Brenda Biondo is a Colorado-based photographer whose work focuses on three distinct areas: constructed abstractions; conservation and land-based issues; and the way cultural artifacts move from the past into the present. Brenda's work has been exhibited in shows throughout the country and published in numerous print and online publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Denver Post and Lenscratch. Her photographs are in the collection of the Library of Congress, the Museum of Photographic Arts and numerous corporations and private collectors. Her book of photographs, Once Upon a Playground, was published by the University Press of New England in May 2014. Before beginning her third career as a fine art photographer, Brenda worked for a decade in corporate communications in NYC and Washington DC, and then redeemed herself by spending nine years as a freelance writer specializing in environmental and conservation issues. A native New Yorker, she’s been a resident of Colorado since 1999, and currently lives in a small town near Pikes Peak with her husband and two children.
Born: New York City, 1963
Education: B.A. in communication arts (journalism concentration), 1985, James Madison University
Books
“Once Upon A Playground,” to be published by the University Press of New England in May 2014
Solo Exhibitions
2015 Remnants & Revival, The Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO
2014 Remnants & Revival, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2013 Remnants & Revival, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, CO
2010 Once Upon A Playground, Reed Photo-Art Gallery, Denver, CO
2008 Once Upon A Playground, Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO
2008 Once Upon A Playground, Lincoln Center Galleries, Fort Collins, CO
2008 Found Flora, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO
2007 Once Upon A Playground, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO
Group Exhibitions
2015
Illuminate, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. Juror: Elizabeth Avedon
Memories, Stories, Histories, Center for Fine Art Photography. Juror: Amy Galpin, Cornell Fine Arts Museum
Center Forward, Center for Fine Art Photography. Juror: Hamidah Glasgow, C4FAP
Members Show, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, CO. Juror: Kate Ware, New Mexico Museum of Art
IceBreaker 6, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO. Juror: Lauren Wright, curator/artistic director, Biennial of the Americas
Excerpts, Goodwin Fine Art, Denver CO. Group exhibit with David Maisel, Linda Connor, Binh Danh and Andrew Beckham
2014
The Photo Review 2014 Competition, The Photo Review, Juror: Jennifer Blessing, Guggenheim Museum
Still Life, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. Juror: Becky Senf, Center for Creative Photography
Discovering & Interpreting the West: 21st Century Landscapes, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Wondrous Indeed, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. Juror: Phil Toledano
One by One, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, CO. Juror: Eric Paddock, Denver Art Museum
IceBreaker5, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO. Juror: Dean Sobel, Clyfford Still Museum
Membership Show, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver. Juror: Mark Sink
2013
Center Forward, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. Juror: Hamidah Glasgow
Photography and Environmental Concern, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT. Juror: Katherine Ware
Art of the State, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, CO. Jurors: Dean Sobel and Collin Parson
TimeCapsule, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO. Juror: Hamidah Glasgow
2012
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops/Outside magazine contest, honorable mention.
2011
PhotoSpiva 2011, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO. Juror: Anthony Bannon
Merge, Flash Gallery, Lakewood, CO. Juror: Hamidah Glasgow
It’s All Here in Black and White, tbell phototographic studio/gallery, Denver, CO.
The Big Picture Show, Illiterate Gallery, Denver, CO
2010
Best of the Santa Fe Arts District, 910Arts, Denver, CO. Juror: Michael Paglia
Natural World, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. Juror: Susan Spiritus
Organic Matters, Flash Gallery, Lakewood, CO
The WOW Show, Core New Art Gallery, Denver, CO
2009
Colorado Photographic Arts Center Juried Members Exhibit, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO
Mind/Full: A Contemplative View of Photography, Flash Gallery, Lakewood, CO
2008
Colorado Triple Crown, Flash Gallery, Lakewood, CO. Juror: Mark Sink. Awarded Best of Show
Denver Modernism, Denver, CO. Jurors: Hugh Grant, Chris Herron (Kirkland Museum)
Mind/Full, Flash Gallery, Lakewood, CO
The Captured Moment, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO
Current Photography on the Front Range, Sliding Door Gallery, Denver, CO
Publications (print and online)
-- Der Greif (German photography magazine), January 2015, abstract image chosen by curator of Hamburg's House of Photography
-- The Wall Street Journal, May 2014, playground book feature
-- The Huffington Post, June 2014, playground book feature
-- The Denver Post, June 2014, playground book feature
-- Hyperallergic, May 2014, playground book feature
-- Gizmodo, May 2014, playground book feature
-- LensCulture, Editor’s Pick, April 2014
-- The Denver Post, August 1, 2013, exhibit review
-- Lenscratch, Dec. 11, 2012
-- Diffusion Magazine, Vol. III, 2011, Group Showcase
-- The Denver Post, 2008, “Memories, Sliding Away,” feature article
Collections
-- Library of Congress (five images from the “Once Upon A Playground” series acquired by the Prints and Photographs Division)
-- Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA (acquisition in progress)
-- Kaiser Permanente Colorado
-- First Western Trust
How to use our image viewer
Click on any of the thumbnail images to launch the viewer. You can then navigate forward and backward within the portfolio by clicking the left or right side of the enlarged image. Click the add to collection checkbox to automatically add an image to your collection. Image tags or search engine keywords appear below the collections' checkbox and each word or phrase is a link to potentially more image matches.