ABOUT
Bio
Brynn Farwell was born in Penn Valley, California in 1995. In 2013, she moved from rural California, to Seattle, Washington to attend Cornish College of the Arts where she received her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in 2017. She has exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions in Seattle, New York, and Nevada County. During her time in school, she studied abroad in Rome, Italy, in the Rome Studio Art Program through the University of Washington, Bothell. In 2015 she was selected as one in fourteen students across the continent to participate in the New York Studio Residency Program in Brooklyn, NY, for the spring of 2016. Brynn has worked for several non-profits including the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle, as a youth sailing instructor and A.I.R. (Artist in Residence) Gallery in Brooklyn, as a Benefit Coordinator. Since moving back to Nevada County, Brynn sings in a local band, Elevation, creates visual art in her studio, and works as the Programs Manager at The Center for the Arts, participating and giving back to the community she has always loved.
Brynn Farwell was born in Penn Valley, California in 1995. In 2013, she moved from rural California, to Seattle, Washington to attend Cornish College of the Arts where she received her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in 2017. She has exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions in Seattle, New York, and Nevada County. During her time in school, she studied abroad in Rome, Italy, in the Rome Studio Art Program through the University of Washington, Bothell. In 2015 she was selected as one in fourteen students across the continent to participate in the New York Studio Residency Program in Brooklyn, NY, for the spring of 2016. Brynn has worked for several non-profits including the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle, as a youth sailing instructor and A.I.R. (Artist in Residence) Gallery in Brooklyn, as a Benefit Coordinator. Since moving back to Nevada County, Brynn sings in a local band, Elevation, creates visual art in her studio, and works as the Programs Manager at The Center for the Arts, participating and giving back to the community she has always loved.
CV
Education
2017 - BFA, (Summa Cum Laude) Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA.
2016 - AICAD, New York Studio Residency, Brooklyn, NY.
2015 - EDGE, Professional Business Practice for Artists, ARTIST TRUST, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA.
2014 - Rome Studio Art Program, University of Washington, Bothell, WA, in Rome, Italy.
2012 - California State Summer School of the Arts, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA.
Work/Professional Experience
2020 - Programs Manager, Gallery Manager, (Sept 2019 - Present), The Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - Gallery Manager, Community Outreach, Youth Programming (July 2017 -Sept 2019), The Center for the Arts, Grass
Valley, CA.
2017 - Assistant Manager (Dec 2016-May 2017), Lois Hill Jewelry, Seattle, WA.
2016 - Benefit Coordinator, A.I.R. (Artist in Residence) Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2016 - Gallery Assistant (Since 2014), Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA.
2016 - Studio Assistant (Since 2014), Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA.
Exhibitions
2019 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, "Y(art) Sale," Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - The Plaza Gallery, “Fall Colors Open Studios & Art Tour,” Grass Valley, CA.
2017 - Granucci Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Brynn Farwell: Intro” (Solo), Grass Valley, CA.
2017 - L Space Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “On Point” Seattle, WA.
2016 - New York Studio Residency Program, AICAD, “ANTI-PRO,” Brooklyn, NY.
2016 - L Space Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “Platforms of Exchange,” Seattle, WA.
2015 - L Space Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “Platforms of Exchange,” Seattle, WA.
2015 - L Space Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “Do It Yourself,” Seattle, WA.
2014 - The Closet Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “What Informs the Present” (Solo), Seattle, WA
2014 - L Space Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “Core Sample Exhibition,” Seattle, WA.
2014 - Compworks, Cornish College of the Arts, “Amplified Connection,” (Solo), Seattle, WA.
2013 - Cornish Playhouse, Cornish College of the Arts, “Garment Prosthesis,” Seattle WA.
Selected Curations
2019 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Y(art) Sale,” Co-curated by Chantelle Goldthwaite, Grass Valley, CA.
2019 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Stories from Ghana,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Of a Feminine Nature,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Forging Ahead,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - Ellu Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Open Studios Preview,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Curious Creatures,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “North of Somewhere,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - Granucci Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “End Scene: Small Works,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - Granucci Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Yuba Lands Biennale,” Grass Valley, CA.
