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AARON QUINN BROPHY
www.aaronquinnbrophy.com 6101 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, MD 20817 (202) 422-1074 email@aaronquinnbrophy.com
Awards
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Grant, 2003
George Washington University William C. Barbee Sculpture Prize, 2002
Fulbright Grant, 1998-1999
Elizabeth Greenshields Artist Grant, 1997
Alfred University Art & Design Divisional Honors, 1997
Alfred University Senior Student Art Purchase Award, 1997
Alfred University Howard R. Neville Award for Excellence in Economics, 1997
Education
Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1998-1999
Post Graduate Studies, Sculpture
Fulbright Scholarship
Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 1993-1997
BFA, Ceramics
BA, Economics
Minors in Art History & Business Administration
Graduated Cum Laude, GPA (3.69 out of possible 4.00)
George School, Newtown, PA, 1989-1993
International Baccalaureate Degree
Teaching Experience
Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, 2003 - present
Landon School, Bethesda, MD, 2000 - present
Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington DC, spring 2000
Artist-in-Residence Fellowships
George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2001-2002
Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion, Washington, DC, 1999-2000
Cyprus College of Art, Paphos, Cyprus, September 1998
Casper College, Casper, WY, October 1997 - April 1998
Ossabaw Island, Savannah, GA, June-July 1997
Arts Administration
Board Member, Washington Sculptors Group, Washington DC,
2005-2006
Interim Curator, Nicolaysen
Art Museum; Casper, WY, October 1997 - March 1998
Intern, The Clay Studio; Philadelphia, PA, summer 1996
Public Collections
Alfred University Campus Center
Cyprus Fulbright Commission
Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute
Northern Virginia Community College - Loudoun Campus
United States Embassy of Cyprus
Wesley Theological Seminary
Solo Exhibitions
Untitled, Anne C. Fisher Gallery;
Washington, DC, May - June 2007
Numina, Northern Virginia Community College - Loudoun Campus; Sterling, VA,
May 2006
Ephemera, Hood College; Frederick, MD, September
2005
NCECA 2005, World Trade Center; Baltimore, MD, February - April
2005
Sculpture, Georgetown Court; Washington, DC, August 2003
Sculpture, The Landow Family Gallery; Bethesda, MD, October 2000
Figures, Strayer University Library; Washington, DC, March 2000
Torsos, The Kasteliotissa; Nicosia, Cyprus, May 1999
Collage, Moufflon Gallery; Nicosia, Cyprus, November 1998
Sculpture, Walton Center Gallery; Newtown, PA, May 1998
A Premature Retrospective, The Cow Palace; Newtown, PA, June 1997
Group Shows
Life & Death, Danville Body Shop; Arlington, VA, autumn
2006
Father, Anne C. Fisher Gallery;
Washington, DC, summer 2006
Artomatic's Ten Most Wanted, Anne C. Fisher Gallery;
Washington, DC, January 2005
Faculty Exhibition, Montgomery College; Rockville, MD, December 2004
Artomatic, National Children’s Museum; Washington, DC, November 2004
Faculty Exhibition, Montgomery College; Rockville, MD, December 2003
Summer is Magic, Martin Luther King Memorial Library; Washington, DC, July 2003
On-Line Gallery, Maryland State Arts Council Website; www.msac.org, summer 2003
Bringing the World Into Focus, Artoconecto; Washington, DC, May 2003
Rebirth of Life, Market 5 Gallery; Washington, DC, spring 2003
Kalorama Emerging Artist Exhibition, Mary's Center; Washington, DC, March 2003
Collabration (with Jenna McCracken), Smith Hall of Art at GWU; Washington, DC, January 2003
Summer Ceramics, Dimock Gallery at GWU; Washington, DC, autumn 2002
Annual Awards Show, Luther W. Brady Gallery at GWU; Washington, DC, spring 2002
Montgomery Village Annual Show, Apple Ridge Center; Gaithersburg, MD, March 2002
The Visible Word, Dadian Gallery; Washington, DC, autumn 2001
Quaker Art Today, Legacy Gallery; Newtown, PA, autumn 1999
Figures, Life Forms Gallery; Aspen, CO, autumn 1998
