Hi, I'm Braeden.
I'm a freelance artist living in Syracuse, NY.
I graduated in 2019 from Ball State University School of Art in Muncie, IN with a BFA in Drawing, and I am currently pursuing my MFA in Illustration from Syracuse University College of Visual & Performing Arts.
For project inquiries, art purchases, licensing, or anything else, contact me at
Area Award for Drawing
For "Monolith" - 84th Annual Student Art Exhibition - Muncie, IN - 2019
Dean’s Purchase Award
For "The Squid" - 83rd Annual Student Art Exhibition - Muncie, IN - 2018
3rd Place Overall
For "Under Construction" - 83rd Annual Student Art Exhibition - Muncie, IN - 2018
Area Award for Drawing
For "Under Construction" - 83rd Annual Student Art Exhibition - Muncie, IN - 2018
Dean’s Purchase Award
For "Self-Portrait" - 82nd Annual Student Art Exhibition - Muncie, IN - 2017
Pygmalion’s Art Supplies Award
For "Duck" - National Society of Arts & Letters Emerging Artists Show - Bloomington, IN - 2017
3rd Place Overall
For "Reflections" - Mabel B. Annis Memorial Juried Student Art Competition - Nashville, IN - 2015
Awards & Honors
Publications
Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art and Design, Issue 59
Runner-up in Illustration for "Overwhelmed" - 2020
Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art and Design, Issue 57
Winner in Fine Arts for "Cross Section," Runner-up in Fine Arts for "Don't Give up on Me Yet (1,2 of 3)" - 2020
Conservation Tales: Giraffes
Illustrator - 2019
Burkhardt Review, Vol. 2
Cover Artwork - Muncie, IN - 2019
Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art and Design, Issue 54
Winner in Fine Arts for "Under Construction" - 2019
The Further Adventures of an Average Man
Cover Artwork - 2018
Exhibitions
Come as You Are: NEDA Week Art Exhibition
Syracuse University - Syracuse, NY - 2020
Still a Work in Progress: BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition
Ball State University - Muncie, IN - 2019
Conservation Tales: Africa Series Preview Exhibition
Made in Muncie Pottery - Muncie, IN - 2019
Conservation Tales Retrospective Exhibition
Midwest Museum of Natural History - Sycamore, IL - 2019
Inspired by Orchids Exhibition
Rinard Orchid Greenhouse - Muncie, IN - 2019
High Art 2019 Exhibition - Top 100
High Art Gallery - Santa Rosa, CA - 2019
84th Annual Student Art Show
Ball State University - Muncie, IN - 2019
120th Annual Exhibit of Richmond and Area Artists
Richmond Art Museum - Richmond, IN - 2018
4th Annual Printer Jam
Muncie Makes Lab - Muncie, IN - 2018
83rd Annual Student Art Show
Ball State University - Muncie, IN - 2018
INKspiration: Student Exhibition
Twin Archer Brewpub - Muncie, IN - 2017
BEGINNINGS 2017 Exhibition
Ball State University - Muncie, IN - 2017
3rd Annual Printer Jam
Muncie, IN - 2017
82nd Annual Student Art Show
Ball State University - Muncie, IN - 2017
National Society of Arts & Letters 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Show
John Waldron Arts Center - Bloomington, IN - 2017
National Society of Arts & Letters Emerging Artists Show
John Waldron Arts Center - Bloomington, IN - 2017
BEGINNINGS 2016 Exhibition
Ball State University - Muncie, IN - 2016