Steve
Bliss
Dean, School of Fine Arts
- B.A., studio art, University of New Hampshire, 1977
- M.F.A., photography, Ohio University, 1982
First year at SCAD:
1992
Credentials/past experience:
Dean, School of Fine Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia; dean, School of Communication Arts, SCAD; chair, photography department, SCAD; National Advisory Council member, Maine Media Workshops, Rockport, Maine; national board member, Society for Photographic Education; co-chair, SPE National Conference, Savannah, Georgia; professor of art, Savannah College of Art and Design; assistant professor of art, Western Connecticut State University; resident faculty, Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport
Most significant accomplishment(s):
Exhibitions
- "Nothing Gold Can Stay," Galerie Pfriem, SCAD Lacoste, Lacoste, France, 2009
- "Boys: Captured and Directed," Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2006
- "East," Gallery Espresso, Savannah, 1999
- "Steven J. Bliss," Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, Michigan, 1999
- "Steven J. Bliss," Galerie Ruth Sachse, Hamburg, Germany (in conjunction with the Hamburg Triennale), 1999
Awards, recognition, honors:
Georgia Council for the Arts Artist's Support Grant; Southern Arts Federation/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship; Polaroid Artists Support Grant
Organizations:
Society for Photographic Education, College Art Association, International Council of Fine Arts Deans, National Council of Arts Administrators
Publications and/or presentations:
- Introduction to Digital Photography, Joseph Ciaglia, color reproduction, 2002
- The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, C. James, color reproduction, 2002 digital photo art, United Kingdom, color portfolio of seven prints, 1999
- Graphis, Digital Photo 1, New York, New York, color reproduction, 1998
- Digi , Hong Kong, color portfolio of five digital prints, 1995
- Maine Photographic Workshops catalogs, 1983-95
Inspiration for teaching:
"Students and family."
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Brett
Osborn
Associate dean, School of Fine Arts and School of Foundation Studies
- B.A., University of Wisconsin
- M.F.A., California State University, Long Beach
First year at SCAD:
2003
Credentials/past experience:
Six years as a professional studio artist, Hollywood special effects miniature model maker, art materials company owner, professional theater lighting designer
Most significant accomplishment(s):
"My painting ability, being a dean, working with Keith Richards, starting a company that is still flourishing."
Awards, recognition, honors:
Television and radio interviews, Marilyn Werby Scholarship, representation by six galleries
Organizations:
Flux Projects
Publications and/or presentations:
- "About Face," The Atlantan, February 2008
- Hun Kyung, Art in Culture, review and reproduction, August 2003
- La Tempa, Susan, "Brett Eric Osborn," Art & Antiques, November 2002
- Los Angeles Times, Calendar section reproduction of "Bearing Thoughts of Fields" at Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Dec. 13, 2001
Inspiration for teaching:
"I feel obligated to pass on the knowledge of painting."
Courses:
SFIN 716 Theories and Processes I
Artist statement:
"I am a polycontemporary artist and make work using different media depending upon the content of the work, such as video installation, sculptural installation, painting or performance. As a visual artist I began to question the efficacy of using only painting as a medium for addressing concepts that are in direct response to a post-modern era."
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Todd
Schroeder
Chair, painting
- B.F.A., painting, Ohio University, 1990
- M.F.A., painting and sculpture, Kent State University, 2002
First year at SCAD:
2005
Credentials/past experience:
Taught art, drawing and design at Kent State University and Oberlin College in Ohio; freelance artist, art installation, studio manager, New York City
Most significant accomplishment(s):
Todd Schroeder has exhibited his work in venues including New York City, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Oberlin, Denver, Savannah, Hong Kong, Belgrade and Novi Sad in Serbia, Podgorica, Budva, Bar, Herceg Novi and Kotor in Montenegro, and SCAD Lacoste in France.
Awards, recognition, honors:
Full scholarship and teaching assistantship, Kent State University; Margaret Brown Krecker Prize; purchase prize by Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University; Murray P. Stern Memorial Scholarship, Dean's Scholarship, School of Fine Arts Scholarship, Ohio University
Organizations:
Board of directors, Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Publications and/or presentations:
Schroeder's work has been reviewed in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, TimeOut/New York magazine, Savannah Magazine and many other publications.
Inspiration for teaching:
Schroeder is inspired by being engaged in the world of ideas and serving as a catalyst for students to expand their approach to thinking about art and its possibilities. The problem-solving side of production also inspires him, working with students to figure out how to make things.
Courses:
- PNTG 203 Oil-based Media Exploration
- PNTG 206 Water-based Media Exploration
- PNTG 302 Intermediate Painting
- PNTG 366 Conceptual Art Practice
- PNTG 401 Alternative Media Exploration
- PNTG 404 Abstract Painting
- PNTG 409 Advanced Painting
- PNTG 415 Painting Senior Seminar
- PNTG 502 Graduate Painting Methods Studio
- PNTG 503 Graduate Advanced Painting
- PNTG 704 Formal Aspects of Painting
- PNTG 741 Painting: Directed Project
- PNTG 768 Painting Studio IV
- PNTG 775 Advanced Painting Studio Analysis
- PNTG 790 Painting M.F.A. Thesis
Artist statement:
"I try not to kill urge and impulse. I like to tell myself that I don't care about clarity. I tend toward the sparse. Anxiety, usually about the inevitable and the uncontrollable, prompts me to work."
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