bio

Statement

Photography represents finding a passion in life and following it, looking for beauty in everyday things and places around us, and keeping balance in life.

Education

2008 Certificate in Community Translation and Interpreting, University of Minnesota.
1995 Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language, St. Cloud State University.
1991 Bachelor of Science in International Business, Moorhead State University.

Photography courses taken at MCAD, U of M, Knife River Photography Workshops, Hennepin Technical College, and North Hennepin Community College.

Photographic Instruction

2007 Visiting Artist: Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids, MN.
2005 Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts: Develop and teach a photography program to elementary students.

Grants

2005 District 287, Cultural Diversity Enrichment Grant
2004 District 287, Multicultural Professional Development Grant

Awards

2004 Robbin Gallery Extremely Minnesota Exhibition: Special Merit.
2004 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition: Mississippi Blue Ribbon Competition: First Place.
2004 Robbin Gallery: Mid-Summer Members' Exhibition: Honorable Mention.
2004 Robbin Gallery: March Madness Members' Exhibition: Honorable Mention.
2003 Minnesota Monthly: Publication from the Northern Lights Photography Competition.
2002 Lake Country Journal: Second Place for Photography of Animals.
2002 Lake Country Journal: Second Place for Photography of Children.

Photographic Interns

2003 Forté Studio: Commercial Photography with John and Laura Mowers.
2002 Chris Faust: Fine Art Photography with Chris Faust.

Publications

2007 Minnesota Center for Photography: PhotoCentric Exhibition Catalog.
2007 Marshfield Clinic Weston Center: 2007 Artist Series Calendar.
2006 Minnesota Monthly: The Anniversary Issue, December.
2006 AOP8: Plains Art Museum, Exhibition Catalog.
2005 Brun Winter Reese, Inc. Public Relations Webpage.
2004 Duluth Art Institute: 56th Arrowhead Biennial Exhibition Catalog.
2003 Brenda Weiler Cold Weather CD & Webpage.
2003 Minnesota Monthly: July Issue.
2003 Lake Country Journal: January Issue.

Solo Exhibitions

2008 Thrivent Financial, Minneapolis, MN.
2007 The Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN.
2007 Montana Cofee House, Minneapolis, MN.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Icebox Minnesota: Highway 12, Minneapolis, MN.
2009 Cafe Juliana, St. Paul, MN.
2008 Duluth Art Institute: 2008 Arrowhead Biennial Exhibition, Duluth, MN.
2007 MCAD: Minnesota Emerging Artists, Minneapolis, MN.
2007 Concordia University: Night, St. Paul, MN.
2007 Bridge Gallery: Denver International Airport. Denver, CO.
2006 Duluth Art Institute: 2006 Arrowhead Biennial Exhibition, Duluth, MN.
2006 The Center for Fine Art Photography: People, Places and Things - Art Found in Everyday Life, Fort Collins, CO.
2006 The Center for Fine Art Photography: After Dark, Fort Collins, CO.
2005 New Visions Gallery: The Mighty Midwest Biennial III, Marshfield, WI.
2005 Plains Art Museum: Art on the Plains 8, Fargo, ND.
2005 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, St. Paul, MN.
2004 Duluth Art Institute: 56th Arrowhead Biennial Exhibition, Duluth, MN.
2004 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition: Mississippi Blue Ribbon Competition, St. Paul, MN.
2004 Minnetonka Center for the Arts: Members Juried Exhibition, Minnetonka, MN.
2004 Minnetonka Center for the Arts: Henrietta Murphy Lecture Room, Minnetonka, MN.
2003 Minnesota Center for Photography: Member Spotlight, Minneapolis, MN.
2002 mnartists.org: 5 Minutes of Fame.
2002 Minnesota Center for Photography: photobravo, Minneapolis, MN..
2002 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, St. Paul, MN.
2002 Minnetonka Center for the Arts: Members Juried Exhibition, Minnetonka, MN.

Collections

The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO.
The Duluth Clinic-Virginia, Virginia, MN .

40 prints were purchased by Garrison Keillor to be given as gifts to the cast and crew of the movie titled A Prairie Home Companion.

(including Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin. Robert Altman, Ken LaZebnik, Wren Arthur, Joshua Astrachan, Tony Judge, David Levy, William Pohlad, John Penotti, Fisher Stevens, George Sheanshang, Ed Lachman, Jacob Craycroft, Dina Goldman, Catherine Marie Thomas, Pam Dixon Mickelson and others).