Artist Bio -Summer ‘25
Arthur-Bradford Klemmer, known as Brad or Bradford, is an emerging visual artist based in Northwest Tucson.
He creates digital collage art in Photoshop, blending his own photographs or images sourced from Yandex image search or those generated by AI to illustrate spiritually inspired themes that cultivate deeper self-awareness and self-love. After training at The Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara for Commercial Photography and Advertising, he returned to Tucson, where photographing and Photoshoping the Sonoran Desert initially revealed his voice as a concept-driven Collage (not college) Artist.
His art is frequently described as "elaborate, stylized, and surreal," and collectors often remark on the joy of discovering the Easter eggs that reveal themselves the longer they study each piece. Over the past decade, Bradford has immersed himself in metaphysics, philosophy, psychology, and esoteric traditions, using art as a bridge for both spiritual awakening and psychological healing. He is currently pursuing certification with Scholistico to become a licensed Art Therapy Practitioner, with plans of integrating mindset coaching, so that each artwork may serve as a visual practice for reflection, compassion, and growth in others as well.
Bradford's current focus is on updating The Tucson Public Art Project—a tribute to the local murals, sculptures, and decorative masonry that shaped his creative journey. After completing workshops on the Seven Principles of Art and Design with Nicholas Wilton and the Milan Art Institute, he is reworking each piece for stronger composition, rhythm, and harmony. This refreshed portfolio not only celebrates Tucson's vibrant artistic spirit but also invites viewers into moments of self-discovery. His giclee canvas and premium paper prints are available on his website shop and locally at The Artist Secret Garden (Airbnb/VRBO), where collectors are encouraged to bring home a piece today—and return for his upcoming interactive art-therapy program, designed to cultivate self-love through arts, crafts, and mindful dialogue.
“I create concept-driven digital collages that serve as mirrors—artworks designed to spark awareness, compassion, and self-love in spiritually minded people.
My Mission is to offer museum-quality giclée canvas prints of visual poetry that transform looking into healing through their profound symbolic meanings.
My Vision is a community where art and psychology intersect: guided sessions and interactive workshops that help others create therapeutic art and crafts through their medium of choice, translating inner wisdom into conscious awareness and daily action.
The Tucson Public Art Project anchors this work, celebrating local creativity while inviting personal transformation. Purchase a print here. ” ― Brad Klemmer
Artist Statement: The concept is crucial, and the imagery selected must help speak the intended message. I compile my own selected photographs, do keyword image searches, or occasionally create pictures with a.i. to find the proper collection of images to mix. I illustrate an eclectic array of thought-provoking subjects through the unique art of digital collage with Photoshop. My use of color and compositional arrangements may be realistic or suggestive. I work with the symbolism of objects and archetypes and the abstract shapes and textures created by overlapping each image. I digitally stack and blend many graphic layers, masking and revealing specific details that tell visual stories.
“While it may just seem like semantics, there is a big difference. Being awake has to do with objective truth, psychological healing, and spirituality; "Woke" is the far-left, marxist political agenda of identity-politics and victim-mentality. My art encourages people to know theyself, to become self-empowered, and see their true connection to The All, to become awake, not woke,.”
― Brad Klemmer
Birthplace: Earth, Race: Human, Politics: Freedom, Religion: Love
