2000
Education
MFA in Photography, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1999
University of Georgia, Studies Abroad Program, Cortona Italy
1997
BFA in Photography and Painting, Miami University, Oxford, OH, cum laude
Fellowships and Grants
2012
Critical Mass 2011 Finalist, Photolucida, Portland, OR
2009
Luce Fund, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
2007
Individual Artists Excellence Award, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH
2003
Individual Artists Excellence Award, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH
Ralston Research Grant, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
2001
Doctoral Student Grant-In-Aid of Research, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1999
University of Georgia Graduate Fellowship, Studies Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy
1998-2001
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
$100,000 support for graduate research and artistic endeavors towards the completion of MFA.
1998
Finalist for the Friends of Photography Ferguson Grant, San Francisco, CA, Juror: Michael Kenna
1997
Indiana University Graduate Research Grant, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Special Commendation for Service Award, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Marston D. Hodgins Art Scholarship, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Selected One Person Exhibitions
2020
Wonder Tales: The Imprint of Child’s Play • Gallery III, The Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO,
Wonder Tales: The Imprint of Child’s Play • Sussel Gallery, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
2015
Fireside Tales (Portfolio Showcase) • Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY: September 5 – October 4
2012
Fireside Tales • Lee Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH: August 29 – October 11
2011
Fireside Tales • Workspace Gallery, Lincoln, NE: July 1 – September 1
Fireside Tales • Morgan Gallery, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH: March
2009
Reality Tales • New Works Gallery Online, Silver Eye Center for Photography • Pittsburgh, PA
2007
Reality Tales • Dublin Arts Council Gallery, Columbus, OH: June,
Reality Tales • Downtown Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH: January
2006
A Public Confession • Connector Gallery, The Carnegie, Covington, KY: June
2005
A Public Confession • UMKC Gallery of Art University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO: September
A Public Confession • Burton D. Morgan Gallery, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH: March
2004
A Public Confession • Members Gallery Exhibition, Silver Eye Center, Pittsburgh, PA: June
2003
A Public Confession • The Griffith Gallery Steven F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX: September
2001
A Public Confession • Sussel Gallery, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH: August
A Public Confession • SOFA Gallery Indiana University, Bloomington, IN: April
1997
Solo-Exhibition • The North Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH: April
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019
Contemporary Portrait Photography Exhibition • LH Horton Jr Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA
The Light Factory 11th Juried Annuale • Charlotte, NC
Child’s Play Exhibition • The Foundry Art Centre • “Going SOLO” Award
2018
4th Annual Creative Portrait Exhibition 2018 • Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA
The Curated Fridge • Quarterly Curated Shows, Autumn 2018
2017
10th Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition • Wellington B. Gray Gallery
East Carolina University, NC
2017 Department of Art Faculty, Alumni, & Emerita Exhibition • Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
2016
2016 Print Program • Texas Photographic Society, Frisco, TX
Dreams and More • SE Center for Photography. Greenville, NC
2015
8th Annual TenXTen • Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS
Alternative Process • PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
2013
Stories, Memories, and Histories • Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2012
Alternative Processes • The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
The 6th Annual OOVAR Show • Columbus Metropolitan Library, Columbus, OH
2011
Photographic Truths and Other Illusions • Visual Arts Gallery, School of Arts & Design, Santa Fe, NM
7th Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition • Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, NC
2010
Deep Space: Group Exhibition • Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
2009
Heavenly Day • Schnormeier Gallery, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, OH
2009 Bicentennial Department of Art Show • Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
Spirits, Dreams, and Half-Remembered Tales • Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
6th Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition • Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, NC
2008
29th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition • Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, New York
2008 Studio Art Faculty Exhibition • Morgan Gallery, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
SPE Group Art Exhibition • The Center for Fine Art Photography, Online
2007
Group Art Exhibition • Cleveland Clinic Main Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2006
Growing Pains • Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
5th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Juried Photography Exhibition • Texas Woman’s University, Visual Arts Department of Fine Arts Gallery, Denton, TX
2005
Once Upon A Time • Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO
