Shreepad Joglekar

Shreepad Joglekar is an Associate Professor of Photography at the Department of Art, Kansas State University. His work interrogates natural, constructed, and intellectual spaces through documentary photography, often incorporating Marxist and architectural theories. He has exhibited internationally in galleries across the US, Canada, China, Cuba, Egypt, Germany, India, Poland, and the UK, with works held in prestigious collections like the National Center for Photography as an Art Form (Mumbai) and The Center for Fine Art Photography (Fort Collins, CO).

• MFA in Photography with a Minor in Drawing, Texas Tech University (2006)
• BFA with Specialization in Visualization, Sir JJ Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai (1998)

His research focuses on intersections between art, architecture, and social justice, exemplified by projects like Surveying the Invisible: Cancer and Research in Kansas and Hungry Heartland, which address public health and food insecurity. He has received significant grants from the Johnson Cancer Research Center (2024), Chapman Center for Rural Studies (2023), and Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (2019), among others.

Scientific Awards & Residencies:

• National Center for Contemporary Art (Russia) residency
• Weir Farm National Historic Site residency
• Millay Colony for the Arts residency
• A.I.R. Studio residency
• 2024 Johnson Cancer Research Center Innovative Research Award

Joglekar's practice bridges academic inquiry and community engagement, with interdisciplinary collaborations involving K-State's departments of English, Journalism, and Mass Communication. His work has been presented at conferences in the US, France, and the UK.