West Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

shiloh burton

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 1:00pm, Crystal Bay, Granlibakken Conference Center

Mapping Intersections: Identity, Place & The Body—Hour 1

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 2:00pm, Crystal Bay, Granlibakken Conference Center

Mapping Intersections: Identity, Place & The Body—Hour 2

As a queer radical artist and educator, I have been intimately connected to examining the complicated contradictions within photography to both empower and colonize people and place. I would like to provide a platform to... read more

Laura Camden

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 1:00pm, Diamond Peak, Granlibakken Conference Center

Getting Students Out of the Classroom—Hour 1

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 2:00pm, Diamond Peak, Granlibakken Conference Center

Getting Students Out of the Classroom—Hour 2

Laura L. Camden is an associate professor at Northern Arizona University, where she teaches courses in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography. She is the author of the 2006 photography book Mennonites in Texas: The Quiet in... read more

D. Bryon Darby

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 9:30am, Lake Room, Granlibakken Conference Center

New Farmers

D. Bryon Darby (b. 1979) was born and raised in the high-desert mountains of northern Utah where he received a BFA in Graphic Design from Utah State University (2001) and an MFA in Photography from... read more

Robert Dawson

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 7:30pm, Lake Room, Granlibakken Conference Center

Honored Educators Presentation

My work has been recognized by a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Creative Work Fund grant, and a National Endowment For the Arts Fellowship. My books include "Robert Dawson Photographs"; "The Great Central Valley: California's Heartland"; "Farewell,... read more

Harrell Fletcher

Friday, November 03, 2017 @ 7:30pm, Lake Room, Granlibakken Conference Center

Keynote Speaker

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 3:00pm, Lake Room, Granlibakken Conference Center

Participatory Workshop Project

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 9:00pm, Granhall, Granlibakken Conference Center

Participatory Project Presentations

Harrell Fletcher received his BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and his MFA from the California College of the Arts. He studied organic farming at UCSC and went on to work on a variety... read more

Elizabeth Freedman

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 10:20am, Lake Room, Granlibakken Conference Center

Intergenerational Memories

Originally from Washington D.C., Elizabeth Lee Freedman is now based in Claremont, California pursuing her Bachelors Degree in Studio Art and Media Studies at Pitzer College. She is a photographer fascinated by found objects, personal... read more

Erika Gentry

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 1:00pm, Scott Peak, Granlibakken Conference Center

The Future of Photographic Education—Hour 1

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 2:00pm, Scott Peak, Granlibakken Conference Center

The Future of Photographic Education—Hour 2

Erika Gentry is an internationally exhibited, interdisciplinary artist working within photography, video and installation. Her projects explore issues of identity as expressed through the use of technology and place. A self proclaimed Francophile, she exhibits... read more

Eliza Gregory

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 1:00pm, Agate Bay, Granlibakken Conference Center

Justice, Representation & Responsibility—Hour 1

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 2:00pm, Agate Bay, Granlibakken Conference Center

Justice, Representation & Responsibility—Hour 2

Eliza Gregory is an artist and educator. Her work layers images, text and relationships to examine community cohesion and cultural identity. She has taught at Southern Exposure, Downtown Continuation High School and The Thacher School,... read more

Abbey Hepner

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 1:00pm, Granite Peak, Granlibakken Conference Center

Art & Science Intersections: Reports from the Field—Hour 1

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 2:00pm, Granite Peak, Granlibakken Conference Center

Art & Science Intersections: Reports from the Field—Hour 2

Abbey Hepner is an artist and educator whose work focuses on health and technology. She frequently works at the intersection of art and science, navigating through collaborative and research-oriented practices. Hepner holds degrees in Art... read more

Katty Hoover

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 9:50am, Lake Room, Granlibakken Conference Center

Lake Como

Katty Hoover was born in Corbin, Kentucky. She received her BA in College Scholars at University of Tennessee and her MFA at San Francisco Art Institute. Her work is aimed at people: narratives of isolation,... read more

Tim Hossler

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 9:30am, Lake Room, Granlibakken Conference Center

New Farmers

As the former in-house art director for renowned editorial photographer Annie Leibovitz, Tim Hossler helped Ms. Leibovitz create her most memorable images, books and exhibitions of the late 90's through the early 2000's. Hossler holds... read more

Kirsten Hoving

Saturday, November 04, 2017 @ 10:40am, Lake Room, Granlibakken Conference Center

Svala's Saga: A Collaborative Fantasy by Emma Powell and Kirsten Hoving

Kirsten Hoving is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Art History at Middlebury College, where she teaches and writes about modern art and the history of photography. She is also a photographer and has shown... read more