Scott T Baxter

About Scott T Baxter

Scott T. Baxter works out of his studio on the Historic Cattletrack Arts Compound in Scottsdale, Arizona. His fine art photography work of the American West captures the dichotomy between the elegance and untamed nature of the West. His subjects look through the camera lens with a penetrable look that is comfortable, direct, and honest. Baxter’s work is in numerous museums, corporate and private collections. Notably, his work is in the permanent collections of The Phoenix Art Museum, The Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Museum, Taos Art Museum, and the Scottsdale Public Art Program.Notable Achievements:2021 First Place, Photo Essay Cowboy Poets of the New West, Alta Journal, Los Angeles Press Club’s National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award2014 West Select Exhibition, Phoenix Art Museum: Best In Show2014 West Select Exhibition, Phoenix Art Museum: Gold Medal, Works on PaperPermanent Collection of the Phoenix Art MuseumCover photograph of Arizona Highways 50 Greatest Photos, December 2011Honored as one of Arizona’s 100 Culturekeepers 2012Addressed the Arizona Senate body for Arizona’s Centennial in January 20••••14 Artist Grant from the Philip C. Curtis Trust, For the Encouragement of

Experience

1. Owner Photographer

   Scott Baxter Photography

   Nov 1986 — Present

   Independent Commercial / Fine Art Photographer

Education

• The College of Wooster

  B.A., History

  1975 — 1979