A historian of photography, Alison Devine Nordström, Ph.D., is Curator of Photographs at Georges Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film. Prior to joining the Eastman House in January 2004, she served as Executive Director of the New Hampshire Humanities Council and the Senior Curator/Founding Director of the Southeast Museum of Photography. At SMP, she was noted for the contemporary biennial Fresh Work and the NEA-funded project Voyages (per)Formed, which commissioned new work from contemporary artists to interpret historical photographic collections. Widely published, Nordström has received the Ansel Adams and NEH Fellowships at the University of Arizona and City University of New York, respectively, and the William Darrah Award for excellence in writing on historical photography. For the exhibition Picturing Paradise: Colonial Photography of Samoa, which she curated and which traveled to Europe and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nordström earned the UNESCO Decade Label for Cultural Significance. She has curated exhibitions throughout North America and in Germany, England, and Japan. Related Post : 2005 PRC Members' Exhibition
