About
The MoCP is a world premier college art museum dedicated to photography. As an international hub, we generate ideas and provoke dialogue among students, artists and diverse communities through groundbreaking exhibitions and programming. Our mission is 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 the early 1980s and has since grown its collection to include over 17,000 objects by over 1,950 artists. The MoCP is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
Get Involved
There are many ways to join the MoCP community: by becoming a Friend of the MoCP, attending our Annual Benefit, or joining the Museum Council.
Advisory Board
Julia Langdon Antonatos
Lisa Bailey
Michael Belsley
Dawoud Bey
Suzette Bross
Veronique Bushala
Marcella David
Josh Goldman
John Hass
Thomas (Ted) E. Keim, Jr.
Beth Kohl
Gary I. Levenstein
Henok Misgina
Maggie Meiners
Carlos Javier Ortiz
Nina Owen
Richard S. Press
Larry Ross
Lisa Sandquist
Ross Sawyers
David Weinberg
Helena Chapellin Wilson
Robert Wislow, Chair
Genia Yovankin
Danielle Dunand Zimmerman
Opportunities
We invite you to join our talented faculty and staff and become part of our collective aspiration to ensure Columbia prepares students for success in their creative fields through innovation, engagement and real-world experiences.
Faculty Initiatives
As an academic art museum at Columbia College Chicago, the MoCP works closely with the college’s faculty to connect its resources with students on campus.
Faculty Advisory Committee
Janell Baxter, Interactive Arts and Media
Robert Blandford, Business & Entrepreneurship
Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, Communication
Kelli Connell, Photography
Matthew Cunningham, Communication
Joan Giroux, Art and Art History
Robert Hanserd, History
Onur Öztürk, Art and Art History
Museum Staff
Solome Bezuneh
Community Engagement Fellow
sbezuneh@colum.edu
Stephanie Conaway
Director of Operations
sconaway@colum.edu
Natasha Egan
Executive Director
negan@colum.edu
Asha Iman Veal
Associate Curator
aveal@colum.edu
Karen Irvine
Chief Curator and Deputy Director
kirvine@colum.edu
Emily Mohney
Collections Manager and Registrar emohney@colum.edu
Heather Owens
Manager of Marketing and Community Engagement
howens@colum.edu
Jaclyn Silverman
Development Manager
jsilverman@colum.edu
Kristin Taylor
Curator of Academic Programs and Collections
ktaylor@colum.edu
Patrick Thornton
Administrative Assistant and Shop Manager
pthornton@colum.edu
Student Staff, January 2024
Ren Andujar
Hiwot Ayele-Schutz
Mars Colbert
Dylan Connell
Elizabeth Daramola
Sage Eubanks
Noah Fodor
Zayden German
Kyli Hawks
Ash Huse
Hillary Johnson
Dani Lioce
Seamus MacFarland
Zoey Marciniak
Giselle Mira Diaz
Paige Nehmzow
Kamryn Pate
Marley Pleines
Cameron Rosenthal
Willem Siersma
Deanna Whitlow
Judson Womack