South Central Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

Zora J. Murff

Saturday, February 29, 2020 @ 11:40am,

Portfolio Reviews- 1

Saturday, February 29, 2020 @ 2:00pm,

Portfolio Reviews- 2

Saturday, February 29, 2020 @ 3:20pm,

Portfolio Reviews- 3

www.zora-murff.com Zora J Murff is an Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Arkansas. He received his MFA in Studio Art from the University of Nebraska--Lincoln and holds a BS in Psychology from Iowa State University. Murff uses photography as a way to explore histories of American systems, and the role imagery plays in shaping our belief in them. In 2019, Murff was an Aperture Portfolio Prize finalist, selected as a Light Work Artist-in-Residence, and named an honoree for PDN's 30: New & Emerging Photographers to Watch. He has published books with Aint-Bad Editions and Kris Graves Projects. His most recent publication, At No Point In Between (Dais Books), was selected as the winner of the Independently Published category for the Lucie Foundation Photo Book Awards. Murff is also a Co-Curator of Strange Fire Collective, a group of interdisciplinary artists, writers, and curators working to promote and construct an archive of artwork created by women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals.