A Center Initiative

Photographer Presentations

CENTER presents the Photographer Presentations with the Grant and 1st place recipients of our Award categories. Each artist shares an intimate view into their project, followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A with Mary Statzer, Ph.D., Curator of Prints and Photographs at the University of New Mexico Art Museum. This year the presentations were hosted virtually, allowing us to document and share the presentations with global audiences.

CENTER is thrilled to share with you the Photographer Presentation's LIVE recorded event. Watch the individual presentations below:
Kathleen Clark // "The White House China"
Frank Lopez // Photographer & Educator
Noelle Mason // "X-Ray Vision vs. Invisibility"
Justin Maxon // "Livin' the Dream"
Catherine Panebianco // "No Memory is Ever Alone"
Brandy Trigueros // "The Dadabyte Theater"
Ada Trillo // "La Caravana Del Diablo"
Kari Wehrs // "Shot"
Sandra Chen Weinstein // “Transcend”

This program is made possible with the support of the New Mexico Humanities Council.

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Mexico Humanities Council.

Saturday,
October 17, 2020
2:00PM-5:30PM MST

  1. Project Launch Grant Honorable Mention
    Kathleen Clark
    The White House China
  2. Callanan Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient
    Frank Lopez
  3. Editor's Choice Award 1st Place
    Noelle Mason
    X-Ray Vision Vs. Invisibility
  4. Project Launch Grant Recipient
    Catherine Panebianco
    No Memory Is Ever Alone
  5. Curator’s Choice Award, 1st Place
    Brandy Trigueros
    The Dadabyte Theater
  6. me&EVE Award Recipient
    Ada Trillo
    La Caravana Del Diablo
  7. Project Launch Grant Honorable Mention
    Kari Wehrs
    Shot
  8. Director’s Choice Award 1st Place
    Sandra Chen Weinstein
    Transcend
  9. Project Development Grant Recipient
    Justin Maxon
    Livin’ the Dream

Saturday,
October 17, 2020
2:00PM-5:30PM MST

Curator of Prints and Photographs University of New Mexico Art Museum

Photographer Presentation Moderator, Mary Statzer, Ph.D. portrait © Stefan Jennings Batista

Mary Statzer, Ph.D. © Stefan Jennings Batista

Mary Statzer is the Curator of Prints and Photographs at the University of New Mexico Art Museum. She has published articles in Aperture magazine and edited a multi-author book titled, The Photographic Object 1970, released in 2016. She brought the exhibition To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults to UNMAM and organized the exhibitions, Patrick Nagatani: A Survey of Early Photographs; Please Enjoy and Return: Bruce Conner Films from the Sixties; and Indelible Ink: Native Women, Printmaking, Collaboration.

This is her second year moderating CENTER’s Photographer Presentations.