All posts by: "Peter Happel Christian"

Ben Moren: The States Project: Minnesota by Peter Happel ChristianDecember 12th, 2015

©Ben Moren, Walking Cycle

I was introduced to Ben Moren’s work through the 2013 MN Biennial at The Soap Factory in Minneapolis.
Pao Houa Her: The States Project: Minnesota by Peter Happel ChristianDecember 11th, 2015

©Pao Houa Her

I was completely entranced by Pao Houa Her’s exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts last summer.
Ryan Aasen: The States Project: Minnesota by Peter Happel ChristianDecember 10th, 2015

©Ryan Aasen

I met Ryan Aasen when he was a student at St. Cloud State University where I teach in the Art Department.
Hillary Berg: The States Project: Minnesota by Peter Happel ChristianDecember 9th, 2015

©Hillary Berg

I met Hillary Berg through the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is also an FY 2015 recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant in Photography for her project County Lines.
Eric William Carroll: The States Project: Minnesota by Peter Happel ChristianDecember 8th, 2015

©Eric William Carroll

Minnesota has such a rich community of photographers. To say selecting only five to represent Minnesota in the States Project was difficult is a huge understatement.