Laura Moya
Laura Moya is currently the Director of Special Events at the Center for Photographic Art, spearheading the inaugural PhotoCarmel in March 2025. She is the former Director of Photolucida, having organized their Portfolio Review events and overseeing Critical Mass programming for many years. She produced the Critical Mass book award publications and organized 15 Critical Mass TOP 50 Exhibitions in US and foreign festival venues, as well as establishing scholarship programs for MFA students, international and minority photographers. Laura co-curated an independent project, The Early Works Project, which was shown at Newspace Center for Photography, Rayko Photo Center, the Center for Fine Art Photography, and the Photographic Resource Center, as well as The Elevated Selfie: Beyond the Bathroom Mirror, which exhibited at the Griffin Museum of Photography. She has participated in Reviews events including the National Society for Photographic Education and LensCulture in Paris, and participated in panels at international festivals such as the Pingyao International Photo Festival and GuatePhoto Festival. Most recently she curated and designed the exhibition spaces for these major museum exhibitions: HUMAN/NATURE (Lishui Art Museum/2021 Lishui Photography Festival, China) and PERSEPHONE’S EDGE (Benaki Museum/2022 Athens Photo Festival, Greece).
