Awards

Senator John C. Danforth Prize for Excellence in Teaching, 2008

Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Grant, 2003

George Washington University William C. Barbee Sculpture Prize, 2002

J. William Fulbright Scholarship, 1998-1999

Elizabeth Greenshields Artist Grant, 1997

Alfred University Art & Design Divisional Honors, 1997

Alfred University Senior Student Art Purchase Award, 1997

Alfred University Howard R. Neville Award for Excellence in Economics, 1997

Education

Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1998-1999
Fulbright Scholarship, Post Graduate Studies, Sculpture

Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 1993-1997
BFA, Ceramics
BA, Economics
Minors in Art History & Business Administration
Graduated Cum Laude


George School, Newtown, PA, 1989-1993
International Baccalaureate Degree

Selected Curatorial Projects

Amy Sherald, Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC (to be determined)

Carol Brown Goldberg, Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC autumn 2019

Lou Stovall, Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC autumn 2018

Sam Gilliam, Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC spring 2018 - present

Ed Crow: Retrospective, Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC winter 2017

Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC autumn 2017

Independent School Regional Annual Art Competition, Landon School, Bethesda, MD 2010-2016

Ellie Johnson Memorial Exhibition, Landon School, Bethesda, MD 2006

Casper Collects, Nicolaysen Art Museum; Casper, WY, 1998

Reggio Emilia: The Hundred Languages of Children, Nicolaysen Art Museum; Casper, WY, 1997

Arts Management

Director of Art Exhibitions, Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC, 2017-present

Curator, Landon School Art Gallery, Bethesda MD, 2012-2016

Director, Landon School Summer Art Program, Bethesda, MD 2010-2016

Board Member, Washington Sculptors Group, Washington DC, 2005-2006

Interim Curator, Nicolaysen Art Museum; Casper, WY, 1997-1998

Intern, The Clay Studio; Philadelphia, PA, summer 1996

Teaching Experience

Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC, 2016 - present

Landon School Summer Art Program, Bethesda, MD, 2001 - present

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, 2003 - 2009

Landon School, Bethesda, MD, 2000 - 2016

Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington DC, spring 2000

Artist-in-Residence Fellowships

George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2001-2002

Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion, Washington, DC, 1999-2000

Cyprus College of Art, Paphos, Cyprus, September 1998

Casper College, Casper, WY, 1997 - 1998

Ossabaw Island, Savannah, GA, June-July 1997

Public Collections

Alfred University Campus Center

Cyprus Fulbright Commission

Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute

Northern Virginia Community College - Loudoun Campus

United States Embassy of Cyprus

Wesley Theological Seminary

Solo Exhibitions

Mr. Brophy: Sculpture, Landon School Auditorium Foyer; Bethesda, MD, May 2013

Fragility, Landon School Art Gallery; Bethesda, MD, Sterling, VA, October 2009

Untitled, Anne C. Fisher Gallery; Washington, DC, May - June 2007

Numina, Northern Virginia Community College - Loudoun Campus; Sterling, VA, May 2006

Ephemera, Hood College; Frederick, MD, September 2005

NCECA 2005, Baltimore World Trade Center; Baltimore, MD, February - April 2005

Sculpture, Georgetown Court; Washington, DC, August 2003

Sculpture, Landon School Art Gallery; Bethesda, MD, October 2000

Figures, Strayer University Library; Washington, DC, March 2000

Torsos, The Kasteliotissa; Nicosia, Cyprus, May 1999

Collage, Moufflon Bookshop; Nicosia, Cyprus, November 1998

Sculpture, Walton Center Gallery at George School; Newtown, PA, May 1998

A Premature Retrospective, The Cow Palace; Newtown, PA, June 1997

Group Shows

Inaugural Exhibition, Martha Spak Gallery; Washington, DC, autumn 2017

Duet: Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg and Aaron Quinn Brophy, Landon School; Bethesda, MD, spring 2016

Coincide, Artomatic; Washington, DC, June 2008

Life & Death, Danville Body Shop; Arlington, VA, autumn 2006

Father, Anne C. Fisher Gallery; Washington, DC, summer 2006

Artomatic's Ten Most Wanted, Anne C. Fisher Gallery; Washington, DC, January 2005

Faculty Exhibition, Montgomery College; Rockville, MD, December 2004

Artomatic, Former National Children’s Museum; Washington, DC, November 2004

Faculty Exhibition, Montgomery College; Rockville, MD, December 2003

Summer is Magic, Martin Luther King Memorial Library; Washington, DC, July 2003

On-Line Gallery, Maryland State Arts Council Website; www.msac.org, summer 2003

Bringing the World Into Focus, Artoconecto; Washington, DC, May 2003

Rebirth of Life, Market 5 Gallery; Washington, DC, spring 2003

Kalorama Artist Exhibition, Mary's Center; Washington, DC, March 2003

Collaboration (with J.J. McCracken),  Smith Hall of Art at GWU; Washington, DC, January 2003

Summer Ceramics,  Dimock Gallery at GWU; Washington, DC, autumn 2002

Annual Awards Show, Luther W. Brady Gallery at GWU; Washington, DC, spring 2002

Montgomery Village Annual Show, Apple Ridge Center; Gaithersburg, MD, March 2002

The Visible Word, Dadian Gallery at Wesley Theological Seminary; Washington, DC, autumn 2001

