BREANNE TRAMMELL
b. 1980 Vallejo, CA
lives and works in Wassaic, NY
hello@breannetrammell.com
EDUCATION
TW Nail Technology, Nail Specialty Certificate, Fishkill NY, 2012
Rhode Island School of Design, Master of Fine Arts, Providence RI, 2008
University of Texas at Arlington, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Arlington TX, 2005
SELECTED EXHIBITION RECORD
2012
She's Crafty, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York NY
Nails In The Key Of Life, Westchester Community College, Peekskill NY (solo)
Return to Rattlesnake Mountain, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic NY
Another Side, The Re-Institute, Millerton NY
Exceedingly Feminine, Vaudeville Park, Brooklyn NY
2011
Futures Passed, Gallerie Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
Thisorganized, Susan Inglett Gallery, New York NY
Cheetos in the Expanded Field, Mixed Greens Gallery, New York NY (site-specific)
The Wassaic Project, Wassaic NY (screening of YCBJ)
Let’s Fly a Kite, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams MA
The Wassaic Project, Hudson Beach Glass, Beacon NY
Tuesday, Mixed Greens Gallery, New York NY
And Introducing, Worksound Gallery, Portland OR
Moonlight, Mai Tais, Magic: Benefit for the Wassaic Project, Allegra Laviola, New York NY
The Zinery, Southern Graphics Council Conference, St. Louis MO
Works on Paper: Tompkins Projects West, Dan Graham, Los Angeles CA
The Refugee Reading Room, Space 1026, Philadelphia PA
2010
Public Records, Museum of Public Fiction, Los Angeles CA
The Wassaic Project, Wassaic NY
Pulse Art Fair, New York NY (collaboration with Brody Condon)
Greater NY, PS1, New York NY (collaboration with Brody Condon)
2009
Case (collaboration with Brody Condon), New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York NY
Glass Case Site-Specific Installation, Rush Arts Gallery, New York NY
Famjam, The Waiting Room Gallery, Ultra Art Fair, Tokyo Japan
Young Curators New Ideas II, PPOW Gallery, New York NY
The Wassaic Project, Wassaic NY
Up and Coming: Young Printmakers Make Their Mark, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton NJ
Small is the New Big, Scope Art Fair, New York NY
March Madness, Melanie Flood Projects, Brooklyn NY
2008
Swap Meet, Melanie Flood Projects, Brooklyn NY
Making It: The Art of Contemporary Craft, Gallery RFD, Swainsboro GA
9 x 12 Works on Paper Show, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth TX
Animata: Animals in Contemporary Society, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence RI
Rhode Island School of Design Graduate Thesis Exhibition, RI Convention Center, Providence RI
2007
San Francisco Foundation Phelan Awards, Kala Institute, Berkeley CA
Process Exposed, Printmaking Council of New Jersey, North Branch Station NJ
Boston Young Contemporaries, 808 Gallery, Boston MA
Whimsy Sex, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence RI
A Clever Means, Chameleon Press, Kansas City MO
Rimshot, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence RI
2006
Printmaking Biennial, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence RI
Over the Top / Under the Wire, Benson Gallery, Providence RI
GRRLLZZTUFF, Plush Gallery, Dallas TX
2005
The Gravy Train, Low Gallery, San Francisco CA
Anthropology in Print, The Gallery at UTA, Arlington TX
Stitch or Swallow: Naughty Needles/Sinister Stitches, Here Gallery, Bristol UK
Wayward Delinquents, Commerce Street Artist Warehouse, Houston TX
Vintage Vandals, The Wurst Gallery, Portland OR
2004
New Work: Broadhurst/Trammell, The Continental Gallery, Dallas TX
Methods IV, Elm Street Gallery, Denton TX
Sneak Peek, Annex Gallery, Arlington TX
2003
Leaning on This Broken Fence Between the Past & Present Tense, Gallery 171, Arlington TX (solo)
Paths of Contemplation, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington TX
Methods III, Elm Street Gallery, Denton TX
Meeting People Is Easy, Gallery 171, Arlington TX
RESIDENCIES, LECTURES, CRITIQUES & TALKS
Print Fellow / Artist in Residence, The Wassaic Project / Wassaic NY, 2011, 2012
Artist Talk, Westchester Community College Center for Digital Arts / Peekskill NY, 2012
Artist in Residence, Kala Institute / Berkeley CA, 2010
Artist Lecture, University of Texas at Arlington / Arlington TX
Artist in Residence, The Wassaic Project / Wassaic NY
Artist Mentor, Scholastic Art and Writing Workshop / New York NY, 2009
Guest Speaker, Class: Creation / Correspondence, New York University / New York NY
Guest Critic, Photo 1 & Advanced Photo Topics, University of Rhode Island / Kingston RI
WORKSHOPS
Guest Artist Workshop, University of Texas at Arlington / Arlington TX, 2010
Guest Artist, Stickball Printmedia Arts / Harlem NY, 2008
Collaborative Workshop: Destination Print Blitz!, Southern Graphics Council Conference / Kansas City MO, 2007
Guest Artist and Instructor, Polyester Lithography Workshop, Plano Independent School District / Plano TX
Guest Artist and Instructor, Artists’ Books Workshop, High School Saturday Seminar, University of Texas / Arlington TX
Collaborative Workshop: We the Peeps - The Print Blitz, Southern Graphics Council Conference / Boston MA, 2003
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
Wassaic Project Artist Honorarium, funded by Dutchess County Arts Council, New York / Material grant for large-scale installation, 2011
Wassaic Project Commission, for Let’s Fly a Kite performance at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
Graduate Award of Excellence, Honorable Mention / Rhode Island School of Design, 2008
Toby Devon Lewis Fellowship Nominee / Rhode Island School of Design
James D. Phelan Award in Printmaking, Honorable Mention / San Francisco Foundation, 2007
Graduate Award of Excellence / Rhode Island School of Design
Graduate Fellowship / Rhode Island School of Design, 2006-2008
Dean’s Student Travel Grant / University of Texas at Arlington, 2003
International Education Fee Scholarship / University of Texas at Arlington
TEACHING
2012-2013
Assistant Professor of Communication Arts, Ramapo College of NJ, School of Contemporary Arts, Mahwah NJ
2012
Lecturer in Art + Design, State University of New York, Purchase College, Purchase NY
Introduction to Intaglio & Silkscreen
2009–2012
Adjunct Faculty, Ramapo College of New Jersey, School of Contemporary Arts, Mahwah NJ
Courses include Visual Identity Design, History of Graphic Design, Fundamentals of Interactive Media, Graphic Design, Publication Design, Idea Development, Web Design
"Never go with a hippie to a second location." - Jack Donaghy