Collectors Print Program • Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
7th Annual Mixed Media International Juried Online Art Exhibition • Upstream People Gallery
Figuratively Speaking • Ohio Wesleyan University, Ross Art Museum, Delaware, OH
2004
Intimacy, Memory, and Imagination • Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH
Exposing Injustice and Revealing Beauty • Maryland Federation of the Art, Annapolis, MD
International Fine Art Photography Exhibition • The Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO
Studio Art Faculty Exhibition • Sussel Gallery, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
2003
Ohio State Fair’s Fine Arts Exhibition • Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH
The Manipulated Image • Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
2002
Current Works • Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, MO • Juror: Nathan Lyons
The 2002 Members Exhibition • The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
Autobiographies • Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
18th Annual New Mexico Photo National Competition • Runnels Gallery, Portales, NM
2001
Realism III International Juried Exhibition • Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
Artist’s Books Exhibition • Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Graduate Student Exhibition • SOFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2000
Persona: The Ethos of Identity • SOFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Photographic Processes 2000 International Exhibition • Period Gallery, Omaha, NE • Juror: Larry Bradshaw
Studies Abroad Art Exhibition • The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1999
University of Georgia Studies Abroad Exhibition • Palazzo Casali, Cortona, Italy
31st Annual Counterpoint Exhibition • Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX
CEPA’s 25 Years of Photography • CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY
National Society of Arts and Letters • John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
Graduate Student Exhibition • SOFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1998
Graduate Student Exhibition • SOFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1997
Photography at the Millennium • Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
Seventh Annual Photography Exhibition • Maryland Federation of the Art, Annapolis, MD
The Viola Peacock: Annual Juried Student Exhibit • The North Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Inner Voices • Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
1996
Whitewater Valley Art Exhibition • Indiana University East, Richmond, IN
Selected Publications
2018
Series of Dreams • Selections from 17 years/68 Issues of Shots Magazine • Edited & Designed by Russell Joslin, Foreword by Sally Mars • Published by Skeleton Key Press • February 2018
2015
Don’t Take Pictures • “Photo of the Day” Column • Minneapolis, MN
2010
Shots Magazine, issue no. 110, Minneapolis, MN
2007
“Bridget Milligan’s Photography Exhibition”, Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH
2006
Wooster Magazine, Changing Landscapes, Spring Issue, Wooster, OH
2005
“Once Upon a Time”, The Pitch, Local Weekly Newspaper, Kansas City, MO
2004
Intimacy, Memory, and Imagination, Exhibition Catalog, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH
Ohio State Fair Catalog, Fine Arts Exhibition
2003
“Local Artist’s Wins an Ohio Arts Council Award”, The Daily Record, Wooster, OH
2002
New Mexico Photographer Magazine, Summer Issue, Portales, NM
2001
“Art faculty exhibition opens season”, The Daily Record, Wooster, OH
2000
Persona: The Ethos of Identity, Gallery Exhibition Catalog, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
“Artists’ Identity Explored in Exhibit”, The Herald Times, Bloomington, IN
1998
14th Annual Photography Competition, Photo Review (top 3% chosen from 2,900 entries), Juror: Larry Fink
1997
13th Annual Photography Competition, Photo Review (top 3% chosen from 3,300 entries), Juror: Emmet Gowin
Awards
2012
Alternative Processes • The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
Director’s Selection – $250 and Blurb Book Award.
2011
7th Photographic Image Biennial • Wellington B. Gray Gallery, E. Carolina University, Greenville, NC • Juror Award – $1000 award
2008
29th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition • Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, New York
Juror: Christopher James, Honorable Mention
2003
Ohio State Fair’s Fine Arts Exhibition • Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH
Ohio Arts Council Award
2002
18th Annual New Mexico Photo National Competition • Runnels Gallery, Portales, NM
Merit Awards: Best of Show and second place, Juror: Steve Simmons
1997
Seventh Annual Photography Exhibition • Maryland Federation of the Art, Annapolis, MD
Merit Award: First Place, Juror: Stephen Perloff
The Viola Peacock: Annual Juried Student Exhibition • The North Gallery, Miami University,
Oxford, OH • Merit Awards: Drawing and Painting
1996
Whitewater Valley Art Exhibition • Indiana University East, Richmond, IN
Merit Award: Painting, Juror: John Ravenal
Professional Lectures and Workshops Presented
2012
Visiting Artist • Miami University, Oxford, OH
2011
Image-Maker Presentation, Fireside Tales: A Convergence of Fact and Fiction
Society for Photography Education Conference, Santa Fe, N
2005
Visiting Artist • University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO
2003
Visiting Artist • Steven F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX
Permanent Collections
The Cleveland Clinic Main Campus • Cleveland, OH
Indiana University Art Museum • Bloomington, IN
The Kinsey Institute • Bloomington, IN