E. Brady Robinson is a photographer based in Baltimore. She divides her time between personal art projects and commissioned work. Her documentary Art Desks was published by Daylight Books with essay by Andy Grundberg and distributed by ARTBOOK D.A.P. Her photographs have been featured in The Washington Post, Channel One Russia TV, The Bund Shanghai, AirTran GO Magazine, PDN Photo of the Day, Featureshoot, Slate.com among others. Commissioned work includes: Barneys New York, Domino Magazine, Google and Congressman Xavier Becerra, She received her BFA in photography from The Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland and her MFA in photography from Cranbrook Art Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Her photographs have been exhibition nationally at the Orlando Museum of Art, Katzen Art Center at American University and Art Miami. Select collections include: Corcoran Gallery of Art, Orlando Museum of Art and Spanish Cultural Center, Santo Somingo, DR.
Panda, 2016, archival pigment print, size variable
My Bed is Much Too Big Without You, 2017, archival pigment print, 40 x 30 inches, ed. of 5
It's Complicated (bed selfie), 2017, archival pigment print, 11 x 15 inches, ed. of 20
Girls Rule Rose, 2017, archival pigment print, 20 x 30 inches, ed. of 10
Grace Snap, 2017, archival pigment print, 11 x 20 inches, ed. of 20
Victoria F. Gaitan, Photographer, 2011. archival pigment print, 30 x 45 inches, ed. of 10
EDUCATION
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Sept 94-May 96
Bloomfield Hills, MI. MFA in photography
Maryland Institute, College of Art, June 90-Dec 92
Baltimore, MD BFA in photography Deans List GPA: 3.8
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Addison Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC 2014 – Currently
Amstel Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and New York, NY 2015 – Currently
Heineman Myers Contemporary Art, Bethesda, MD 2008-2009
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014
• E. Brady Robinson: Art Desks, Addison/Ripley Fine Art during FotoWeekDC
2012
• E. Brady Robinson: Sneak Peek, FotoDC, Washington, DC
2011
• E. Brady Robinson: Transfer, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Winter Park, FL
2010
• E. Brady Robinson: Scenes from Jesusland, Orlando Museum of Art, FL
• Scenes from Jesusland, OCC Photography Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
2009
• Solo Exhibit, Gallery 500, Center for Emerging Media, Orlando FL
• Solo Exhibit, Heineman Myers Contemporary Art, Bethesda, MD
2008
• El Super, Solo Exhibit, Corcoran College of Art + Design, WDC
2007
• Shift, curated by Chan Chao, Flashpoint Gallery, Washington DC
INTERNATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS + ART FAIRS
2015
• CONTEXT Miami 2015 with Amstel Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
2013
• Dali Photo Festival, Yunnan, China
2012
• American Life curated by Yan Li, Shiajinang Museum, China
2011
• (e)merge art fair. Select work available with Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC
• 2011 Lishui Photography Festival, China curated by Larissa Leclair
2009
• Art of Uncertainty 2009, Estampas Las Mercedes Gallery, Santo Domingo, DR curated by Charo Oquet
2008
• Art of Uncertainty 2008, Spanish Cultural Center, Santo Domingo, DR curated by Charo Oquet
• Art Now Miami 2008, Represented by Heineman Myers Contemporary Art
2007
• ZONES Contemporary Art Fair Miami 2007, Curated by Charo Oquet
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016
• Best of 2016 Baltimore City Paper Photography, Area 405 Baltimore, MD
2011
• Uncover/Discover, FotoWeekCentral, FotoweekDC
• The Real World, curated by Leslie Murrell, Gallery 500x, Dallas, Texas
2010
• Remote, Group Photography Exhibition, Civilian Art Projects, Washington, DC
• Emerging Artist Exhibit & Auction, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York, NY
2008
• ENCORE, Edge Zones 2008, E. Brady Robinson + Carola Dreidemie, Miami, FL
• Faux/Real, FotoWeek DC, Heineman Myers Contemporary Art, Bethesda, MD
• FlashFORWARD, curated by Flashpoint Gallery Advisory Committee, CuDC Washington, DC
• Civilians For Obama, curated by Jayme McLellan, Civilian Art Projects, DC
• Gloss Menagerie; Florida Photographers, Atlantic Center for the Arts Harris House Gallery, New Smyrna, FL
• PhotoCentric, curated by George Blakely, Florida State Museum, Tallahasee, FL.
2006
• Joyce Elaine Photography Exhibition, Texas Women’s University Denton TX juried by Blake Fitch.
• Mixed Meanings/Hidden Messages curated by Paul Bright.
Selections from the Wake Forest University Collections, WFU Art Gallery, Winston-Salem NC.
