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