Newcomb Art Department

Harlan Bozeman

Professor of Practice, Photography

Reveal Email Address

410 Woldenberg Art Center

Education

MFA in Studio Art, University of Arkansas

BA in Journalism, DePaul University

Biography

Harlan Bozeman is an artist and educator from Central Arkansas. His research-driven practice confronts the erasure of Black legacies, examining how these histories shape identity and personhood. Bozeman’s earlier work focuses on the Gullah Sea Island communities, particularly Wadmalaw Island, where his family is from, exploring narratives that preserve and sustain their cultural significance. His current projects blend photography, collage, and archival research to interrogate historical omissions and distortions, with a specific focus on the region of Elaine, Arkansas. Bozeman earned an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Arkansas and a BA in Journalism from DePaul University in Chicago. He is a 2023 alumni of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and a 2024 CatchLight Global Fellow. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The British Journal of Photography.