SUSAN BRYANT
Susan Bryant received her BFA in painting in 1976 from Indiana University and her MFA in photography in 1978 from Indiana State University. She is a Professor of Art at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, where she has taught photography for the past 30 years. Her personal work includes gelatin silver prints, hand-colored silver prints, digital photographs, and most recently, the 19th century processes of daguerreotypes, tintypes and wet plate collodion negatives and positives (ambrotypes). Her work has been widely exhibited across the United States in solo and juried exhibitions. She is the recipient of a Tennessee Arts Commission Fellowship.
RESUME
Education
M.F.A. Photography, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 1978
B.A. Art, Painting, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1976
Professional Experience
Professor of Art: Photography; Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; 1982-present; Interim Department Chair 1991-93
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017 Borrowed Light, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2016 Photo Alchemy, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
2014 Then and Now: Collodion Work by Susan Bryant, McKendree University Gallery of Art, Lebanon, IL
2012 Presence and Absence, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN
2011 Recent Works, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2010 Chiapas, Branigan Cultural Museum, Las Cruses, NM
2009 This Sky, This Gesture, Downtown Artists Co-op, Clarksville, TN
2009 Chiapas, Halcyon Contemporary Gallery, Terre Haute, IN
2008 Chiapas, Coleman Gallery of Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, NM
2005 A Woman’s World View, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2004 Storefronts, Downtown Artists Co-op, Clarksville, TN
2002 New Panoramics, Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery, Nashville, TN
2001 Revival: The Montgomery County Courthouse Project, Customs House
Museum & Cultural Center, Clarksville, TN
Recent Works, The Renaissance Center Visual Arts Gallery, Dickson TN
2000 New Work, Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN
New Work, Nashville International Airport, Nashville, TN
1999 At Home/In the World, Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
1997 Recent Works, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Recent Works, Artifacts Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
1996 Susan Hicks Bryant: 1986-1996, A Decade of Photographic Work, The Allison Gallery, Tusculum College, Greenville, TN
1994 Recent Works, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Proximity: Near & Far, Maralyn Wilson Gallery, Birmingham, AL
1991 Wideflux: Irrational Order, Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Recent Works, Water Tower Art Association Gallery, Louisville, KY
1989 Hand-colored Photographs, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
1988 A Romance With Color: The Hand-colored Print, Vanderbilt University, Sarratt Center Gallery, Nashville, TN
Recent Works, Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery, Nashville, TN
Recipientof TAC Grant
1985 Recent Hand-colored works, Cheekwood Fine Arts Center, Nashville, TN
Recent Works, Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University
1984 Recent Works, Shercliff Art Gallery, Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN
1979 Intimate Moments, Fox Fine Arts Gallery, University of Texas, El Paso, TX
Selected Juried and Group Exhibtions
2017 Alternative Process, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, National juried
13th Annual Magnitude 7, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, International juried
2016 Local Fare, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Roman Holliday, Southside Galley, Oxford, MS. Three-person exhibition
University Art Gallery ulumni exhibition, Indiana State University, IN
Art through the Lens, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, National juried exhibit
Wet Plate, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, International juried exhibition
2015 Revela-T Festival of Photography, Barcelona, SP, International juried exhibition
11th Annual Alternative Processes Competition/ Exhibition, Soho Photo Gallery, New York City, NY, International juried exhibition
Small Works 4, Jeffrey Leder Gallery, New York City, NY International juried exhibition
A Mystery and a Dream, Photo Synthesis Gallery, Manchester, CT International juried exhibition
2014 Even When: Recent work by Susan Bryant and Billy Renkl, The Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN, 2-person exhibition
Alternative Processes, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO International juried exhibition
Forgotten, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, juried international exhibition
2013 The Art of Photography Show, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA, International Juried Exhibition
9th Annual, Magnitude 7: An Exhibit of Small Works, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati OH, International Juried Exhibition
2012 Deus Ex Maching (god from the machine) International Exhibit of Photographic Art Revealing the Divine, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati OH, Juried International Exhibition