2017 - Granucci Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “A Place to Call Home,” Grass Valley, CA.
2017 - Granucci Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Open Studios Preview,” Grass Valley, CA.
2017 - Granucci Gallery, The Center for the Arts “Brynn Farwell: Intro” (Solo) Grass Valley, CA.
2017 - L Space Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “On Point,” Seattle, WA.
2016 - New York Studio Residency Program, AICAD, “ANTI-PRO,” Brooklyn, NY.
2015 - The Closet Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “Breakdown,” Seattle, WA.
Residencies
2016 - AICAD (Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design), “New York Studio Residency,” Brooklyn, NY.
2015 - ALL RISE, “Force: Labor and Resistance,” Seattle, WA.
2017 - BFA, (Summa Cum Laude) Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA.
2016 - AICAD, New York Studio Residency, Brooklyn, NY.
2015 - EDGE, Professional Business Practice for Artists, ARTIST TRUST, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA.
2014 - Rome Studio Art Program, University of Washington, Bothell, WA, in Rome, Italy.
2012 - California State Summer School of the Arts, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA.
Work/Professional Experience
2020 - Programs Manager, Gallery Manager, (Sept 2019 - Present), The Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - Gallery Manager, Community Outreach, Youth Programming (July 2017 -Sept 2019), The Center for the Arts, Grass
Valley, CA.
2017 - Assistant Manager (Dec 2016-May 2017), Lois Hill Jewelry, Seattle, WA.
2016 - Benefit Coordinator, A.I.R. (Artist in Residence) Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2016 - Gallery Assistant (Since 2014), Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA.
2016 - Studio Assistant (Since 2014), Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA.
Exhibitions
2019 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, "Y(art) Sale," Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - The Plaza Gallery, “Fall Colors Open Studios & Art Tour,” Grass Valley, CA.
2017 - Granucci Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Brynn Farwell: Intro” (Solo), Grass Valley, CA.
2017 - L Space Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “On Point” Seattle, WA.
2016 - New York Studio Residency Program, AICAD, “ANTI-PRO,” Brooklyn, NY.
2016 - L Space Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “Platforms of Exchange,” Seattle, WA.
2015 - L Space Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “Platforms of Exchange,” Seattle, WA.
2015 - L Space Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “Do It Yourself,” Seattle, WA.
2014 - The Closet Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “What Informs the Present” (Solo), Seattle, WA
2014 - L Space Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “Core Sample Exhibition,” Seattle, WA.
2014 - Compworks, Cornish College of the Arts, “Amplified Connection,” (Solo), Seattle, WA.
2013 - Cornish Playhouse, Cornish College of the Arts, “Garment Prosthesis,” Seattle WA.
Selected Curations
2019 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Y(art) Sale,” Co-curated by Chantelle Goldthwaite, Grass Valley, CA.
2019 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Stories from Ghana,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Of a Feminine Nature,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Forging Ahead,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - Ellu Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Open Studios Preview,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Curious Creatures,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - The Plaza Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “North of Somewhere,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - Granucci Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “End Scene: Small Works,” Grass Valley, CA.
2018 - Granucci Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Yuba Lands Biennale,” Grass Valley, CA.
2017 - Granucci Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “A Place to Call Home,” Grass Valley, CA.
2017 - Granucci Gallery, The Center for the Arts, “Open Studios Preview,” Grass Valley, CA.
2017 - Granucci Gallery, The Center for the Arts “Brynn Farwell: Intro” (Solo) Grass Valley, CA.
2017 - L Space Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “On Point,” Seattle, WA.
2016 - New York Studio Residency Program, AICAD, “ANTI-PRO,” Brooklyn, NY.
2015 - The Closet Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, “Breakdown,” Seattle, WA.
Residencies
2016 - AICAD (Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design), “New York Studio Residency,” Brooklyn, NY.
2015 - ALL RISE, “Force: Labor and Resistance,” Seattle, WA.
