I was a fiscal year 2025 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
My proposal was to take 20 portraits of individuals in hospice care, both to honor those individuals and to dispel the common myth about hospice that once someone enrolls in hospice they pass away the next day. I've been working in hospice for nearly 11 years now as a hospice chaplain, and would encourage anyone who qualifies for hospice to sign in as soon as possible as there are many different ways we can support individuals in hospice and their families throughout the end of life process.
Below are the 20 portraits that I took for my project, which were then displayed in the month of January (2026) in the Burl Gallery in St. Paul, MN. Once I took the show down, all the portraits went to the families of those in the portraits. At the bottom of this post you will find a link which takes you to a downloadable free PDF of the book which has the photos, bios of those in the photos, my full text panel explaining the project, photos of the gallery, and photos of the opening.
Thanks for taking a look!
Here is the link to a downloadable PDF of the book I created about the exhibit - feel free to share as well!
