Todd Bradley
San Diego, CA 92116
Education
AA-T San Diego City College- Art History for transfer 2024
BA San Diego State University- Art History | Studio arts in progress
Certificate San Diego City College- Urban Gardening in progress
Other: Seeing through Photographs, MOMA, NYC 2016
Advisor: Sarah Meister
Portfolio Development, Medium Photo 2019 Advisor: Scott B Davis
History of Photography, SDSU extension 2018
Advisor: Scott B Davis
Finding Your Vision, Medium Photo 2017
Advisor: Susan Burnstine
DCA California Cosmetology Apprenticeship program 2006
+ 3,000hrs of on-the-job training
SBM Small Business Management, Wella Corp. Academy 2001
Jewelry- San Diego Continuing Education Center 1990-2005
Fabrication
Bead & Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts, San Francisco 1998
Pave Setting
Awards
Silver in Fine Art-other, Fine Art Photography Awards, International 2024
Portfolio: Not of This Realm
Gold in Fine Art-Portrait, Tokyo TIFA Awards 2019
Portfolio: War Stories I Never Heard
Bronze in Fine Art Photography, London Creative Awards 2019
Bronze in Fine Art Photography, PX3 Paris Photography Awards 2019
Bronze in Fine Art, Neutral Density Awards 2018
3rd place in Fine Art – Architecture, Neural Density Awards 2018
Talent of the Year, London Creative Awards 2017
Talent of the year, amateur photographer awarded LCC Grant
Portfolio: The State of America
Silver in Fine Art, Neutral Density Awards 2017
Bronze in Fine Art-macro, other, International Photography Awards 2017
Portfolio: Bug Transport
Portfolio: Bending Time
2nd place in Fine Art –Series, Neural Density Awards 2017
Portfolio: The Protectors of Magical Seed
Honors|Finalist
Monochrome Awards, USA HM 2023, 2020, 2018, 2017 x 3, 2016, 2015 x 2
Chromatic Awards, USA 2020, 2017
Neutral Density Award HM 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
International Photography Awards HM 2023, 2020, 2019 x 2, 2016 x 2, 2015 x 2
Monovision Awards 2019, 2018, 2017 x2
Fine Art Photo Awards 2018 x 2
PX3-Paris Photography Awards HM 2018
Guggenheim Fellow Finalist “War Stories I Never Heard” 2018
Tokyo Photo Awards HM 2017
Critical Mass Top 200 Photographers “The Protectors of Magical Seeds” 2016
Best of Contemporary Art Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana HM 2016
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions:
The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Boston Ma. Oct 2020
Curator: Paula Tognarelli
Portfolio: War Stories I Never Heard
Walter Todd Gallery, San Diego, Ca 2019
Portfolio: The Protectors of Magical Seeds
Fence Private Residence, San Diego, Ca 2023
Portfolio: What Freedom IS? - Freedom on the Fence
Exhibitions Curated by Todd Bradley:
“The Protectors of Magical Seeds,” Walter Todd Gallery, San Diego, Ca 2019
“Freedom on the Fence” Exhibit, Outdoor fence gallery, San Diego, Ca 2023
“Macabre,” Walter Todd Gallery, San Diego , CA 2017
“The State of America,” Walter Todd Gallery, San Diego Ca 2017
Artist Talks
The Griffin Museum of Photography, “War Stories” Winchester, Boston Ma. Oct 2020
MOPA San Diego, Open Show- “War Stories” Nov, 2018
San Diego Art Institute, Open Show- “Bug Transport” Jan, 2017
Group Exhibitions
The Athenaeum, La Jolla, Ca. 2022
The Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC 2022
FilterFoto, Chicago, Ill 2022
Decode Gallery, Tucson, Az 2022
Curator: Lisa Volpe
The Center for Fine Art, Fort Collins, Co 2020
Curator: Lisa Volpe
Camera USA, Naples, Fl 2020
Curator: Susan Spirtus
The Center for Fine Art, Fort Collins, Co 2019
Curator: Geoffrey Koslov
The Center for Fine Art, Fort Collins, Co 2019
Curator: Cecily Cullen
The Los Angeles Center for Photography, L.A., Ca. 2019
Curator: Susan Spiritus – Honorable Mention Award
The Old North Church, Boston, Ma. 2019
Portfolio: War Stories I Never Heard
Annenberg Theater, Palm Springs, Ca 2019
Event: Jay Maisel, Stephen Wilkes artist talk – opening-slideshow
Photo-Emphasis, University of Georgia, Ga. 2019
Curator: Jess Dugan
Gallery PH21, Budapest, Hungary 2019
The Curated Fridge 2018
Photo-Emphasis, University of Georgia, Ga. 2018
The Los Angeles Center for Photography, L.A., Ca. 2018
Loosen Art, 2018
LA Artcore, Los Angele Ca. 2017
Curator: Jane Szabo
Photoplace Gallery, Vermont, Va 2017
5th And J Gallery, Tx 2017
The Griffin @ Lafayette Center, Boston, Ma “Tree Talk” 2017
Curator: Paula Tognarelli
Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY 2017
Curator: Paula Tognarelli
The Center for Fine Art, Fort Collins, Co 2017
Curator: Allyssa Copelman
South X Southeast gallery, 2017
Curator: Aline Smithson
Publications
Articles and Books written by Todd Bradley
Bradley, Todd, “Flora,” Amazon Publishing 2015
Bradley, Todd “Why Aim…100 rejections is bull*”, Peta Pixel 2018
Media Coverage: Articles about Todd Bradley’s Art
Los Angeles Times, - Freedom on the Fence Exhibition 2023
S.D. Union Tribune, Front page story- Freedom on the Fence Exhibition- 2023
ABC San Diego News- Freedom on the Fence Exhibition-USA- “Freedom Is” 2023
Edge of Humanity Magazine, USA- “The State of America” 2023
Lo’ceil De La Photographie, France- “Not of This Realm” 2023
FotoNostrum Magazine- Barcelona, Spain- “War Stories I Never Heard” 2021
Dodho Magazine- Barcelona, Spain- “War Stories I Never Heard” 2019
Ain’t Bad Magazine, USA- “War Stories I Never Heard” 2018
Dodho Magazine- Barcelona, Spain- “The Protectors of Magical Seeds” 2017
Beta Magazine- Australia- “The Protectors of Magical Seeds” 2017
Square Magazine- United Kingdom- “The Protectors of Magical Seeds” 2016
Public Art
Bus Shelter Mural Kings County Seattle, WA. #25880 NB 35 Ave NE - NE 65 ST.
Bus Shelter Mural Kings County Seattle, WA. #49758 S Holden St - 2 Av S
Collections
Private Collection- Hamburg, Germany
Private Collection- Malmo, Sweden
Private Collection- Agay, France
Private Collections- Albuquerque, Boston, Detroit, New York, San Diego, Scranton, USA
Professional Affiliations
Snow Creek Collaborative- A founding member 2016-Present
Licenses
California State Board of Cosmetology #KK489713 current