Solo Exhibitions
2012 Formless and Devotional – Hyde Park Art Center, Cleve Carney Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 Bradley Biancardi – Triton College Art Gallery, River Grove, IL
2010 Curious Emanation – 2ND FLR Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 This Bike Deserves A Painting – Grey Gallery, Seattle, WA
Image Splimage: New Paintings by Brad Biancardi – Eastern Expansion, Chicago, IL
2007 Insistent Imagery: Bird, Elevator, Gallery and Star Wars – Crawl Space: Artist-Run Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 Piss President – Crawl Space: Artist-Run Gallery, Seattle, WA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show 2014 – Grunwald Gallery of Art, Bloomington, IN
CUFF ∞ LESS – Version Fest 14, Center for Search and Research, Chicago, IL
2013 Information Processors – Usable Space, Milwaukee, WI
Mixed Tape – The Bubbler at Madison Public Library, Madison, WI
The Power of Ten (Threewalls 10th Anniversary Benefit & Gala) – Salvage One & Threewalls, Chicago, IL
Roots & Culture 7th Annual Fundraiser – Roots & Culture Contemporary Art Center, Chicago, IL
2012 Dear Resonance and the Memory Hole: Bradley Biancardi and Zoe Nelson – Roots & Culture, Chicago, IL
MDW Fair – Mana Contemporary, Hyde Park Art Center booth, Chicago, IL
2011 Let’s Be… Friends – Residence Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2010 The Transforming State (Curated by Sumakshi Singh and Paola Cabal) – Religare Gallery, New Delhi, India
You Want Some Of This? (Juried by Keith Boadwee) – Corridor Gallery, Seattle, WA
New Works by Bradley Biancardi – Rachel Welling – Paul Yurkovich – 1013 Living Room, Chicago, IL
2009 (Re)Collect (Curated by Francesca Wilmott) – Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Paintpresent (Juried by Bobby Campbell) – Loudon House, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
Center Line (Curated by Oskar Friedl) – ZhouB Art Center, Chicago, IL
2008 Bridgeport All*Stars – Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
2007 a spectral glimpse – (Curated by Jim O'Donnell), Platform Gallery Seattle, WA
PERFECT LANDSCAPE: Painting Broken Down – The LAWRIMORE Project, Seattle, WA
Urban Mixed Media and Architectural Shapes – Form / Space Atelier, Seattle, WA
2006 Current Works, Session One and Two – Crawl Space Gallery, Seattle, WA
Painted On – The Hedreen Gallery, Lee Center for the Arts, Seattle, WA
Non-non-referential Painting – Crawl Space: Artist-Run Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 Collections – Crawl Space: Artist-Run Gallery, Seattle, WA
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition – Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004 4 X 4 (Juried by StrangeCo. Artist Organization) – Sandpoint Gallery, Seattle, WA
Works in Progress – Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
Artist Lectures
2014 University of Chicago, Chicago, IL – Guest Artist at Outside the Lines, Drawing Workshop
2013 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL – Visiting Artist Lecturer
2012 University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD – Visiting Artist Lecturer
Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA – Visiting Artist Critiques, Drawing Department
Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL – Conversation with the Artist: Formless and Devotional
2008 Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL – Visiting Artist Lecturer, Drawing Department
Education & Artist Residencies
2014 The Atlantic Center for the Arts / Master Artist: Dana Schutz – New Smyrna Beach, FL
2011 The Vermont Studio Center – Johnson, VT (Full Fellowship Joan Mitchell Foundation & VSC – August)
2010 The ‘WhyNot Place’ Residency Programme, Religare Arts.i – New Delhi, India
2005 M.F.A. University of Washington, Seattle, Painting / Drawing
2001 B.F.A. Indiana University, Bloomington, Painting / Drawing
1998 Syracuse University, Florence Italy, Overseas Study Program
Curatorial Experience
2013 Unique Hieroglyphics: Astrid Fuller and Rachel Welling – River Grove, IL, Triton College Art Gallery
2006 Non-non-referential Painting – Seattle, WA, Crawl Space: Artist-Run Gallery
Professional Experience
2014 – present School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Continuing Studies, Chicago, IL – Instructor: Painting and Drawing Critique
2014 – present William J. O'Brien Studio, Chicago, IL – Studio Manager
2012 – present Marwen, Chicago, IL – Teaching Artist: Large-Scale Painting, Beginning Drawing, Abstract Painting
2009 – present Triton College, River Grove, IL – Adjunct Faculty of Art: Drawing I & Drawing II
2009 – present Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL – Teaching Artist: Beginning & Advanced Painting, Beginning Drawing
