Awards
Artistry at the Bloomington Art Center
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​"Air Show," Honorable Mention, 2016 Juried Members' Show
Capture Minnesota Statewide Photography Competition
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"Tangled Up in Blue" 2011 Grand Prize Runner-up
Crosstown Camera Club in Edina, Minnesota
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​2016 Photographer of the Year
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2015 Photographer of the Year
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2014 Photographer of the Year
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2012 Rookie Photographer of the Year
Hopkins Center for the Arts in Hopkins, Minnesota
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"Abandoned," Award of Excellence, 2011 Juried Members' Show
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"Inner Sanctum," Honorable Mention, 2009 Juried Members' Show
Minneapolis Photo Center
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"Walking Through a Window," Honorable Mention, 2016 "Meet Me Downtown" exhibit
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"City of Light," First Place, 2010 "Landscapes" exhibit
Minneapolis Photographic Society
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​2011 Photographer of the Year
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2010 Photographer of the Year
Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Awards
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First Place, 1982 "Best Feature Photograph"
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Second Place, 1982 "Best Feature Photograph"
Exhibitions
Artistry at the Bloomington Art Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
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Juried group shows in 2021 ("Devotion"), 2020 ("Unplugged"), 2019 ("Summer in the Harbor"), 2016 ("Air Show"),
2014 ("The Switchman"), 2013 ("Elevators in Late Afternoon"),
Atwood Gallery, St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Fall 2011 Solo Show: "Alternate Angles – The Fine Art Photography of Bradford Kissell"
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Winter 2008 Group Exhibit ("The Meek and the Mighty" piece exhibited)
Art Works in Eagan, Minnesota
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Spring 2018 "Lighting the Way" Group Show (nine pieces exhibited)
Coffman Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of Minnesota – Minneapolis
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Fall 2009 "Light and Dark" duo show with painter Michael Ray Bruce (10 pieces exhibited)
Hopkins Center for the Arts in Hopkins, Minnesota
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Solo 2013 Show "715nm – Digital Infrared Photography by Bradford Kissell" (27 pieces exhibited on two floors)
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Solo 2009 Show "The Urban Landscape" (20 pieces exhibited)
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Group shows in 2011 ("Solitaire"), 2010 ("BNSF) and ("Elevators"), Spring 2009 ("Inner Sanctum"), Fall 2009 ("Alice's Masks Art Studio")
Minneapolis Photo Center
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Group show in 2010: "Landscapes" exhibit ("City of Light" image exhibited)
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Group show in 2010: "Portraits exhibit ("Fierce Independence" image exhibited)
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Group show in 2015: "Patterns in Nature" exhibit with Jim Brandenburg judging ("Canopy," "Crystal Creek" and "Jagged Ice" images exhibited
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Group show in 2016 "Meet Me Downtown" exhibit ("Confrontation," "Rainy Day Commute" and ""Walking Through a Windshield" pieces exhibited)
Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Competition
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2009: "Terminated" image exhibited
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2016: "Rushmore Window" image exhibited
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2019: "Too Cold to Care" image exhibited
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