Academics

Ben Bridgers

Degrees: BFA Studio Art: Painting - Barton College, 1995; MFA Painting/Drawing - University of Georgia, Lamar Dodd School of Art, 1999

Portrait

Areas of Expertise

Studio Art – Painting and Drawing

Recent Exhibitions

  • 2009 "Undercurrents," Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, California (group - one of four featured artists: curated by Cathy Billings and Alyssa Resnick)
  • 2009 "Nude International Juried Exhibition," Ciao Gallery, Wilson, Wyoming
  • 2008 "Dimensions 2008 National Juried Exhibition," Associated Artists Gallery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (juror – Andrew Nixon, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth)
  • 2007 "From California," Aughinbaugh Gallery, Messiah College, Grantham, PA (solo)
  • 2007 "Chicago Underground 2007," EXP Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (curator – Louis Shields)
  • 2007 "Drawings," The Artists’ Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky (curator – Donald Dewey)
  • 2007 "Compassion," Giles Gallery, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, (Juror – Jennifer Reis)

Courses Offered

  • Art 131 Drawing
  • Art 132 Two-Dimensional Design
  • Art 250 Life Drawing, Art 233 Painting
  • Art 333 Intermediate Painting
  • Art 433 Advance Projects in Painting
  • Art 495 Senior Project: Studio Art, FYS 19 – Skate and Create

Degrees Held

  • BFA Studio Art: Painting – Barton College, 1995
  • MFA Painting / Drawing – University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art, 1999

Previous Teaching Experience

  • University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program – Cortona, Italy
  • University of Wyoming – Laramie, Wyoming
  • Eastern Kentucky University – Richmond, Kentucky

Professional Affiliations

College Art Association

The University has a long tradition of encouraging and supporting study abroad.
salzburg

More than 47 percent of Redlands undergraduates participate in study abroad programs.

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