Resume/CV
EDUCATION
School of Visual Arts — MA Curatorial Practice, 2016-2018
School of the Museum of Fine Arts in affiliation with Tufts University — BFA, 2012-2016
Maine Media Workshops and College — Summer Workshops, June 2009 - 2011
Exhibitions
SMFA Photo Area Show; School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA — 2014, 2015, 2016
Genetic Material; School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA — October 15-November 20, 2013
Altered; William Morris Hunt Library, Boston, MA — May 2014
Blurred; Checkpoint Cafe, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK — November 17-23, 2015
SCREAM; School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA — February 2016
Tethered; Boston, MA — May 2016
SMFA Graduate Show; Boston, MA — May 2016
Curatorial Work
Same Light, New Exposure; Pfizer Building, Brooklyn, NY — April 19 - May 4, 2018
The Map is Not the Territory; Pfizer Building, Brooklyn, NY — April 21- May 14, 2017
Beyond Her Frame; School of Visual Arts, MA Curatorial Practice, New York, NY — March 17-24, 2017
Blurred; Checkpoint Cafe, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK — November 17-23, 2015
Awards
Global Justice Academy Competition 2016; Commended Single Image: Edinburgh College of Art
Press
About
Bird Piccininni is a photographer and curator, holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) & Tufts University and a Masters in Curatorial Practice from the School of Visual Arts. They have studied photography for the past decade through commercial, corporate, and fine art opportunities. Their photographs have been exhibited at the Nave Gallery, Somerville; in Genetic Material, SMFA; Altered, William Morris Hunt Library, Boston; and Blurred, Checkpoint Cafe, Edinburgh. Bird travels extensively for her photographic series, each of which examines the facade, internal struggles, decisions, and lifestyles of her subjects. From their experiences Bird pushes their work and efforts towards equity, accessibility, and change in and outside the arts community.
Bird is currently the Gallery Manager at Pen + Brush in New York.