Education
2024: Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, (expected graduation: 2024) Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
2020: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
2020: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
Professional Experience
2017-present: Owner, Gunner Sizemore Photography Studio, Cleveland, MS
2020-2024: Full-time Graphic Designer, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
2022: Summer Instructor, iPhone Teen Photography, Delta Arts Alliance, Cleveland, MS
2021: Adjunct Instructor, First Year Seminar, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
2019-2020: Graphic Design Intern, Image Specialist, Cleveland, MS
Awards
2024: President Purchase Award, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
2023: Third Place Award, Big Gay Art Show, Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ
2020: McCarty’s Purchase Award, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
2019: President Purchase Award, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
2018: BankPlus Photography Award, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
Group Exhibitions
2023: The Premier Show, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
2020: Graphic Design Senior Thesis Exhibition, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
2019; Photography Senior Thesis Exhibition, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
Juried Exhibitions
The Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Wright Gallery, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
(Juror: Susan Maakestad, Independent Artist)
National Juried Photography Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA
(Juror: Thomas Harris, Independent Artist)
Color: Photography Now, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
(Juror: Todd Johnson, Independent Curator)
Big Gay Art Show, Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ
2020 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
(Juror: Mark Geil, Professor of Photography, Jackson State University)
2019 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
(Juror: Durant Thompson, Associate Professor of Sculpture, University of Mississippi)
2018 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
(Juror: Nathan Pietrykowski, Independent Printmaker)
Bibliography
Angela Rogalski, “Gunner Sizemore Photography: Making People Happy Through his Lens,” The Bolivar Bullet, July 14, 2021.
Publications as Author
Delta Magazine, in the “Delta Seen” section, Cleveland, MS, March 2022. 109.
Delta Magazine, The Wedding Issue, Cleveland, MS, March 2021. 109.
Delta Magazine, The Wedding Issue, Cleveland, MS, March 2020. 109.