- EDUCATION
- 1999 M.F.A., Painting, Boston University, Boston, MA
- 1997 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Painting, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
- 1995 B.A., Fine Arts, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
- AWARDS
- 2207 Artist House Residency, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
- 2002 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
- 1999 Juror’s Prize, Contemporary Painting ’99, Juror: Andrew Forge
- '97-9 Constantin Alajalov Scholarship, Boston University
- '97-9 Graduate Assistantship, Boston University, Brandeis University
- 1996 Painting Residency, Partial Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center
- 1995 Purchase Award, President’s Collection, College of William and Mary
- SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2008 "Brett Baker," Simon Gallery, Morristown, NJ
- 2008 "Paintings by Brett Baker," 150 E 42nd St., New York, NY, curated by Suzanne Randolph Fine Arts
- 2008 "Forms of Face: Recent Small Paintings," The Painting Center, New York, NY
- 2007 "Facing Color: New Paintings," St. Mary's College of Maryland, MD
- 2007 "Time & Text," Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
- 2007 "Time & Text," Ossia Fine Arts Space, Chicago, IL
- UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
- '08-9 "Placing Color: Paintings by Brett Baker, Kayla Mohammadi, and Carrie Patterson"
- Bristol Community College, MA (September 2008)
- St. Mary's College, MD (January 2009)
- Boston University, MA (April 2009)
- The Painting Center, NY (May 2009)
- Winona State University, MN (September 2009)
- SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2008 "Peace" Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- 2007 "War is Over," Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- 2006 "13th Anniversary Show," The Painting Center, New York, NY
- 2004 "Nature Abstracted," The Painting Center, New York, NY
- 2002 “Award Winning Alumni 1995-2002: Guggenheim, Dedalus, Starr,” Sherman Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA
- 2000 “Fine Arts Downtown 2000,” New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA
- 1999 “Contemporary Painting ’99,” Juror: Andrew Forge, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT
- “Young Masters: Recent Graduates from Boston University and Yale” Glass Mountain Gallery, Bantam, CT
- “New Models,” 808 Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA, (catalogue)
- 1998 “National Competition,” Juror: John Walker, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
- “Emerging Boston Artists," Juror: Carl Belz, Dante Alighieri Society, Cambridge, MA
- “New Romantics,” Gallery 855, Boston University, Boston, MA
- 1997 “Post Baccalaureate Exhibition,” Dreitzer Gallery, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
- 1995 “Thesis Exhibition,” Andrews Gallery, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
- “Genesis ’95," Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA
- ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
- 2007 Visiting Artist, St. Mary's College of Maryland, MD
Courses » Introduction to Drawing (summer session)
- '99-01 Visiting Lecturer of Drawing, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Courses » Structural Drawing, Foundation Figure Drawing, Sophomore Figure Drawing,
2D Seminar on Visual Language (Intaglio/Monoprint Printmaking), Guest lectured to M.F.A.
candidates and conducted individual graduate critiques.
- '97- 9 Teaching Assistant, College of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston, MA
Courses » Introduction to Drawing, Advanced Drawing
- '96- 7 Teaching Assistant, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Courses » 3-D Design, Introduction to Drawing
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Panelist, "Communicate Better through the Web: A Guide for Visual Artists", NYFA/Cue Art Foundation, NY (May 2008)
- Inaugural Member, Amory Artists’ Cooperative, Jamaica Plain, MA (1999-2001)
- Member, College Art Association (1999-2006)
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- "Four Drawings by Brett Baker", LIT, The Creative Writing Journal of The New School, 2007
- "Art, music, and language mingle at the Ossia Fine Arts Space", Lisbeth Redfield, Chicago Maroon, The University of Chicago, October 26th, 2007
