EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2020 Ingenuity: Teaching and Learning in Chicago’s Art Museums, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Smart Museum of Art, The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
2014 BFA, emphasis in Fiber and Material Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2013 Study Abroad: India – Layered Cities and the Portable Studio – Delhi, Jaipur, Amer, Agra, Varanasi, Sarnath, Allahabad, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Changes, Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN
2023 Places (Edition I) curated by Debra Kayes, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Chicago, IL (catalogue)
Numb, Oliva Gallery, Chicago, IL
2022 (un)disclosed, 1100 Florence Gallery, Evanston, IL
2020 Power Trip, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2022 Layer, Mark, Repeat, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL
2021 Intrinsic Color, The Wayback, Chicago, IL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Beyond: Tapestry Expanded, The Peeler Art Center, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN (upcoming)
Agency: Craft in Chicago from the 1970s-80s and Beyond, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL (upcoming)
MSI @ EXPO Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry – Black Creativity, Chicago, IL (upcoming)
Newcity Breakout Artists 2024 Exhibition, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL (upcoming)
A Love Supreme: McCormick House Reimagined, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
2023 Sustenance, Portland Public Library, Portland, ME
A More Human Dwelling Place curated by Myron Beasley, George Marshall Store Gallery, York, ME
2022 ANTHEM-X curated by Jared Owens, Malin Gallery - Wynwood, Miami, FL
In Good Hands, Purple Window Gallery, Chicago, IL
In the Fray: Feminist Fiber from Margin to Center, Bolivar Art Gallery, Lexington, KY
Carrying the Thread, Stinson - The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
Embedded, Praxis Fiber Workshop, Cleveland, OH
Evanston Made BIPOC Members Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Cotton: Raw Material & Precious Metaphor, The Wayback, Chicago, IL
Vax*Chi*Nation: Artist Series Exhibition, Kennedy-King College, Chicago, IL
Creating Wellness, MELLADRAMATIC, Chicago, IL
Art of Surface, Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art, Grayslake, IL
Out Loud, Devonshire Cultural Center, Skokie, IL
Black Creativity Exhibition, Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, IL
EAC Faculty Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
2021 Evanston Made Pop-Up Exhibition, 921 Church St., Evanston, IL
Day Marks, 68 Jay St. #603, Brooklyn, NY
Fluffy Crimes #6, Fluffy Crimes, Chicago, IL
HATCH: I Sense Something Has Changed, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL
Purely Abstract – Online Exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Cotton: Raw Material & Precious Metaphor, Room482, Brooklyn, NY
Evanston Made Members Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
2020 Evanston Made Members Online Exhibition, Online Exhibition
Evanston Art Center Faculty Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Superdomestic! - Asukal*Space Exhibition, Online Exhibition
2019 Bridgeport 2019: Exhibition of Works by BAC Tenants, Bridgeport Art Center,
Chicago, IL
2014 Spring 2014 Undergraduate Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
New Heirs, Rational Park, Chicago, IL
2013 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2013, Kriti Gallery, Varanasi, India
2012 Weave Maker Pro, The Plaines Project, Chicago, IL
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2023 The We Were Never Alone Project Exhibition, The Other Art Fair, Chicago, IL
2021 Woven Stories, Open Studio Project’s Gallery 901, Evanston, IL
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2022 Design Museum of Chicago 10th Anniversary, The Design Museum of Chicago, Chicago, IL
The Elizabeth Morse Multisensory Gallery in The Ryan Learning Center,
