Established in 1988, The Kooyumjian Gallery is a nonprofit gallery dedicated to photography
and media arts. The gallery exhibits a wide range of photographic works by student,
local, national and international photographers.
Newly remodeled and expanded as part of the School of Communications Sverdrup west
wing renovations, the newly designed gallery space re-opened in the fall of 2022.
The Kooyumjian Gallery provides a formal gallery space for presenting exhibitions,
fostering young photographers and showcasing professional and student works.
The gallery and gallery events are free and open to the public.
Now on Exhibit:
Extremes: Fire, Storm and Ice Greer, Johnson and Seaman
Feb. 13 鈥� April 23
Camille Seaman
Kari Greer
Camille Seaman
Greg Johnson
Camille Seaman
Kari Greer
Camille Seaman
Greg Johnson
Camille Seaman
Kari Greer
Camille Seaman
Kari Greer
This dynamic exhibit stuns with images of the power and volatility of nature. Featuring
stunning imagery of explosive events in nature, viewers are invited to experience
camerawork from wildfire photographer Kari Greer, award-winning storm photographer
Greg "Tornado Hunter" Johnson and award-winning conservation photographer of polar
regions Camille Seaman.
Register to Attend a Weather Photography Exhibition and Lecture with Greg "Tornado Hunter" Johnson
From 4-5 p.m. on Friday, March 6, join us for an insightful lecture where you'll learn
tips and hear about Johnson's journey.
Join Us for a Special Exhibition Reception and Artist Talk with Johnson and Greer
From 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6, come to the Kooyumjian Gallery for a special
reception and talk to artists Johnson and Greer about their photography.
Sideshow Spotlight 鈥� Landmark Events: Local Extreme Weather Photography
The exhibited images stand the test of time and portray powerful moments of our community
facing river flooding, flash flooding, tornadoes, extreme heat and extreme cold. Featuring
notable imagery of local events in weather, viewers are invited to experience camerawork
from the St. Louis Post Dispatch photographers.
Micheal Hamtil, multimedia director at the St. Louis Post Dispatch, explains, "For
news photojournalists, the job is always the same: Rush to the scene, try to stay
safe, show what is happening and compassionately humanize the disaster. All while
the deadline clock is ticking. Some describe our results as 鈥渢he first draft of history.鈥�
Featuring images from photographers Carson, Cohen, Crosslin, Forbes, Gooden, Naunheim,
Rackwitz and Skrivan.
The FUSE is a collaborative exhibit of the Barrett Faculty Exhibit, the 39th Annual
Juried Undergraduate Exhibit with a highlight on the achievements of the 2026 seniors.
Featuring the work of Film, Photography, Animation and Game Design students, this
exhibition illuminates standout students' works and will deliver a vibrant experience
alongside the works of their mentors, the faculty.
Reception and Awards: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, May 8, 2026
The May 8 opening celebration will toast the Senior Exhibitors and culminate in the
FUSE Awards for Motion Image (Film and Animation) and Still Image (Photos, Animation/Illustration,
CG, Film Stills) Award with a screening of the award-winning student works.
Noppadol Paothong: Wild Places
Noppadol Paothong is a nature/conservation photographer and an associate fellow with
the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP). His images appear regularly
in many national publications, such as Audubon, Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife,
Ranger Rick and many more. He is also a staff wildlife photographer with the and contributes his images and stories to its high quality publication, , , and many others. For over 20 years, he has been documenting rare and endangered
species, primarily grassland grouse and their fragile habitat, and has published two
large-format national award-winning books, Save the Last Dance (2012) and Sage Grouse,
Icon of the West (2017).
Sky Hopinka: Poetry, Film and Photography
Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luise帽o Indians) was born and raised
in Ferndale, Washington and spent a number of years in California, Oregon and Wisconsin.
In Portland he studied and taught chinuk wawa, a language indigenous to the Lower
Columbia River Basin. His video, photo and text work centers around personal positions
of Indigenous homeland and landscape, designs of language as containers of culture
expressed through personal, documentary and nonfiction forms of media. His work has
played at various festivals including Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival
and the New York Film Festival. He was a Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at
Harvard University fellow, Sundance Art of Nonfiction Fellow, Art Matters Fellow,
Guggenheim Fellow, Forge Project Fellow and MacArther Fellow. He received the Alpert
Award for Film/Video and the Infinity Award in Art from the International Center of
Photography
Beginnings 2026: Juried High School Exhibition
This exhibit showcases the artistry of high school student photographers. The choice
of subject, creativity and composition shares the immense talent of these students
and shines a spotlight on the imagination of these teens.
Interested in having your high school participate? Email us at kgallery@webster.edu