Simply, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. International juried exhibition
Alterations, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, International juried exhibition
2011 Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
The Poetry of Shadows, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, International juried exhibition
Human + Being, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. International juried exhibition
Alternative Processes, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY. National juried exhibition
Manifold, Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Invitational group exhibition
2010 Black and White, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. International juried exhibition
30th Anniversary Exhibition, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Art in Nature, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, International juried exhibition
2009 Photography Re-Imaged: 3rd Annual Juried Alternative & Historical Process Show, Tilt Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Small Packages XIIII, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2008 Works with Words, Nashville Public Library, juried
Space Place Life, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, juried
Small Packages XIII, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2007 Small Wonders, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD, juried
2006 Small Packages XII, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2005 Water Tower Annual, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY. juried
Re…Convene, Collect, Create, ISU Alumni Exhibition, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
Assemblage, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2004 Graphic, Coleman Gallery of Contemporary Art, Three Person Exhibit, Albuquerque, NM
Small Packages XI, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2003 5th Annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibition, Dickson, TN, juried
Small Packages X, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2002 Surroundings, Coleman Gallery of Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, NM
Small Packages IX, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
4th Annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibition, Dickson, TN, juried
APSU Art Department Biennial Exhibition, Clarksville, TN
2001 The Alchemy of Light, The Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Small Packages VIII, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2000 Small Packages VII, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2nd Annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibition, Dickson, TN, juried
APSU Art Department Biennial Exhibition, Clarksville, TN
1999 Small Packages VI, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
1998 Coleman Gallery of Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, NM
Small Packages V, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
APSU Art Department Biennial Exhibit, Clarksville, TN
1997 Tennessee Suites: Visions of Tennessee, Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; small group invitational
International Photography and Digital Image Exhibition, Wellington B. Gray Art Gallery, East Carolina University; national, juried
Small Packages IV, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
1996 Stereoscopic Vision: Mixed media Works by Susan Hicks Bryant and Billy Renkl, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; collaborative work
Small Packages II, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN; small group show
The Magic Silver Show, Clara Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY; national, juried
APSU Art Department Biennial Exhibition, Clarksville, TN
1995 Combined Talents: The Florida National 1995, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL; national, juried
Americas 2000: Works on Paper Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND; national, juried
Works on Paper, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; national, juried
Greatest Midwest International Exhibition X, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO; national, juried
25th Annual Works on Paper Exhibition, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX; national, juried
7th Annual National Art Competition, Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, MO; national, juried
Photo Work ‘95, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL; national, juried
Valdosa Works on Paper VII, Valdosa State University, Valdosa, GA; national, juried
Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
1994 Women Artists ‘94, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA; national, juried
VAANGuard ‘94, VAAN Gallery, Nashville, TN; regional, juried
Thinking and Knowing, Barnhard Gallery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; two person exhibition
APSU Art Department Biennial Exhibition, Clarksville, TN
1993 From the Mountains to the Mississippi, (State Portion) Tennessee State Museum, (Middle Tennessee Portion) Cheekwood Fine Arts Center, Nashville, TN; juried
1992 Photo Spiva ‘92, Spiva Art Center, Joplin, MO; national, juried
Tennessee Art Teacher’s Purchase Exhibition, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN; juried
Magic Silver XIV, Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY (travelling to University of Louisville, Louisville, KY); national, juried
