Easton Selby - Coastal Carolina University
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Easton Selby

Associate Dean and Professor of Visual Arts

Contact Easton Selby
843-349-6474 eselby@coastal.edu

EHFA 201

Hours: By Appointment

“It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson

Biography

Talbot Easton Selby is a photographer whose roots began in Mississippi. Selby received his B.F.A. from Delta State University in 2003 and his M.F.A. from Clemson University in 2006. He has exhibited his photographs in group and solo shows throughout the United States, and his work is in several permanent and private collections. Selby’s work has been published in Delta Magazine, Metropolis Magazine, and Canadian Art Magazine. He is also the 2008 recipient of the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters award for photography. Currently Selby resides in Conway, S.C., where he is an associate dean and professor of visual arts at Coastal Carolina University.

Education

Master of Fine Arts; Clemson University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography; Delta State University

Interesting Facts

Easton Selby has never fought an alligator in the swamp. Winner of the 2008 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters award for Photography. 

Teaching Areas

Photography

Research Areas

The history of the Chinese in the Mississippi Delta–as told through food. Blues Music. Hoodoo, Voodoo, Conjure and Witchcraft.

For more information, visit www.talboteastonselby.com