Ronni Knepp


Ronni Knepp

Photography Adjunct
Online Faculty

About Ronni

Ronni Mae Knepp is a Fine Art Photographer that specializes in black and white postmodern photography. Her works build awareness for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as well as women’s rights. Ronni utilizes environmental and self-portraiture to illicit emotionally charged memories from herself and her viewers. Many of her current projects illustrate the emotional and mental impact of sexual trauma on the psyche.

Ronni originally majored in Communications when she was in the United States Air Force and continued to pursue other technical majors before she came back to her love of photography in 2010. It was the equal use of the left and right hemispheres of the brain that initiated her intrigue in photography. Through Ronni’s extensive educational background, she has learned how to effectively master both the technical and creative aspects of photography.

 

Education
  • Master of Fine Arts; Fine Art Photography, Academy of Art University, Magna cum Laude. (2019)
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts; Fine Art Photography, Academy of Art University, Cum Laude.  (2016)
  • Associate of Arts; Photography, Academy of Art University, Cum Laude.  (2015)
  • Associate of Arts; Communications Applications Technology, Community College of the Air Force. (2009)

 

Classes Taught Online
  • Intro to Photography (PHOT 180)
  • Principles of Lighting (PHOT 190)
  • Digital Darkroom (PHOT 150)
  • Portrait Photography (PHOT 234)
  • Documentary Photography (PHOT 287)
  • Conceptual Photography (PHOT 285)
Partial List of Exhibitions and Publications
  • TBD 2020 – Dear John Doe Excerpt, Diffusion X, “One Twelve Publication”
  • Feb 2020 – Dear John Doe: A Photographic Autobiography.  First Edition, Hardcover.
  • September 2019 – Dear John Doe Excerpt, “Women’s Stories (Untold)” Exhibition, Midwest Center for Photography; Wichita, KS
  • August 2019 – Ronni Mae Knepp Interview, “One Twelve Publishing”
  • May 2019 – Dear John Doe Portfolio, Finalist, Academy of Art University Spring Show
  • May 2019 – Dear John Doe Excerpt, Finalist, Academy of Art University Spring Show
  • February 2019 – ART + SCIENCE: ART OF HEALING: RONNI KNEPP, “Lenscratch: Art + Science”
  • February 2019 – Dear John Doe Excerpt, “Don’t Take Pictures”
  • November 2017 – Photography Helps Ronni Mae Knepp Heal From PTSD, Academy of Art U News
  • November 2017 – RAW Presents: SAVOR, Howard Theater, Washington D.C.
  • 2016 – “Snap to Grid”, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (LACDA), Los Angeles, CA
  • 2012 – Fine Art Portraiture with an Edge, Atomic Bombshells Magazine

 

Awards
  • May 2019 – Dear John Doe Portfolio, First Place, Academy of Art University Spring Show
  • September 2018 – Editor’s Pick, LensCulture, “Black and White Awards”

 

Curriculum Vitae

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