OUR VIEW OF THE WORLD DEPENDS ON OUR LENS
I shoot photographs because I believe art can be one of the most important mediums for exchanging dialogue and creating change. I am a former social worker and am passionate about human rights issues, environmental conservation and the empowerment of women and marginalized communities. I believe in using my pen and camera as grassroots tools to both honor hope and fight oppression in a nonviolent manner.
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EXHIBITS, HONORS & AWARDS (LISTED BY INDIVIDUAL PHOTOGRAPHS NOR SERIES - SEE CORRESPONDING "EXHIBITED GALLERY")
JMCA Exhibit, FotoNostrum Gallery Barcelona, 2023
16th Annual International Color Awards, 10 Nominee Honors, 2 Honorable Mentions, 2023
19th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women, 3 Honorable Mentions, FotoNostrum Gallery Barcelona, 2022
18th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women, 3 Honorable Mentions, FotoNostrum Gallery Barcelona, 2022
Barcelona Foto Biennale, FotoNostrum Gallery Barcelona, 2022
Divine Feminine Exhibit (held jointly with Helmut Newton's Private Property Exhibit), FotoNostrum Gallery, 2022
17th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women, 5 Honorable Mentions, FotoNostrum Gallery Barcelona, 2022
17th Pollux Awards, 6 Honorable Mentions, 2022
17th Annual Black & White Spider Awards, 1 Nominee Honor, 2022
15th Annual International Color Awards, 9 Nominee Honors, 2 Honorable Mentions, 2022
6th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography Exhibit, FotoNostrum Gallery Barcelona, 2021
State of the World 2020 Exhibit, PX3, Prix De La Photographie Paris, Espace Beaurepaire Gallery, 2021
14th Annual International Color Awards, 6 Nominee Honors, 2 Honorable Mentions, 2021
16th Annual Black & White Spider Awards, 2 Nominee Honors, 2021
16th Pollux Awards, 6 Honorable Mentions, 2021
16th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women, 6 Honorable Mentions, 2021
Cornel/Henry Art Photography Gallery, Dailies Exhibition, 2021
Not Accepted Exhibit, Minneapolis Photo Center, 2021
PX3, Prix De La Photographie Paris, 4 Honorable Mentions, 2020
International Photography Awards, 27 Honorable Mentions, 2020
Tokyo International Foto Awards, 8 Honorable Mentions, 2020
15th Pollux Awards, 6 Honorable Mentions, 2020
Black & White Spider Awards, 4 Nominee Honors, 1 Honorable Mention, 2020
Political Discord Exhibit, Las Laguna Gallery, 2020
Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibit, 2020
15th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women, Black and White Series Honorable Mention, 2020
Monovisions Black & White Photography Awards, 2 Honorable Mentions, 2020
January PhotoVogue, Vogue Italia, 2020
CorpoRealities Exhibit, PH21 Gallery Budapest, 2020
Bodyscapes, Budapest Photo Festival, 2020
14th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women, 6 Honorable Mentions, 2020
Julia Margaret Cameron Award Exhibition, Gallery FotoNostrum Barcelona, 2020
13th Annual International Color Awards, 6 Nominee Honors, 1 Honorable Mention, 2020
All Cityscape Exhibit, Contemporary Art Gallery Online, 2020
National Camera Exchange Community Showcase, Honorable Mention/Runners-Up + Store Display, 2019
Not Accepted Exhibit, Minneapolis Photo Center, Honorable Mention, 2019
A View From Flyover Country with Jim Brandenburg & Art-A-Whirl, Minneapolis Photo Center, 2019
Fine Art Photography Awards, 2 Nominee Honors, 2019
January PhotoVogue, Vogue Italia, 2019
Valid Foto Gallery Barcelona Exhibit, 2019
Tokyo International Foto Awards, 8 Honorable Mentions, 2019
12th Annual International Color Awards, 4 Nominee Honors, 1 Honorable Mention, 2019
Member Artist Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2019
Member Artist, Represented by the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2019
Open Source International Exhibits (9), Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2019
Snap2Grid Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2019
All Planet Earth Exhibition, Contemporary Art Gallery Online, 2019
Black & White Spider Awards, 7 Nominee Honors, 3 Honorable Mentions, 1 2nd Place Merit of Excellence Award, 2019
TIFA Exhibit, Shibuya Cultural Center Owada Tokyo, 2019
Tokyo International Foto Awards, 5 Silver Honors and 2 Gold Honors, 2018
