Tadson Bussey

Smyrna, Tennessee
615-417-1464
tadsonbussey@yahoo.com

Exhibitions


Black Box Gallery
Portland, Oregon
December 2023

Color: Photography Now

Month-long exhibit including work by various photographers across the county included Airport Tarmac photograph.

Black Box Gallery, On-Line Annex
Portland, Oregon
August 2023

Vision: Black and White

Month-long exhibit including work by various photographers across the county included Brooklyn Bridge photograph.

Chromatics Gallery
Nashville, Tennessee
2021

2020: The Year That Was

A collection of work by 23 artists, portraying their interpretation of the year 2020 through photography, painting, and mixed media.

Published Work


2023

  • Docu Book Vol 28, The Best of Documentary and Street Photography, two photographs by Tadson Bussey and interview, published by Docu Magazine
  • Color: Photography Now exhibition catalog, Black Box Gallery
  • Vision: Black and White exhibition catalog, Black Box Gallery
  • Spirit of Patton, photographs of Patton, Pennsylvania by Tadson Bussey (part of the ART-14 Residency), self-published

2021

  • A Taste of Home cookbook 

2018

  • Rochester: Travel Photography, photographs by Tadson Bussey, self-published 

 2017

  • Botanicals, photographs by Tadson Bussey, self-published
  • Moments, photographs by Tadson Bussey, self-published 

2016

  • Santa Fe poster, photographs by Tadson Bussey and Richard Jividen, published by UCDA 

2009

  • Observations planner and desk calendar (collaboration with Richard Jividen, and Jody Zamirowski); published by Courier Printing 

2008

  • Along the Way planner and desk calendar (complete book); published by Courier Printing 

2007

  • Neon planner and desk calendar (complete book); published by Courier Printing

2000-present

  • UCDA USA Today
  • USA Today, 10 Best
  • Trip 101
  • Salt River Stories
  • Photography Blogger
  • Price Travel
  • Did You Know Facts
  • Designer magazine
  • Thrillist
  • Only in Your State
  • OUT, annual Power 50 issue
  • alphr.com
  • Route 66 News
  • Norquay Covenant Church
  • MinnPost
  • Dunn Edwards Paints
  • Perceptive Travel
  • Next City
  • farlane.wordpress.com
  • The Richest
  • Business Insider
  • Mental Floss
  • Eater.com
  • www.kevinmuldoon.com
  • Paste Magazine
  • Medium
  • Realtor.com
  • Society of Environmental Journalist

Collections


Photographs and artistic prints (monoprints, serigraphs) can be found in many public and private
collections including:

  • Dr. Lawrence Klinsky, Brentwood, Tennessee
  • Royal Die and Stamping, Bensenville, Illinois
  • Mr. Richard Jividen, Simpsonville, South Carolina
  • Thomas and Jennifer Schmidt, Arlington Heights, Illinois
  • Ms. Tina LeMay, Seneca, South Carolina
  • Julius Friedman Collection at the University Libraries, University of Louisville.

Residencies


ART14 Residency
Patton, Pennsylvania
August 2023 

The ART14 Residency was founded in order to give artists a place to concentrate on projects in a comfortable, collaborative, and creative space. The two-week long residency exists in conjunction with the L.a. Studio community’s art outreach and programming.

Education


Northern Illinois University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 
Visual Communication
Art History, minor
1991

William Rainey Harper
Associate of Arts
1987

Professional Experience


University & College Designer Association
Executive Director and Graphic Designer
2000-2023 

UCDA Foundation
Executive Director
2005-2023 

Julius Friedman Foundation
Director, Board of Directors
2017-present

Tadson Bussey Creative
Owner and Creative Director
1992-present

Freelance Travel Photographer
1992-present

RE: the visual creativity workshops and Insight workshops
Workshop Leader
2000-2010

Northern Illinois University
Associate Director, Publications and Marketing
1993-2000  

Northern Illinois University
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Art
1997-1999 

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