Quaker Art Today, Legacy Gallery; Newtown, PA, autumn 1999

Figures, Life Forms Gallery; Aspen, CO, autumn 1998

Artsbridge, Prallsville Mill; Stockton, NJ, June 1998

Roswell Art Tour, The Milton Studio; Roswell, GA, November 1997

Lotsa Clay V, The Clay Studio; Philadelphia, PA, September 1997

The 68th Annual Show, Phillips Mill Gallery; New Hope, PA, September 1997

BFA Show, Alfred University; Alfred, NY, May 1997

Lotsa Clay IV, The Clay Studio; Philadelphia, PA, September 1996

New Century Exhibition, Golden Door Gallery; New Hope, PA, June 1996

Progetto Perugia, Villa Tattichi; Perugia, Italy, June 1995

Special Events

Transformer Gallery Auction, Mexican Cultural Institute; Washington, DC, autumn 2010

Tableau, Brophy Studio; Montgomery Village, MD, February 2009

Fulbright Association Reception, Anne C. Fisher Gallery; Washington, DC, June 2007

Brandeis University Art Tour, Brophy Studio; Montgomery Village, MD, November 2004

Arabesque Rising, O Street Studios; Washington, DC, April 2004

LEVYdance Performance Reception, Washington Marriott Hotel; Washington, DC, January 2003

Lectures

Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA, May 2006

California State University, Chico, CA, March 2006

Hood College, Frederick, MD, February 2006

George Washington University, Washington, DC, September 2004

Asbury Village, Gaithersburg, MD, May 2004

Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA, December 2003

The School Affiliated with Fudan University, Shanghai, China, March 2003

Chengdu Foreign Language School, Chengdu, China, March 2003

Beijing Foreign Language School, Beijing, China, March 2003

Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC, September 1999

Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus, May 1999

American Center of the United States Embassy, Nicosia, Cyprus, November 1998

Cyprus College of Art, Paphos, Cyprus, September 1998

Casper College, Casper, WY, October 1997

 

Jurying

Yellow Barn Members Show, Glen Echo Park, MD

Regional Scholastic Art Program Competition, Fairfax County, VA, January 2008

Montgomery Village Annual Show, Apple Ridge Center; Gaithersburg, MD

George Washington University Annual Student Show, Dimock Gallery, Washington, DC,  November 2004


 

Articles

Schulkind, Rima. "Fall Feature: Aaron Quinn Brophy” Washington Sculptors Group Newsletter, fall 2005,  pp. 8

Mercer, Dickson. "Sculpting a fine line – beautiful, yet grotesque” Frederick News Post, September 8, 2005  Weekend Guide (front cover) pp. 3-4

Cimino, Mark. "Interview with Aaron Quinn Brophy" Washington Spark, July 12, 2004  pp.24-25

Jeon, Shin-Yeon. "A Close Encounter With Mixed-Media Ceramic Sculptures" Korean Ceramic Art Monthly, February 2004  pp. 56-59

Donahue, Tom. "Well Traveled Brophy Still Knee-Deep in Clay" Alfred University People, January 2004  pp. 21

Dixon, Thomas W. Courage Commitment and Change: A Personal History of Landon School. Bethesda, Maryland, 2004 pp. 460, 476

"Sculptor to exhibit in D.C." Montgomery Village News August 22, 2003  pp. 18

"Exhibits" Landon Magazine, Winter 2003  pp.30

Kucera, Kali. Catacomb, Waycraft Publications, June 2001 (cover)

Johnson, Ellie. "New Gallery Opens" Landon Magazine, Winter 2001  pp.18-19

"Life-Sized Figurative Sculptures" The Advance of Bucks County, June 5, 1997  pp. 27

Leidig, Kenneth. "Senior Art Show Glimpses" Fiat Lux, May 7, 1997

English, Chris. "Students Earn College Credit That May be Good as Gold" Bucks County Courier Times,  July 29, 1993  pp. 7B, 3B

Suplee, Carol J. "Arts Programs Teach More Than How to Throw a Pot" Georgian, summer 1993, vol. 64 no. 2  pp. 1, 5

Travel

New York State, Hudson River Valley: Beacon, New Windsor, and Millbrook, August 2019

Massachusetts, North Adams, Williamstown, and Martha's Vineyard, August 2019

Texas, Houston and Austin, July 2019

West Virginia, Lewisburg, Hinton, and Bellepoint, March 2019

California, Los Angeles and Pamona, January 2018

Maine, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Eagle Island, August 2016

Hungary, Budapest, March 2016

Jamaica, Negril, December 2015

North Carolina, Outer Banks, August 2010

South Carolina, Charleston, summer 2010

Brazil, Sau Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, March 2009

Hawaii, Maui, August 2008

Bonaire, August 2007

Barbados, June 2004

China, Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Shanghai; March 2003

Spain and Portugal, Madrid, Seville, Lisbon; April 2000

Mediterranean, Athens, Delphi, Cairo, Luxor, Abu-Simbel, Beirut, Baalbeck; spring 1999

England, Studied Greek and Egyptian sculptures at the British Museum in London; January 1999

North America, Road trip through U.S., Canada, and Mexico; August-October 1997

France, Studied sculptures at the Louvre in Paris; March 1997

Italy, Painted the Umbrian landscape in Perugia; June 1995

Europe, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, England, France; summer 1995

Russia, Lived with host family in St. Petersburg; March 1992

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