McKinna Anderson
Education
2023 Masters of Fine Arts, Creative Photography, University of Florida
2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography, University of South Florida
2015 Study Abroad, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2023
Within Your Reach, Swan Coach House Gallery, curated by Maria Kelly, Atlanta, GA
2021
mini golf of sensual sports, Florida Mining Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
soft sports of sensual sorts, 4MOST Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Selected Exhibitions
2023
CO/LAB Member's Exhibition, Matthew’s Opera House Art Center, Spearfish, SD
Cornucopia, Lakeview Drive, Tallahassee, FL
Fleeting Imaginaries: Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Gary R. Libby University Gallery, Gainesville, FL
The Elaborate Entrance, The Hippodrome State Theatre, Gainesville, FL
Exhibition, Cypress & Grove x 4MOST Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2022
Moving Forward: The Future of Photography, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY
Kayfabe, Department of Contemporary Art, Ybor City, FL
Chasing Ghosts VII, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Virtual Exhibition, Portland, OR,
Field Companions, Tiger Strikes Astroid Collective, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA
Make One Good Wish and Go to Spirit World, Moisturizer Gallery, Pulp Arts, Gainesville, FL
house show, SL8 Gallery, Gainesville, FL
sculpture garden, Possum Creek, Gainesville, FL
2021
Imagining the Unreal, Juror Maria L. Kelly, Gwinnett County Public Library, Duluth, GA
Affecting Time Intently, 4MOST Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2020
Narrative Nowhere, Gallery 221, Tampa, FL
Waking Frequencies, 4MOST Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2019
Conception Arts Show, Candibar, Boston, MA
Art Garden, The Studio @ 620, Saint Petersburg, FL
Blue on Blue, The Dojo, Tampa, FL
2018
The Main Course, Creative Loafing, Tampa, FL
2017
The State of Things, Elliot Avenue, Nashville, TN
4x4, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL
2016
Barely There, West Hollywood Squares, Tampa, FL
Kinda Sorta, Creative Loafing, Tampa, FL
Separate Checks, West Hollywood Squares, Tampa, FL
American Woman, Juror Al Miner, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
Look Here, Not There, William & Nancy Oliver Gallery, Tampa, FL
2015
Also Pictured, William & Nancy Oliver Gallery, Tampa, FL
RIAS, University of South Florida Office of Undergraduate Research, Tampa, FL
Awards
2022 Naomi Fawbush Memorial Fund Scholarship
2021 Jerry Uelsmann Studio Art Scholarship Fund
The 2021 Lenscratch Student Prize: 26 To Watch List
2015 University of South Florida Research in Arts Scholarship Award
Bibliography
2021
‘Self Exposure:: McKinna Anderson’s clever absence in “mini golf of sensual sports” at Florida Mining’ by Jessica Borusky
Atlanta Celebrates Photography Week, Gwinnett County Public Library Annual, GCPL Photo Annual
Teaching Experience
2020 - 2023
University of Florida:
Graduate Instructor of Record
- Making + Meaning, ART4883C
- Photography: Image, Order & Idea, PGY2441C
Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Advanced Photography & Sculpture, PGY4420C / ART4710C, Dr. Craig Smith
- Culture of the Image (2), ART2826C, Dr. Craig Smith, Prof. Flounder Lee
- Special Topics: Sculptural Methods, ART5930C, Prof. Aisling Millar McDonald
- Special Topics: Ceramics, ART5930C, Prof. Derek Reeverts
- Visual Literacy, PGY2101C, Dr. Craig Smith
- WARP (Workshop for Art Research and Practice), ART1803C, Prof. Meghan Moe Betiks
- Interdisciplinary Studio: WARP Lite, ART3807C, Prof. Meghan Moe Betiks
Graduate Research Innovation Mentor
- Cultural Programming, HUM2930 Special Topics in Fine Arts, Dr. Craig Smith
Member of Graduate Curriculum Committee
2022 Panel Discussion Member, Moving Forward: The Future of Photography, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Undergraduate Research Scholar, University of South Florida