NEPR 2026 - Griffin Museum of Photography
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2026 New England Portfolio Reviews
Since 2009 the Griffin Museum has created a gathering space bringing reviewers and photographers together from New England and beyond for two days of discussion, networking, and gaining fresh perspective on one’s work.
NEPR serves photographers who are just embarking on their careers, and more established photographers, all hoping to reach new audiences and gain fresh perspective on their work.
The online format allows for an expansion of participants in volume and in location including reviewers such as gallerists, book publishers, museum professionals, critics, educators and advisors from all over the world who provide guidance and potential opportunities to grow artist practices.
Keynote Speaker
The 2026
Keynote Speaker
is
Tabitha Soren
Tabitha Soren
explores the expansive power of photography by pushing its material limits and embracing its unreliable nature. She probes the surface of the photograph to unlock the rich history of the medium and experiments with sculptural and painterly interventions to further complicate the inherent uncertainty of the picture. This layered approach underscores not only the bounds of the viewer’s perception but also makes visible the psychological states of Soren’s subject matter, creating a tension between what is seen and what lies underneath.
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Meet This Year’s Reviewers
More reviewers are being confirmed, and this list is subject to change.
Museum Professionals, Curators and Non Profit Spaces
Steven Evans
Executive Director, FotoFest
Ann Jastrab
, Center for Photographic Art
C. Meier
, Exhibitions Director, Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts
Leo Tsu
, Silver Eye Center for Photography
Gallerists
Catherine Couturier
, Owner and Director, Catherine Couturier Gallery
Whitney Cole
, Co-Director, Candela Books + Gallery
Juli Lowe
, 21c Museum
Laura Noble
, Director, LA Noble Gallery
Independent Consultants
David Bareda
, Diversify Photo
Gail Fletcher
, The Guardian
Elizabeth Avedon
, Independent Curator and Photo Consultant
Curators
Peggy Sue Amison
, East Wing, Doha
Madison Brown
, Harvard Art Museum
Karen Haas
, Museum of Fine Art, Boston
Ben McBride
, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Brian Piper
, New Orleans Museum of Art
Shana Lopes
, Assistant Curator of Photography, SFMoMA
Publishing
Alexa Becker
, Photography Coach, Publishing Consultant and Freelance Representative at Kehrer Verlag
Mary Bisbee-Beek
, Independent Book Publicist, READ/SEE
Stephen Frailey
, Founder and Editor, Dear Dave, magazine
Nick Larsen
, Managing Editor, Radius Books
Registration Information
Registration Information
Each participant will have
four (4) 25 minute reviews
in either a morning session (9.00am to 12pm) or the two afternoon sessions 12pm – 3pm or 3pm – 6pm (Eastern Time Zone)
If you miss the open registration there will be a waiting list. You will be contacted if a slot opens up.
Portfolio Review Prep Workshop
– If you are looking to tune up your portfolio, we have a weekend workshop with Executive Director Crista Dix happening on
August 8/22, 2026
more details and registration here.
Session Times – (Eastern Time Zone)
Morning Session:  |
9.00 am  to 12pm
Afternoon Session: |
12pm – 3pm
Late Afternoon Session: |
3pm – 6pm
REGISTRATION IS OPENING SOON
– We look forward to seeing you online with us in September.
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Here’s how to create your Griffin Member Profile
Welcome we are excited to have you and your creativity seen by so many.
1: Log into your membership account
2: To  create a profile you must be logged in and be a
supporter or above
otherwise you will not see the add a profile button.
3: You can find the Griffin Salon on the Members Drop down in our Main Navigation on the home page or by starting here –
4: A button that says
Create Your Member Profile
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5: If you are logged in and have already created a profile you also won’t see the add a profile button
( the button launches the form
) but you will see an edit and delete icon next to your name and only yours.
6. Fill in your Artist Statement, Bio and upload up to 10 images.
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Amy Rindskopf's Terra Novus
At the market, I pick each one up, pulled in by the shapes as they sit together, waiting. I feel its heft in my hand, enjoy the textures of the skin or peel, and begin to look closer and closer. The patterns on each individual surface marks them as distinct. I push further still, discovering territory unseen by the casual observer, a new land. I am like a satellite orbiting a distant planet, taking the first-ever images of this newly envisioned place.
This project started as an homage to Edward Weston’s Pepper No. 30 (I am, ironically, allergic to peppers). As I looked for my subject matter at the market, I found that I wasn’t drawn to just one single fruit or vegetable. There were so many choices, appealing to both hand and eye. I decided to print in black and white to help make the images visually more about the shapes, and not about guessing which fruit is smoothest, which vegetable is greenest.
Artistic Purpose/Intent
Artistic Purpose/Intent
Tricia Gahagan
Photography has been paramount in my personal path of healing from disease and
connecting with consciousness. The intention of my work is to overcome the limits of the
mind and engage the spirit. Like a Zen koan, my images are paradoxes hidden in plain
sight. They are intended to be sat with meditatively, eventually revealing greater truths
about the world and about one’s self.
John Chervinsky’s photography is a testament to pensive work without simple answers;
it connects by encouraging discovery and altering perspectives. I see this scholarship
as a potential to continue his legacy and evolve the boundaries of how photography can
explore the human condition.
Growing my artistic skill and voice as an emerging photographer is critical, I see this as
a rare opportunity to strengthen my foundation and transition towards an established
and influential future. I am thirsty to engage viewers and provide a transformative
experience through my work. I have been honing my current project and building a plan
for its complete execution. The incredible Griffin community of mentors and the
generous funds would be instrumental for its development. I deeply recognize the
hallmark moment this could be for the introduction of the work. Thank you for providing
this incredible opportunity for budding visions and artists that know they have something
greater to share with the world.
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