Education
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Master of Arts in Studio Art – 2016
Department Honors, 4.0 GPA with an Emphasis in Photography
Ohio University, Bachelor of Fine Arts – Photography – 1979
Graduated with Honors
Solo Exhibitions
2013
First Fridays, 8183 Studio, Kansas City, MO
Brownies
The Arts Institutes International – KC, Lenexa, KS
Brownies
The Arts Institutes International – KC, Lenexa, KS
River of the Big Canoes
2015
KCAC: Underground Gallery, KC, MO
River of the Big Canoes
2016
UMKC Gallery of Art – MA Thesis Exhibition
Layers of Time: Longview Farm Memories
2017
The Kansas City Museum
Layers of Time: Longview Farm Memories
Group Exhibitions
2013
Midwest Photo Emerge, Midwest Center of Photography
Juror: Linda Robinson, Gallery Director
2013 UMKC Student Art Exhibition, Kansas City, MO
Juror: Todd Keyser, Philadelphia, PA
KCAC: River Market Regional Exhibition, KC, MO
Juror: Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic for New York Magazine
Small Works, Big Talent: Las Lagunas Gallery
Juror: Gallery Directors, Laguna Beach, CA
2014
Hearth Gallery @ Farm to Market Bread Co., KC, MO
Two Person Exhibit – River of the Big Canoes
Art at the Center, Overland Park, KS
Juror: Jonathan Knight
2014 UMKC Student Art Exhibition, Kansas City, MO
Juror: Erin Dziedzic, Curator Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, KC, MO
KCAC: River Market Regional Exhibition, KC, MO
Juror: Antonia Bostrom, Director of Curatorial Affairs at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, KC, MO
2015
2015 UMKC Student Art Exhibition, Kansas City, MO
Juror: Sarah Walko, Program Director for The Marble House Project, NYC & Dorset, Vermont
21st Juried Show: Peter Urban Legacy Exhibition
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
Juror: Jim Casper, LensCulture
2016
Art Source and Design, Overland Park, KS
River of the Big Canoes
2016 UMKC Student Art Exhibition, Kansas City, MO
Juror: Michael Schonhoff, Assistant Curator at the H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography, Current Works 2016
Juror: Larry Meeker
2017
Alternative Processes: Handmade
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
Juror: Dan Burkholder
Mudras: Leedy-Volukos Art Center, Kansas City, MO
Juror: The Hand Magazine
Chasing Ghosts II: Art that Pierces the Veil through remembrance, legacy, and beyond
Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR
Juror: Jennifer Gillia Cutshall
Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography, Current Works 2017
Juror: Keith F. Davis, Senior Curator of Photography at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
Awards / Features
Honorable Mention, Midwest Photo Emerge – 2013
Lenscratch.com, Featured by Aline Smithson
River of the Big Canoes , August 20, 2013
First Place (Graduate), 2014 UMKC Student Art Exhibition
The Missouri as Muse: Painters and Photographers Are Drawn to the River , by CJ. Janovy
KCUR.org, June 10, 2015
The HAND Magazine, Issue #9, July 2015
Two Images Published
First Place (Graduate), 2016 UMKC Student Art Exhibition
The HAND Magazine, Issue #12, April 2016
One Image Published
Long In The Making, Kansas City Photography
Instructor’s Thesis Show Reimagines Time , by Anne Kniggendorf
KCUR.org, November 17, 2016
The HAND Magazine, Issue #15, January 2017
One Image Published
Teaching / Academic Experience
The Art Institutes International – Kansas City
Full Time Faculty, Photography
2011 – 2016
The Art Institutes International – Kansas City
Program Coordinator, Media Arts
2016 – 2017
Courses Taught
Principles of Photography
Creative Photography
Location Photography
Photo Essay
Exhibition Printing
Photojournalism
Creative Concepts
Corporate / Industrial Photography
Studio Photography
Large Format Photography
Architectural Photography
Survey of Photography
Editorial Photography
Fundamentals of Lighting
Advanced Lighting
Photo Design
Portfolio Exploration
Portfolio Refinement
Portfolio Thesis/Exhibition
Digital Printing
Color Management
Photo Criticism
History of Photography I
History of Photography II
Advertising / Art Direction
Special Topics
Digital Image Illustration
Advanced Image Manipulation
Business of Photography
Business Operations and Management
Courses Developed
Survey of Photography
Business of Photography
Business Operations and Management – Photography
Academic Committees
Student Persistence Committee
Technology Committee
Admissions Committee
Interview Committee – Dean and President
Professional Experience
Ron Anderson Photography, Kansas City, KS, 1987 – Present
Owner / Photographer
Currently own and operate award winning commercial photography business.
Responsibilities contain all aspects of the day to day operations,including accounting, billing, and photography.
