Curriculum Vitae

Bradley Settles
[email protected]
www.bradsettlesart.com
EDUCATION:
2021 MFA Painting, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah Georgia. Advisor Stephen Knudsen.
2007 BFA Bachelor of Fine Arts, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
 
TEACHING:
2021—Present Art Dept. Chair / Art Instructor, China Spring High School. Waco, Texas
2022 Instructor, Art Center Waco. Oil Painting
2010-2016—2018-2020 Art Instructor, University High School. Waco, Texas
2016-2017 Grant recipient.  Robinson Education Foundation
“It’s a bird, it’s a plane, its art history explained” - Largest student lead drawing in the state of Texas.
100 yards x 100 yards recreation of the Nazca lines.
2007 Teaching Assistant, Baylor University – Art outreach program, led by Professor, Mark Pomillio
 
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2023       Unique By Nature, Juried Exhibition, McKinney Performing Arts Center, McKinney, Texas.
2022       Berkeley Arts Council, Art & Earth. Juried Exhibition, Berkeley Art Works, Martinsburg, West Virginia.
2022       Unique By Nature, Juried Exhibition, McKinney Performing Arts Center, McKinney, Texas.
2021       Fantasy Man, M.F.A. Thesis Solo Exhibition, (Virtual due to COVID 19). Savannah College of Art and Design. 
2020       Rough Draft Documents, Solo Exhibition, 712 Gallery, Waco, Texas.
2019       One Land: Two Perspectives, Dual Exhibition, 712 Gallery, Waco, Texas.
2019       Art Expedition, juried exhibition, Art Center Waco Museum, Waco, Texas.
2019       Bosque Art Classic, Juried Competition, Bosque Art Center, Clifton, Texas.
2018       William Chris Artist Blend Competition, William Chris Vineyard, Hye, Texas.
2018       The Texas Landscape, Solo exhibition, William Chris Vineyard, Hye, Texas.
2018       Writing on the Walls, featuring Banksy’s Haight Street Rat, 712 Gallery, Waco, Texas.
2018       Sacred Reflections, Group exhibition, 712 Gallery, Waco, Texas.
2018       Waco 52, Group exhibition, Texas State Capitol, Austin, Texas.
2017       Botanicals, Curated show, 712 Gallery, Waco, Texas.
2017       Bosque Art Classic, Juried Competition, Bosque Art Center, Clifton, Texas.
2017       Portraits: Facing the Crowd, Juried Show, 712 Gallery, Waco, Texas.
2013       Waco’s Own, Group exhibition, Art Center Waco Museum, Waco, Texas.
2006       Kerrville Art Festival: Colligate Art Competition, Kerrville, Texas.
 
AWARDS:
2023       Unique By Nature, Juried Exhibition, Finalist, McKinney Performing Arts Center, McKinney, Texas. April, 2023
2022       Unique By Nature, Juried Exhibition, Finalist, McKinney Performing Arts Center, McKinney, Texas. April, 2022
2021       Public Artist, TV Pilot Episode, Winning Artist, Mural painted on Historic Hippodrome, Waco, Texas. November, 2021
2019       Art Expedition, juried exhibition, second place award, Art Center Waco Museum, Waco, Texas. August, 2019
2018       William Chris Competition, Winning Artist, William Chris Vineyard, Hye, Texas. January, 2018
2017       Portraits: Facing the Crowd, Juried Show, Juror’s Choice Award. 712 Gallery, Waco, Texas. November, 2017
2006       Kerrville Art Festival: Colligate Art Competition, Emerging Artist of the Year, Kerrville, Texas. May, 2006
 
PROFESSIONAL WRITINGS:
Series of 8 Criticism of Art and Artist for Cultivate 712 Gallery.  Published on www.waco7twelve.com 
 
PUBLICATIONS:
"Stories & Insights - Meet Brad Settles"  CanvasRebel Magazine. March 23, 2023
canvasrebel.com/meet-brad-settles/
"Waco artist and big mural to make small screen appearance on Magnolia Network" article by Carl Hoover,
Waco Tribune-Herald. May 6, 2022. 
wacotrib.com/news/local/waco-artist-and-big-mural-to-make-small-screen-appearance-on-magnolia-network/article_76d211ae-ccdc-11ec-9e71-bfa9baef43d3.html
"Large Hippodrome mural showcases Waco artist" article by Carl Hoover, Waco Tribune-Herald. November 7, 2021
​wacotrib.com/news/local/large-hippodrome-mural-showcases-waco-artist/article_3f8c0052-3e79-11ec-b6ec-3bc24b140c05.html​
"Landscapes, imagination inspire downtown Waco exhibits" article by Carl Hoover, Waco Tribune-Herald. January 8,2020
​wacotrib.com/entertainment/accesswaco/landscapes-imagination-inspire-downtown-waco-exhibits-at-cultivate/article_595bafdb-9ac3-5a1b-bf0b-7dfe1530b1bf.html​
 "Waco art show addresses inequality, climate change" article by Carl Hoover, Waco Tribune-Herald. October 14, 2020
wacotrib.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/waco-art-shows-address-inequality-climate-change/article_2d5a12e6-0d85-11eb-bd6d-0b6d818dc9a9.html
Artist Focus, Bradley Settles, Western Art Collector Magazine. July 2020 Edition.
www.westernartcollector.com/issues/155/bradley-settles
Waco 52, Group exhibition, Catalog and Press Kit. Creative Waco, Non-profit. 2018
"Book of Anthropology" Baylor University 2006. Featured artwork.

RADIO / TELEVISION:
Conversations with Creative Waco - Bradley Settles & Jayla Lane.  Conversations With Creative Waco. KWBU/NPR May 27, 2022
​www.kwbu.org/show/conversations-with-creative-waco/2022-05-27/conversations-with-creative-waco-bradley-settles-jayla-lane
Public Artist, Pilot Episode, Discovery Plus and Magnolia Network. November 2021.
magnolia.com/watch/show/1223da0c-0905-4555-a1a5-fa95baf28bdf/public-artist/

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Harvard University, Studies for Continuing Education.
Divergent and Convergent Thinking for Advanced Creativity
Applying Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking
M&M Mars, Utilization of SCAMPER method for Creative innovation
Depth of Knowledge framework for Higher Education
Research methods using Depth and Complexity 

ART CONSULTING :
Creative consulting for Creative Waco and Levitt Foundation's 2023 Levitt AMP Waco Music Series events.  March 2023
Fine Art consulting for Art Center Waco.  A Life in Watercolor, Nancy Fortunato Collection.  March 2023
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