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Barry Alan Underhill

  • Asst Professor of Practice - School of Family & Consumer Sciences
Portrait of Barry Alan Underhill

Biography and education

After earning an MFA in Advertising Design from Syracuse University, Barry worked as an art director in Chicago advertising agencies such as DDB, Ogilvy & Mather and Young & Rubicam. Some of the accounts he worked on there include Ameritech, US West, Sears, Ameritrade, 3 Com, Discover Card and McDonalds. His art direction garnered many distinctions in peer-juried competitions including Addy Awards, AAAI International Creative Awards and inclusion in Print Magazine’s 1993 Design Annual.

In 2003, Barry moved to Los Angeles where he worked primarily as an editorial photographer documenting hip-hop culture. His shots have appeared in numerous publications including Billboard, The Source, XXL, URB, Elemental and Basic. Non-editorial clients include MTV, BET, XM Radio, and Universal Entertainment. Some of the artists he worked with include Cypress Hill, Mobb Deep, Three 6 Mafia, Busta Rhymes, Lil Jon, Trick Daddy, Warren G and Pitbull. Images of Barry’s from this period are housed in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Research Interests

  • Hustvedt, G. (Principal), Percent Contribution: %60, Bravo Moix, Marie Karen (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %20, Underhill, B. (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %10, Schaffer, Maura Susan (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %10. Create Opportunities for Undergraduates to Understand Research (COUTURE): Design Research for Sustainable Fashion through Patternmaking and Garment Construction, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University, $4900. (Funded: August 2025 - August 2026). Grant.
  • Joyner Martinez, C. M. (Principal), Percent Contribution: %40, Liang, Y. (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %30, Hustvedt, G. (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Underhill, B. (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %5. Creating opportunities for undergraduates to participate in research (COUTURE): Continuing an undergraduate research learning community in fashion merchandising program undergraduate research learning communities grant, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University, $7000. (Funded: August 2024 - August 2025). Grant.
  • Liang, Yuli (Principal), Joyner Martinez, Cosette Marie (Co-Principal), Hustvedt, Gwendolyn (Co-Principal), Underhill, Barry Alan (Co-Principal). Create Opportunities for Undergraduates to Participate in Research: Initiating an Undergraduate Research Learning Community in Fashion Merchandising Program, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University, $6000. (Funded: September 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024). Grant.
  • Cannibal Flower, Los Angeles, California. March 1, 2004 - April 1, 2006
  • Still Photographer, BEEF, Vol. 3. November 1, 2005.
  • Eyejammie Fine Arts Gallery, New York, New York. September 1, 2005 - October 1, 2005
  • Not Specified. Regional Dsign Annual, Midwest Region. 1993. Print Magazine. January 1, 1993.
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professor Award, Alpha Chi Honor Society, Texas State University. April 1, 2015 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2 AAAI International Creative Awards, AAAI International. January 1, 1900 - December 1, 1900
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 9 Addy Awards. January 1, 1900 - December 1, 1900
  • Award / Honor Recipient: John Caples Award. January 1, 1900 - December 1, 1900
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Objectives & Results Award. January 1, 1900 - December 1, 1900
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  1. Member

    Education Abroad Advisory Board

  2. Member

    FCS Annual Merit Review Revision Committee

  3. Board Member

    Society for the Preservation of Texas Music

  4. Member

    Event Committee

  5. Member

    Managing Textbook Costs Committee

  6. Member

    FCS Curriculum Committee

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