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Bryan Robertson is an artist, educator, and academic leader focused on student-centered teaching, curriculum innovation, and program building integrating traditional studio practice with AI/AR/VR and 10+ years in higher ed across teaching, assessment, advising/mentorship, and gallery/program operations; extensive record of juried and curated exhibitions and scholarly/creative activity. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Robertson draws inspiration from his family’s history, which instills in him a deep appreciation for resilience, freedom, and the shared human experience. Passionate about visual arts, Robertson sees art as a universal language that connects people across time and place.

2016 - MFA with Distinction, Painting and Drawing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2012 - BFA magna cum laude, Painting and Drawing, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2011 - AFA, St. Louis Community College/Florissant Valley, Ferguson, MO

2022 - "Cacophony", Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA Museum), Seoul, South Korea
2021 - "Cacophony", World of Co. (online), Sofia, Bulgaria
2018 - "Body Politic", The Gallery at University City Library, St. Louis, MO
2017 - "The Altar of Commerce", The Cathy Gregory Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2017 - "Superpower", The Parish Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2016 - "Inverted Utopia", The Parc Condominiums, Seattle, WA
2016 - Two-Person Exhibition, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Sand Point Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

2024 - "Chromacosm: Our Universe in Color", Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
2024 - "Abstraction", Gallery Omnibus, Dresden, Germany
2023 - "Residual Sites", James May Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2023 - "The Elastic Mind", Broward College South Campus Art Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2022 - "STOP! Motion RE:moved", FOUND:RE Contemporary, Phoenix, AZ
2022 - "Politics in Collage", The Domino, New Orleans, LA
2022 - "Our Neighborhood", A.D. Gallery at University North Carolina Pembroke, Pembroke, NC
2022 - "NFT Display", Museumio, Mission Viejo, CA
2022 - "Abstract Mind", Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA Museum), Gimpo, South Korea
2021 - "MoCA L.I.ghts", Museum of Contemporary Art Long Island, Patchogue, NY
2021 - "Absolute Abstraction", Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
2021 - "Pandemic Projections", Gardenship Art hosted by Wavelength, Kearny, NJ
2019 - "Art and Design Faculty Exhibition", Lindenwood University, The Boyle Family Gallery, St. Charles, MO
2019 - "Visual Art Faculty Exhibition", Yavapai College, Yavapai College Performing Arts Center, Prescott, AZ
2019 - "Grand Opening Exhibition", NYA gallery, New York, NY
2019 - "State of the Union", Pool Arts Center, Drury University, Springfield, MO
2019 - "Urban", St. Charles Community College, Cottleville, MO
2018 - "Propaganda Posters", Window Gallery (St. Louis Artists' Guild), St. Louis, MO
2018 - "Open Source", Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (LACDA), Los Angeles, CA
2018 - "The Hidden", Confluence Gallery and Art Center, Twisp, WA
2018 - "People's Choice Salon Show", Greenpoint Gallery, New York, NY
2017 - "Light and Shadow", Kemper Center for the Arts, William Woods University, Fulton, MO
2017 - "Predictions and Perceptions", The Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, Palmer Lake, CO
2017 - "Luck of the Draw", The Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
2017 - "The Chocolate and Art Show", The B Complex Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2016 - "Serendipity", Soulard Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2016 - "Americana", Tsuga Fine Arts, Bothell, WA
2016 - "33 July", The Old Orchard Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2016 - "Inspiración Del Peru", Metropolist, Seattle, WA
2016 - "MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition", The Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015 - "Shedding and Shredding Exhibit", The Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
2012 - "eARThworks Show", The St. Louis Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, MO

2025 - "AI in Foundational Art and Design Courses," workshop chair, FATE Conference, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, April 11 (upcoming)
2024 - "AI in the Studio Art Classroom," session chair, College Art Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, February 17
2023 - "Synesthesia in the Foundations Classroom," What Sound Does This Color Make?, FATE Conference, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO, April 14
2023 - "Time and Space: E-Residencies Offer Flexible Opportunities," Rebooting Creative Practice: Artist Residencies and Cross-Discipline, FATE Conference, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO, April 14
2022 - "Cacophony," Studio Art > Cut, Paste, Stitch, and Seam: Exploring Contemporary Collage, SECAC Conference, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, October 29
2022 - "The Internet's Cacophonous Dialectic," New Media Conference, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA Museum), Seoul, South Korea, June 11
2021 - Lecture, "Cacophony," World of Co (Instagram Live), Sofia, Bulgaria, November 18
2019 - "Tempera Emulsions in Early Modern Italian Painting," Alternative Understandings of Works by Major Artists of the Italian Renaissance, SECAC Annual Conference, Chattanooga, TN, October 18
2019 - "Superpower," Creative Cartographies, New Media Caucus Symposium, Penny W. Stamps School of Art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, September 21
2019 - "Egg Tempera, Modern Surfactants, and Painting the Mixed Technique with Water-Soluable Oils," Early Modern Craftsmanship and Contemporary Techniques, College Art Association Annual Conference, New York, NY, February 14
2019 - Workshop, "How To Make Your Own Water Mixable Oil Paint," Foundations in Art: Theory and Education Biennial Conference (FATE), Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH, April 5
2018 - Lecture, "The Internet and the Surrealist Dialectic," University City Library, University City, MO, December 7
2018 - "Superpower: A Transnational Government with a Totalizing Vision," Poster Session, College Art Association Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, February 21-24
2017 - Lecture/Presentation, Gallery Talk. The Parish Gallery, St. Louis, MO, December 15
2017 - Lecture/Presentation, Gallery Talk. The Cathy Gregory Gallery, St. Louis, MO, August 19
2016 - Lecture/Presentation, Gallery Talk, The Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA, June 1

