By: Clarke Hamilton (Lead2Change) Black Arts Advocate: Brad Bernard Photography from MIAD , Urban Milwaukee , Oxford Stories , and Brad Bernard July 23, 2020 // 3:10 p.m. CST At a glance “I always pride myself on being an artist who taught as opposed to an instructor who taught and did art every so often.” Brad Bernard is a decorated arts advocate who has established himself as a community arts educator and muralist here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a child, coloring a drawing was just a way to pass time on punishment, but as his parents acknowledged his talent, he began to pursue the career path of an artist and arts educator. Bernard took classes in commercial art illustration at MATC in Madison, Wisconsin, eventually transferring to MIAD (Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design)to receive his Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in 1993. In 2000, Bernard went to grad school at the University of Mississippi Oxford, achieving a Master’s in Fine Arts in 2003. Between 1993 and 2000, he helped to co-fo...