BIOGRAPHY
Molly Brennan is an artist and educator who lives and creates in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the Washington Heights neighborhood. She grew up in Mequon, Wisconsin, and moved to Baltimore, Maryland to attend the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1997. She received her BFA in Sculptural Studies in 2001 and her Masters of Arts in Teaching in 2002. Molly lived in Baltimore and taught in Howard County, Maryland until 2015 when she had the opportunity to move back to Wisconsin to teach at Wauwatosa East High School in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and be with her family. She just finished her 20th year teaching high school art. Molly is the youngest of 8, an Aunt to 13, and a Great Aunt to 3, soon to be 4, brand new human beings.
Education
Maryland Institute College of Art - MAT - Art Education - 2002
Maryland Institute College of Art - BFA - Sculptural Studies - 2001
Residencies
Artist in Residence - Cape May Point Science Center, Cape May, New Jersey / July 2023
Invited to paint at the newly established science center for the month of July.
Exhibition July 19, 2023
Exhibitions
Change of Physical State: METAL STONE AND GLASS - Center for the Visual Arts / Wausau, WI June 5 - August 10, 2024
37th Annual Northern National Art Competition - Nicolet College / Rhinelander, WI June 13- - July 26, 2024
PURCHASE AWARD for my mixed media piece George Floyd Square
Members Exhibition - Northern Clay Center / Minneapolis, MN May 4, - June 16, 2024
30x30x30 Exhibition - Var Gallery / Milwaukee, WI April 19 - June 9, 2024
TMA Contemporary - Trout Museum of Art / Appleton, WI June 10 - August 13, 2023
77th Midwestern Biennial - Rockford Art Museum / Rockford, IL October 7, 2022 - January 22, 2023
Roots: New Growth - Center for the Visual Arts / Wausau, WI September 2-October 29, 2022
SECURA Fine Arts Exhibition - Trout Museum of Art / Appleton, WI February 15 - April 5, 2020 HONORABLE MENTION for my drawing Eight
Night Owls - Cedarburg Art Museum/ Cedarburg, WI October 2 - Jan 12, 2020
WHY MOM WHY MOM - Commonwealth Gallery / Madison, WI October 1-9, 2019
A New Day - RedLine Gallery MKE, WI Mar 9 - April 27, 2019
Tiny Art @ Tiny Prices - Art*Bar Milwaukee, WI November 2 - December 30, 2018
Third Ward Plein Air -Hudson Business Lounge Milwaukee, WI July 2018
Paint the Point - Mineral Point, WI August 2018
Woman Made Midwest Open - Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL - March 2-24th, 2018
Tiny Art @ Tiny Prices - Art*Bar November 3 - December 31, 2017
Third Ward Plein Air - July 21-22 2017 Hudson Business Lounge Milwaukee, WI
Cedarburg Plein Air Event - Cedarburg Cultural Center, June 6-17 2017
Members Show - Museum of Wisconsin Art, November - January 8 2017
Tiny Art @ Tiny Prices - Art*Bar November 4 - December 31, 2016
Paint the Point - Mineral Point, WI August 10-13th, 2016 - 203 High Street. MP, WI
Cedarburg Plein Air Event - Cedarburg Cultural Center, June 16-17
Members Show - Museum of Wisconsin Art, November - January 2016
Fun A Day - Gallery 788, Hampden, MD - March 2015
Members Show - Museum of Wisconsin Art, November - January 2015
Teacher as Artist - Howard County Schools Central Office Gallery -October 2014
Fun A Day - Gallery 788, Hampden, MD - February 2014
ELEMENTS: A Metal Show - Gallery 788 Hampden, MD - October 3- November 3, 2013
Awakened - Vino Rosina HarborEast Baltimore, MD - April-June 2013
Fun A Day - The D Center, Baltimore, MD - Febuary 2013
Fun A Day - Brick Haus Art Space, Baltimore, MD - March 2012
Teacher as Artist - Howard County Schools Central Office Gallery - September 2010
Light - Collarmoth Artist Collective at The Garage, Birmingham, AL, May 2004
Graduate Thesis Show - Maryland Institute College of Art - September 2001
Senior Thesis Show - Maryland Institute College of Art - May 2001
Press // Videos
Woman Made Gallery - March 2018
Washington Heights Highlighter - Winter 2017
Bmore Art - Feb. 11, 2013
What's Plein Air?
Honors and Awards
PURCHASE AWARD // 37th Annual Northern National Art Competition- Nicolet College June 13- - July 26, 2024
HONORABLE MENTION // SECURA Fine Arts Exhibition - Trout Museum of Art February 15 - April 5, 2020
"New Teacher of the Year" 2007 for Howard County, MD; recognized by the Maryland Art Education Association
Professional Affilitations
National Council of Education for the Ceramic Arts - NCECA
Professional Experience
Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa, WI
August 2015 - PRESENT
Art Foundations // Metals & Fibers // Ceramics
Howard High School, Ellicott City, MD
2006 - 2015
Studio Art Instructor
"Art and Social Justice" workshop for Howard County's in-service for art educators, August 2010
Mt. Hebron High School, Ellicott City, MD
2005-06
Studio Art Instructor
Calera High School, Calera, AL
2004-05
Studio Art Instructor
Glen Iris Elementary School, Birmingham, AL
2003-04
Tutor, substitute, and after-school program art instructor
Contact
[email protected]
Molly Brennan is an artist and educator who lives and creates in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the Washington Heights neighborhood. She grew up in Mequon, Wisconsin, and moved to Baltimore, Maryland to attend the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1997. She received her BFA in Sculptural Studies in 2001 and her Masters of Arts in Teaching in 2002. Molly lived in Baltimore and taught in Howard County, Maryland until 2015 when she had the opportunity to move back to Wisconsin to teach at Wauwatosa East High School in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and be with her family. She just finished her 20th year teaching high school art. Molly is the youngest of 8, an Aunt to 13, and a Great Aunt to 3, soon to be 4, brand new human beings.
