Kevin Schley is a photographer and educator based in Utah. Kevin was a freelance commercial photographer for many years before transitioning to the practice of fine art photography and becoming a photography teacher and workshop instructor. He teaches photography as an adjunct professor at colleges and universities in Utah. His current work features black-and-white landscape photographs examining mankind’s interaction with the natural world.
Current Positions:
Adjunct Professor of Photography
Utah Valley University Adjunct Professor 2005-present
Salt Lake Community College Adjunct Professor 2004-present
Snow College Adjunct Professor 2016-present
Courses taught have included:
Basic Photography
Photography 1 Online
Photography 1
Photography 2
Studio Equipment and Techniques
Beginning Studio Photography
Digital Imaging and Photoshop
Landscape Photography
Documentary Photography
The History of Photography
UVU Field Station Photography in Capitol Reef National Park
Native American Initiative
Education:
Maine Media College 2025 MFA Media Arts
Utah Valley University 2021 BFA Ceramics and Sculpture, Magna Cum Laude
Utah Valley University 2015 BFA Photography, Magna Cum Laude
Ricks College 1988 Associates Photography
Relevant Skills:
Large format, Medium Format, and 35mm cameras, film, and digital.
Film processing and printing, color, black and white, and alternative processes.
Darkroom printing for color and black and white processes.
Studio lighting using strobes, hot lights, and LED lighting.
Studio management.
Digital printing using Canon and Epson desktop and large format printers.
Leading and managing group photography workshops.
Relevant Experience:
Freelance photographer 1989-present
Commercial, Editorial, Advertising, and Stock Photography
Clients have included: Outside Magazine, Fuji Film USA, Cricket Cellular, IntelBlack Diamond, National Association of Realtors, Twin Labs, and more.
Photography Workshop Instructor 2005-Present
Leading private photography workshops and classes in Yellowstone and Southern Utah.
President ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) Utah Mountain West Chapter 2002-2004 & Board member ASMP Utah Mountain West Chapter 2000-2007
Fujifilm USA film test photographer 1996-1998
World Wide Photo Lab 1991-1997 Custom color photo printer. Processing and printing professional color negative and color transparency film.
Community Engagement:
Snow College Artist Lecture 2025
Springville Museum of Art 2026 Juror 54th Utah All-State High School Art Show
American Preparatory Academy 2024 Juror Middle and High School Art Show
Springville Museum of Art 2020 Artist 2 Artist video lecture for high school students
Exhibits:
Alam Gallery, Provo, Utah October 2025 Structuring Nature Solo Exhibit
UVU 6th Floor Gallery, Orem, Utah August 2025 Introspection: Structuring Nature by Kevin Schley and Silent Mountain by Tyson Monson
162 Russell, Rockport, Maine May 2025 Structuring Nature
Springville Museum, UtahJuried Group show 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
Brigham City Museum Group Show 2021, 1st place Award
Woodbury Art Museum UVU Yearly Facility Exhibit 2008-Present
Snow College Gallery Bi-annual Faculty Exhibit 2016-Present
George S. and Dolores Eccles Art Gallery, SLCC College Annual Faculty Exhibit 2005-Present
Woodbury Art Museum Stoneware Ceramic Vases March 2019
Woodbury Art Museum Opposition, Balance, and Harmony in Nature March 2014
Woodbury Art Museum Old and New West July 2018
Books and Publications (non-commercial):
Structuring Nature 2025 By Kevin Schley Handmade Edition of 5
Garbage Can Tourists 2024 By Keivn Schley Handmade Edition of 5
Uncommon Ground 2016 UVU Art and Design