BRIANNA PLEASANT
Lives and works in Baltimore, MD
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EDUCATION
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2015 Bachelors of Fine Arts, Towson University, Towson, MD.
Concentration in Painting, Drawing and Printmaking.
2012 Associates of Fine Arts, Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD.
Concentration in Painting and Drawing.
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EXHIBITIONS
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2023 Berlin Makers Club Group Art Show, The Globe, Berlin, MD.
2019 Out of Order, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore City, MD.
2018 "You can't be both...", The Galleries at CCBC, Baltimore, MD.
2018 Out of Order, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore City, MD.
2018 Contrast, The Globe, Berlin, MD.
2017 The Tiny Art Show, Trinacria, Baltimore City, MD.
2017 Artdromeda Baltimore Spring- A Collection of Artists Pop Up Art Show, Montgomery Park, Baltimore, MD.
2017 Out of Order, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD.
2017 Monstrous Art Show, The Globe, Berlin, MD.
2016 Anything Goes IV, Gallery 788, Hampden, MD.
2015 Art Stroll Exhibition, Featured Artist, Baked Dessert Cafe & Gallery, Berlin, MD. (solo)
2015 Anima: Roles and Identity through Distorted Bodies, Towson Arts Collective, Towson, MD.
2015 Meridian: Towson University’s Senior Exhibition, Towson Arts Collective, Towson, MD.
2015 New Gallery Artists, Featured Artist, Fleckenstein Gallery, Hampden, MD.
2015 Undergraduate Student Juried Exhibition, Center for the Arts Gallery, Towson University, Towson, MD.
(Juror: Cara Ober, Bmore Art, Baltimore, MD)
2015 Anything Goes II, Gallery 788, Hampden, MD.
2015 Medium, Berlin MD Arts & Entertainment, The Globe, Berlin, MD.
2014 Phalangeal Mindscapes, Storage Space Gallery, Towson University, Towson, MD. (solo)
2014 Mind’s Eye: Subjective Realities and Internal Environments, Towson Arts Collective, Towson, MD.
2014 Art Stroll Exhibition, Featured Artist, Baked Dessert Cafe & Gallery, Berlin, MD. (solo)
2014 Novi XIV, Senior Exhibition Group Show, Gallery 788, Baltimore, MD.
2014 Alumni Exhibition, Patapsco High School and Center for The Arts, Baltimore, MD.
2014 Confronting Vulnerabilities of The Self, Storage Space Gallery, Towson University, Towson, MD. (solo)
2014 Small Things Exhibition, Berlin MD Arts & Entertainment, The Globe, Berlin, MD
2013 Towson University Artist Showcase, Women's Forum Conference, Towson, MD.
2012 Student Transfer Show, Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD.
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RELATED EXPERIENCE
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2023 Art Vendor, Bmore Flea at Broadway Market, Baltimore City, MD.
2023 Art Vendor, 40th Annual Sowebo Arts and Music Festival, Baltimore City, MD.
2022 Art Vendor, Flora Maker's Market, Baltimore City, MD.
2022 Art Vendor, Bmore Flea at Broadway Market, Baltimore City, MD. (x3)
2022 Art Vendor, 39th Annual Sowebo Arts and Music Festival, Baltimore City, MD.
2019 Freelance Muralist, Arsenal FC Mural 2nd Installment, Abbey Burger Federal Hill, Baltimore City, MD.
2019 Art Vendor, 36th Annual Sowebo Arts and Music Festival, Baltimore City, MD.
2018 Freelance Muralist, Arsenal FC Mural, Abbey Burger Federal Hill, Baltimore City, MD.
2018 Art Vendor, 35th Annual Sowebo Arts and Music Festival, Baltimore City, MD.
2015- 2017 Artists' Market Exhibitor, Artscape Festival, Baltimore, MD.
2015 Founder and Co-Coordinator, Anima: Roles and Identity through Distorted Bodies, Towson Arts Collective, Towson, MD.
2015 Curatorial Leadership Team, Co-Coordinator, Meridian: Towson University's Senior Exhibition, Towson Arts Collective, Towson, MD.
2014 Founder and Coordinator, Mind's Eye: Subjective Realities and Internal Environments Exhibition, Towson Arts Collective, Towson, MD.
2014 Curatorial Leadership Team, Co-Coordinator, Towson University Senior Exhibition, Gallery 788, Baltimore, MD.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2023 Guest Artist, Freshman Portfolio Review, Patapsco High School and CFA, Baltimore, MD.
2022 Freelance Instructor, Paint Nite, Sparks Glencoe, MD. (x3)
2018 Participating Artist, Open Studio Reception and Artists Talk, Community College of Baltimore County Essex, Baltimore, MD.
2017 Guest Speaker, National Art Honor Society Induction Ceremony, Patapsco High School and CFA, Baltimore, MD.
2017 Guest Speaker, Alumni Day, Community College of Baltimore County Essex, Baltimore, MD.
2015- 2016 Art Enrichment Instructor, Govans Elementary, Baltimore Curriculum Project, Baltimore City, MD.
2015- 2016 Substitute Art Enrichment Instructor, Wolfe Street Academy, Baltimore Curriculum Project, Baltimore City, MD.
2015 Teacher's Assistant in Painting I, Prof. Lillian Hoover, Towson University, Towson, MD.
2015 Alumni Panelist, Winter Flex Alumni Day: College and Career Club, Patapsco High School, Baltimore, MD.
2014- 2015 Alumni Panelist, Spring Flex Alumni Day: College and Career Club, Patapsco High School, Baltimore, MD.
ARTIST RESIDENCY
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2018 Artist in Residence, "Working in Progress: ADIM Alumni Residency", Community College of Baltimore County Essex, Baltimore, MD.
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PUBLICATIONS
2015- 2017 Featured Artist, Grub Street Literary Magazine, Volume 64-66, Issue 1.
2014 Featured Artist and Speaker, Baltimore Sun "Scene and Heard After Work", Mind's Eye Artist Reception
2014 Featured Artist, Baltimore LED Art Billboard, Mind’s Eye Exhibition.
AWARDS/HONORS
2015 The Bill Denner Art Endowment Award for Painting, Undergraduate Student Juried Exhibition, Towson University, Towson, MD.
2009 Photography Portfolio, Golden Key Award, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
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