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 Critical Mass Top 50 (2018, 2021, 2024), CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator’s Choice, First Place), 2017; Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize (Finalist), 2017; Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 160 (Silver Medal), 2017; PDN’s 30 2018; artist grants from Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (2024), Puffin Foundation (2024), and seven grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025). Kern was the Commemorative Artist for the 2019 Minnesota State Fair and a 2025 artist-in-residence at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis.

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.

2027

Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT (forthcoming)

2026

Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art, David City, NE (forthcoming)

2025

Kentucky Gateway Museum, Maysville, KY

Lakewood Cemetery Welcome Center, Minneapolis, MN

Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead, MN

Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, MN (Terminal 2)

2024

Veronique Wantz Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

Blanden Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA

Museum of Culture and Environment, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA

Olson-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, IA

University of Arkansas - Pulaski, North Little Rock, AR

Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, Baker City, OR

Carver County Historical Society, Waconia, MN

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 (Terminal 1)

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

2026

The Royal Photographic Society’s International Photography Exhibition 167, London, England, Shortlisted

2025

Minnesota State Arts Board, Creative Support for Individuals Grant, St. Paul, MN

Awarded Artist, Lakewood Artist in Residence Program, Minneapolis, MN

Culture & Agriculture Exhibition, Juror: James Machtan, Third Place

Belfast Photo Festival, Shortlisted

American Photography 41, Selected Winner

2024

Critical Mass “Top 50”, Photolucida, Portland, OR

Minnesota State Arts Board, Creative Support for Individuals Grant, St. Paul, MN

Next Step Fund Grant, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, St. Paul, MN

The Puffin Foundation Artist Grant, Teaneck, NJ

DEAR DAVE, Fellowship 2024, Finalist

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’sHonorable 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,” 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

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 Medal

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

Review Santa Fe 100, CENTER, Santa Fe, NM

2016

Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Initiative Grant, St. Paul, MN

Critical Mass “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, NMon text goes here

2025

The Best of the Best, Selections from the Rosemary Furtak Artist Book Collection, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

Alternatives 2025 International Photo Biennial: Image as Record, Juror: Willie Osterman, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

Critical Mass Top 50 Exhibition, Curator: Polly Gaillard, Atlanta Photography Group Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Houston Center for Photography Print Auction Exhibition, Curator: Anne Massoni, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX

Culture & Agriculture Exhibition, Juror: James Machtan, Gallery Q Artists Cooperative, Stevens Point, WI. Third Place

To Make a Prairie, The 65th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN

The Animal Show, Olson-Larsen Galleries, Des Moines, IA

Free Juice University Program Graduation Exhibition, Curator: Chaya Howell, Post HTX, Houston, TX

The Artful Present, Veronique Wantz Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2024

Context 2024, Juror: Sarah Kennel, Filter Space, Chicago, IL

FotoFest Biennial Fine Print Auction Exhibition, Curator: Steven Evans, Houston, TX

FlakPhoto Midwest Flat File Exhibition, Curator: Andy Adams, Madison, WI

Dog Days of Summer, Curator: Jan Potts, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA

113th Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juror Brett Kallusky

The Paula Tognarelli Collection, Curator: Paula Tognarelli, Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, Portland, ME

The Omnipotence of Dreams, The 65th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN

The Artful Present, Veronique Wantz Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

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’sHonorable 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

2026

“Celebrity Artist Panelist,” Minnesota Artists Summit, Minneapolis, MN

Artist Panel Discussion, Lakewood Cemetery Welcome Center, Minneapolis, MN

Instructor, “ From Studio to Screen: Crafting Your Artist Website,” Maine Media College, Rockport, ME

Instructor, “Prints & Profit: Creating Sales in the Fine Art World,” Maine Media College, Rockport, ME

2025

Artist Talk, Lakewood Cemetery Welcome Center, Minneapolis, MN

Instructor, “ From Studio to Screen: Crafting Your Artist Website,” Maine Media College, Rockport, ME

Instructor, “Prints & Profit: Creating Sales in the Fine Art World,” Maine Media College, Rockport, ME

Instructor, “Prints & Profit: Creating Sales in the Fine Art World,” Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX

Artist Talk, Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead, MN

Artist Talk, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Book Signing, The Photography Show presented by AIPAD, New York, NY

2024

Artist Talk & Book Signing, PhotoMidwest Festival, Madison, WI

Instructor, “Prints & Profit: Creating Sales in the Fine Art World,” self-hosted webinar

Lecture, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA

Artist Talk, Blanden Museum of Art, Fort Dodge, IA

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

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

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 with Alison Nordström and R. J. Kern, International Photography Festival of Castilla y León, Spain

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 Lecture, “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 Lecture, “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

Lecture, Valor High School, Littleton, CO

Portfolio Reviewer, Art Institutes International MN, Minneapolis, MN

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX

Blanden Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA

Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ

Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY

Colorado Center for Photographic Art, Denver, CO

Elkhorn Valley Museum, Norfolk, NE

Fidelity Investments 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

Kohler Art Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL

Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA

Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN

Museum of Fine Arts (Hirsch Library), 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

Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN

University of Minnesota Library, Francis V. Gorman Rare Art Book Collection, Minneapolis, MN

US Bank Corporate Art Collection, Minneapolis, MN

Walker Art Center, Rosemary Furtak Artists’ Book Collection, Minneapolis, MN

Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA

Amon Carter Museum of American Art  

Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery

Bowdoin College Library  

Brigham Young University - Harold B. Lee Library  

Carnegie Mellon University - Hunt Library  

Chinese University of Hong Kong  

Chrysler Museum of Art - Jean Outland Chrysler Library  

Cleveland Museum of Art - Ingalls Library  

Columbia College Chicago  

Columbia University  

Duke University - Perkins Library  

Florida State University  

George Mason University - Fenwick Library  

Getty Research Institute - Getty Library  

German National Library  

Guangzhou Library, China  

Haverford College Library  

Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong  

Indiana University  

Kenyon College  

Kunsthaus Zürich Library, Germany  

Library of Congress  

Miami Dade College  

Michigan State University  

Minneapolis College of Art & Design  

Mount Holyoke College - Williston & Miles-Smith Library  

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - Hirsch Library  

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - The Spencer Art Reference Library  

New York Public Library

New York University - Elmer Holmes Bobst Library  

North Dakota State University  

Northwestern University 

Oberlin College  

Pao Yue-kong Library, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University  

Princeton University  

Queens Public Library  

RIT Library - Wallace Library  

Sam Houston State University - Newton Gresham Library  

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - Research Library

Saxon State Library – State and University Library Dresden, Germany  

Stanford University  

State Library of NSW - Sydney, Australia  

Swarthmore College - McCabe Library  

Texas A&M University - Evans Library  

Toronto Public Library  

Tufts University - Tisch Library  

UMBC, Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery  

University of California, Davis - Shields Library  

University of California, San Diego  

University of Central Florida  

University of Maryland

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities  

University of New Mexico-Main Campus  

University of Pennsylvania - Van Pelt Library  

University of Wisconsin - Madison Library  

Walker Art Center Library

Yale University Library

2005    MA in Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

2000    BA in Art & Art History and Environmental Geography (honors), Colgate University, Hamilton, NY