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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 – April 23

Breaching iceberg in Greenland, Aug. 8, 2008.

Camille Seaman

Firefighters work to control a fire behind very large tree.

Kari Greer

Iceberg in blood red sea, Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, Dec. 29, 2016.

Camille Seaman

A large storm cloud is coming in over a dirt road.

Greg Johnson

Tabular iceberg at sunrise on the solstice, Weddell Sea, Antarctica on Dec. 22, 2021.

Camille Seaman

Firefighters work in haze and smoke to cut up smoldering wood.

Kari Greer

Tabular iceberg at dawn on the solstice in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, on Dec. 22, 2021.

Camille Seaman

A lightning bolt hitting the water through a dark sky,

Greg Johnson

The One With the Hole In It, Danco Coast, Antarctica, Dec. 23, 2021.

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.

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.

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Robert Halbrook wades through thigh-high flood waters on Hermitage Avenue in St. Louis on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.

Sideshow Spotlight — 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 “the first draft of history.” Featuring images from photographers Carson, Cohen, Crosslin, Forbes, Gooden, Naunheim, Rackwitz and Skrivan.

Upcoming Exhibitions

The FUSE 2026

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.

Submit your Motion Image entry through FilmFreeway

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 Missouri Department of Conservation and contributes his images and stories to its high quality publication, Missouri Conservationist, Xplor, 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 Luiseño 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

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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

Submission Deadline: Nov. 4, 2026

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