Honorable Mention: MN State Fair

My entry into the 2020 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition: Holy Cow (Quarantined greater than 14 Days), archival pigment print, mounted on dibond, 2020.

While the 2020 Minnesota State Fair is not happening this year, I’m excited the show goes on at the Fine Arts exhibition. I was a bit apprehensive this year submitting work, as the risk of rejection is always a possibility.

I am excited not only to be accepted into the 108th Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, but I received an Honorable Mention by photography juror Buck Holzemer for my photograph, Holy Cow (Quarantined greater than 14 Days). It still offers me humor, despite COVID-19 times.

And some wonderful press for the show including a few mentions of my work:

• "State Fair fine arts 2020: immediate, urgent, of-the-moment,” by Pamela Espeland, MinnPost

• “While State Fair was canceled, the show goes on at its Fine Arts hall”, by Alicia Eler, Star Tribune

I’ll be hanging out 6pm on Saturday, August 29 (date night), enjoying my favorite art event of the year!

And some screen grabs from the really cool virtual tour of the exhibition >>

I was also surprised to see Stuart Klipper’s photograph (he’s a friend that lives a few blocks away), hang a few pieces to the left of mine.