ARTIST RESUME

RINDY OBRIEN

rindyobrien@gmail.com
1020 East Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20003

www.rindyobrien.com

Education
Degree Communication Arts, Lindenwood University, 1973
Summer Resident, Torpedo Factory, Old Towne Alexandria, Va., 2012

Workshops & Portfolio Reviews
Craig Stevenson, Santa Fe Workshops, August 2008
Joyce Tenneson, Mexico, November 2008
Mark Powers, Glenn Echo Workshops, December 2008
Catriona Fraser, Fraser Gallery, February 2010
Virginia Swanson & Darius Himes, Santa Fe Workshops, June 2010
Douglas Beasley, Santa Fe Workshops, August 2010
Tim Wride, LA County Museum of Art, Portfolio Review Nov. 2011
Julian McRoberts, Santa Fe Workshops, March 2012
Cig Harvey, Santa Fe Workshops, April 2013

Awards
2008
•   Honorable Mention Award, Capitol Hill Art League,“As Time Goes By” Juror Jack Dillinger
•   Honorable Mention, Dog Portraits, Hill Rag, published,
2009
•   Equal Merit Award, Capitol Hill Art League, “An Ant’s Point of View,” Juror Kate Fraser
•   Equal Merit Award, Capitol Hill Art League, “Ladybug-scape”, Juror Kate Fraser
•   Third Prize, Dog Portraits, Hill Rag
•   Honorable Mention, “Across the Prairie,” Capitol Hill Art League
•   Second Place, “Ode to Spring – The Butterfly,” Capitol Hill Art League, Juror Peter Duvall
•   Finalist, FotoDC National Cherry Blossom Photo Contest

2013
•   Honorable Mention, “Passions,” Capitol Hill Art League, Juror Rosemary
       Covey
•   Emulsion – East City Art Regional Juried Show, Juror Lauren Gentile
2014
•   Certificate of Merit, “Anacostia River,” Hill Center Galleries

First Prize, "Anything Goes," Capitol Hill Art League, Juror Michael Janis
Second Prize, "12x12 Landscape Show", Capitol Hill Art League, Juror Caroline Magora

Solo Shows:
“The Past Shook Loose,” Hill Center Galleries, September 20, 2013

"Pixel Prints," Four Seasons's "Eno Wine Room", December, 2014

Group Shows:
       3rd Annual Photography Exhibit, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 2008
       Ten, Fotoweek, Capitol Hill Art & Frame Gallery, 20008
       Beyond the Image, Photoworks, Gallery, DC, 2008
       Landscapes, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, DC, 2009
       Seascapes, Capitol Hill Art League, DC, 2010
       Escape, Captiol Hill Art League, DC, 2010
       Greeninspiration, The Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, Va. 2010
       7th Juried Art Exhibit, Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonville, Va. 2010
       Reflections, Fisher Gallery in the Schlesinger Art Center, Va. 2010
       Walk on the Wild Side, Capitol Hill Art League, 2010
       @Home on the Hill, Homebody Store and Gallery, DC, Feb. 2011
       Winter Folly Juried Exhibit, Photoworks, Glen Echo, Maryland, Jan 2011
       Eyes Wide Open, BWCA Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, March, 2011
       Local Turf, Capitol Hill Art League, 2012
       Cherry Blossoms (Three photographs) National Contest, FOTOWeek, Edison        Place Galleries, DC April 2012
       Cherry Blossoms, Crystal City Business Improvement District/Vornado,            Crystal City, Va., 2012
       Faces, Artomatic, Crystal City, Va, May, 2012
       Lost Creek Winery, Leesbury, Va., January 2013
       Regional Juried Mid-Atlantic Show, Hill Center Galleries, DC 2013
       “Emulsion”, O on H Street Gallery, DC, September, 2013
       “Road House”, Velocity Galleries, Washington, DC, January 2014
       Shape of Things, Capitol Hill Art League, DC, March, 2014
       Black and White and Inbetween, Capitol Hill Art League, DC,April, 2014

Publications:
   Amnesty International, marketing materials, January, 2012
   Friends of the National Arboretum, newsletters, website and marketing materials, 2000-   2011
   City Parks Alliance, annual report, 2010-2011
   St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, website, 2011-2012
   Hill Rag, Community Newspaper, November 2007-present
   @Home on the Hill, a photography book that depicts the Capitol Hill neighborhood
   with more than 50 photographs, 2011.
Anacostia Watershed Society, website and marketing materials, 2013
National Park Service, Anacostia Trail Guide, March, 2014

Related Organizations:

   Chair, Capitol Hill Art League – 2013-present
   Alliance for the Arts – Executive Director – 2008
   Photographer – Community Newspapers, DC – 2007-present
   Washington Project for the Arts – member 2010-2011

Lives/Works Washington, DC
1952 Born in St. Louis, Missouri