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2021 Protect Chicago – Artist Vaccination Campaign, The Design Museum of Chicago &
Chicago DCASE, Chicago, IL
COLLECTIONS
Delta Airlines, Inc., O’Hare International Airport – Terminal 5 Delta SkyClub, Chicago, IL
Private Collections
AWARDS, RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS
2023 Winter Pentaculum - Fiber, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2022 August Artist-in-Residence, Surf Point Foundation, York, ME
2022 Summer Residential Fellowship, Lunder Institute for American Art, Waterville, ME
2021 Gallery 901 Award, Open Studio Project, Evanston, IL
2021/22 HATCH Residency, Chicago Artist Coalition, Chicago, IL
2020 Remote W.A.R.P 2020 Residency, The Weaving Mill, Chicago, IL
2009 Merit Scholarship Recipient, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
MEMBERSHIPS & COMMITTEES
2021 - present Education Committee Member, Surface Design Association
2020 - present Member, Surface Design Association
2020 - present Member, Evanston Made
2019 - 2021 Member, Weavers Guild of the North Shore
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2023 - present Teaching Artist, Awakenings, Chicago, IL
2021 - 2022 Teaching Artist, Open Studio Project, Evanston, IL
2019 - present Teaching Artist, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
2018 - present Teaching Artist, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2016 Instructor, After School Matters, Chicago, IL
2015 - 2016 Instructor, Urban Threads Studio, Chicago, IL
ARTIST TALKS & PANELS
2024 Textiles & Tea: Bryana Bibbs, Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
2023 Form, Color, and Material, The Weavers Guild of the North Shore, Chicago, IL
Pinterest Bespoke Dinner and Inspiration Series, Pinterest – Chicago, IL
2022 Ritual in Art Making and Healing – Art Therapy Dept., Melissa Molitor, SAIC
Bryana Bibbs – Artist Talk, Cincinnati Weavers Guild
Artists in Conversation – Chicago Textile Week, Retreat at Currency Exchange,
Chicago, IL
2021 Ritual in Art Making and Healing – Art Therapy Dept., Melissa Molitor, SAIC
Graduation Gathering – Panel Discussion, Textile Society of America
Night Visions: Bryana Bibbs, Art Encounter – Evanston, IL
Introduction to Art, Rachael Mayer, The College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID
2020 ART 222- Introduction to Textile Art, Bronwyn Dexter, San Francisco State Univ.
Power Trip – Solo Exhibition Talk, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
ARTIST WORKSHOPS
2024 Woven Abstractions, Awakenings, Chicago, IL
Artist Workshop, Dett Elementary - Design Museum of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Weaving Workshop with Bryana Bibbs, Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN
2023 Experimental Weaving with Bryana Bibbs, Chicago Public Library & YOUMedia
Woven Abstractions, Awakenings, Chicago, IL
Weaving, Crafting the Future – Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
Tapestry Weaving, Praxis Fiber Workshop, Cleveland, OH
Artist Workshop, Dett Elementary - Design Museum of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022 Experimental Weaving with Bryana Bibbs, Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL
Weaving on a Cardboard Loom, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL
Storytelling with Textiles, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME
Envisioning Justice –Workshop Series, Design Museum of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Weaving on a Cardboard Loom, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN
2021 Weaving Workshop, Miller/Knoll - Fulton Market, Chicago, IL
Teaching by Design – Weaving Workshop, Frank Llyod Wright Trust, Chicago, IL
Weaving Workshop, Design Museum of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Virtual Weaving Workshop, Sarah’s Inn, Chicago, IL
Teaching by Design – Virtual Weaving Workshop, Frank Llyod Wright Trust
2020 After School Matters – Virtual Weaving Workshop, The Art Institute of Chicago
Radical Fit – Virtual Teen Art Programming, Chicago Public Library & YOUMedia
Re:treat – A Two Day Self-Care Conference, Design Museum of Chicago