Artsbridge, Prallsville Mill; Stockton, NJ, June 1998
Roswell Art Tour, The Milton Studio; Roswell, GA, November 1997
Lotsa Clay IV-V, The Clay Studio; Philadelphia, PA, September 1996, 1997
The 68th Annual Show, Phillips Mill Gallery; New Hope, PA, September 1997
BFA Show, Alfred University; Alfred, NY, May 1997
New Century Exhibition, Golden Door Gallery; New Hope, PA, June 1996
Progetto Perugia, Villa Tattichi; Perugia, Italy, June 1995
Special Events
Fulbright Association Reception, Anne C. Fisher Gallery;
Washington, DC, June 2007
Brandeis University Art Tour, Brophy Studio;
Montgomery Village, MD, November 2004
Arabesque Rising, O Street Studios; Washington, DC, April 2004
LEVYdance Performance Reception, Washington Marriott Hotel; Washington, DC, January 2003
Lectures
Northern Virginia Community College; Sterling, VA, May 2006
California State University; Chico, CA, March 2006
Hood College; Frederick, MD, February 2006
George Washington University; Washington, DC, September 2004
Asbury Village; Gaithersburg, MD, May 2004
Northern Virginia Community College; Alexandria, VA, December 2003
The School Affiliated with Fudan University; Shanghai, China, March 2003
Chengdu Foreign Language School; Chengdu, China, March 2003
Beijing Foreign Language School; Beijing, China, March 2003
Wesley Theological Seminary; Washington, DC, September 1999
Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute; Nicosia, Cyprus, May 1999
American Center of the United States Embassy; Nicosia, Cyprus, November 1998
Cyprus College of Art; Paphos, Cyprus, September 1998
Casper College; Casper, WY, October 1997
Jurying
Regional Scholastic Art Program Competition; Fairfax County, VA, January 2008
George Washington University Annual Student Show; Dimock Gallery, Washington, DC,
November 2004
Articles
Schulkind, Rima. "Fall Feature: Aaron Quinn Brophy” Washington Sculptors Group Newsletter, fall 2005, pp. 8
O’Dowd, Tracy. "Life-Size: Artist’s Sculpture is a Celebration of Suffering” Frederick Gazette, September 15, 2005 pp. B-11Mercer, Dickson. "Sculpting a fine line – beautiful, yet grotesque” Frederick News Post, September 8, 2005 Weekend Guide (front cover) pp. 3-4
Cimino, Mark. "Interview with Aaron Quinn Brophy" Washington
Spark, July 12, 2004 pp.24-25
Jeon, Shin-Yeon. "A Close Encounter With Mixed-Media Ceramic Sculptures" Korean Ceramic Art Monthly,
February 2004 pp. 56-59
Donahue, Tom. "Well Traveled Brophy Still Knee-Deep in Clay" Alfred University People, January 2004 pp. 21
Dixon, Thomas W. Courage Commitment and Change: A Personal History of Landon School. Bethesda, Maryland, 2004 pp. 460, 476
"Sculptor to exhibit in D.C." Montgomery Village News August 22, 2003 pp. 18
"Exhibits" Landon Magazine, Winter 2003 pp.30
Kucera, Kali. Catacomb, Waycraft Publications, June 2001 (cover)
Johnson, Ellie. "New Gallery Opens" Landon Magazine, Winter 2001 pp.18-19
"Life-Sized Figurative Sculptures" The Advance of Bucks County, June 5, 1997 pp. 27
Leidig, Kenneth. "Senior Art Show Glimpses" Fiat Lux, May
7, 1997
English, Chris. "Students Earn College Credit That May be
Good as Gold" Bucks County Courier Times, July 29,
1993 pp. 7B, 3B
Suplee, Carol J. "Arts Programs Teach More Than How to Throw a Pot" Georgian, summer 1993, vol. 64 no. 2 pp. 1, 5
Travel
China, Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Shanghai; March 2003
Spain and Portugal, Madrid, Seville, Lisbon; April 2000
Mediterranean, Athens, Delphi, Cairo, Luxor, Abu-Simbel, Beirut, Baalbeck; spring 1999
England, Studied Greek and Egyptian sculptures at the British Museum in London; January 1999
North America, Road trip through U.S., Canada, and Mexico; July-October 1997
France, Studied sculptures at the Louvre in Paris; March 1997
Italy, Painted the Umbrian landscape in Perugia; June 1995
Europe, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, England, France; summer 1995
Russia, Lived with host family in St. Petersburg; March 1992
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