POP-UP EXHIBITION

Boise PhotoGrid
October 2-18, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION  Thursday, October 2, 7PM

ARTISTS  Shawna Donahue, John Francis, Amy Jauregui, Karl Henke, Ben Huynh, Emma Hood, Michal Temkin Martinez, Weston McGhee, Castille Miller, Gregg Mizuta, Jason Natzke, Lukas Robertson, Christina Rouse, Jason Sievers, Patrick Sweeney, Chanel Talbot, Tran Tran

The Boise PhotoGrid project includes 18 Boise-based photographers. Organized by John Francis, the project began in February 2025 with the goal of creating a visual archive that captures Boise at this moment in time, in recognition of the rapid changes taking place across the city.

Boise was mapped into a grid of 42 sections, each approximately 1.7 square miles. Each month, the photographers randomly select one square and take photographs within its parameters. Grid by grid, the city is being recorded, one month at a time. The project is expected to span about three and a half years and will cover both Boise and Garden City.

This community of street, documentary, and fine art photographers are keeping a visual collection of Boise as it transforms and develops. Once all 42 grids have been completed, the project will likely start over, this time with new faces and their visual interpretations of a city that continues to grow and change.

Follow Boise PhotoGrid: @boise.photogrid

ARTISTS

PATRICK SWEENEY "Tree Sea" GRID:B2

PATRICK SWEENEY 

Patrick Sweeney earned a BFA in Visual Arts with a Photography emphasis from Boise State; he has experience shooting a diversity of subject matter—from concerts and snowboarding to university marketing, athletics, and a wide range of photojournalism assignments. His personal work finds designs in shape and shadow, in power lines and broken blacktop, parking lot puddles, and the often overlooked details of daily life. Patrick seeks artistic angles from the commonplace, revealing beauty in the banal—manufactured, but not mundane. 

CHRISTINA ROUSE "Knottingham Drive" GRID:B2

CHRISTINA ROUSE

Christina Mei Rouse expresses her creativity as a photographer, writer, and natural dyer. She works as a curator at VSCO, a mobile and desktop app that serves as both a photo editor and a community platform for photographers. As a passion project, she founded ANTISCHOOL — a handpicked collection of books, online courses, and videos about photography that exist as a free educational resource. Always observing, Christina enjoys documenting the people, places, and things that surround her, both locally in Boise and while traveling.

JOHN FRANCIS "Miracle Temple" GRID:A1

JOHN FRANCIS

John studied at the Kansas City Art Institute and then went on to receive a BS at the University of Cincinnati. He received his MS degree in Communication from Florida State University. He then taught at Florida State College at Jacksonville and Boise State University. John is interested in exploring the parameters of landscape photography and pushing the boundaries of how it is viewed, not only as a physical space but a cultural one as well. John has shown work throughout the United States, Japan, and Germany. He has exhibited nationally and internationally and won several awards for his photography.

WESTON McGHEE "Awaiting Restoration" GRID:B2

WESTON McGHEE

Weston McGhee is a Boise-based photographer and photography educator with a BFA in Photography from Boise State University. His personal work focuses on portraiture and documentary/travel photography, driven by a passion for authentic connection, place, and identity. Inspired by the people he meets and the stories uncovered through travel and everyday encounters, his images aim to capture the depth and nuance of human experience. In addition to his personal practice, he teaches high school photography in the Treasure Valley, sharing his experience and enthusiasm with the next generation of visual storytellers.

LUKAS ROBERTSON GRID:F5

LUKAS ROBERTSON

Lukas Robertson is a curious designer and restless photographer in Boise, Idaho. His work lingers at the intersection of observation and empathy. Sometimes he doesn’t fully understand something until he takes a photo of it.

With a background in graphic design and marketing, Lukas brings a strategic eye to storytelling. He’s found himself embedded in the Idaho film community where he’s served as Director of Photography in several films, pioneering a genre inspired by the 1962 French Film La Jetée–motion picture composed entirely of still photography and compelling audio. 

GREGG MIZUTA "One Block on Broadway" GRID:E5

GREGG MIZUTA

Gregg Mizuta is a photographer and creator based in Boise, Idaho. He hopes his contributions to BoisePhotoGrid reveal unexpected perspectives on familiar sights and ordinary moments. 

JASON NATZKE GRID:A1

JASON NATZKE

Jason Natzke is a photographer working in a combination of documentary and conceptual styles, with a focus on black and white imagery. His work explores the subtle tension between observation and interpretation, often revealing quiet moments that might otherwise go unnoticed. Through a minimalist visual language, Natzke invites viewers to slow down and engage with the emotional and narrative weight of each frame.

SHAWNA DONAHUE GRID:F1

SHAWNA DONAHUE

Based in southern Idaho, Shawna Donahue’s creative path began with an art history degree from Boise State University, followed by travels across Europe, Asia, and South America, where she honed her photographic practice while teaching abroad. She later earned her graduate degree in photography from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Her creative work ranges from intimate studies of the natural world to highly constructed narrative compositions, driven by a deep curiosity about how we relate to the world around us. She is the Program Lead for Digital Photography at the College of Western Idaho and an active participant in Boise’s creative community. 

