Working between Providence, Rhode Island and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Kannetha កន្និថា Brown is a Khmer Kat artist and cultural worker whose photography explores lineage and memory through family, community, and landscape. As the daughter of a Khmer Rouge Genocide survivor, she navigates the space where historical rupture meets intergenerational way-finding, a practice catalyzed by a Khmer Rouge photograph of her maternal aunt. A BFA honors graduate from MassArt, her work has been featured in The New York Times and Hyperallergic, and she is a recipient of the US Fulbright Fellowship (Cambodia, 2026-27), Beatrice S. Demers Language Fellowship (Cambodia, 2025), and several more.
For inquiries, please contact her via email.
Contact
kannethasphotos@gmail.com
Instagram
kannetha.brown
Education
Massachusetts College of Art & Design
BFA Photography with Honors
Awards (Selected)
Fulbright Fellowship (Cambodia)
Beatrice S. Demers Fellowship (Cambodia)
Interlace Grant
Morton R. Godine Fellowship
RISCA Make Art Grant
Solo Exhibits
AS220 (Providence, 2027)
AS220 (Providence)
Group Exhibits (Selected)
Lesley University (Boston)
AS220 (Providence)
University of Iowa (Iowa City)
Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester)
Massachusetts College of Art & Design (Boston)
Public Art
Public Portrait Installation (Providence)
Residencies
Hyde Park Arts Center (Chicago, 2027)
WaterFire Arts Center (Providence)
The Graduate Hotel (Providence)
Collections
Providence Art, Culture, Tourism (ACT)
MassArt Justice, Equity, Transformation (JET)
Lectures (Selected)
Brown University (Providence)
Massachusetts College of Art & Design (Boston)
Canadian International School (Phnom Penh)
Rhode Island School of Design CE (Providence)
Leica Store & Gallery (Boston)
Publications (Selected)
New York Times
Rolling Stone
ELLE USA
Hyperallergic
Boston Globe
Boston Art Review
Press (Selected)
It’s Nice That
Andy Warhol Foundation
New England Art News
Library of Congress
Boards/Committees
Cambodian Society of Rhode Island
City of Providence Ambassador Coalition
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