CV

Born in Providence, Rhode Island
Works in Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts

Education
BFA Photography, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA - Departmental Honors, Academic Honors

Awards
2024 Certificate of Recognition, Kun Khmer International Federation and Rogue Island Combat
2023 Interlace Project Grant, Andy Warhol Foundation and Providence College Art Galleries
Micro Grant, Providence Department of Art, Culture, and Tourism
Highly Commended, JUST Art Award, The SHIM Social Justice Network
Morton R. Godine Fellowship, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Up Next Photographers, Diversify Photo
Departmental Honors, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Academic Honors, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Exhibition Micro Grant, AS220
Scholarship, New England Portfolio Review presented by the Photographic Resource Center and Griffin Museum of Photography
Micro Grant, Solidarity Zine by What Cheer Writers Club
BIPOC Senior Thesis Grant, Justice, Equity, and Transformation Office, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
New York Portfolio Review presented by New York Times, Photoville, and Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
2022 Public Art Installation and Grant “Who We Are Now,” City of Providence Department of Art, Culture, and Tourism
Shortlist (1 of 7 Finalists), Women Photograph Project Grants, Women Photograph
6 of the Best Asian American Photographers in 2022, The Phoblographer
Artivist Intervention Project Grant, The Womxn Project Education Fund
Global Competence and Intercultural Understanding Award, Liberal Arts Department, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Summer Workshop Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center
2021 The 11 Best Commercial Photographers in Providence, Peerspace
Gertrude Kasebier Prize (juried by Farah Al Qasimi), Photography Department, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2018 Honorable Mention, Rhode Island Scholastic Art Awards

Solo Exhibitions
2024 Photographs of Rhode Island’s Cambodian Community, Brown University Leung Gallery, Providence, RI
Bryant AAPI Affinity Group: Portraits of Asian American Experience, Bryant University, Lincoln RI
2023 Kannetha Brown: Selected Works, Graduate Hotel Street Display, Providence, RI
Two Oceans: Asian Americans in Providence, AS220 Aborn Gallery, Providence, RI
2022 Two Oceans: Asian Americans in Providence, Courtland Club, Providence, RI

Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 When I Get Home, WaterFire Arts Center, Providence, RI
2023 Homecoming 2022 & 2023 Biennial sponsored by FujiFilm, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Little Pictures, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
Small Works, WaterFire Arts Center, Providence, RI
Pictures and Progress: A MassArt Photo Alumni Exhibition, Doran Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Beginnings: A WaterFire Accelerate Exhibition, UNFI Cafe, Providence, RI
Take up Space: a Spatial Justice Art Exhibition, The Cordial Eye Gallery, Hyannis, MA
Edward M. Bannister National Exhibition: Celebrating BIPOC Artists (juried by Krista Scenna), Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
For a While It Was Forever, BFA Photography Thesis Show, President’s Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
5 Alive, Curiosity and Co. Store, Jamestown RI
2022 Who We Are Now, Providence Department of Art, Culture, and Tourism, Providence, RI
Homelands, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Community Invitational, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
Visions of Love, The Luupe, Virtual
GRRL Telephone III, GRRL HAUS CINEMA, Berlin, Germany
2021 GRRL Telephone II, GRRL HAUS CINEMA, Berlin, Germany
El Salón: Take Space, Jean McDonough Arts Center, Worcester, MA
100 Visions of Motherhood, The Luupe, Virtual

Fellowships / Residencies
2023 Sweet Dreams Society Artist Residency x Graduate Hotels, Providence, RI
WaterFire Accelerate Fellowship Program, WaterFire Arts Center, Providence, RI
Morton R. Godine Fellowship, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