BEN HUYNH GRID:F2

BEN HUYNH

Ben Huynh’s approach to art is intuitive and methodical, striving to understand himself in efforts to help others, he documents his environment — the people, places, 
experiences — that have shaped him. He captures feelings through photography, and 
understands them through writing. The process bridges the subconscious and 
conscious, fostering an opportunity for self-reflection and change.
He’s driven by the desire to hold space for people. Sharing his experiences to create 
opportunities of vulnerability for others, hoping they feel seen, connected to one 
another, and encouraged to look inward. He strives for his work to feel calm, warm, 
and kind

TRAN TRAN GRID:A2

TRAN TRAN

"I’m Tran Tran, a photographer and graphic designer originally from Vietnam and now based in the U.S. I moved here 16 years ago and earned my BFA in Graphic Design from Boise State University. Along the way, I fell in love with photography—it started as a class but quickly became a passion. My early studies in photography at CWI and BSU led to a grant to document history in Europe for the BSU museum, deepening both artistic practice and cultural perspective. Today, I freelance while running my family business, using photography to share stories and celebrate culture. My dream is to one day exhibit work honoring my roots and community."

CASTILLE MILLER "What's Underneath?" GRID:F5

CASTILLE MILLER

Castille is a Boise-based fine artist with a BFA in Photography from Boise State University. His curiosity drives him to see the world differently and continually expand the mediums in which he creates. At heart, he is a conceptual studio photographer with a passion for challenging our perception of gravity, self, and the human form. Castille’s creative pursuits also extend into writing, culinary arts, sculpture, and design, as he believes all of our senses crave creation, and there are many ways to appeal to them.

EMMA HOOD "Controlled Environments" GRID:F5

EMMA HOOD

Emma Hood is an Idaho-based fine art photographer whose work explores time, perception, and transformation. She earned her BFA from Boise State University and has exhibited widely, including recent shows at the Idaho Art Gallery in Meridian and representation with Pivot Gallery in Rosseau, Canada. In 2024, she was an inaugural Show and Tell resident at Common Well Studios, supported by the Alexa Rose Foundation. Hood remains active in the Treasure Valley arts community through exhibitions and collaborative projects like Boise Photo Grid, which keeps local photographers engaged in both creative practice and spirited dialogue.

KARL HENKE "Del Taco" GRID:E5

KARL HENKE

Karl received a BFA in Visual Art with an emphasis in Illustration and Photography from Boise State University in 2012. He is currently working in prepress and design at a local printer, Evermore Prints, who specializes in fine art reproduction.

Karl's contributions to the project are quiet spaces made through chance discovery and careful composition. This approach takes him to paths less traveled seeking out places less seen, from the city’s outskirts to lonely parking lots. The images speak to the passage of time and economy.

AMY JAUREGUI GRID:F5

AMY JAUREGUI

Amy is a lifelong Boisean and a member of the Basque diaspora.  While accounting, budgeting and finance has occupied her day to day work, she also has a keen interest in art, design and music which has translated to being a former music major and an amateur photographer.  Amy loves exploring and this project has been the perfect venue for exploration. Always on the lookout for the new and different, this project has been an excellent way to see the area in a new light.  As a lifelong resident sometimes it is difficult to see the new in the familiar but this project is bringing the nooks and crannies of Boise to light.

MICHAL MARTINEZ "Before and After" GRID:E5

MICHAL MARTINEZ

Michal Temkin Martinez has been exploring photography since 2015, diving deep into the craft in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic when taking photos of nature became a good reason to step away from her computer. As a professor of linguistics, she finds photography offers a different way of communicating—one that captures stories and emotions through visual narrative rather than words. Michal is drawn to moments in nature and everyday scenes, with a particular love for photographing flowers. Photography, and especially participating in Boise PhotoGrid, has become her way of slowing down and really seeing the world around her.

CHANEL TALBOT GRID:F2

CHANEL TALBOT 

Chanel Abrianna Talbot is an artist and photographer born and raised in the Western United States. An early interest in art, modeling, and taking photos with her mom's camera eventually led her to pursue a Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis on photography from Boise State University. Talbot is currently working as a freelance photographer out of Boise, Idaho, in addition to being contracted as an adjunct professor for the Boise State Department of Art, Design, and Visual Studies. Her work spans multiple mediums, combining various techniques with her interest in psychology and myth, to create images that explore the power of symbols, liminality, and depths of the human psyche.

JASON SIEVERS "Hillroad Wormhole" GRID:A2

JASON SIEVERS

Jason Sievers is a graphic designer, animator, and photographer from Boise, Idaho who currently works as Creative Director at One Stone, a progressive student-led high school and nonprofit organization. Prior to One Stone Jason was a Creative Director and Graphic Designer at Boise ad agency DaviesMoore (now 116 & West). As an artist, Jason has produced commissioned work for the City of Boise’s Art in Transit program and the Boise Art Museum. He also collaborates extensively with local musicians on music videos, posters, and album art. His music videos have been featured on Pitchfork.com, thestranger.com (website of the Seattle weekly), Filter, and the Independent Film Channel’s Media Lab. Jason has been recognized for his creative work in the realm of stop motion animation and 360 degree photo and video. He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1992 and Boise State University in 2002 with a B.A. in graphic design.