Exhibition: Portfolio 2026
Date(s) - 05/12/2026 - 06/12/2026
Time(s) - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Exhibition:
Opening Reception:
Time(s) - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
Atlanta Photography Group
PORTFOLIO 2026
Atlanta Photography Group (APG) is pleased to announce our PORTFOLIO 2026 exhibition, juried by Natasha Egan, Executive Director at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago. Eight artists were chosen to represent the best of contemporary photography from our international call for entry.
APG / High Museum Purchase Award
All exhibiting artists will be eligible for the 2026 APG/ Museum Purchase Award of $4,000, which is slated for placement into the High Museum’s permanent collection. Click to see a gallery of previous recipients of the APG / High Museum Purchase Award.
About The High Museum of Art
The High Museum of Art is home to the most significant photography program in the American Southeast. The Museum began acquiring photographs in the early 1970s, making it one of the earliest American art museums to commit to collecting the medium. The Museum’s collection consists of more than 7,000 works spanning the 1840s to the present. With strengths in American modernist and documentary traditions from the mid-20th century and a robust commitment to contemporary practice, the photography collection features a strong base of pictures related to the American South, which are situated within a global context that is both regionally relevant and internationally significant.
Featured Artists
Natasha Egan
Executive Director
Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago
Since 2011, Natasha Egan has served as the Executive Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) at Columbia College Chicago, where she previously held the role of Associate Director and Curator since 2000. Under her leadership, MoCP has expanded its role as a leading institution dedicated to contemporary photography, presenting dynamic exhibitions, fostering critical dialogue, and advancing the museum’s global reputation.
Egan has organized over fifty exhibitions with a strong emphasis on contemporary Asian art and artists engaging with pressing societal issues, such as the environment, war, human rights, and economic structures. Her curatorial practice explores photography as a powerful medium for storytelling, activism, and social commentary. She has curated internationally, serving as a guest curator for the 2010 FotoFest Biennial in Houston, the United States Pavilion curator for the 2016 Photo Dubai Exhibition, and a guest curator for the 2019 Lianzhou Photography Biennial in China.
In addition to her curatorial work, Egan has contributed essays to numerous publications, including Beate Gütschow LS / S (Aperture), Michael Wolf: The Transparent City (Aperture), Placing Memory: A Photographic Exploration of Japanese American Internment with photographs by Todd Stewart (University of Oklahoma Press), Black Maps: American Landscapes and the Apocalyptic Sublime with photographs by David Maisel (Steidl), and Taxonomy of Landscape with photographs by Victoria Sambunaris (Radius).
Egan has also been deeply involved in arts education. For over a decade, she taught in the Photography and Humanities departments at Columbia College Chicago, mentoring emerging artists and scholars. She holds a BA in Asian Studies from the University of Puget Sound and both an MA in Museum Studies and an MFA in Fine Art Photography from Columbia College Chicago.
Exhibition:
May 12 – June 12, 2026
Opening Reception:
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 7-9pm ET – in-person at the gallery