Partial Client List:
Russell Stover Candies
Payless ShoeSource
House of Lloyd
House Beautiful Magazine
Affiliations / Memberships
ASMP – Board Member, 2013 – Present
PPA, 2013 – Present
Kansas City Artists Coalition, 2013 – Present
Golden Key International Honor Society, 2013 – Present
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2013 – Present
KC Society for Contemporary Photography, 2015 – Present
Board Member and Secretary, 2017 – Present
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Master of Arts in Studio Art – 2016
Department Honors, 4.0 GPA with an Emphasis in Photography
Ohio University, Bachelor of Fine Arts – Photography – 1979
Graduated with Honors
Solo Exhibitions
2013
First Fridays, 8183 Studio, Kansas City, MO
Brownies
The Arts Institutes International – KC, Lenexa, KS
Brownies
The Arts Institutes International – KC, Lenexa, KS
River of the Big Canoes
2015
KCAC: Underground Gallery, KC, MO
River of the Big Canoes
2016
UMKC Gallery of Art – MA Thesis Exhibition
Layers of Time: Longview Farm Memories
2017
The Kansas City Museum
Layers of Time: Longview Farm Memories
Group Exhibitions
2013
Midwest Photo Emerge, Midwest Center of Photography
Juror: Linda Robinson, Gallery Director
2013 UMKC Student Art Exhibition, Kansas City, MO
Juror: Todd Keyser, Philadelphia, PA
KCAC: River Market Regional Exhibition, KC, MO
Juror: Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic for New York Magazine
Small Works, Big Talent: Las Lagunas Gallery
Juror: Gallery Directors, Laguna Beach, CA
2014
Hearth Gallery @ Farm to Market Bread Co., KC, MO
Two Person Exhibit – River of the Big Canoes
Art at the Center, Overland Park, KS
Juror: Jonathan Knight
2014 UMKC Student Art Exhibition, Kansas City, MO
Juror: Erin Dziedzic, Curator Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, KC, MO
KCAC: River Market Regional Exhibition, KC, MO
Juror: Antonia Bostrom, Director of Curatorial Affairs at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, KC, MO
2015
2015 UMKC Student Art Exhibition, Kansas City, MO
Juror: Sarah Walko, Program Director for The Marble House Project, NYC & Dorset, Vermont
21st Juried Show: Peter Urban Legacy Exhibition
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
Juror: Jim Casper, LensCulture
2016
Art Source and Design, Overland Park, KS
River of the Big Canoes
2016 UMKC Student Art Exhibition, Kansas City, MO
Juror: Michael Schonhoff, Assistant Curator at the H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography, Current Works 2016
Juror: Larry Meeker
2017
Alternative Processes: Handmade
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
Juror: Dan Burkholder
Mudras: Leedy-Volukos Art Center, Kansas City, MO
Juror: The Hand Magazine
Chasing Ghosts II: Art that Pierces the Veil through remembrance, legacy, and beyond
Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR
Juror: Jennifer Gillia Cutshall
Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography, Current Works 2017
Juror: Keith F. Davis, Senior Curator of Photography at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
Awards / Features
Honorable Mention, Midwest Photo Emerge – 2013
Lenscratch.com, Featured by Aline Smithson
River of the Big Canoes , August 20, 2013
First Place (Graduate), 2014 UMKC Student Art Exhibition
The Missouri as Muse: Painters and Photographers Are Drawn to the River , by CJ. Janovy
KCUR.org, June 10, 2015
The HAND Magazine, Issue #9, July 2015
Two Images Published
First Place (Graduate), 2016 UMKC Student Art Exhibition
The HAND Magazine, Issue #12, April 2016
One Image Published
Long In The Making, Kansas City Photography
Instructor’s Thesis Show Reimagines Time , by Anne Kniggendorf
KCUR.org, November 17, 2016
The HAND Magazine, Issue #15, January 2017
One Image Published
Teaching / Academic Experience
The Art Institutes International – Kansas City
Full Time Faculty, Photography
2011 – 2016
The Art Institutes International – Kansas City
Program Coordinator, Media Arts
2016 – 2017
Courses Taught
Principles of Photography
Creative Photography
Location Photography
Photo Essay
Exhibition Printing
Photojournalism
Creative Concepts
Corporate / Industrial Photography
Studio Photography
Large Format Photography
Architectural Photography
Survey of Photography
Editorial Photography
Fundamentals of Lighting
Advanced Lighting
Photo Design
Portfolio Exploration
Portfolio Refinement
Portfolio Thesis/Exhibition
Digital Printing
Color Management
Photo Criticism
History of Photography I
History of Photography II
Advertising / Art Direction
Special Topics
Digital Image Illustration
Advanced Image Manipulation
Business of Photography
Business Operations and Management
Courses Developed
Survey of Photography
Business of Photography
Business Operations and Management – Photography
Academic Committees
Student Persistence Committee
Technology Committee
Admissions Committee
Interview Committee – Dean and President
Professional Experience
Ron Anderson Photography, Kansas City, KS, 1987 – Present
Owner / Photographer
Currently own and operate award winning commercial photography business.
Responsibilities contain all aspects of the day to day operations,including accounting, billing, and photography.
Partial Client List:
Russell Stover Candies
Payless ShoeSource
House of Lloyd
House Beautiful Magazine
Affiliations / Memberships
ASMP – Board Member, 2013 – Present
PPA, 2013 – Present
Kansas City Artists Coalition, 2013 – Present
Golden Key International Honor Society, 2013 – Present
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2013 – Present
KC Society for Contemporary Photography, 2015 – Present
Board Member and Secretary, 2017 – Present