For me, photography is a fundamental a study of consciousness: a probing of the human awareness of what it means, and what it feels like, to be human. I believe that through photographs we can forever capture the richness of the human experience.

I am an award winning photographer and filmmaker, living and working in Minneapolis I studied photography at the Minneapolis School of Art and Design and at the University of Minnesota. I earned a college degree in Art History and film studies from the University of Minnesota.

Since 1993 I have shot Weddings and Editorial. My photography and films have presented locally and internationally.

The main concern of my work is connecting with the client. I strive to convey the emotion of the person, the subject and the event. I look for decisive moments where art and life interweave.

I love to photograph because of I cherish life and love to see how things look photographed.

Awards

• 2004 Best Film of the Twin Cities, by City Pages Newspaper
• 2003 Artist of the Year, City Pages weekly newspaper
• 2002 Jerome Foundation Media Arts Grant
• 2001 Career Opportunity Grant - MN State Arts Board
• 1998 Jerome / Franconia Sculpture Fellowshipv
• 1996 Dayton Hudson / Jerome Travel Grant Black Maria Film Fest, Directors Citation for What America Needs
• 1995 Minnesota State Arts Board - Artist Fellowship Photography
• 1994 McKnight Foundation - Photography Fellow

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• Gallery
• Pixpile
• Shuffle

Artistic Resume

• Selected Solo Exhibition

  • 2008 Soap Factory, Mpls, MN, video stills and video
  • 2006 Under, 3 photographic Series
  • Rochester Art Center, Film presentation/talk
  • 2004 What America Needs, plays in 14 States, National Tour
  • 2003 GET REAL fest festival, Mpls, MN -Feature premiere
  • 2002 Gallery 360, Mpls., Minn. ?Concentrations? (photography)
  • 2000 Art Jones Gallery, Mpls., Minn. ?Exposure? (photo and video installation)
  • 1994 Speedboat Gallery, St. Paul, Minn. ?American Work? (photo and sculpture)
  • 1993 No Name Gallery, Mpls., Minn. (photo & sculpture)

• Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2007 Frogtown Artist Lofts Group Show
  • 2002 Soo Visual Arts, Mpls., Minn. ?TWINS? (photo installation)
  • Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, Mich. ?Lux Mundi? (film)
  • Rogue Buddha, Mpls., Minn. ?War & Peace (photo installation)
  • 2001 pARTS Gallery, Mpls., Minn. ?Illucination? (film installation)
  • Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, Wisc. (film installation)
  • 2000 No Name/Soap Factory, Mpls., Minn. (video installation)
  • Normandale Community College, Bloomington, Minn. (photography)
  • 1999 Walker Art Center, Mpls., Minn. IFP: Classically Independent Film Festival (film)
  • 1998 Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, Minn. (sculpture)
  • Mpls. College of Art & Design, Mpls., Minn. (photography)
  • IDS Crystal Court, Mpls., Minn. (public art)