Born in Chicago, Illinois
Master of Fine Arts, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010mmAmazon God, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2009mmLost, Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA
2008mmArtforum Series, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2007mmMartin Brief, Winfisky Gallery, Salem State College, Salem, MA
2006mmA—acneform, (The Dictionary Series), Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2005mmYou Are Here, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, VA
2004mmLost, Flatfile Galleries, Chicago, IL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011mmWorks on Paper, Danese, New York, NY
2010mmNew Talent 2010, 4 person exhibition, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA
2010mmExposure 13, 3 person exhibition, Gallery 210, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO
2010mmCreative Stimulus Projects, Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, MO
2010mmOld Media/Old News, The Luminary, St. Louis, MO
2009mmCrossing Lines, Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
2009mmDirector’s Choice: Obsession, Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2008mmWorks on Paper, 511 Gallery, New York, NY
2008mmSpaces Between Spaces, Civilian Art Projects, Washington, D.C.
2007mmLess Is More, 511 Gallery, New York, NY
2007mmSCOPE Miami, (Civilian Art Projects, Washington, D.C.), Miami, FL
2007mmSimple, Dumb Objects, 3 person exhibition, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD
2007mmSimple, Dumb Objects, 3 person exhibition, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2006mmMartin Brief and Anna Cox: Coffee/Press, Flatfile Galleries, Chicago, IL
2006mmSpace of Change, 4 person exhibition, D.C. Art Center, Washington, D.C.
2006mmContained Art, Galerie Sei-un-do, Zurich, Switzerland
2006mmBrief, Devening, Lorenz and Whiting, Murray State University, Murray, KY
2006mmW. Oregon University Invitational—Martin Brief & Vincent Leandro, Monmouth, OR
2006mmGlossolalia, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
2005mmLumen, Red Saw Gallery, Newark, NJ
2005mmIlluminating Developments, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY
2005mmContainers/Contained, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
2005mmRadius 250, Artspace, Plant Zero Art Center, Richmond, VA
2005mmNational Prize Show 2005, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
2005mmKentucky National 2005, Murray State University, Murray, KY
2003mm20th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2002mmMemoire/Reve, Flatfile Galleries, Chicago, IL
2002mmFotowerk 2002, Flatfile Galleries, Chicago, IL
1999mmNew Texas Talent, Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
1999mmTrue Stories: Photography and Video, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
Selected Awards
2010mmGreat Rivers Biennial, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO (individual artist grant)
2008mmCritical Mass Economic Stimulus Award, St. Louis, MO (individual artist grant)
2008mmKimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska (two month residency)
2007mmThe Drawing Center, New York, Viewing Program (participant)
2006mmCité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France (two month residency)