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Championing photographic arts, artists and educators since 1992 through exhibitions, scholarships, residencies and workshops.
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Welcome to the Griffin Museum of Photography, a nonprofit organization dedicated solely to the art of photography. Through our many exhibitions, programs and lectures, we strive to encourage a broader understanding and appreciation of the visual, emotional and social impact of photographic art. At the Griffin Museum, you will find exhibitions from well-known photographers to those emerging on the

scene that explore important themes and thought-provoking ideas. All of our exhibitions and programs are designed to encourage the passionate exploration of the art of photography.

06/23/2026

Lynne Buchanan (Lynne Buchanan) is a lens-based artist based in Western North Carolina. Her work explores her intimate connection to the natural world and how her perceptions of biodiversity in the environment influence her philosophy of life.

In her Photography Atelier 40 project, Buchanan turns her lens to her family life, creating a series of mixed-media photographs that transform family archives into meditations on the missing gaps of memory, inheritance, belief and intergenerational dialogue.Combining imagery with botanical fragments, text, and layered interventions, she explores the fragile intersections of personal history and collective identity.

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🗓️ Artists Reception: June 27 @ 4–6 PM

Join us for a celebration of Atelier 40th Exhibition, featuring the works of Andrew Lee Jennings, Erica Martin, Jennifer Cantwell, Leslie Twitchell, Linda Smith, Lynne Buchanan, Robert J. Birnbaum, Shiona Sommerville, Tracy Laulhere, Victoria Benoit (Jennifer McClure’s Class) and Adrien Bisson, Benson Margulies, Beth Wiese, Darrell Roak, Ellen Foust, Julia Levites, Sue Collins, Slyvia Stagg-Giuliano, Will Korn (Emily Belz’s Class).

06/22/2026

The first of 24 interviews with the artists in our annual outdoor summer exhibition, 𝘝𝘐𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯(𝘢𝘳𝘺) 2026 𝘡𝘪𝘯𝘦 #1: 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 is a deep dive into the aftermath of Trump’s reelection.

Peterson’s work aims to capture a tumultuous time before it is forgotten. He shares: “Often the beginning of change happens in the streets and I want to show the leaders and vanguard of these movements which often are ignored or dismissed at the beginning by mainstream media.”

Visit the link in bio or www.griffinmuseum.org and learn more about Peterson’s insights on American democracy and revolution.

Mark Peterson

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On view through September 28 at our annual public outdoor exhibition, Vision(ary). Curated by Elizabeth Krist, this year’s theme, Raising Our Voices centers critical projects on advocacy and social justice.

06/20/2026

Exciting news! 🎉

We’re immensely proud of our summer interns for bringing together a project that is timely, engaging, critical, collaborative, bold, and beautifully realized.

COMING SOON: Vison(ary) Zines!

Featuring 24 in-depth interviews with our exhibiting artists — and exquisite editorial design — this project introduces students and recent graduates interested in museum work to arts and culture journalism, editorial design, and photography curation.

Thank you to our curator, Elizabeth Krist (Elizabeth Krist) and our exhibiting artists for the more insights and the work they do to illuminate these critical issues.

FIRST ISSUE OUT TOMORROW!

Alexey Yurenev Alexey Yurenev
Aline Smithson Aline Smithson
Andrea Bruce andrea bruce
Angela Rowlings Angela Rowlings
Ashima Yadava ᴀsʜɪᴍᴀ ʏᴀᴅᴀᴠᴀ
Ashley Gilbertson Ashley Gilbertson
Bethany Mollenkof Bethany Mollenkof
Carol Guzy Carol Guzy
Daniella Zalcman Daniella Zalcman
Dina Litovsky Dina Litovsky
Donna Ferrato Donna Ferrato
Eugene Richards Eugene Richards
Haruka Sakaguchi Haruka Sakaguchi 阪口悠
Jackie Neale Jackie Neale
Jon Henry Jon Henry
Joshua Lott Joshua Lott
Kiliii Yüyan Kiliii Yuyan
Kris Graves Kris Graves
Leslie Sheryll Leslie Sheryll
Lindsay Morris lindsay morris
Lola Flash Lola Flash
Louie Palu Louie (Luigino) Palu
Mark Peterson Mark Peterson
Susan Marie White Susan Marie White - Artist
Tamir Kalifa Tamir Ben Kalifa
Terry Barczak Terry Barczak
Victor J. Blue Victor J. Blue
Zoe Perry-Wood Zoe Perry-Wood

Discover the exhibition at www.griffinmuseum.org

06/19/2026

Last seats available for Mary Virginia Swanson (Mary Virginia Swanson)’s online talk at the museum.

🎟️ Join us ONLINE on June 24th, 2026 at 6:30pm EST as she demystifies photobook publishing, providing insights into critical steps that will shape the path of your publishing journey.

🗓️ June 24th, 2026 at 6:30pm EST
📍 Online
🔗 RSVP at the link in bio!

Mary Virginia Swanson at the Griffin Museum!
📅 June 24th, 2026 at 6:30pm EST

Mary Virginia Swanson has spent her career helping artists find the strengths in their work, identify appreciative audiences, and present their work in an informed, professional manner.

