{"id":51737,"date":"2016-01-06T09:31:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T14:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/bradlee-hicks\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T14:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:05:31","slug":"bradlee-hicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/faces\/bradlee-hicks\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradlee Hicks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2016\/01\/Bradlee_Hicks.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52463 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2016\/01\/Bradlee_Hicks.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2016\/01\/Bradlee_Hicks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2016\/01\/Bradlee_Hicks-300x300.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/400;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Content Strategist, Earth Fare, Asheville, NC<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Education<\/strong>:<br>Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics\/Photography, UNC Charlotte (2005)<br>Master of Fine Arts&nbsp;in Sculpture, Yale School of Art (2008)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hometown<\/strong>: Charlotte, NC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning with his student days at UNC Charlotte, Bradlee Hicks\u2019s career has been marked by sharp turns and surprise destinations. As a young artist and Charlotte native, he came to UNC Charlotte with the intention of staying only briefly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI had gotten into SCAD (Savannah College of Art &amp; Design) and was just going to UNC Charlotte to get some general course work out of the way,\u201d he says. \u201cI ended up meeting great people and finding the program challenging, so I stayed, and certainly got a better value than I would have at SCAD.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a BFA student, Bradlee studied photography and, although unplanned, ceramics. \u201cCeramics was never something that I would have imagined studying, and it is in no way part of my life today, but those late nights watching kilns were really special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He went on to complete an MFA in Sculpture at Yale, but his current work as an artist is in video, where he draws together his fine arts training with his experience in advertising and his passion for cinema in an effort to \u201cboth imitate and infiltrate mass cultural consumption at the source, acting as both&nbsp;mirror and filter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having held a variety of positions in teaching, graphic design, editing, directing, and producing in places as diverse as Colorado, New York, and Beijing, China, Bradlee now works for Earth Fare in Asheville, NC. Since living in Asheville, he&#8217;s worked in creative and marketing positions at Earth Fare, Diamond Brand Gear Company, Green Sprouts, and currently O2C Brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His multifaceted career demonstrates the broad application of arts-based skills and the \u201csolid work ethic\u201d he learned at UNC Charlotte. \u201cCreative thinking is a very valuable tool in any field, and I would encourage anyone majoring in art to minor \u2013 at the very least \u2013 in something else. It broadens one&#8217;s insights and offers those other fields the benefits of new energy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bradlee says that the \u201ckey artery\u201d throughout his current practice is justice. \u201cWith resource scarcity, wealth disparity, and every other ailment plaguing the world right now, I expect a lot from Art, and I don&#8217;t find it delivering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His work will be a part of the Department of Art &amp; Art History 2015 Alumni Biennial in September.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/watt.agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit his website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content Strategist, Earth Fare, Asheville, NC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":52463,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"no-sidebars.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_clt_a11y_last_scan":"1778695084","_clt_a11y_has_violations":"1","_clt_a11y_violations":"[{\"id\":\"heading-order\",\"impact\":\"moderate\",\"help\":\"Fix the heading level order on this page\",\"helpUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dequeuniversity.com\\\/rules\\\/axe\\\/4.11\\\/heading-order?application=axeAPI\",\"description\":\"Headings must follow a logical order (e.g., H2 then H3) without skipping levels. 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