Elizabeth Barnwell, has a long history of involvement with the arts in Minneapolis, as an art educator, documentary event photographer and owner/founder of E Photography in 1997. Elizabeth earned a B.A. in Studio Art from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA and holds an M.Ed. in Art Education from The University of Minnesota.

Since 2006 E photography has raised significant funds for The Susan G. Komen Foundation, Minneapolis Public Schools, Raising Malawi and Light of Hope Home & School in Naivasha, Kenya. In 2007 Elizabeth founded “With this Ring” a collective of wedding and event businesses committed to allocating a portion of all proceeds for charitable causes.

Elizabeth’s photography from Malawi was featured by Madonna & Gucci at the U.N. in February of 2007 at an event which raised over 5 million dollars for the country of Malawi and UNICEF. Elizabeth’s personal & documentary work explores the notion of family in circumstances where traditional definitions have been shattered. Other projects explore the spirit residing in vintage objects.

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