Susan Bryant

Susan Bryant serves as Professor of Photography within the Department of Art & Design at Austin Peay State University, maintaining an active studio practice alongside her academic responsibilities. Her position reflects deep integration with the university's creative arts infrastructure through the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.

Education:

• MFA, Indiana State University

Bryant's research centers on the intersection of historical and digital photographic processes, specializing in collodion tintype techniques. Her work critically examines landscape, natural forms, and human gestures through alternative processes, creating tension between 19th-century methods and contemporary digital presentation. This methodology establishes her within the vanguard of experimental photographic practice where chemical processes meet digital scanning technologies.

Her recent creative output demonstrates consistent thematic exploration of natural structures and urban environments through alternative processes, with works like "Large Oak" (2017) and "Italian Gesture #2" (2016) revealing technical mastery of collodion tintype. Bryant's practice bridges historical photographic techniques with contemporary digital workflows, resulting in internationally exhibited works that challenge conventional boundaries between analog and digital imaging.

Award recognition includes:

• Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship
• Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts Ovation Award
• Summer Research Fellowship Project Awards
• MANIFEST: INPHA publications series

While specific graduate advising isn't documented in available materials, Bryant's Summer Research Fellowships demonstrate institutional support for her creative scholarship. Her artistic practice functions as research methodology, with exhibitions serving as peer-reviewed dissemination channels equivalent to academic publishing in her discipline.