Bridget O’Brien
Curriculum Vitae 2024
Education
Indiana University MFA Candidate, Painting, 2026 Bloomington, Indiana
Purdue University Fort Wayne BFA, Painting, 2021 Fort Wayne, Indiana
Select Exhibitions 2024-2019
Art from the Heartland, (Juried, group). Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
Hot & Sweaty Summer Show, (Juried, group). Backspace Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Zollner School of Engineering, Permanent Collection of Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, IN
7x7 Show, (Juried, group). Graci Gallery, Marquette, MI
Conference Hall Mural, Fort Wayne Urban League, Fort Wayne, IN
Femme Rage Gallery Exhibition, Bloomington Arts & Humanities Council, Bloomington, IN
Welcome to Our Haus, (Juried, group). Bobblehaus Gallery, NY, NY
The Nocturne, (Juried, group). Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
NYAA Summer Residency Juried Exhibition (Juried, group) New York Academy of Art, Tribeca, NY, NY.
Muralist, Open Walls Project, Indiana Arts Commission, Fort Wayne, IN
Muralist, OPS Building Mural, Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN
Muralist, Wells Street Corridor, (Juried, group). Fort Wayne Municipality, Fort Wayne, IN
Artlink Regional Juried Exhibition, (Juried, group). Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
DayLilly Estates Paintings, Permanent Collection of DayLilly Estates Winery, Columbia City, IN
Bridget O’Brien, Paintings, Creative Women of the World Gallery and Shop, Fort Wayne, IN
Annual Showcase (Juried, group). Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, IN
Bridget O’Brien, Paintings Dash-In Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Grand Opening Exhibition (Group). The Garden Gallery and Events Space, Fort Wayne, IN
BFA Thesis Exhibition Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN
Grand Opening Showcase Bread & Circus Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Conservation Conversation Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN
WBOI: Current State Exhibition WBOI, Fort Wayne, IN
First Presbyterian Juried Exhibition (Juried, group). First Presbyterian Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Local Spotlight Show Wunderkammer Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Teaching Experience 2023-2021
Graduate Assistant, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Art Teacher, Lindley Elementary School, Fort Wayne, IN
Workshop Instructor, Wassenberg Art Center, Van Wert, OH
Art Teacher, Canterbury School, Fort Wayne, IN
Workshop Instructor, Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, IN
Volunteer Experience 2023- 2018
Workshop Instructor, Communicating Peace Through Art, YWCA, Fort Wayne, IN
Producer, Let’s Fest, Let’s Comedy, Indianapolis, IN
Project Lead, Gary, IN Pantry Project, Forward Indiana, Fort Wayne, IN
Live Painting & Auctioned Work, Salamonie Forest Preservation Initiative, Indiana Forest Alliance, Fort Wayne, IN
Live Painting & Auctioned Work, Save the Maumee Annual Benefit, Save the Maumee, Fort Wayne, IN
Producer, Let’s Fest, Let’s Comedy, Fort Wayne, IN
Project Lead, Pantry Project, Forward Indiana, Fort Wayne, IN
Let’s Fest, Let’s Comedy, Fort Wayne, IN
Food Not Bombs, Forward Indiana, Fort Wayne, IN
Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Vancouver, BC
Empty Bowls Annual Ceramics Sale, Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Live Painting & Auctioned Work, YWCA Benefit Print and Paintings Pop-Up,
Wunderkammer Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
SPCA, Fort Wayne, IN
Historic Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN
Professional Education 2023-2019
Workshop Participant, Painting in the Present; Christine Tien Wang, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
Workshop Participant, On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneurship Program, Columbus, IN
Program Participant, Summer Post-Baccalaureate Program, New York Academy of Art, Tribeca, NY, NY
Workshop Participant, Sourcing Native Clay; Saffronia E. Downing, Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugutuck, MI
Study Abroad, Independent Study in Painting, Tokyo, Takachiho, Miyazaki, Japan
Study Abroad, Seoul Women’s University, Seoul, RoK
Fellowships & Awards 2023-2018
Full Fellowship, Painting in the Present; Christine Tien Wang, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
Grant Recipient, On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneurship Program, Indiana Arts Commission, IN
Full Fellowship, Summer Post-Baccalaureate Program, New York Academy of Art, Tribeca, NY, NY
First Place in Painting, Annual Showcase (Juried, group). Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, IN
Annual Scholarship, Auer Scholarship, Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN
Study Abroad Scholarship, Independent Study in Painting, Tokyo, Takachiho, Miyazaki, Japan
Study Abroad Scholarship, Seoul Women’s University, Seoul, RoK