Education
Maryland Institute College of Art - MAT - Art Education - 2002
Maryland Institute College of Art - BFA - Sculptural Studies - 2001
Residencies
Artist in Residence - Cape May Point Science Center, Cape May, New Jersey / July 2023
Invited to paint at the newly established science center for the month of July.
Exhibition July 19, 2023
Exhibitions
Change of Physical State: METAL STONE AND GLASS - Center for the Visual Arts / Wausau, WI June 5 - August 10, 2024
37th Annual Northern National Art Competition - Nicolet College / Rhinelander, WI June 13- - July 26, 2024
PURCHASE AWARD for my mixed media piece George Floyd Square
Members Exhibition - Northern Clay Center / Minneapolis, MN May 4, - June 16, 2024
30x30x30 Exhibition - Var Gallery / Milwaukee, WI April 19 - June 9, 2024
TMA Contemporary - Trout Museum of Art / Appleton, WI June 10 - August 13, 2023
77th Midwestern Biennial - Rockford Art Museum / Rockford, IL October 7, 2022 - January 22, 2023
Roots: New Growth - Center for the Visual Arts / Wausau, WI September 2-October 29, 2022
SECURA Fine Arts Exhibition - Trout Museum of Art / Appleton, WI February 15 - April 5, 2020 HONORABLE MENTION for my drawing Eight
Night Owls - Cedarburg Art Museum/ Cedarburg, WI October 2 - Jan 12, 2020
WHY MOM WHY MOM - Commonwealth Gallery / Madison, WI October 1-9, 2019
A New Day - RedLine Gallery MKE, WI Mar 9 - April 27, 2019
Tiny Art @ Tiny Prices - Art*Bar Milwaukee, WI November 2 - December 30, 2018
Third Ward Plein Air -Hudson Business Lounge Milwaukee, WI July 2018
Paint the Point - Mineral Point, WI August 2018
Woman Made Midwest Open - Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL - March 2-24th, 2018
Tiny Art @ Tiny Prices - Art*Bar November 3 - December 31, 2017
Third Ward Plein Air - July 21-22 2017 Hudson Business Lounge Milwaukee, WI
Cedarburg Plein Air Event - Cedarburg Cultural Center, June 6-17 2017
Members Show - Museum of Wisconsin Art, November - January 8 2017
Tiny Art @ Tiny Prices - Art*Bar November 4 - December 31, 2016
Paint the Point - Mineral Point, WI August 10-13th, 2016 - 203 High Street. MP, WI
Cedarburg Plein Air Event - Cedarburg Cultural Center, June 16-17
Members Show - Museum of Wisconsin Art, November - January 2016
Fun A Day - Gallery 788, Hampden, MD - March 2015
Members Show - Museum of Wisconsin Art, November - January 2015
Teacher as Artist - Howard County Schools Central Office Gallery -October 2014
Fun A Day - Gallery 788, Hampden, MD - February 2014
ELEMENTS: A Metal Show - Gallery 788 Hampden, MD - October 3- November 3, 2013
Awakened - Vino Rosina HarborEast Baltimore, MD - April-June 2013
Fun A Day - The D Center, Baltimore, MD - Febuary 2013
Fun A Day - Brick Haus Art Space, Baltimore, MD - March 2012
Teacher as Artist - Howard County Schools Central Office Gallery - September 2010
Light - Collarmoth Artist Collective at The Garage, Birmingham, AL, May 2004
Graduate Thesis Show - Maryland Institute College of Art - September 2001
Senior Thesis Show - Maryland Institute College of Art - May 2001
Press // Videos
Woman Made Gallery - March 2018
Washington Heights Highlighter - Winter 2017
Bmore Art - Feb. 11, 2013
What's Plein Air?
Honors and Awards
PURCHASE AWARD // 37th Annual Northern National Art Competition- Nicolet College June 13- - July 26, 2024
HONORABLE MENTION // SECURA Fine Arts Exhibition - Trout Museum of Art February 15 - April 5, 2020
"New Teacher of the Year" 2007 for Howard County, MD; recognized by the Maryland Art Education Association
Professional Affilitations
National Council of Education for the Ceramic Arts - NCECA
Professional Experience
Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa, WI
August 2015 - PRESENT
Art Foundations // Metals & Fibers // Ceramics
Howard High School, Ellicott City, MD
2006 - 2015
Studio Art Instructor
"Art and Social Justice" workshop for Howard County's in-service for art educators, August 2010
Mt. Hebron High School, Ellicott City, MD
2005-06
Studio Art Instructor
Calera High School, Calera, AL
2004-05
Studio Art Instructor
Glen Iris Elementary School, Birmingham, AL
2003-04
Tutor, substitute, and after-school program art instructor
Contact
[email protected]