Solo Exhibition at Plains Art Museum

A solo exhibition of The Unchosen Ones at the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND) opens Thursday, December 5, 2019. I will be giving a free artist talk at 6pm. On Saturday, December 7, I will offer a fun, portrait workshop for kids and families from 1-4pm. All events free. The exhibition runs through March 19, 2020.

Fstoppers feature

A two-part series on Fstoppers highlights my work, written by Eli Drefuss:

• A Look at The Inspiring and Heartwarming Work of Fine Art Photographer R. J. Kern >>

• A Behind the Scenes Look Into How Photographer R. J. Kern Shot This Heartwarming Photo Series called "The Unchosen Ones" >>

"The Unchosen Ones, Out to Pasture” exhibition review

"The Unchosen Ones, Out to Pasture” exhibition review at the Griffin Museum of Photography was reviewed by Elin Spring on “What Will You Remember” in her article, “Exalting the Ordinary.”

The solo exhibition is on view through December 2nd, 2018. Click to read >>

Feature Image: “Kennedy and Palamino, Anoka County Fair, Minnesota, 2016” and “Palamino and Friends, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA” © R. J. Kern, Courtesy of Burnet Fine Art & Advisory, MN and Klompching Gallery, NY.

National Geographic features The Unchosen Ones, Out to Pasture

Big dream come true (more about it on my blogsite here)! National Geographic features work from the series The Unchosen Ones and Out to Pasture in the November 2017 issue.