Selected Bibliography
2024 Bryant University News, Worth a thousand words: AAPI photo project celebrates diversity, community and sharing stories
ArtScope Magazine, Providence Art Club’s Third Annual Community Invitational Exhibition
2023 WaterFire Providence, WaterFire Providence Announces the 2023-2024 WaterFire Accelerate Cohort
The Phoblographer, What Do Professional Photographers Think of AI
Woo by ITV, Striking Photos Capturing the Cambodian American Community Outside War
The Library of Congress, Celebrating AAPI Community Archives: AAPI Heritage Month
Artist in Providence, Two Oceans: Kannetha Brown
Khmer Renaissance, AAPI Khmer American Spotlight: Kannetha Brown
2022 The Phoblographer, 6 of the Best Asian American Photographers in 2022
The Phoblographer, Kannetha Brown Wants to Empower Her People Through Her Photography
Global Girlhood, Kannetha Brown
Girl With Too Many Cameras, Women With Film Wednesday: Kannetha Brown for AAPI History Month
2021 Peerspace, The 11 Best Commercial Photographers in Providence
The C Word Magazine, Photographer Spotlight: Kannetha Brown
Very Good Light, 11 Gen Z Asian American Photographers Capturing the Complexities of Being AAPI Today
2020 Curated by Girls, Normalize Body Hair
Subvrt Magazine, Progress Portraits Explores Equality for Women in Nudity
2019 Her Campus, Artist’s to Watch: This Season’s Favorites

Selected Talks, Lectures and Programs
2024 Remembrance, Resilience and Renewal: Genocide Awareness through the Arts, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI
2023 Two Oceans: Artist Panel, AS220 Aborn Gallery, Providence, RI
Celebrating AAPI Heritage, PechaKucha, Providence, RI
Who We Are Now Gallery Night Walking Tours, City of Providence Department of Art, Culture, and Tourism
Who We Are Now Panel, City of Providence Department of Art, Culture, and Tourism
Abortion is Healthcare Billboard Panel, The Womxn Project Education Fund
Senior Thesis Talk: Sophomore Studio Photography, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Not College Fair presented by New Urban Arts and RISCA, Central High School, Providence, RI
5 Alive Panel, Curiosity and Co. Store, Jamestown RI
2022 Alumni Talk, Barrington High School Photography Program, Barrington, RI
Senior Thesis Talk: Studio Foundation, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
BFA Photography Panel, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2021 The Importance of Analog Preservation, Archive Remix Film Festival, Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI

Teaching
2023 Editorial Studio Portraiture Workshop, Graduate Hotel x WaterFire Accelerate Residency, Providence, RI
Intro to 35mm Film Workshop, Graduate Hotel x WaterFire Accelerate Residency, Providence, RI
Cyanotype Workshop, Graduate Hotel x WaterFire Accelerate Residency, Providence, RI
Outdoor Editorial Portraiture Workshop, Graduate Hotel x WaterFire Accelerate Residency, Providence, RI
Cyanotype Workshop, Private, Providence, RI
Cyanotype Workshop, Providence Recreation Department, Summer Program, Providence, RI
Guest Critic, AS220 Youth Apprenticeship Program, Providence, RI
Paraprofessional Instructional Aid, Sophomore Studio Photography, Massachusetts College of Art & Design
Analog Preservation Workshop, Curiosity and Co. Store, Jamestown RI
2022 Guest Critic, AS220 Youth Apprenticeship Program, Providence, RI
Large Format Photography Workshop, Foundation Board at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Large Format Photography Mentor, AS220 Youth Apprenticeship Program, Providence, RI
Large Format Photography and Intro to Darkroom, AS220 Youth Apprenticeship Program, Providence, RI
2020 Teaching Assistant, Visual Language, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

Collections
Providence Department of Art, Culture, Tourism
Lyssa Palu-Ay, Dean of the Justice, Equity, Transformation Office at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Private Collection, Cranston, RI

Work Experience
2023 Gallery Assistant, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
Media Arts Shop Lead, AS220, Providence, RI
Cage Monitor, Photo Department, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Digital Lab Monitor, Photo Department, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2021 Film Archivist Intern, Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI

Committees
2022 Board of Photography Curriculum Committee, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2021 Agency, BIPOC Student Representative, Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Podcasts
2022 Analog Activism, The Creative Capitol Podcast
Kannetha Brown, Global Girlhood
2021 Kannetha Brown: Cambodian-American Photographer, Focus on Women
Intimacy + Menstruation + Empowerment with Kannetha Brown, In The Mood
2020 Photographer Kannetha Brown on Developing A Unique Perspective, Generation Slay