Seventh Annual Greater Midwest International, (Collaborative photo/drawing with Billy Renkl), Central Missouri State University Art Center Gallery, Warrensburg, MO; national, juried
Positive/Negative VII, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN; national, juried
Works on Paper, (Collaborative photo/drawing with Billy Renkl), University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX; national, juried
APSU Art Department Biennial Exhibition, Clarksville, TN
1991 1990 Fellowship Recipients, Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery, Nashville, TN
Rhythm, Maralyn Wilson Gallery, Birmingham, AL; group exhibition
National Women’s Exhibition of Works on Paper, Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY; national, juried
Studio Art ‘91, Metro Arts Commission Downtown Gallery, Nashville, TN; invitational group exhibition
1990 11th Annual Paper in Particular, Missouri Arts Council, Columbia, MO; national, juried
Magic Silver XIV, Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY; national, juried
Second Annual Hand Manipulated Photography, Artist Trait Gallery, Ontario, CA; national, juried
APSU Art Department Biennial Exhibition, Clarksville, TN
1989 20th Dulin National Works on Paper Competition/Exhibition, The Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN; national, juried
1988 Images 1, Photogroup Miami, Miami, FL; national, juried
Creative Images 1987-1988, Photo Venture, Indianapolis, IN; national, juried
Recent Work, Le Moyne-Owen College, Memphis, TN.; two-person exhibition
1987 19th Dulin National Works on Paper Competition/Exhibition, The Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN; national, juried
Creative Images 1986-1987, Indianapolis, IN; national, juried
Showcase ‘86, Water Tower Art Association, Louisville, KY
Tri-State Art Exhibition, Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
Black & White, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN; invitational, group
New Work, Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; two-person exhibition
1986 Images ‘86, North Carolina Center for Creative Photography, Durham, NC; national, juried
East Texas State University Photography Society Annual Photography Exhibition, Commerce, TX; national, juried
1986 Water Tower Annual, Louisville, KY; regional, juried
1985 PhotoWork ‘86, Miami, FL; national, juried
1984 The National Print Competition & Annual Show of the Maine Photographic Workshops, The Ledel Gallery, New York, NY; national, juried
The Road Show, Photographic Archives, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; regional, juried
MagicSilver Show, Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY; national, juried
1985 Water Tower Annual, Water Tower Art Association, Louisville, KY; regional, juried
Summer Show 1984, Photographic Archives, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; regional, juried
The Pennington Gallery, Nashville, TN; invitational group exhibition
1982 Image, Object & Illusion, Gainesville, FL; invitational group exhibition
The Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN; invitational group exhibit
1981 The Center of Modern Art, Micanopy, FL; invitational group exhibit
Truman Art Gallery, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN; invitational group exhibit
1979 Chamizal National Memorial Museum, El Paso, TX; invitational, group
1978 Wabash Valley Art Exhibition, Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN; regional, juried
Shercliff Art Gallery, Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN
Selected Public Collections
Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
The Photographic Archives, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
The Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY
Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN
Liberty Records, Nashville, TN
Bell South, Nashville, TN
AmSouth Bank, Birmingham, AL
Vanderbilt Medical Center, TN
Selected Published Works
2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012 MANIFEST: INPHA
Annual International Publication of Contemporary Photography and Lens-based Art
Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, International juried publication
Photographs included in literary journal Zone 3, 2008 Volume 23, Number 2, Fall 2008
Photographs included in literary journal River Styx 78, Saint Louis, MO , 2008
Photographs included in literary journalShenandoah, Washington and Lee University, 2002
Photographs used for cover of the book, Memory and Architecture, published by The University of New Mexico Press.
Photographs included in publication: In a Quiet Voice: A Photographic Sketchbook of The Land Between the Lakes, Center for The Creative Arts, Austin Peay State University
Center Quarterly, Juried special issue: ”Photography Now: How We See” Winter 1992-93, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY
Selected Grants, Awards and Residencies
1991 Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship
1992 Kodak Scholarship Recipient for Photographic Educators
2011 Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts Ovation Award
1987 – 2015 Recipient of 23 Faculty Research Grants, Austin Peay State University
2015 & 2016 Artist in Residency, A.I.R., Paducah, KY
2016 & 2017 Artist in Residency, Hambidge Center for Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA