Art Bacon is an award winning artist and a retired scientist who spent many years as an educator and administrator at Talladega College. He is now Professor Emeritus of the Natural Sciences and the Humanities. Bacon earned a degree in biology from Talladega College and an MS and PhD at Howard University. While at Talladega College an assault at the Anniston Alabama train station initiated his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. Following a postdoctoral at the University of Miami, Dr. Bacon returned to Talladega College to head the sciences. An expert writer, he authored of millions of dollars in successful grant proposals. He also resumed his involvement in art.Bacon’s work may be found in numerous art collections including the Birmingham Museum of Art, the David C. Driskell Center, Mobile Museum of Art, the State of Alabama, Fisk University, New York University, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Bill Cosby, John Lewis, and Hank Aaron. His work has also appeared in Southern Living and other publications—including a textbook.He was honored by the Artists Showcase of the Palm Beaches in 2012 and the City of Talladega in 2014 He also received the Realizing the Dream Mountaintop Award during the 2015 Martin Luther King weekend at the University of Alabama. He is the Owner and artist at the art Gallery and Studio.