2013 – present NFA Space, Chicago, IL – Freelance Preparator & Art Handler
2009 – present Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL – Freelance Preparator
2008 – present Self-Employed, Chicago, IL – Freelance Preparator & Art Handler
2012 – 2013 ChiArts, Chicago, IL – Teaching Artist: Drawing II
2008 – 2009 Harold Washington College, Continuing Education, Chicago, IL – Instructor: Painting and Drawing
2006 – 2007 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA – Instructor: Painting and Drawing
2004 – 2005 University of Washington, Seattle, WA – T.A. (Instructor of Record), Intro to Drawing
2004 – 2005 University of Washington, Seattle, WA – Teaching Assistant w/ Professor Ann Gale, Advanced Painting
2001 – 2002 The Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Education, Chicago, IL – Intern, Docent and Research Assistant
2009 – 2012 Walsh Gallery, Chicago, IL – Chief Preparator
2005 – 2006 Move This House, A & E Television Network, Screaming Flea Productions – Talent / Cast Member
Awards and Honors
2014 City of Chicago DCASE IAP Grant Award
Joan Mitchell Foundation Scholarship Fund / The Atlantic Center for the Arts
2012 CAAP Grant – Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture
2011 CAAP Grant – Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture
Full Fellowship – Joan Mitchell Foundation / The Vermont Studio Center
Individual Artist Professional Development Grant – Illinois Arts Council
2010 Residency Invitation – Religare Arts.i (1 of 16 / 400 applications)
2007 Finalist – Betty Bowen Memorial Award for Artists (1 of 5 / 462 applications)
2004 Boyer Gonzales Artist Scholarship
Nomination – Dedalus Foundation
Teaching Assistantship – University of Washington (Spring, Summer and Fall)
2003 Research and Recognition Award – University of Washington
2001 Merit Fraiser Award – National Society of Arts and Letters
Selected Bibliography
Haug, Jim. “Atlantic Center for the Arts’ residency program lets artists loose”, The Daytona Beach News-Journal, 3/4/2014
McAdams, Shane. “From the Curb in Milwaukee: Usable Space”, Bad At Sports, October 25, 2013
Cristello, Stephanie. “Review: Bradley Biancardi and Zoe Nelson / Roots & Culture”, Newcity, June 5, 2012
Johnson, Zachary. “Sitting down with Bradley Biancardi”, Sixty Inches From Center: Chicago Arts Archive, Feb. 27, 2012
Clements, Dee. “An Interview with Brad Biancardi”, thepapercrane.com: Online Art Blog, September 10, 2010
Singh, Sumakshi. The Transforming State - 2010 WhyNot Place Residency Programme, Religare arts.i, 2010, p. 28-35
Ghose, Anindita. “The Lounge Show: Weekly Review of the Arts”, LiveMint.com & The Wall Street Journal, July 31, 2010
Ghose, Anindita. “The State of Art”, LiveMint.com & The Wall Street Journal, Saturday, August 3, 2010
John, Karuna. “Getting Creative”, Time Out – Delhi, Art, August 6 – 19 2010, pg. 51
Maddox, Georgina. “The City and Its Djinns”, The Indian Express, New Delhi, Friday, July 16, 2010, pg. 6
Bawa, Dr. Seema. “Changing Urban Landscapes”, The Asian Age, New Delhi, Sunday, 8 August, 2010, pg. 21
Archana. “Why Not Let CP Live?”, Mail Today, New Delhi, Friday, July 30, 2010, pg. 24 – 25
Graves, Jen. “Currently Hanging”, The Stranger SLOG, Monday, July 27, 2009
Hackett, Regina. “Finding the door when you’re drunk”, Another Bouncing Ball, Art To Go, July 11, 2009
Speckmann, Benjamin (photo). “Studios”, Proximity Magazine, Contemporary Art & Culture, Issue #4, Spring 2009
Graves, Jen; Guay, Abigail. "Other Buildings, Decent People, Pink Ground”, The Stranger, VOL.17 NO.9, Nov. 8, 2007, p. 29
Hackett, Regina. "Brad Biancardi's Enchanted Elevator Shafts”, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 1, 2007
Graves, Jen. "The Most Promising Young Painter in Seattle”, InVisible Podcast Interview, The Stranger, Wed., Oct. 31, 2007
Graves, Jen. "Depth of Field”, The Stranger SLOG, Thursday, October 25, 2007
Graves, Jen. "Seattle Art Museum, You Thrill Me”, The Stranger SLOG, Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Graves, J. “Twelve Breakthroughs, A Dozen Seattle Artists… “, The Stranger, VOL. 16 NO. 39, June 7–13, 2007, pg. 30
Staff writer, “Artist-Run Crawl Space”, Seattle Where Magazine, November, 2006, pg. 44
Lippens, Nate. “’Session One’ serves as a Crawl Space taste test”, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 3, 2006
Hackett, Regina. “Hidden talent sees the light of day at Crawl Space”, Seattle Post-Intelligencer (P-I), July 1, 2006, C1
Hackett, Regina. “Group show ‘Painted On’ showcases a vibrant local art scene”, Seattle P-I, June 26, 2006, p. 28
Hackett, Regina. “ ’Collection’ is fresh and inventive”, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 2, 2005, pg. 33