Behind the scenes, The Unchosen Ones, in 2016 (left) and 2020 (right).
The more time I spend with young people growing up on farms and the more I learn about their plans for their futures, the more enthusiastic I am to use the tools I understand to carry their stories and experiences to a broader audience. — R. J. Kern
R. J. Kern (b. 1978) is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. His camera has led him from an inquiry into his lineage in the farming communities of Scandinavia and Ireland to the examination of similar communities near his home in Minnesota. Increasingly, his attention has been captured by the next generation of young people, who may or may not be the stewards of rural communities and economies in the future.
Inspired by master landscape painters of the 19th-century, Kern embraces the heightened expressivity of natural and artificial lighting techniques. To draw sharper connections between traditional and modern farming routines, he adopts both historical and current photographic processes. While illuminating the ephemeral beauty of youth, Kern probes the current realities of agrarian practices, aspiring to enhance awareness and interest in the changing face of American pastoral life.
His work has been included in group exhibitions at the Zurab Tsereteli Museum of Modern Art (Tbilisi), the National Portrait Gallery (London), and the Yixian International Photo Festival (Anhui, China), among others, and solo exhibitions at the Griffin Museum of Photography (Winchester, MA), the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), the Masur Museum of Art (Monroe, LA), and the Blanden Art Museum (Fort Dodge, IA). Kern's work has been shown at commercial galleries including Burnet Fine Art & Advisory (Minneapolis), Klompching Gallery (Brooklyn), Olson-Larsen Galleries (Des Moines), and Veronique Wantz Gallery (Minneapolis).
Awards and accolades include CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator’s Choice, First Place), 2017; Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize (Finalist), 2017; Critical Mass Top 50 (2018, 2021); Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 160 (Silver Medal), 2017; PDN’s 30 2018; and six grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024). Kern was the Commemorative Artist for the 2019 Minnesota State Fair.
Kern's work has been presented in a number of publications, including a feature in National Geographic (November 2017). Kern published his first monograph with Kehrer Verlag titled, The Sheep and the Goats, awarded one of "The Most Beautiful German Books 2018” by Stiftung Buchkunst and awarded Bronze by the prestigious Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2018-19. His second monograph, The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral (MW Editions, 2021) was listed as a 2021 Top 10 Favorite Photobook by What You Will Remember.
Selected collections holding his work include: Center for Creative Photography (Tuscon, AZ), Center for Photography at Woodstock (Woodstock, NY), Fidelity Corporate Art Collection (Boston, MA), General Mills Corporate Collection (Minneapolis, MN), Griffin Museum of Photography (Winchester, MA), Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art (Tarpon Springs, FL), Masur Museum of Art (Monroe, LA), Minneapolis Institute of Art (Minneapolis, MN), Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, MN), Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, TX), Museum of Fine Arts (St. Petersburg, FL), Nevada Museum of Art (Reno, NV), Oklahoma State University Museum of Art (Stillwater, OK), Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), and Rourke Art Museum (Moorhead, MN).
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead, MN (forthcoming)
Kentucky Gateway Museum, Maysville, KY (forthcoming)
2024
Veronique Wantz Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Blanden Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA
Museum of Culture and Environment, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
University of Arkansas - Pulaski, North Little Rock, AR
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, Baker City, OR
2023
Lianzhou International Photo Festival, Lianzhou, China
Oklahoma State University Museum of Art, Stillwater, OK
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
Elkhorn Valley Museum, Norfolk, NE
Living History Farms, Urbandale, IA
Arts Council of Wichita Falls, Wichita Falls, TX
Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN
2022
Burnet Fine Art & Advisory, Wayzata, MN
International Photography Festival of Castilla y León, Palencia, Spain
2021
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
2020
Thomas-Reuters Gallery, Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, MN
Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN
2019
Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Burnet Fine Art & Advisory, Wayzata, MN
2018
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
Burnet Fine Art & Advisory, Wayzata, MN
Klompching Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017
Yixian International Photography Festival, Anhui, China
Gallery 360, Minneapolis, MN
Central Lakes College, Brainerd, MN