Unique among authorities in our field, Swanson’s in-depth knowledge, professional reputation and relationships throughout our industry offer a broad range of perspectives on both the making and marketing of photo-based work.

Why join?

Being mindful of key decisions and your responsibilities will guide you toward creating a meaningful photobook you can be proud to share with your audience and beyond.

All registered participants will receive a link to the recording of this presentation for 90 days.

06/18/2026

On view: Robert J. Birnbaum: Soon I Will Know Who I Am

Exploring the challenges of family relations, Robert J. Birnbaum’s photographs are imbued with a sense of questioning and longing, but also with the power of photography to create harmony and meaning in one’s life.

“My life has challenged me to harmonize opposing forces: the discord that exists between ‘inner’ and ‘outer’ experience, emotion and physicality, chaos and order, my mother, and my father.

My camera is my beacon, a life preserver illuminating metaphors that educate and console me. I press the shutter and the images that appear somehow enable me to survive and prosper.”

🔗 Explore the full project at www.photographyatelier.org

🗓️ Join us Today June 18, from 6:30 to 8PM, for two artists talks about this year’s Atelier exhibition.

06/17/2026

On View: Vivid Splash by Julia Levites Julia Levites

“I began searching for color in the world around me, and then, gradually, creating it. Color changed the way I experienced familiar places and ordinary objects. Walls, doors, shadows, reflections, and small fragments of everyday life became charged with possibility. The more I followed color, the more it opened a different way of seeing and gave me access to a creativity I had not expected to find.

In Vivid Splash, color becomes both subject and guide. My figure appears throughout the work as a shadow, reflection, silhouette, or blur, never fully fixed but always present. These partial self-portraits become a way of entering the image and merging with the color, light, and space around me.

Together, the photographs invite the viewer into a world where color heightens attention, shifts perception, and awakens a sense of wonder.”

🔗 Explore the full project at www.photographyatelier.org

🗓️ Join us on June 17 and 18, from 6:30 to 8PM, for two artists talks about this year’s Atelier exhibition.

06/15/2026

Now on view in our Main Gallery

West of Thirty-Five by Andrew Lee Jennings (Andrew Lee Jennings) presents photographs of the American West captured in areas west of Interstate 35.

He reflects: “Often without a destination in mind, I seek out new roads and unique perspectives by following my intuition and curiosity. And scattered throughout this frontier I discover evidence of long-lost kindred spirits alongside their modern-day stalwarts attempting to carry on their traditions.”

Through his project, Jennings explores places that feel connected to the past, using his camera to show that the West is a place full of contrasts: beautiful and harsh, dry and lush, barren and plentiful.

🔗 Explore the full project at www.photographyatelier.org

🗓️ Join us on June 17 and 18, from 6:30 to 8PM, for two artists talks about this year’s Atelier exhibition.

06/13/2026

Now on view: “Tracing Early Industry Through Pinhole and Tonal Memory” | Photographs by Darrell Roak

These beautiful Pizeography prints on cotton rag paper by Maine-based photographer Darrell Roak are made from photographs captured with pinhole lenses “as a deliberate act of restraint” in which time seems “to accumulate within the exposure.”

He writes: “Rather than reconstructing history, the photographs meet it quietly—through duration, inference, and absence. Edges soften, movement dissolves, and images gather less as description than as atmosphere.”
Roak’s images carry subtle tonal transitions, achieved through a meticulous hands-on approach: “Within a unified Piezography process, the work resolves into three visual registers—overall, middle-distance, and detail—each calibrated through platinum/palladium-like depth, Van Dyke–tonal presence, and salt-print delicacy to guide the viewer from place, to structure, to trace.”

🗓️ Join us for an online artist talk on June 17 and 18 from 6:30 to 8 PM.

📍These events are free and open to the public!
RSVP at the link in bio.

🔗Discover the full project at www.photographyatelier.org

06/12/2026

Now on view: Benson Margulies, “There is Only One River”
Benson Margulies

For over 12,000 years, the vicinity of the Assabet River has been inhabited and cared for by Indigenous people, and been the homelands of the Nipmuc, Massachusett, and Pawtucket tribal nations.

In his Atelier 40 project, Benson Margulies photographs the Assabet River, creating striking black and white images that vary in location, season, time-of-day, and weather.

The artist shares: “As I slog through mud, ice, and sinewy brambles, I consider that nothing stands still: not text, not the river, and not me. Yet, here I am, freezing time on the freezing river, catching the plants at one instant in their journey from summer to winter, and myself in one spot in the mud.”

🗓️ Join us for an artist talk on June 17 and 18, from 6:30 to 8pm.

Discover the full project at www.photographyatelier.org

06/10/2026

NEW EXHIBITION: 16th Annual Self-Published Photobook Exhibition

Every year, the Griffin Museum recognizes the importance of photobooks.

This summer we’re proud to celebrate this form of artistry featuring 52 self-published photo books in our Griffin Gallery.

Curated by Karen Davis and Crista Dix, the works selected for display were chosen for their unique narrative qualities, and of course, incredible images within their covers.

These are just some of the amazing photographs that caught our attention while going through at them.

🗓️ Join us for a Reception for the Artists on June 26 from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm.

Discover the full exhibition at www.griffinmuseum.org

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