Midwest Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

Jennifer Ray

Saturday, October 19, 2024 @ 9:30am, Conference Hall

Play + Collaboration: Using Photograms as Children's Book Illustrations

Saturday, October 19, 2024 @ 9:30am, Conference Hall

Play + Collaboration: Using Photograms as Children's Book Illustrations

Saturday, October 19, 2024 @ 9:30am, Conference Hall

Play + Collaboration: Using Photograms as Children's Book Illustrations

Jennifer Ray received her MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago and BA in Studio Art from Oberlin College. Her work has been exhibited around the world and is in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ulrich Museum of Art, Museo del Barro, and Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. She's been awarded residencies at Latitude Chicago, ACRE, and Unpack (Havana), and has received research grants from the Illinois Arts Council, Columbia College, the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture, Oberlin College, the City of Wichita, and Wichita State University. Her long-term project, Shouting Fire, will be published by Push/Pull Editions in 2025. She is currently Associate Professor of Photo Media at Wichita State University and Associate Director of the School of Art, Design & Creative Industries.