About Kristine Heykants

Kristine Heykants uses photography and video to pursue realism in her subject matter, aiming to unearth the humanity that connects us all. Through narrative and conceptual storytelling, she makes sense of the human experience while searching for beauty in the familiar and mundane. A long-time resident of Minneapolis, she teaches digital media at Minneapolis College.

Selected Exhibitions / Awards

2023 It’s the People, public art commissioned by Hennepin Theatre Trust, Minneapolis, MN

2023 Work Ethic: Portraits of Women in Rural Iowa, Catich Gallery, Davenport, IA

2022 Lakkos Artist Residency, Heraklion, Greece

2021 Visioning Rural Iowa Through the Documentary Tradition, Wegner Art Gallery, Riverland Community College, Austin, MN

2020 It’s the People, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Minneapolis, MN

2019 Sioux City Art Center Selects, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA

2019 Uprooted, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN

2014 Minnesota Artists, Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN

2013 Minneapolis Art Wraps, City of Minneapolis Arts Commission, MN

2011 Media Stories, Gallery at Concordia University, St. Paul, MN

2010 A Perfect World, IFP Media Center, St Paul, MN

2010 Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, St Paul, MN

2008 Pay Attention: Greater Minneapolis 08, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN

2007 New Photography: McKnight Fellows Exhibition, Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis

2007 Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Grant, St Paul, MN

2007 Art of Photography, Lyceum Gallery, San Diego, CA

2006 Muse Gallery Photo Biennial, Philadelphia, PA

2006 McKnight Foundation Artist Fellowship for Photographers, Minneapolis, MN

For current and upcoming exhibits, see News.

Available for Commissions.