He has been investigating the wet-plate collodion process for a little over 5 years on both aluminum and glass. He holds a Ph.D. in... read more

Richard Sharum

Friday, October 25, 2024 @ 2:00pm, 123/124

Spina Americana

Richard Sharum is a documentary photographer based in the Dallas, Texas area. Mainly focusing on socio-economic or social justice dilemmas concerning the human condition, his work has been regarded as in-depth, up-close and personal.... read more