The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson Hospital & Clinic Healing Arts, Hudson, WI
2015
Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls, MN
2014
Sanford Health Roger Maris Cancer Center, Fargo, ND
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2024
Minnesota State Arts Board, Creative Support for Individuals Grant, St. Paul, MN
2023
112th Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juror Kristine Heykants, First Place
Selected Photographer, It’s The People public art installation, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Minneapolis, MN
2022
Minnesota State Arts Board, Creative Support for Individuals Grant, St. Paul, MN
Top 10 of 2022, selected by Michael Kirchoff, Analog Forever magazine
2021
Critical Mass “Top 50”, Photolucida, Portland, OR
Minnesota State Arts Board, Creative Support for Individuals Grant, St. Paul, MN
International Photography Awards, Portrait / Landscape Category, First Place
Communication Arts Photography Annual 62, Award of Excellence
American Photography 37, Selected Winner
The Royal Photographic Society’s International Photography Exhibition 163, Shortlisted
Helsinki Photo Festival, Open Call Winner
The Independent Photographer Portrait Award, Editors’ Pick
Life Framer: Youthhood, Editors’ Pick
Life, A Smith Gallery, Juror Alyssa Coppelman, Director’s Honorable Mention
Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award 2021, Shortlisted
International Photography Awards, One Shot - Our Times: Isolation, Honorable Mention
110th Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juror Carla Rodriguez, Honorable Mention
2020
Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Initiative Grant, St. Paul, MN
American Photography 36, Selected Winner
Springboard for the Arts, Coronavirus Emergency Relief Fund, Recipient
109th Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juror Buck Holzemer, Honorable Mention
2019
Commemorative Artist, 2019 Minnesota State Fair
Critical Mass “Top 200” Finalist, Photolucida, Portland, OR
McKnight Foundation Scholarship, Americans for the Arts Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN
San Francisco Bay International Photography Competition and Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Jurors Elizabeth Avedon, Julie Grahame, Ann M. Jastrab, and David Garnick, First Place
56th Annual Juried Competition Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Juror Catherine Futter, Honorable Mention
Brand 47 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, Juror Alma Ruiz, Brand Library and Art Center, Brand Associates Award
6th Open Call, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Juror Aline Smithson, Second Place
Red, A Smith Gallery, Juror Fran Forman, Director’s Honorable Mention
2018
Critical Mass “Top 50”, Photolucida, Portland, OR
Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Initiative Grant, St. Paul, MN
PDN’s 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch
German Photobook Prize, Bronze
"The Most Beautiful German Books 2018,” by Stiftung Buchkunst
"Great State of Minnesota Award" by Minnesota Citizens for the Arts
"First Glance Award," Minnesota State Fair Foundation
Communication Arts Photography Annual 59, Award of Excellence
2017
CENTER Choice Award Winner, Curator’s Choice, Juror Corey Keller, First Place
Review Santa Fe 100, CENTER, Santa Fe, NM
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK, Finalist
2017 International Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, Juror Philip Brookman, Second Place
The Royal Photographic Society’s International Photography Exhibition 160, Silver Award
Renaissance Photography Prize 2017, Finalist
All About Photo Awards 2017: Mind’s Eye, Winner and participant in Juror’s Merit Gallery
International Contemporary Art Competition 2017, Open Art Miami, Finalist
106th Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juror Areca Roe, Honorable Mention
Arts in Harmony International Juried Art Show, Blaine, MN, First Place Photography
2016
Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Initiative Grant, St. Paul, MN
Critical Mass Finalist "Top 200", Photolucida, Portland, OR
ONWARD Compé '16, Project Basho Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Finalist
Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR, Best in Show
Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit, MA, Juror Award
Cultural Center of Cape Cod, MA, Second Place, Overall
Savage Arts Council 10th Annual Juried Art Competition & Show, Honorable Mention
2015
Review Santa Fe 100, CENTER, Santa Fe, NM
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Context 2024, Juror: Sarah Kennel, Filter Space, Chicago, IL
FotoFest Biennial Fine Print Auction Exhibition, Curator: Steven Evans, Houston, TX
The Paula Tognarelli Collection, Curator: Paula Tognarelli, Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, Portland, ME
2023
112th Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juror Kristine Heykants, First Place
Breaking More Boundaries, Curators: Orestes Gonzalez and Jesse Egnere, Culture Lab LIC, Queens, NY
Eyes on Main Street (9th Edition), Curators: Ghadah Alrawi, Jérôme De Perlinghi, and Carol Johnson, Wilson, NC
Joy and the Everyday, Juror: Jean Dykstra, Maloof Gallery, Atlanta, GA
