We are excited to announce Kat Kiernan as the gallery's Director. As the former Owner and Director of The Kiernan Gallery in Lexington, Virginia, she has produced dozens of exhibitions. Prior to joining Panopticon, Kat was the Assistant Director of Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City.

Kat's writings have appeared in numerous publications, most recently in the book The Artist as Culture Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life (Intellect Books, 2017). In 2013, she founded the photography publication Don't Take Pictures, which she continues to publish. She received the Griffin Museum of Photography’s Rising Star Award in 2015 for her contributions to the photographic community. Kat has reviewed portfolios at festivals including Photolucida, Filter Photo, and PhotoNOLA, and lectured on photography at various institutions. Kat divides her time between Boston and New York City.

Panopticon Gallery (est. 1971) is one of the oldest fine art photography galleries in the United States. Located inside Hotel Commonwealth in Boston, MA, Panopticon exhibits contemporary photography by emerging and established photographers from around the globe.

In 1971, Tony Decaneas founded the high quality black and white printing lab, Panopticon with the idea that the lab would fund his personal photography. Building on the success of the lab, he opened Panopticon Gallery one year later. In 2007, Decaneas sold the printing lab (Panopticon Imaging) to Paul Sneyd; and sold the gallery to Jason Landry in 2010. In May 2017, Paul Sneyd purchased the gallery and united the two businesses once more.

Jason Landry and Paul Sneyd at Panopticon Imaging's 10th Anniversary party

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