Bradley Phillips, MFA

Associate Professor

Commercial Multimedia

bphillips@semo.edu
http://www.bradley-phillips.com/
Office:  Serena 202A

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My goal as an educator is to convey and share my love for photographic arts with the intent that my enthusiasm will become infectious. It is my hope that my students will become not just photographers, but the before mentioned professionals in visual literacy, each able to embrace and explore their talents which are founded upon a solid skill set, an ability to think analytically, and executed through an articulate and outspoken voice.

What area do you teach?

Photography

Education/Degree(s)

MFA, Visual Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo
BA, Photography, Brooks Institute

Your philosophy of teaching:

It is currently a very exciting time to be in the photographic field. Few mediums share photography’s prolific growth due large in part to society’s obsession with images. There has never been a more important time for photographers to be the definitive craftsmen of their trade. Leaving behind the shackles of the photographer stereotype, today’s photographers are professionals in visual literacy that provide individuals and businesses guidance as they navigate consumers' insatiable need for imagery.

My goal as an educator is to convey and share my love for photographic arts with the intent that my enthusiasm will become infectious. It is my hope that my students will become not just photographers, but the before mentioned professionals in visual literacy, each able to embrace and explore their talents which are founded upon a solid skill set, an ability to think analytically, and executed through an articulate and outspoken voice.

Additionally, I am deeply committed to ensuring my students are attuned to the issues of diversity they will encounter professionally. These issues are ingrained in every class that I teach, because my intent is for my students to understand they unique role they will play in shaping societal viewpoints of marginalized groups and perspectives. I want them to understand the world only gets better once we (media professionals) become better at representation.

Professional Highlight

A photograph from my series The Space Between Words was used for the cover of John Andrews book, Collins’ Changing His Name is included in the Library of Congress' Special Collections Vault

Award/Honor/Recognition

2019 - 2nd Place, Idea of Order, St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 - Best In Show for Digital Media, Tri-State AMP Advertising Awards
2018 - Gold Award for Best Internet Campaign, Tri-State AMP Advertising Awards
2016 - Creative Quarterly Best 100
2012 - Aperture Foundation's Exposure Top Finalist

Most Recent/Notable Published Work

2020 - 6th International Exhibition of New Media Art, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
2020 - The World, A Room With Wings, Stadthaus Ulm, Ulm Germany
2017/2018 - Show Me States: A Survey of Missouri Photography, exhibited at the Evelyn E. Jorgenson Arts Gallery, the Morris Gallery of Contemporary Art and at the Sidney Larson Gallery