Odyssey 2020, Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL
Textile Design, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
PUBLICATIONS & PRESS
Jen Torwudzo-Stroh, Breakout Artists 2024: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers, Newcity Magazine, April 2024 Issue, pages 42-44
Places (Edition 1) Bryana Bibbs Catalogue, Tiger Strikes Asteroid - Chicago, March 2024
Vasia Rigou, Newcity Magazine - Design, Jazz-Inspired Design: Ten Things to See at A Love Supreme—McCormick House Reimagined, February 23, 2024
Design Miami, The Buzz! February 2024, February 4, 2024
Larry Brechner, ART ON THE AIR – Lakeshore Public Media (PBS/NPR) - Radio, Feb. 2, 2024 & Feb. 4, 2024
LaPorte County Herald-Dispatch, CAC to exhibit work from Chicago artist Bryana Bibbs, December 26, 2023
Vasia Rigou, Newcity Magazine - Art, Inside the Weave: A Conversation with Bryana Bibbs about “(Places) Edition 1” at Tiger Strikes Asteroid, October 12, 2023
Jorge S. Arango, The Portland Press Herald, Art review: Diversity of contemporary art scene demonstrated by 3 shows, May 7, 2023
Jen Torwudzo-Stroh, Sixty Inches From Center, Artistic Meditation: Bryana Bibbs Explores Personal Narrative Through the Intersection of Weaving and Painting, April 2023
Vasia Rigou, Newcity Magazine - Art, One Step at a Time: A Review of Bryana Bibbs “Numb” at Oliva Gallery, April 2023
Visualist Chicago, Bad at Sports, Top V. Weekend Picks (4/6-4/12) | #1. Bryana Bibbs - Numb, April 2023
Xiao Faria daCunha, Urban Matter, 8 Spring Art Exhibitions in Chicago to Mark on Your Calendar, March 2023
Audrina Bigos, CBS2 Chicago, For Chicago artist, weaving textiles is a 'cathartic release' after years of trauma,March 27, 2023
Anela Gallegos, The Lantern – Colby Museum of American Art, Questions and Answers: Interview with Bryana Bibbs, September 2022
Linda Marcus, Artdose Magazine (Volume #33), Telling a Story Through Color, July 2022
Ally Fouts, Newcity Magazine - Art, Iterative Art: A Review of Layer, Mark, Repeat at Chicago Artists Coalition, June 2022
Victoria J. Fry, New Visionary: Leading Magazine for Visionary Artists + Educators, Issue #1, January 19, 2022
Visualist Chicago, Bad at Sports, Top V. Weekend Picks (1/7-1/12) | #4. Bryana Bibbs - (un)disclosed, January 2022
Ella Jefferies, The Daily Northwestern, Chicago-based textile artist Bryana Bibbs documents her life in journal series weavings, January 2022
Jean Cunningham, Evanston Roundtable, The Art of Making Art: Bryana Bibbs, Dec. 2022
Robyn Love, Small Things Brought Together, Season 3 – Episode 4, Bryana Bibbs, October 2021
Janine Vangool, UPPERCASE Magazine, Issue #50, What a Relief!, July 2021
Sam Stroozas, Evanston Roundtable, Weaving Workshops for Domestic Violence Abuse Victims and Survivors Provides Much Needed Support, June 2021
Cotton: Raw Material & Precious Metaphor Catalogue, The Weaving Mill, May 2021
Rachel Snack, Weaver House Co. | Material Culture Podcast, Episode 5: Healing in Community, May 2021
Rowan Beaird, SAIC News, How Alum Bryana Bibbs Supports Victims of Domestic Violence Through Weaving,April 2021
Jamie Chalmers, MrXStitch Blog, #amplifymelanted stitchers – Bryana Bibbs, March 2021
LaChaun Moore, Gist Yarn | Weave Podcast, Episode 135: Weaving Journals and Personal Life Struggles with Bryana Bibbs, March 2021
Laya Neelakandan, The Daily Northwestern, Evanston Made highlights Black artists during Black History Month,February 2021
Jordana Martin & Jessie Mordine Young, Tatter Library, Tatter, Issue 1: Isolation, The Quarantine Series,November 2020
Nikita Richardson, The Strategist | New York Magazine, The Best Yarns for Every Kind of Craft, According to the Experts, October 2020
Paolo Arao, The Coastal Post, Bryana Bibbs interviewed by Paolo Arao, September 2020
Victoria J. Fry, Visionary Art Collective, Artist + Educator Based in Chicago, July 2020
Kayla Levy, The Strategist | New York Magazine, Everything You Need to Weave, According to the Artists, July 2020
Rachel Snack, Warp & Weft Magazine, Field Notes: Bryana Bibbs, July 2020
Merra Vohra, Times of India, Art Works in Banaras, January 26, 2013