In the Kitchen

"In the Kitchen explores family life, youth culture, and coming of age. . . . The kitchen is the place in the house where our daily dramas are enacted. It's where, together, we make a mess of things and do our best to clean it all up."&;Dona Schwartz

"Brilliantly observed and captured vignettes of contemporary adolescence, organized around a single room."&;Alison Nordström, curator of photography, George Eastman House

Dona Schwartz, based in Minneapolis, has shown her photographs at many international venues, including the National Portrait Gallery, London, England; Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, Oregon; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, Canada; the New Orleans Art Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana; and FotoFest 2010 Biennial, Houston, Texas.

Schwartz is an American photographer living in Minneapolis. She is on the faculty of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. Her work has been internationally published and exhibited. Alison Nordström is the Curator of Photographs at George Eastman House, New York, the oldest and largest museum of photography in theworld. She has curated over 200 exhibitions and published numerous books Known primarily as an essayist and memoirist, Marion Winik is the author of eight books. A longtime commentator for National Public Radio and a columnist for Ladies Home Journal, she teaches at the University of Baltimore.

Schwartz is an American photographer living in Minneapolis. She is on the faculty of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. Her work has been internationally published and exhibited. Alison Nordström is the Curator of Photographs at George Eastman House, New York, the oldest and largest museum of photography in theworld. She has curated over 200 exhibitions and published numerous books Known primarily as an essayist and memoirist, Marion Winik is the author of eight books. A longtime commentator for National Public Radio and a columnist for Ladies Home Journal, she teaches at the University of Baltimore.