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Meet the presenters of SPE’s 2027 Annual Conference! We’re excited to introduce Rachel Cox, presenting “Portrait of a Woman: reproductive agency through photography.” “My current work examines the personal and cultural stigmas associated with female infertility while also raising awareness for the millions of people who seek to build their families though assisted reproductive technologies (ART). This narrative is told through the photographic lens of my own experience with miscarriage, abortion, in vitro fertilization, and eventual birth of my daughter via a donor egg.” About the Presenter Rachel Cox holds an MFA in Photography from the University of New Mexico. Her work has been featured widely in the U.S. and abroad with recent exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery, The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, The Joslyn Art Museum, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, and the Des Moines Art Center. Cox’s prints are included in the collections of The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The Des Moines Arts Center, The Southeast Museum of Photography, The Museum of Contemporary Photography, The Musee de l'Elysee, and The University of North Texas. Join us at the 2027 SPE Annual Conference to hear Rachel explore infertility, reproductive agency, motherhood, bodily autonomy, and the role of photography in advocacy and community building.