Education

Master of Fine Arts, Video, 1998
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, 1996
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Associate in Fine Arts, 1994
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, St. Louis, MO
Graduated Magna Cum Laude


Select Exhibitions and Screenings

2009
Flunking Calculus, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
For Better or Worse, Nightingale Theater, Chicago, IL
Brett Williams: Things You Will See, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO (solo show)

2008
Liv Ullman, Anaerobic Digestion, Post-Psychiatry, Open Lot, St. Louis, MO
Three Hundred Six, Hoffman LaChance Contemporary, St. Louis, MO
Brett Williams: Bag in Tree, Maps Contemporary Art Space, Belleville, IL (solo show)
Brett Williams: A Small Dark Place, PSTL Gallery, St. Louis, MO (solo show)
Take Out, Ellen Curlee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Pedestrian Project: Future Hole, Boots Contemporary Art Space, St. Louis, MO (solo show)

2007
Go South for Animal Index Invitational Exhibition, Hoffman LaChance Contemporary, Maplewood, MO
Slinger, Boots Contemporary Art Space, St. Louis, MO
SCC Multimedia Invitational, St. Charles Community College Art Gallery, St. Charles, MO
Brett Williams, Ameristar Gallery, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO (solo show)

2006
American Democracy Project: Raise Your Voice, Nosey Parker collaborative project, Central Missouri State University Art Center Gallery, Warrensberg, MO (DVD catalogue)
Selections from the Contemporary's Flat Files, Nosey Parker collaborative project, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Temporary Autonomous Zones, Nosey Parker collaborative project, Lewis Center Project Space, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

2005
Erga Topika II, Nosey Parker collaborative project, Thomas Jefferson School, St. Louis, MO (catalogue)

2004
Indivisible Cities: Project Backjumps, Nosey Parker collaborative project, Kunstraum Kruezberg/Bethanien, Berlin, Germany and Toy Shop Collective, Brooklyn, NY
BRETT commercials, Etherart.net online exhibit
Mind Games: Exposure 7, Nosey Parker collaborative project, Gallery 210, University Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
48 Hour Film Project, Nosey Parker collaborative project, Winifred Moore Auditorium, Webster University St. Louis, MO
Local Filmmakers, Nosey Parker collaborative project, Frederick's Music Lounge, St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, Nosey Parker collaborative project, Tivoli Theater, St. Louis, MO
Art Outside, Nosey Parker collaborative project, Schlafly Bottle Works, St Louis MO
Books Against Borders, Nosey Parker collaborative project, St. Louis Independent Book Fair Film Festival, St. Louis, MO

2000
8 Artists, The North Gallery, Ferguson, MO
Going Postal: A Mail Art Exhibition, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Faculty Show, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO

1998
MFA Thesis Screening, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Film Center, Chicago, IL
In the Loop, film and video screening, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Hide Out Artist League (H.A.L.), video screening, The Hide Out, Chicago, IL

1997
Hybrid Show, Eighth International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) '97, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
Bandits/Mages: Fifth International Forum of Audiovisual Art and Multimedia, Bourges, France
Latino American Students Organization Film and Video Screening, Harold Washington Public Library, Chicago, IL

1996
BFA Show, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
Cheap Art Show, Betty Rhymer Gallery, Chicago, IL


Select Performances

2006
Shaman, solo performance, Project One, White Flag Projects, St. Louis, MO
Socratic Western, Nosey Parker collaborative performance, Project One, White Flag Projects, St. Louis, MO

2005
Shaman, solo performance for TAZ, Erga Topika II, Thomas Jefferson School, St. Louis, MO

1998
Shaman, solo performance for Summer Solstice Celebration, Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, IL
Sound for Amplified Voice, solo performance for Day of Beauty and Ritual: A Benefit for the Randolph Street Gallery Hosted by the Radical Fairies, Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, IL

1997
Cosmic Petting Zoo, group performance for Halloween Needs Saints but Witches are Better: A Benefit for the Randolph Street Gallery Hosted by the Radical Fairies, Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Date Rape, group performance, Poop Studio, Chicago, IL


Collections

Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
University of Illinois at Chicago National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley


Bibliography

Ivy Cooper, "Review: '70s Vibe at Hoffman LaChance," St. Louis Beacon on-line publication, September 15, 2008
Malcolm Gay, "Brett Williams: A Small Dark Place," Riverfront Times, July 2, 2008
Juan William Chavez, "Pedestrian Project," Bootprint, Volume 2 Issue 1, June, 2008
Malcolm Gay, "Screen Testes: Before There Was Youtube There was Brett Williams," Riverfront Times, June 19, 2008
"Patrol Log," Art-Patrol.com, June, 6, 2008
Malcolm Gay, "On the Wall: Pedestrian Project," Riverfront Times, January 17, 2008
Holly Gitlin, "Artists Open Their Doors For City-Wide Open Studios," Sauce Magazine, July, 2006
Ebony Hairston, "Doors Wide Open," West End Word, July, 2006
Ivy Cooper, "Erga Topika II," exhibition catalogue, Thomas Jefferson School, 2005
Bobby Kirk, "Now Playing- Fourth Annual St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase Wrap-up," Playback Magazine, September, 2004
Ivy Cooper, "Ivy Cooper Encapsulates The Art Scene," Riverfront Times, Aug. 11 - Sept. 8, 2004
Ivy Cooper, "Art: Current Shows," Riverfront Times, July, 2004


Awards

Technology Enhances Learning (TEL) Grant, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, 1999
SAIC Graduate Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1996 to 1998
SAIC Undergraduate Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1994 to 1996