2005
• Rate of Exchange: Ken Ashton, Chan Chao & E. Brady Robinson. Strand on Volta Gallery, DC
COLLECTIONS
Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
CulturalDC, Washington, DC
Centro Cultural de España, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana
PUBLICATIONS
Books:
• Robinson, E. Brady “Art Desks” Daylight Books, Fall 2014
• Oquet, Charo, “Supermix, Union of the Diverse Contemporary Art Miami” Edge Zones Press, Miami.11/08 Featuring select photographs from E. Brady Robinson: Shift
TV Broadcast:
• “Desks as Portraits: An Inside Look at The DC Art World” featured on Channel One Russia TV http://www.1tv.ru/news/world/187571
Art Reviews:
• Boyle, Katherine, “For Photographer E. Brady Robinson, the stuff on desks is the stuff of
portraits” The Washington
Post, 9/2/2011
• Zhang, Shana, “Desks as Portraits”, The Bund, Shanghai, China, 9/2011
• O’Sullivan, Michael, “Civilian Art Project’s ‘Noelle K. Tan – The America Project: utopia and Remote”
*Art Critics Pick, Opening of the Week, Washington Post, 10/29/ 2010
• Padua, Pat “Noelle K. Tan’s Utopia @ Civilian Art Projects”, DCist, 11/3/2010
• Jacobson, Louis, “Fotoweek: Remote at Civilian Art Projects.” Washington City Paper, 11/8/2010
• Cespedes, Will, “Tales of the Bible and the Mall”, The Coast Report, 10/20/2010
• Dawson, Jessica, “One Hour Photo at the Katzen Center”, The Washington Post, 5/7/2010
• O’Sullivan, Michael, “Blurring the Lines Between Art & Truth” Washington Post. 8/7/09
• Cutler, Jody, “Jesus Christ Superstar”, exhibition review, Afterimage, Vol. 36, No. 4, 2009
• Oquet, Charo, “Arte de incertidumbre en el Museo de Arte Moderno”. Hoy. 6/17/2008
• Lopez Melendez, Amable, “Arte de Incertidumbre”. Hoy. 6/20/2008.
• Rand, Kelly. “Shift @ Flashpoint”. dcist. 9/11/2007
• Capps, Kriston. “Sight Scene”. DC Express. 9/6/2007
• Capps, Kriston. “E. Brady Robinson: Shift”. Washington City Paper. 9/6/2007
• Dawson, Jessica. “Seeing the World, Obscuring the Self”. Washington Post. 9/12/2007
• Dawson, Jessica. “Two New Group Shows.” The Washington Post. Thursday, Aug. 4, 2005.
• Jacobson, Louis, “Ken Ashton, Chan Chao & E. Brady Robinson.” Washington City Paper, July 29, 2005
• Jacobson, Louis, “Silhouettes: Photographs by E. Brady Robinson.” Washington City Paper, March 19, 2004
• Murray-Winters, Pamela, “Dysfunction Junction.” Washington City Paper, September 6, 2002
• Dawson, Jessica, “Family Therapy: Form Follows Dysfunction” Washington Post, September 19, 2002
• Palmer, Sarah. “Family Pain Examined Through Art.” The Hoya. Friday, September 20, 2002
CURRENT POSITION
Executive Chair of the Board, FotoDC 2014 – Currently
FotoWeekDC, Washington, DC
Photographer, 1996- currently
Select Clients Include: Barney’s New York, VICE Columbia, Baltimore City Paper, Google, Domino Magazine, Quinn Evans Architects, Washingtonian Magazine, CulturalDC, National Democratic Finance Committee, Congressman Xavier Becerra, Aspen Magazine, Aspen Art Museum, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Louis Berger Group, Sorg Architects
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
• Associate Professor, School of Visual Arts and Design, UCF Orlando, FL, 2010 – 2014
Assistant Professor, UCF Art Department, 2005 – 2010
Program Coordinator, UCF MFA in Studio Art and The Computer Program, 2008 – 2010
Assistant Chair, University of Central Florida Art Department, Orlando, FL 2008 – 2009
• Faculty, Professor of Photography
Purchase College Study Abroad, Hyeres FRANCE, (Cote Azur) Summer 2005
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC Jan.-June 2005
• Faculty, Professor of Photography
University of Georgia Study Abroad Cortona, ITALY Aug.-Nov. 2004
• George Washington University, Washington, DC Jan. 03-May 2004
• Georgetown University, Washington, DC Aug. 00-May 2004
• The Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, DC Jan. 00-May 2004
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Member, Advisory Board, SNAP! Orlando, 2011 – Currently
Orlando’s 1st Int’l Photography Festival, Produced by Patrick Kahn and Hossein Farman
Contributing Writer, 2009 – currently
Professional Artist Magazine (Art Calendar | The Business Magazine for Visual Artists), Orlando FL
Member, MICA Alumni Council, 2010 – 2016
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Exhibitions Consultant, 2009 – 2015
New Works Gallery, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS
• Grand Prize Winner, $10,000 RMB, American Life Exhibition, 2011 Lishui Photography Festival, China
• 2007 BB&T of DC Exhibition Grant $7,50, Flashpoint Gallery, DC
• Artist Enhancement Grant 2007, $1,000 from Florida Department of State, Cultural Affairs, Tallahassee, FL
• Professional Development Grant $1,124 United Arts Central Florida, Orlando, FL
• Faculty Grant 2004, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC
