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Mackenzie Stroh

Adjunct Instructor

Mackenzie Stroh is a New York-based photographer, artist, and art educator. Her work centers on identity and visual storytelling, primarily through portraiture. With a solid foundation in both the technical and conceptual aspects of photography, she has cultivated a diverse practice that encompasses fine art, commercial photography, and creativity development pedagogy.

Mackenzie earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Intermedia from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, BC, in 1998. She completed her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Studio Art/Photography at Concordia University in Montreal, QC, in 2003. In 2023, she obtained a Master of Professional Studies in Creativity Development and Art Therapy from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.

Her work has been exhibited throughout Canada and the United States, and she has received commissions from a variety of publications and clients, including New York Magazine, The New York Times, The Times UK Magazine, Fortune, and American Express. Since 2000, Mackenzie has taught at numerous post-secondary institutions and has been an adjunct faculty member at the Cooper Union School of Art since 2017.

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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.

   

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