On Friday, May 7, I gave a free artist talk, hosted by the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The talk was recorded and I posted it above.

“Focus Friday” is the name of their artist talk series, showcasing the work of artists in their permanent collection. I shared a preview of work featured in my new book, The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral (MW Editions, 2021), due November 2021.

In 2019, the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art acquired two of my photographs for the the permanent collection: Josilin and Escapé, Benton County Fair, Minnesota, 2016 and Escapé (pron. es cahp é), Benton County, Minnesota, USA (see below). I also shared a special story about this pairing with a poetic ending.

Thank you to Christine Renc-Carter and Teresa Wilkins for inviting me to speak about my work.

On Friday, May 7 from noon - 1 p.m. ET R. J. Kern will be giving a free artist talk, hosted on Zoom by the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs, Florida.