Neutral Density Photography Awards, 2 First Place Gold Awards, 5 Honorable Mentions, 2018
12th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women, 6 Honorable Mentions, 2018
5th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography Exhibit, Nau Bostik Gallery Barcelona, 2018
TIFA Exhibit, ICA Gallery Tokyo, 2018
Black & White Spider Awards, 11 Nominee Honors, 1 Honorable Mention, 2018
38th Annual Spring Photographer's Forum Magazine Competition with Sigma, Finalist Award, 2018
11th Annual International Color Awards, 19 Nominee Honors, 2018
Game Day USA Exhibit, Minneapolis Photo Center, 2018
IPA One Shot: Harmony Competition, 1 Honorable Mention, 2018
Member Artist Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2018
Member Artist, Represented by the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2018
Open Source International Exhibits (5), Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2018
Electron International Exhibits (5), Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2018
Snap2Grid Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2018
International Photography Awards, 7 Honorable Mentions, 2018
Tokyo International Foto Awards, 7 Second Place Awards and Gold Honor, 2017
International Photography Awards, 20 Honorable Mentions, 2017
10th Annual International Color Awards, 1 Honor of Distinction, 7 Honorable Mentions, 34 Nominee Honors, 2017
Monovisions Black & White Photography Awards, 8 Honorable Mentions, 2017
Monochrome Awards, 3 Honorable Mentions, 2017
Fine Art Photography Awards, 5 Nominee Honors, 2017
Youmanity Everyday Heroine Award Shortlist, 2017
IPA One Shot: Climate Change Competition, 1 Honorable Mention, 2017
Flora & Fauna Exhibit, Arc Gallery San Francisco, 2017
Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women, Nature Winner, 2017
Valid Foto Barcelona Gallery Exhibit, 2017
PX3, Prix De La Photographie Paris, 2 (Series) Honorable Mentions, 2017
Pink Noise Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2017
Electron Salon International Exhibits (6), Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2017
Snap2Grid Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2017
Black & White Spider Awards, 3 Honorable Mentions, 7 Nominee Honors, 2017
Washington Conservation District Solo Exhibit, 2017
Biennial Grant Shortlist, 2017
Neutral Density Photography Awards, 10 Honorable Mentions, 2017
International Photography Awards, 30 Honorable Mentions, 2016
Neutral Density Photography Awards, 15 Honorable Mentions, 2016
PX3, Prix De La Photographie Paris, First Place People's Choice Award, Gold Winner, 2016
Black & White Spider Awards, 1 Honorable Mention, 25 Nominee Honors, 2016
4th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography Exhibit, Palazzo Italia Gallery Berlin, 2016
Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women, Sports Winner, 2016
Social Justice: It Happens to One, It Happens to All Exhibit, St. Mary's College Museum of Art CA, 2016
36th Annual Spring Photographer's Forum Magazine Competition with Sigma, Finalist Award, 2016
Moscow International Foto Awards, 3 Honorable Mentions, 2016
Fine Art Photography Awards, 3 Nominee Honors, 2016
9th Annual International Color Awards, 1 Honor of Distinction, 4 Honorable Mentions, 18 Nominee Honors, 2016
RAW: An Exploration of the Unframed Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2016
Electron Salon International Exhibits (6), Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2016
Snap2Grid International Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2016
What's Right, What's Left: Democracy in America Exhibit, Phoenix Gallery NYC, 2016
International Photographer of the Year Awards, 9 Honorable Mentions, 2015
Neutral Density Photography Awards, 18 Honorable Mentions, 2015
Black & White Spider Awards, 1 Honorable Mention, 15 Nominee Honors, 2015
Electron Salon International Exhibit (1), Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2015
Snap2Grid Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2015
International Photography Awards, 6 Second Place Honors, 18 Honorable Mentions, 2015
PX3, Prix De La Photographie Paris, First Place People's Choice Award, Bronze Winner & Honorable Mention, 2015
Fifth Annual Exposure Award Exhibit, Paris Louvre Museum, 2015
