Will Bryant
b. 1985 Murfreesboro, TN
Lives and works in Austin, TX
EDUCATION
MFA, Contemporary Art Practice, Portland State University, Portland OR, 2013
BFA, Graphic Design, Mississippi State University, Starkville MS, 2008
SOLO & COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS
Side Salad (with Eric Trine), Paul Loya Gallery, Los Angeles CA, 2017
Outta Shape, Companion, Austin TX, 2016
Print All Over Me x Printed Matter installation, New York Art Book Fair, PS1 MoMA, Queens NY, 2016
Alley-Oop II (with Eric Trine), Poketo, Los Angeles CA, 2014
Saying Wavy, AB Lobby Gallery, Portland OR, 2013
Alley-Oop (with Eric Trine), Poketo, Los Angeles CA, 2013
Retrospectactle, McComas Hall Gallery, Mississippi State University, Starkville MS, 2012
Open Engagement Closing Party, Organized by Jen Delos-Reyes and Crystal Baxley, Portland OR, 2012
Stuff I’ve Seen, Land Gallery, Portland OR, 2010
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Velvet Ropes by GIFC, Martha’s Contemporary, Austin TX, 2019
Tan Lines, Free Range Gallery, Chicago IL, 2013
Here Come the Warm Jets, UpFor Contemporary, Portland OR, 2013
Sometimes Between Notions, Ditch Projects, Springfield OR, 2013
The Summer Is Over Before It’s Begun, Autzen Gallery, Portland State University, Portland OR, 2013
13 for 1, An MFA Exhibition Exchange, Swell Gallery, San Francisco CA, 2012
Art Relay, KK Outlet, London Olympics, London, 2012
These Friends Three, This Gallery, Los Angeles CA, 2012
Primaries, YES, Cincinnati OH, 2012
These Friends, Ace Hotel, New York NY, 2011
These Friends Two, This Gallery, Los Angeles CA, 2011
ARTIST TALKS / WORKSHOPS / VISITING ARTIST
AIGA TAMU collaborative mural, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, visiting artist, 2019
AIGA TAMU, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, speaker, 2018
Instagram Panel, Facebook Office, Austin TX, live Q&A with Jackie Lee Young, 2018
Nike Blue Ribbons Studio, Beaverton OR, speaker, 2017
San Antonio Spurs Creative Team, San Antionio TX, speaker, 2017
IMB Design, SXSW, Austin TX, live Q&A, 2017
SXSW Design Keynote, Sure, I Like Fun, speaker, 2017
Austin Initiative for Graphic Awesomeness, Austin TX, speaker, 2016
AIGA Method + Madness, Phoenix Design Week, Phoenix AZ, speaker, 2016
ICON Conference, Public School: Collaborative Studio, Austin TX, co-speaker, 2016
Mama’s Sauce, Orlando FL, speaker + portfolio review, 2014
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston LA, visiting artist + zine workshop, 2013
Dallas Society of Visual Communications, Dallas TX, speaker, 2014
Portland Community College, Portland OR, visiting artist, 2013
Getting to Know You(tube), Hollywood Theater, Portland OR, speaker, 2013
Portland State University, Portland OR, graduate lecture, 2013
SketchxChange, Portland OR, speaker, 2013
Mississippi State University, Starkville MS, visiting artist, 2012
Portland State University, Portland OR, visiting artist + mural workshop, 2010
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Instructor, School of Art+Design at Portland State University, Portland OR
(Courses included: Storytelling and Narrative, Expressive Typography, Digital Illustration, History of Modern Design, and Thesis Projects 2011-2014)
AWARDS / HONORS / PRESS
AIGA, Eye On Design, Where Designers Work, 2018
The Great Discontent, interview, 2016
LVL3, interview, 2016
Tumblr, Artists to Watch, 2014
It’s Nice That, Drawings Based on Sculptures, 2014
Buzzfeed, 13 Instagram Artists All Creatives Should Follow, 2014
Art Director’s Club, Young Gun, 2013
Computer Arts, New Heroes of Design, 2012
HOW Magazine, Young Creatives feature, 2009
SELECTED CLIENTS
American Express, ASOS, AT&T, Austin City Limits, Converse, Coca Cola, Delta, Facebook, Fast Company, Fiat, Girl Scouts of the USA, Google, Levi's, MSN, Nike, Nickelodeon, Poler Stuff, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, Ray Ban, Samsung, Southwest Airlines, Sonic Drive-In, Target, Wieden+Kennedy, The White House, and Vitaminwater.