(Re)Collections, Juror: Jennifer Murray, Analog Forever (online)
Outside the Lines, The 64th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
In Our Place Exhibition, Juror: Briana Earl, Midwestnice Art, Sioux Falls, SD (online)
The Artful Present, Veronique Wantz Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2022
Eyes on Main Street (8th Edition), curated by Ghadah Alrawi, Jérôme De Perlinghi, and Carol Johnson, Wilson, NC
FotoFest Biennial Fine Print Auction Exhibition, Curator: Steven Evans, Houston, TX
Time, Juror: Michael Behlen, Analog Forever (online)
Trees, Community Art Installation, Alice Chaiten Baker Interdisciplinary Gallery, Center for Creative Photography, Tuscon, AZ
Familiar Lands & Foreign Gates: The Hero's Journey, The 63rd Midwestern Invitational Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
Earth Day Exhibition (online), curated by Laurie Freitag, laphotocurator.com
Winter Exhibition, Burnet Fine Art & Advisory, Wayzata, MN
Made Here Alumni exhibition, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Minneapolis, MN
Portraits without Borders, Fotogalerie Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
2021
What We Know: Atlanta Celebrates Photography Festival — Ones To Watch, Curator: Mary Stanley, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA
High Visibility: On Location in Rural America and Indian Country, Curator: Matthew Fluharty, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Time Capsule, Juror: Shamim M. Momin, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
Photography: A Sense of Place, Juror: Jacqui Palumbo, Site: Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Head On Photo Festival, Sydney, Australia
Helsinki Photo Festival, Helsinki, Finland
Introducing, Olson-Larsen Galleries, Des Moines, IA
Life, Juror: Alyssa Coppelman, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, Director’s Honorable Mention
Houston Center of Photography Print Auction 2021 Exhibition, Houston Center of Photography, Houston, TX
Reimagining Hope, Juror: Samantha Johnston, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Month of Photography Denver Festival, Denver, CO
On the Autobiographical Impulse, The 62nd Midwestern Invitational Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
Focus Friday, Curator: Christine Renc-Carter, Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
110th Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juror Carla Rodriguez, St. Paul, MN, Honorable Mention
2020
Foot in the Door 5: The Virtual Exhibition, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
Bird, Nest, Nature, Jurors: Jeffrey De Blois (Assistant Curator, ICA Boston) and Rebecca Lowery (Assistant Curator, MOCA Los Angeles), Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
The Animal Show, Olson-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, IA
Light Sensitive, Jurors: Brett Abbott (Director of Collections and Exhibitions, Amon Carter Museum of American Art), Art Intersection Gallery, Gilbert, AZ
Fresh: A Summer Selection, Burnet Fine Art & Advisory, Wayzata, MN
108th Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juror: Buck Holzemer, St Paul, MN, Honorable Mention
PhotoSpiva 2020, Juror: April M. Watson (Curator of Photography, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art), Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO
Brand 48 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, Juror: Dan McCleary, Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA
Spring Affair, Curator: Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY
In One’s Own Skin, The 61st Midwestern Invitational Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
Love, Minnesota, Kristi Abbott Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2019
A Sampling of Contemporary Portraiture, Curator: Ben Breard, Afterimage Gallery, Dallas, TX
56th Annual Juried Competition Exhibition, Juror: Catherine Futter (Director of Curatorial Affairs, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art), Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, Honorable Mention
2019 International Juried Exhibition, Juror: Paula Tongarelli, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
Red, Juror: Fran Forman, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, Director’s Honorable Mention
San Francisco Bay International Photography Competition Exhibition, Jurors: Elizabeth Avedon, Julie Grahame, Ann Jastrab, and David Garnick, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA, First Place
Brand 47 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, Juror: Alma Ruiz, Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA, Brand Associates Award
107th Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juror Peter Wong, St Paul, MN
States of Becoming, Ninth Annual International Juried Exhibition, Juror: Carrie Dedon (Assistant Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art, Seattle Art Museum), Gallery 110, Seattle, WA
Photowork 2019: 32nd Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition, Juror: James A. Ganz (Senior Curator of Photography, J. Paul Getty Museum), Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
