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Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago (MoCP) is a premier college art museum dedicated to photography. As an accredited art museum with the American Alliance of Museums, MoCP is a renowned photography specific institution whose mission is to generate ideas and provoke dialogue through groundbreaking exhibitions, innovative programs, and experiential events to cultivate a deeper understanding of the artistic, cultural, and political roles of photography in our world today.
Founded in 1976 by Columbia College Chicago as the successor to the Chicago Center for Contemporary Photography, the Museum of Contemporary Photography began collecting in 1979 and has since grown its collection to include nearly 18,000 artworks by 2,000 artists.
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Executive Director
Chief Curator & Deputy Director
Senior Registrar & Collections Manager
Community Engagement Fellow
Jaclyn Silverman
Development Manager
Teddy Smith
Manager of Operations & Preparator
Curator of Exhibitions & Public Engagement
Deanna Whitlow
Krehbiel Family Curatorial Fellow
Student Staff
Collections Assistant
Becca Robinson
Curatorial and Educational Assistants
Lu Yuchong
Kate Hammond
Operation Assistants
Rosalie Gengras
Zayden German
Samaya Norman
June Ritzman
Wes Ruffino
Lydia Sauer
Alex Stahr
Student Fellows
Orianna D’Landazuri
Henry Nias Business in Arts Fellow
Jessi Nance
Jay W. Boersma Arts Education Fellow
Advisory Board
Julia Langdon Antonatos
Lisa Wilcox Bailey
Sandra Bass
Michael Belsley
Dawoud Bey
Suzette Bross
Veronique Bushala
Josh Goldman
Thomas (Ted) E. Keim, Jr.
Beth Kohl
Gary I. Levenstein
Henok Misgina
Leah Missbach Day
Carlos Javier Ortiz
Nina Owen
Richard S. Press
Larry Ross
Lisa Sandquist
Ross Sawyers
Robert Wislow, Chair
Genia Yovankin
Danielle Dunand Zimmerman