2021 - Politics in Collage Residency (virtual), Kolaj Institute, New Orleans, LA
2021 - World of Co. Artist Residency (virtual), World of Co., Sofia, Bulgaria
2019 - Regional Arts Commission Artist Support Grant, St. Louis, MO
2016 - Parnassus Graduating with Excellence Award, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2016 - Puget Sound Group Northwest Artists' Scholarship Grant, Kirkland, WA
2016 - Vermont Studio Center Artists' Grant, Johnson, VT
2016 - Jacob Lawrence Graduate Recognition (painting), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2014-16 - Graduate Fellowship in Painting and Drawing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2013 - Project Grant in Research and Development, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO

2023 - Kim Leejin, "Brave New World, New Media Art 2023," CICA Press, Gimpo, Korea, February 1
2023 - G.E. Vogt, "Politics in Collage", Kolaj Institute and Kasini House, New Orleans, LA, July 8
2022 - "June 2022 Artist Interview," NYC Phoenix Collective, New York, NY, June 1
2021 - Michael Grady, "Seven College Programs Making a Positive Impact on the Community," YC360, Prescott, AZ, April 1
2019 - Bryan Hollerbach, "Bryan Robertson: Body Politic," Ladue News, St. Louis, MO, March 1
2018 - Paul Langdon, "Bryan Robertson's Body Politic at The U City Public Library," HEC-TV (Higher Education Channel), St. Louis, MO, December 7, 2018
2018 - Danielle Mae Franklin, "U City Library Gallery to Feature local artist Bryan Robertson," The Missouri Times, Clayton, MO, November 30, 2018
2018 - Robin Shivley, "Artful Considerations," Ferguson Times, Ferguson, MO, November 9, 2018. 21
2018 - "The Switch," 3Elements Literary Review, no. 18 Spring 2018, Chicago, IL, April 1, 2018. 64
2018 - Bryan Hollerbach, "Art & Soul: Bryan Robertson," Ladue News, St. Louis, MO, March 1, 2018. 101
2018 - Yael Evan, "Superpower & Altar of Commerce," All the Art (the Visual Arts Quarterly of St. Louis) Spring 2018, St. Louis, MO, March 1, 2018. 1-2
2017 - Evie Hemphill, "Altar of Commerce' probes consequences of globalization," UMSL Daily, St. Louis, MO, July 15, 2017
2016 - Studio Visit (Volume 34), Steven T. Zevitas, editor. (Korea: The Open Studios Press):166-167

2023 - James Hutson, Jason Lively, Bryan Robertson, Peter Cotroneo, and Martin Lang, "Creative Convergence, The AI Renaissance in Art and Design," Nature, Berlin Germany, September 1
2023 - "Exploring the Educational Potential of AI Generative Art in 3D Design Fundamentals," Global Journal of Human and Social Sciences, Volume 23 Issue 2, Framingham MA, May 1, 2023
2023 - "A Matter of Perspective: A Case Study in the Use of AI-Generative Art in the Drawing Classroom," The International Journal of New Media, Technology and the Arts, Volume 18 Issue 1, August 4, 2023
2019 - "Ann Metzger National Biennial Exhibition,"All the Art (the Visual Arts Quarterly of St. Louis) Summer 2019, St. Louis, MO, June 1, 2019. 1-2

2024-Present - Dean of Visual and Performing Arts, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ
2023-Present - Visual Art Program Director, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ
2022-Present - Associate Professor of Visual Art, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ
2021-2024 - Visual Art Department Chair, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ
2019-2022 - Assistant Professor of Visual Art, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ
2019-Present - Lead Faculty 2D/3D Visual Art, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ
2018-Present - Adjunct Faculty, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO
2016-2019 - Adjunct Faculty, Jefferson College, Hillsboro, MO
2017-2019 - Media Coordinator and Preparator, St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, MO
2016-2019 - Painting Instructor, St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, MO
2015-2016 - Teaching Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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