6th Open Call, Juror: Aline Smithson, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, RI, Second Place
Zeitgeist, The 60th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
Art & Artists Among Us, The Public Arts Commission Gallery, Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND
Triangulate, Curators: Nathan Beard, Eivind Natvig, and Kirk Ke Wang, Lofoten International Photo Festival, Kabelvåg and Reine, Norway and China (Fall 2019)
Let’s Go 2, Burnet Fine Art & Advisory, Wayzata, MN
Houston Center of Photography Print Auction 2019 Exhibition, Houston Center of Photography, Houston, TX
Arts North, Juror: Curt Pederson, The American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN
2018
Yixian International Photography Festival, Curator: Guo Jing, Anhui, China
Rokko Photographic Garden, Curator: Takeki Sugiyama, Kobe, Japan
Triangulate, Curators: Nathan Beard, Eivind Natvig, and Kirk Ke Wang. Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL (traveling)
First Annual Photobook Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Mary Virginia Swanson, Alice Whiteside, and Dave Wofford, Horse & Buggy Press and Friends, Durham, NC
PDN’S 30 2018: Our Choice of New and Emerging Photographers to Watch, container exhibition, Photoville, Brooklyn, NY
107th Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juror: Mark Jensen, St Paul, MN. "First Glance Award" and "Minnesota Citizens for the Arts' Great State of Minnesota Award"
Love, Helsinki Photo Festival at Kalasatamanpuisto, Jurors: Iben Bach Elmstrøm, Rafael Rybczynski, Astrid Gjersøe Skåtterød, Charlie Fjätström, and Tor Ulstein. Helsinki, Finland
Camelot, The 59th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
Allegany National Photographic Exhibition, Jurors: Karen Irvine, Saville and Schwab Galleries, Cumberland, MD
31st Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, Jurors: Benjamin Hickey, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
Classic Photographs Los Angeles Art Fair, Bergamot Arts Center, Klompching Gallery Booth, Santa Monica, CA
2017
Zenith: CENTER's 2017 International Photographic Award Winners, Juror: Corey Keller (Curator of Photography, SF Museum of Modern Art), Marion Center for Photographic Arts, Santa Fe, NM. First Place
2017 International Juried Exhibition, Juror: Philip Brookman (Consulting Curator, National Galley of Art, Washington, DC), Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA. Second Place
The Royal Photographic Society’s International Photography Exhibition 160, Jurors: Karin Bareman, Zelda Cheatle, Sian Davey, Ingrid Pollard, and Abbie Trayler-Smith. PHOTOBLOCK, Old Truman Brewery, London, England. Silver Medal
Renaissance Photography Prize 2017, Jurors: Clare Grafik, Dewi Lewis, Fiona Rogers, Fiona Shields, Gem Fletcher, Marloes Krijnen, Melissa DeWitt, and Simon Roberts, Getty Images Gallery, London, England. Finalist
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2017, Jurors: Nicholas Cullinan, David Campany, Sabina Jaskot-Gill, Fiona Shields, Gillian Wearing, National Portrait Gallery, London, England. Finalist
The FENCE: A Public Photography Exhibition Series, juried by panel of 68, United Photo Industries in Boston, MA; Brooklyn, NY; Atlanta, GA; Houston, TX; Santa Fe, NM; Durham, NC; Denver, CO
Americana, Juror: Darren Ching, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, CO
Wild Beasts, Sheep & Crocodiles, Kolga Tbilisi Photo 2017, Curator: Tina Schelhorn, Museum of Modern Art, Tbilisi, Georgia
106th Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juror: Areca Roe, St Paul, MN. Honorable Mention Photography
Roots and Wings, Juror: Eric William Carroll, Silverwood Park Gallery, St. Anthony, MN
Revolution, The 58th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition, The Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
The Art of Giving, Juror: Jason Restamayer, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
Mind’s Eye, Daylighted digital exhibition as part of All About Photo Awards 2017, Jurors: Beatrice Chassepot, Julien Chatelin, James Dooley, Susan Dooley, Sandrine Hermand-Grisel, Ann Jastrab, Aline Smithson, Judy Walgren, and Sabine Weiss. Phoenix Hotel, San Francisco, CA
Arts North, Juror: Curt Pederson, The American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN
Arts in Harmony International Juried Art Show, Juror: Curt Pederson, Elk River Area Arts Alliance, Blaine, MN. First Place Photography
2016
The FENCE: A Public Photography Exhibition Series juried by panel of 44, United Photo Industries in Boston, MA; Brooklyn, NY; Atlanta, GA; Houston, TX; Santa Fe, NM
Open Door Twelve, Juror: Andrea Carlson, Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2016 International Juried Exhibition, Juror: Linde B. Lehtinen, PhD, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
PhotoMidwest 2016 Juried Exhibition, Juror: Larry Fink, The Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
National Juried Photography Competition and Exhibition, Jurors: Susie Morrill, David Turner, and Ron Jude, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
Spirit: Made Here, juried by 22 artists and arts professionals, Hennepin Theater Trust, Minneapolis, MN
