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Snyder, J. M. (Don)
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M.A., Photographic Studies, Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont
B.A., History of Music, Yale University
Don Snyder has an extensive background in photographic history, critical studies and curation. Before joining the Ryerson faculty, he held an appointment as Curator of Photography at the Addison Gallery of American Art, where he originated the museum's photography exhibition program. At Ryerson, he established the Image Arts (IMA) Gallery at 80 Spadina Avenue, and was instrumental in the founding of Function, the School's annual publication of student work, essays and interviews. He has taught in the York-Ryerson Communication and Culture program, and in Ryerson's graduate programs in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management as well as the newly-launched Documentary Media MFA program, and he served as Chair of the School from 2005-2010. Snyder retired from Ryerson in the Fall of 2019.