1954
︎ Wayne Rosen is born
Biography
BriAnna Rosen (b. 1989, she/her) is an artist and curator based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania exploring the poetics of politics and spectacle with installation, video, and publications. Currently, Rosen works as a co-director and curator for Fuller Rosen Gallery alongside her partner EM Fuller.
Rosen completed her BA in Film and Video Production in 2012 at Pacific University graduating summa cum laude. Rosen then finished the MFA in Visual Studies program at Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2016 and received the thesis award for A Freestyle Artist: Sociopolitical Art in Five Interventions. From 2016 - 2018, Rosen co-founded and managed Killjoy Collective, an artist-run space in the Troy Laundry Studios in southeast Portland.
- Amanda Clem, “KBOO Art Focus: Amanda Clem Interviews Fuller Rosen Gallery’s Bri Rosen and EM Fuller,“ KBOO Art Focus, November 10, 2020
- Andrew Jankowski, “Profiles in Queer Excellence and Resilience,“ Portland Mercury, June 06, 2019
- Raechel Herron Root, “Shining a Light on Portland’s Art Scene: 10 Exciting Venues in the Rose City,” Hyperallergic, October 22, 2019
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Lusi Lukova, “Unraveling Family History,” Oregon ArtsWatch, November 29, 2018
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Shannon Gormley, “’Sun Kittens & Moon Puppies’ Imagines a Post-Patriarchy World,” Willamette Week, July 26, 2018
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Nim Wunnan, “Killjoy Collective makes space for ‘Children of Revulsion,” Oregon ArtsWatch, June 15, 2018
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Ashley Gifford, “Interviews: BriAnna Rosen,” Art & About PDX, June 13, 2018
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Shannon Gormley, “A New Performance Art Piece Examines Propaganda Through a Russian Pop Star and Toilets,” Willamette Week, March 21, 2018
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Meghan Burbank, “Fischli and Weiss Meets Clarissa Explains It All,” Portland
Mercury, July 19, 2017 - Kara Weisenstein, “Why Portland Needs All-Women Art Spaces,” VICE, April 22, 2017
Life & Career Timeline
1957
︎ Agnes Borja is born
1968
︎ Borja family relocates from Guam to Hayward, California
1981
︎ Wayne Rosen and Agnes Borja marry
1987
︎ Jacob Rosen is born in Portland, Oregon
1989
︎ BriAnna Rosen is born in Portland, OregonThe Portland Trail Blazers, led by Clyde Drexler, are emerging as one of the NBA’s elite teams
1990
︎ EM Fuller is born in Charlotte, North Carolina
The Portland Trail Blazers reach the NBA Finals
1992
The Portland Trail Blazers make their second NBA Finals appearance in three seasons
1997–1998
︎ Wayne Rosen accepts a U.S. Army medical school scholarship, beginning the family’s military chapter
1998
︎ Family relocates to Kailua, Hawai’i
The USWNT wins the FIFA Women’s World Cup the following summer, inspiring a new generation of women’s soccer in America
1999
︎ Family moves to San Antonio, Texas
The San Antonio Spurs win their first NBA Championship
The USWNT defeats China in the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final
2003
︎ Family relocates to Würzburg, Germany
The San Antonio Spurs win their second NBA Championship
2005
While living in Germany, the San Antonio Spurs capture their third NBA Championship
2006
︎ Family returns to San Antonio, Texas
2007
The San Antonio Spurs win their fourth NBA Championship
2008
Graduates from Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas
Begins undergraduate studies at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon
The Philadelphia Phillies win the 2008 World Series
2010
Debuts Cherry Orchard video installation at Pacific University
2012
Graduates summa cum laude from Pacific University with a B.A. in Media Arts
Margo & Jones screens at Columbia Gorge International Film Festival
2014
Begins MFA studies in Visual Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art
︎ Meets EM Fuller
The San Antonio Spurs win their fifth NBA Championship
2015
The USWNT wins the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Participates in Night Lights, MFA VS First Year Exhibition, Focus Fest, and Sugar Rush
2016
Graduates from PNCA and receives the MFA Thesis Award for A Freestyle Artist: Sociopolitical Art in Five Interventions
Co-founds Killjoy Collective in Portland, Oregon with EM Fuller and fellow PNCA artists
2017
︎ Adopts MikaCo-curates B R O A D C A S T with Jodie Cavalier, Laugh Your Panties Off, and Nasty Women Portland with Tessa Heck at Killjoy Collective
2018
Killjoy Collective hosts B R O A D C A S T I I , A Melon Baby’s Falsetto Sounds Better in the Bathroom, and Children of Revulsion
Killjoy Collective stars in A Good Pink at Portland Community College and Sun Kittens & Moon Puppies at Portland State University
Launches Fuller Rosen Gallery in Portland, Oregon with EM Fuller
Curates inaugural Fuller Rosen exhibition TREGUAS, Angélica Maria Millán Lozano at the Ford Building
The Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowl LII
2019
The USWNT wins its fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup
︎ Adopts Moon
Fuller Rosen exhibits Ego Placebo, Sublimation, A Thirst for Saltwater, flat out, A Change of Light, and A Thousand Cuts
2020
Fuller Rosen Gallery continues programming safely throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and moves to NW Lovejoy Street
Curates American Hex, Patterning, Loopholes, Ambrosia, and NO SANCTUARY
2021
Curates Things that have to do with fire, umm no, Resound, After Boucher, and The Longest Leg
2022
Curates Possessions, Possessions, Second Honeymoon, and Held Tight
︎ Marries EM Fuller in Las Vegas, Nevada
2023
︎ Family moves to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fuller Rosen Gallery relocates and opens in Chinatown
Curates Homesick, live laugh lobotomize, and At The Same Time
2024
Curates Hand Me Downs, After Boucher, Entre Dos Palmas, The Circadian Support Cycle, and Tender Giants
2025
The Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowl LIX, defeating Kansas City 40–22 earning the franchise’s second Super Bowl title
Curates conjunctions, Crawl Space, Flat Works for Structured Bodies, Tower of Babel, and Sweet Pea