FotoFest Biennial 2026 Keynote Address
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Location Main Campus | Law Building
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FotoFest Biennial 2026 Keynote Address
Date & Time
Location Main Campus | Law Building
FotoFest presents the keynote address for the 2026 FotoFest Biennial, "Global Visions: FotoFest at 40." Professor Mark Sealy, executive director of Autograph, London, is a leading voice in photography and visual culture. His work has shaped critical conversations around race, representation, history, and the social role of images worldwide. This address offers a moment of reflection within the landmark anniversary edition and underscores FotoFest's ongoing commitment to global perspectives in photography.
- Included with Museum admission. Seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- This program takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.
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About the Speaker
Professor Mark Sealy (PhD) is executive director of Autograph and professor of Photography, Rights, and Representation at University of the Arts London, London College of Communication. His work examines the relationships between photography and art, social change, identity politics, race, and human rights. He was awarded the Hood Medal by the Royal Photographic Society in 2007 and appointed MBE in 2013 and OBE in 2022 for services to art and photography. Sealy has served as an advisor to institutions including Tate, the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, Art Fund, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, World Press Photo, and the International Centre of Photography, New York. His recent publications include Decolonising the Camera: Photography in Racial Time, Photography: Race, Rights, and Representation, and A Lens on Liberation: Photography as Resistance.
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