Photography

1992

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

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

Georgia Council for the Arts Artist's Support Grant; Southern Arts Federation/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship; Polaroid Artists Support Grant

Society for Photographic Education, College Art Association, International Council of Fine Arts Deans, National Council of Arts Administrators

• 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

"Students and family."

2003

Six years as a professional studio artist, Hollywood special effects miniature model maker, art materials company owner, professional theater lighting designer

"My painting ability, being a dean, working with Keith Richards, starting a company that is still flourishing."

Television and radio interviews, Marilyn Werby Scholarship, representation by six galleries

Flux Projects

• "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

"I feel obligated to pass on the knowledge of painting."

SFIN 716 Theories and Processes I

"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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2001

Adjunct faculty: School of Art, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, Webster University, St. Louis, School of Art and Design, Maryville University, St. Louis; lecturer of photography: School of Art, Washington University; visiting assistant professor: department of art, University of Kentucky

Solo and featured exhibitions

• "American Byways," Starlander Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2009
• "You Cant' Get There From Here," TruSpace, Savannah, 2008
• "St. Louis City Hospital," 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida, 2005

Faculty Member of the Year Award, Washington University School of Art; Honorable Mention, Magic Silver Exhibition; Artistic Merit Award, Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, Illinois

Society for Photographic Education, College Art Association, SECAC, National Council of Arts Administrators

• SPE National Conference Dallas. Collaborative Lecture with Meryl Truett: "You Can't Get There from Here," 2009
• SPE Midwest Regional Conference. Presentation: "Two Views," 2005
• SPE Southeast Regional Conference. Crealde School of Art. Presentation: "Image Maker," 2003
• McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Workshop: "Pinhole Cameras and Cyanotype Printing," 2001

"I see teaching as a chance to assist students in the development of skills that will enable them to realize and achieve their own goals as well as become responsible community citizens. I see myself as a guide, directing them toward developing the best practice for conveying their personal ideas and interests."

• PHOT 113 Photographic Foundations I
• PHOT 115 Black-and-white Technique
• PHOT 206 Color Technique
• PHOT 220 Large-format Technique
• PHOT 324 Documentary Photography
• PHOT 337 Photojournalism, Media and Culture
• PHOT 350 Large-format Technique II
• PHOT 403 Professional Practices for Fine Art Photography
• PHOT 709 Graduate Critique Seminar
• PHOT 745 Photographic Art Marketing Practices
• PHOT 719 Photographic Arts
• PHOT 722 Photographic Arts II
• PHOT 753 Photographic Arts III
• PHOT 764 Photographic Arts IV
• PHOT 775 Photographic Arts V

American Byway Series
"These photographs are about place, culture, society, environment and how these concepts influence us as individuals. I have been documenting the transformation of the American roadside since 1999. Going from here to there, I travel the back roads, frontage roads, business routes and older U.S. highways. By avoiding the expressway I am able to explore visually a place as the locals might. There is the potential for insight into the community and its individuals who have shaped a region and created the character of a place. The environment is loaded with evidence from the past that is now layered with subtle indications about the future."

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