We are delighted to invite all SCAD students, faculty, and staff to a special talk with Susanna Brown, a distinguished curator, writer, and editor. Susanna brings with her a wealth of experience from prestigious institutions, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Portrait Gallery London, and the Palazzo Reale in Milan.
This event offers an opportunity to explore Susanna's remarkable career in contemporary art curatorial practice from her groundbreaking exhibitions to her extensive research on portraiture, fashion, and the history of photography.
Whether you’re interested in photography, fashion, design, curation, or the history of visual culture, we hope you can join us for what will undoubtedly be an inspiring and insightful presentation.
Event Details:
- Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM EST
- Location: SCAD Show, Stage 2, SCAD Atlanta
- Virtual: https://scad.zoom.us/my/mobrienscad.edu
About Susanna Brown
Susanna Brown is an internationally recognized curator with a rich history of curatorial roles at the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum, and a particular research interest in portraiture, fashion, and exhibition-making.
Throughout her career, Susanna has worked on exhibitions that have traveled to over twenty venues worldwide, including ‘Selling Dreams: One Hundred Years of Fashion Photography’, ‘Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton’, and ‘Horst: Photographer of Style’.
The author of eight books, and a contributor to thirteen others including Class of 2024 highlighting the work of 10 SCAD photographers, Susanna has held advisory roles with the Royal Photographic Society and the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art within the British Government.
She regularly judges international competitions including the Hasselblad Award, Aesthetica Art Prize, and Google Photography Prize.
She collaborates with photographers, collectors, galleries, and publishers and is currently researching the intertwined histories of photography and magazines for two books to be published by Thames & Hudson in 2024/25.
She is Curatorial Advisor to the George Hoyningen-Huene Estate Archives and worked with Chanel Nexus Hall on an exhibition of Hoyningen-Huene’s photographs in Tokyo.
Join the Conversation
Following Susanna’s talk will be a Q&A session where attendees will have the chance to ask questions and engage directly with her insights.
