Katy McCormick

Katy McCormick is an Associate Professor and interim chair at the School of Image Arts, Toronto Metropolitan University. She holds an MFA from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago and BA from University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research examines commemorative sites and social histories embedded in landscapes through photo-based art, notably in her ongoing project Rooted among the Ashes: Hibakujumoku / The A-bombed Trees.

McCormick teaches photography, book arts and documentary media in undergraduate and graduate programs. She previously served as exhibition coordinator at Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography and held teaching appointments at University of California, Elmhurst College and Concordia University.

Her honors include the Yeates Graduate Education Award and grants from Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council. She has led TMU initiatives including the Documentary Media MFA program, Ryerson Gallery, and co-founded the DocNow Festival.