Committees

COMMITTEES

PHOTOFAIRS New York is honored to welcome an Advisory Committee for the second edition, composed of tastemakers and thought-leaders. Applications are currently open. 

The 2024 Advisory Committee is:

Lora Appleton, Founder, Female Design Council and kinder MODERN
Sarah Arison, President, Arison Arts Foundation
Sonel Breslav, Director of Fairs and Editions, Printed Matter
Beverley Buckingham, Collector, formerly Director of Business Development at The Photographers’ Gallery and Board Director of FotoFest International 
Stephen Frailey, Founder and Editor in Chief, Dear Dave Magazine
Alice Gray Stites, Chief Curator & Museum Director, 21c Hotels
Cathy Kaplan, Chair of the Board of Aperture Foundation and Co-Chair of the Photography Committee for the Whitney Museum
Susan Meiselas, Documentary Photographer, President of the Magnum Foundation
Alice Sachs Zimet, President, Arts + Business Partners; Chair, Photography Collections Committee, Harvard Art Museums; board member, Magnum Foundation; Chair of the Acquisitions Committee, International Center of Photography
Elisabeth Sherman, Senior Curator and Director of Exhibitions and Collections at International Center of Photography
Tiana Webb Evans, Founder, Jamaica Art Society and ESP Group
Sophie Wright, Executive Director, Fotografiska

Made up of industry-leading figures, the Selection Committee will review gallery applications and bring their unique perspectives to the second edition. 

The 2024 Selection Committee is:

César Levy, Director, 193 Gallery
Chela Mitchell, Owner & Director, Chela Mitchell Gallery
Magda Sawon, Director, Postmasters Gallery
Corinne Tapia, Founder & Director, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery
Hannah Traore, Founder & Director, Hannah Traore Gallery