35th Annual Spring Photographer's Forum Magazine Competition with Sigma, Finalist Award, 2015
8th Annual International Color Awards, 2 Honorable Mentions, 11 Nominee Honors, 2015
30th Anniversary: It Starts With Hope, Center for Victims of Torture with Vice President Walter Mondale, 2015
Who's Afraid of Feminism Exhibit, Women's Caucus for Art/A.I.R. Gallery, 2015
Claiming the Sky Solo Exhibit, VocalPoint/Zenon Dance Co./Advocates for Human Rights, 2015
SCOPE Art Fair Miami Exhibit, 2014
International Photography Awards, Finalist for Discovery of the Year Award, 2014
International Photography Awards, Best of Show Curator Collection, Event Photographer of the Year Award, 2014
International Photography Awards, 5 First Place Honors, 30 Honorable Mentions, 2014
International Photography Awards, Annual Publication, 2014
Dark Exhibit, Juror's Choice Award, Arc Gallery San Francisco, 2014
Voices: An Artist's Perspective Exhibit, National Association of Women Artists/UniteWomen.org, 2014
Black & White Spider Awards, 3 Nominee Honors, 2014
34th Annual Spring Photographer's Forum Magazine Competition with Sigma, Finalist Award, 2014
See Me Takeover Exhibit with W Hotels, Times Square: NYC, 2014
Solo Exhibit, Dunn Brothers, 2014, 2015
7th Annual International Color Awards, 1 Honorable Mention, 11 Nominee Honors, 2014
Slice of Life Solo Exhibit, Pizza Luce, 2014
Capture Minnesota III (Book), Mall of America Exhibit: Twin Cities Public Television/Barnes & Noble, 2014
Lucie Foundation, Emerging Photographer Shortlist Honor, 2014
Electron Salon International Exhibits (2), Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2014
Snap2Grid Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2013
A Space of Hope (Arabic Film), Syrian Painter Fadia Afashe, Center for Victims of Torture, 2014
SCOPE Art Fair Miami Exhibit, 2013
Black & White Spider Awards, 3 Nominee Honors, 2013
International Photography Awards, 24 Honorable Mentions, 2013
Boynton Health Service's Permanent Collection, Women's Clinic, University of Minnesota, 2013
State(s) of Mind: Exploring Emotional Health Solo Exhibit, University of Minnesota, 2013
Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women, Nominee Honor, 2013
Salon 300 Exhibit, Hopkins Center for the Arts, 2013
33rd Annual Spring Photographer's Forum Magazine Competition with Sigma, Finalist Award, 2013
Story of the Creative: International Exhibit, Angel Orensanz Center for the Arts/NYC See Me Gallery, 2013
Women's Rights: An Artist's Perspective, UniteWomen.org, 2013
6th Annual Photography Masters Cup International Color Awards, Nominee Honor, 2013
The Advocates for Human Rights, 30th Anniversary Annual Report Cover Photo, 2012
The Advocates for Human Rights, Website Cover Photo (rotates), 2012 - present
IPA One Shot: Spaces Competition, 1 Honorable Mention, 2012
Bound Exhibit, Women's Caucus for Art/Phoenix Gallery NYC/MoMA (Curator), 2012
META Exhibit, Gallery 263 Cambridge, 2012
International Photography Awards, 5 Honorable Mentions, 2012
Salon 300 Exhibit, Hopkins Center for the Arts, 2012
32nd Annual Spring Photographer's Forum Magazine Competition with Sigma, Finalist Award, 2012
Spring/Summer Exhibit, The American Juried Art Salon, 2012
The Portrait: Up Close and Personal Exhibit, Minneapolis Photo Center, 2012
Alligator Juniper's National Photography Competition, Finalist Award, 2012
Where in the World: People, Places & Events Exhibit, Minneapolis Photo Center, 2011
Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibit, 2011
WRITING SAMPLES
http://www.hackwriters.com/AntiguaA.htm
https://www.bootsnall.com/articles/negotiating-for-change-in-fez-2.html
https://www.bootsnall.com/articles/flooded-with-memories-of-winter-in-venice-italy.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9881456
INSPIRATION
"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." ~ Jane Goodall
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." ~ Margaret Mead
"Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow." ~ Dorothy Thompson
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." ~ Mahatma Ghandi
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave (man) is not (he) who does not feel afraid, but (he) who conquers fear." ~ Nelson Mandela
"At the center of nonviolence stands the principle of love....And I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.