A Point of View: Contemporary Photography, Juror: Mitra Abbaspour, Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
Paramount Juried Statewide Art Exhibition, Juror: Rachel Daly, Paramount Center for the Arts, St. Cloud, MN
Apertures, Juror Amy Neill, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA. Second Place
Fun House: Art of the Surreal, Fantastic and Bizarre, Juror: Eve Biddle, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Tripping the Light Fantastic: Excellence in Photography, Juror: Rowland Scherman, Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit, MA
22nd Juried Show via Instagram, Jurors: Paula Tognarelli and Iaritza Menjivar, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
ONWARD Compé '16, Juror: Richard Renaldi, Project Basho Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Smörgåsbord, The New Bohemian Gallery at the Franklin Arts Center, Brainerd, MN
Menagerie: Animals in Art, Juror: Robert Bowman, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
Gallery 360, selected works, Minneapolis, MN
Savage Arts Council 10th Annual Juried Art Competition & Show, Juror: Cynthia Kath, Karen Gustafson, and Dan Noyes, Savage, MN
2015
Gallery 360, selected works, Minneapolis, MN
Newvember, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Photo Op, Juror Robert Bowman, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
The Art of Giving Group Show, Altru Medical Center, Grand Forks, ND
104th Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juror: Steve Ozone, St Paul, MN
2014
Newvember, Ecce Gallery in Fargo, ND
GUEST LECTURES, ARTIST TALKS, GRANT PANELS, AND WORKSHOPS
2024
Guest Lecture, PhotoVox, Colorado Photographic Art Center, Denver, CO
Artist Talk, Museum of Culture and Environment, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
Instructor, “Buisness Practices for Fine Art Photographers,” Maine Media College, Rockport, ME (Apr 2, 2024 - Apr 18, 2024)
2023
Instructor, “Buisness Practices for Fine Art Photographers,” Santa Fe Workshops, Santa Fe, NM
Artist Talk, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
Artist Talk, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Artist Talk & Workshop, Elkhorn Valley Museum, Norfolk, NE
Artist Talk & Workshop, Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN
Instructor, B&H Photo Video, New York, NY (three-part series)
2022
Grant Application Reviewer, Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Organizations Grant Program, St. Paul, MN
Guest Lecture, Society for Photographic Education (SPE) Midwest Chapter, Cincinatti, OH
Artist talk, Shangtuf Creative Photo Talk, Shangtuf Photography TV, hosted by Guo Jing
Artist Talk, BookEnds Online Edition, Wadena County Historical Society, Wadena, MN
Artist Talk, The Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
Artist Talk and Workshop, B&H Photo Video, New York, NY (four-part series)
Guest Speaker, “Editing the Visual Narrative Workshop” with Sarah Leen and Bill Marr
2021
Artist Talk and Workshop, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
6-Feet Apart Photographer’s Presentation
Artist Talk, Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art
Guest Speaker, “Editing the Visual Narrative Workshop” with Sarah Leen and Bill Marr
2020
Artist Talk, Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN
Artist Talk and Workshop, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Artist Talk, Olson-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, IA
2019
Artist Talk and Workshop, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Artist Talk, Burnet Fine Art and Advisory, Wayzata, MN
Artist Talk, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN
2018
Grant Application Reviewer, Minnesota State Arts Board Arts Access Grant, St. Paul, MN
Artist Talk, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
Artist Talk, Emerson College, Boston, MA
Artist Talk, Burnet Fine Art and Advisory, Wayzata, MN
Artist Talk, Hennepin County Historical Society, Minneapolis, MN
Artist Talk, Scott County Historical Society, Minneapolis, MN
Artist Talk, PhaseOne Standout Event, Miami, FL
2017
Artist Talk, CENTER, Santa Fe, NM
Artist Talk, Central Lakes College, Brainerd, MN
Substitute Art Teacher, The Breck School, Golden Valley, MN
2016
Grant Application Reviewer, Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant, St. Paul, MN
Guest Lecturer, Valor High School, Littleton, CO
Portfolio Reviewer, Art Institutes International MN, Minneapolis, MN
COLLECTIONS
Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ
Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY
Elkhorn Valley Museum, Norfolk, NE
Fidelity Corporate Art Collection, Boston, MA
General Mills Corporate Art Collection, Minneapolis, MN
Grand Forks Children’s Museum, Grand Forks, ND
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
Norway House, Minneapolis, MN
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Oklahoma State University Museum of Art, Stillwater, OK
Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
University of Minnesota Library, Francis V. Gorman Rare Art Book Collection
EDUCATION
2005 MA in Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2000 BA in Art & Art History and Environmental Geography (honors), Colgate University, Hamilton, NY