Biography
Mikenna Bowers (b. 2000, Hanover, Pennsylvania) is a fine art and portrait photographer currently living and working in Sarasota, Florida. She has her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Imaging with a Minor in Business of Art and Design from Ringling College of Art and Design, May of 2023. She has recently participated in numerous local and international exhibitions including the Womxn Together for Art Exhibition by the Halo Arts Project at Mara Studio Gallery in Sarasota, Florida. Her photographic work was part of the Art to The World Exhibition with the aim to provide the tools to develop children's art skills through workshops and visits to art museums in El Salvador. She was recognized for receiving the President's Award in the Best of Ringling Juried Exhibition in 2022. Her work explores issues of social justice, identity, relationships, and the self through staged photography and fine art. Mikenna’s work utilizes performative language and intense color to convey introspective and personal narratives. Her work is influenced by her background in dancing, acting, and modeling.
Education
2019-2023 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography and Imaging, Minor in Business, Ringling College of Art and Design
Selected Exhibitions
Misconceptions, Selby Gallery, April 2023
Best of Ringling Juried Exhibition, Sarasota, FL, April 2023
Chimeras Exhibition, Deborah M. Cooley Photography Center, January 2023
Ligon Fine Art & Grae Productions, Sarasota, FL, November 2022
In Pursuit of Purpose Exhibition, Deborah M. Cooley Photography Center, October 2022
Best of Ringling Juried Exhibition, Sarasota, FL, April 2022
Womxn Together for Art Exhibition, Halo Arts Project, July 2021
Art to The World Exhibition, El Salvador, May 2021
Best of Ringling Juried Exhibition, Sarasota, FL, May 2021
Anywhere But Here Exhibition, Deborah M. Cooley Photography Center, March 2021
Tunnel of Oppression Exhibition, Online Exhibition, November 2020
Annual Photography & Imaging Show, Roskamp Exhibition Hall, 2019
MadeBy Exhibition, Madeby Gallery, 2019
Awards and Achievements
Best Technique, Photography Department, Ringling College, May 2023
President’s Award, Photography Department, Ringling College, April 2022
Photography & Imaging Trustee Scholar Nominee, Ringling College, February 2022
Avant-Garde Endowed Scholarship Finalist, Ringling College, February 2022
Best Technique, Photography Department, Ringling College, May 2021
Program of the Year, Ringling College, May 2021
Emerging Leader of the Year Award, Ringling College, May 2021
Emerging Service Leader Award, Ringling College, October 2020
Dean's Scholarship, Ringling College of Art and Design, 2020
Regional Best & Brightest, Adams County, 2019
National Honor Society, New Oxford, PA, 2016-2019
National Art Honor Society, New Oxford, PA, 2016-2019
Technical Skills
Software
Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, Premiere, Mac & PC platforms, PTGui, KeyShot,
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Sprout Social
Photography
Canon DSLR camera systems, Paul C. Buff & Profoto studio lighting equipment, beauty retouching,
image restoration, color correction, color management, & digital asset management
Studio & location lighting with large scale lighting modifiers, portraits & landscapes with ambient,
artificial, & on-camera flash, archival pigmented printing