Spotlight Gallery

House Series by Rod Bradfield

On display March 7 – April 27, 2025

About the Exhibition:
In this work, Bradfield challenged himself to work within the confines of a singular icon – the basic house shape. Using varying colors, he maintains the simplified form, a far cry from his usual highly detailed, and often humorous, work. Though the later images in this series demonstrate more personally significant iconography, Bradfield still maintains the geometric house shape. That, along with the uniform brown Canson paper and bright, graphic colors, create an easy flow throughout the space.

About the Artist:
Rod Bradfield grew up in northern and southern Illinois. As an elementary student he was able to take weekend classes at and wander the Art Institute of Chicago, a definite influence on later work. Undergraduate and graduate work were completed at Indiana State University, in Terre Haute, Indiana. An undergraduate degree in Fine Arts was earned in 1972, with Painting and Printmaking area majors. He was co-owner and operator of `The Workbench’ leather shop in Terre Haute for several years after earning his undergraduate degree and while returning to Indiana State University to work on teaching certification. Graduate studies were in Art Education. He taught Visual Arts at the secondary level at various locations for 34 years, retiring in 2011 after teaching at Terre Haute South High School for 25 years. Bradfield has consistently produced and exhibited artwork since earning his undergraduate degree. Works have been exhibited and represented in galleries in the U.S. and Europe. Examples of his work have been published in exhibit catalogs and magazines and included in public and private collections throughout the U.S. Bradfield maintains a studio at his and wife, Jacquie’s, rural lakefront home near Terre Haute, Indiana. They have 3 adult children and 4 grandchildren.