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Mackenzie Stroh

Adjunct Instructor

Born and raised in Western Canada, Mackenzie knew she wanted to be a photographer after she first stepped into the darkroom at age 12. Her teenage fascination with photography led her to study Multi-Media at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, where she received her BFA. After teaching photography for a few years, she continued her studies, completing her MFA at Concordia University in Montreal.

Mackenzie loves portraiture in its many different forms: playful and energetic to intimate and introspective, and she is equally at home in the studio or on location. Whether photographing an actor, author, politician or someone with a story to tell, she aims to create an atmosphere where subjects feel at ease and authentic images can be made. She credits her ability to disarm people with humor from her extensive exposure to Monty Python and classic Steve Martin movies.

She lives in New York with her husband and son, and when not taking photos, she can be found biking around Brooklyn in search of the perfect espresso.

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  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.