As an artist-activist Brad combines his passion for making art with his concerns for our environment. His paintings have won acclaim from environmentalists and art lovers alike. Today his work is exhibited nationally in both solo and juried group shows. Currently represented by galleries in Pennsylvania, Colorado and North Carolina, Brad’s original paintings are included in nearly 100 private and corporate collections.
During his 34 years spent as an art educator he received several honors through “Who’s Who of American Teachers” and the 1990 national ‘art teacher as artist’ award from the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation. He belongs to several professional organizations, one of which includes the Colored Pencil Society of America where he achieved Signature Status.
Brad grew up in south-central PA and resides today in Lancaster County with his wife, two cats and two rescued ex-racing greyhounds.
Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2000 to Present
2007
- “Earth Matters”, Art and Soul Gallery, Boulder. CO
- Artist Spotlight, The Artisan Connection, State College, PA
- “Earth Spirit”, Ganser Gallery, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
2006
- “Earth Matters”, Juniata College Museum of Art, Huntingdon, PA
- “Golden Squares”, Arts Hotel Gallery, Arts Hotel, Lancaster, PA
- “Nature’s Spirit”, Doshi Gallery for Contemporary Art, Harrisburg, PA
- “Earth Matters”, nature conservancy benefit show, William Ris Gallery,
Camp Hill, PA
2005
- “New Works – Golden Circles”, Lynden Gallery, Elizabethtown, PA
2004
- “Earth Art”, Hodson Gallery, Tatum Arts Center, Hood College, Frederick, MD
- “Earth Art”, Von Hess Gallery, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
2003
- “Earth Art”, Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
- “Earth Art”, Lynden Gallery, Elizabethtown, PA
2001
- “Sticks and Stones”, Hess Gallery, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
- “Sticks and Stones”, Lancaster Galleries West, Elizabethtown, PA
2000
- “Millstones”, Penn National Insurance Corporate Headquarters.,
Harrisburg, PA
Selected Group Exhibitions: 1998 to Present
2007
- Harrisburg Art Association Four Person Show, Harrisburg, PA
- Eleventh Annual Alumni Art Show, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
- “Earth Exhibit: Artists Pay Homage to the Earth”, Arts at 510, Harrisburg, PA
2006
- “East Meets West”, Doshi Gallery for Contemporary Art, Harrisburg, PA
- “Now and Zen”, benefit show for Lancaster Museum of Art, RMS, Inc., Manheim, PA
- 53rd Annual Juried NSPCA Exhibition, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA
- 7th Annual National Art Exhibition, Shippensburg University,
Shippensburg, PA
2005
- “As If The Earth Mattered”, Front Gallery, Asheville, NC
- “Celebrations”, K. D. Moore Gallery, Evergreen, CO
- “To the Edge of the World”, Whitaker Center for Arts and Sciences,
Harrisburg, PA
2004
- Adjunct Exhibit during traveling exhibit “Inner Circles”, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
- “Art of the Spirit”, Invitational National Show, The Art Works Gallery,
Newark, OH
2003
- “Art of the State”, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
- Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
2002
- The Atrium Gallery, Ft. Worth, TX
- “Select Solo II”, Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Frederick, MD
- 49th Annual Juried NSPCA Exhibition, The Salmagundi Club, New York City, New York
- “The Nature of Nature”, York Arts Gallery, York, PA
- Hilton Head Art League, Hilton Head, SC
- Harrisburg Art Association Juried Membership Show, Harrisburg, PA
- Olin Fine Arts Center, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA
- Sykes Gallery, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
- Susan Arnold Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA
2001
- Lancaster Galleries West, Elizabethtown, PA
2000
- Vera Curnow Gallery, Rising Sun, IN
- Birmingham Art Association, Birmingham, MI 1993, 2000
- York Art Association, York, PA 1990, 1994, 2000
1999
- Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA
1998
- Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA
Education
- Zenga: Zen Brush Painting Workshop, Blue Mountain Lotus Society,
Harrisburg, PA - Millersville University, Millersville, PA
Graduate Courses in Studio Art 1992-2000 - Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg Campus, Middletown, PA
M.A. Humanities Graduate Studies 1976-1978 - Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
B.S. Art Education 1972
Awards and Honorariums
- Juried the 2007 Art Alliance of Central PA abstraction show
- Honorable Mention in Acrylics, Hilton Head National Juried Art Exhibition
- Local Artist of the Year, Sierra Club, Blue Mtn. Chapter, Harrisburg, PA
- Colored Pencil Society of America Signature Member Status
- Colored Pencil Society of America Five-Year Merit Award
- Strathmore Paper Company Award of Excellence
- Prismacolor Award for Outstanding Recognition
- Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Teacher As Artist Award
- Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers Award ’05, ’99, ’98, ’96
Published Articles
- Happenings, Intelligencer Journal, “Earth Art: Zen and the Art of Art”,
by Carol DiFonzo, October, 2003 - This Weekend, Lancaster New Era, “New Direction For Artist: Feathers and Nails”, By Jane Holahan, March, 2003
- The Best of Colored Pencil, Vol. 5, “Forbidden Fruit”, 1999
- American Artist Magazine, “The Coming of Age of Colored Pencil”, by Linda S. Price, December, 1998
- The Best Of Colored Pencil 2, “Poppies By The Gate” and “Passageway”, 1994
- “Earth Matters by Brad Stroman at the Juniata College Museum”,
artdaily.org, 2007 - Harrisburg Magazine, Gallery Space, “Downtown Galleries Feature Variety”,
by Scott Campbell, April, 2007 - USA TODAY Newspaper.
Professional Memberships
- National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
- Colored Pencil Society of America, Harrisburg Art Association, Harrisburg, PA
- Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
