THE ROBERT GIARD GRANT FOR EMERGING
LGBTQ+ PHOTOGRAPHERS

BRYSON RAND, 2019 FINALIST

Bryson Rand was born in Phoenix, AZ in 1982 as the son of an Air Force pilot, and grew up living around the world. In 2019 Bryson attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, has an MFA from Yale School of Art, a Masters in Art Education from the School of Visual Arts, and a BFA from University of Colorado. Bryson's first solo exhibition, 'Some Small Fever', was held at La MaMa Galleria (NYC) in 2017. He has shown extensively in group exhibitions in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Haven, Mexico City, and Berlin. He published three books in 2017-18, 'Some Small Fever', 'The Origins of Color', and 'Waters'. His work has been included in many publications, including Der Grief, Dear Dave, Matte Magazine, VICE, and NEWSPAPER and was featured on ArtForum.com. Bryson lives and works in Brooklyn with his husband, Ryan.

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