BIOGRAPHY

Brandon Bye has been a paperboy, a cook, a soccer coach, a writer, an editor. He studied literature and creative writing in his 20s, made music in his 30s, and found his way to photography by 40. He grew up in New Hampshire and now lives in Seattle, Washington. 

RESUME

Exhibitions

• Base Camp Studio — Solo exhibition, Downtown, Seattle, June 2025

• Vermillion Gallery — Solo exhibition, Capitol Hill, Seattle, February 2026

• The Stranger Office — Installation and exhibition, Seattle, April 2026

Readings and Events

• Elliott Bay Book Company — Author reading and onstage conversation, Seattle, April 16, 2026. Interviewed live by Hannah Murphy Winter, Editor in Chief of The Stranger

• Third Place Books, Seward Park — Author reading and talk, Seattle, May 7, 2026.

• Town Hall — A moderated panel discussion featuring Erik Bell of A Cleaner Alki, Anitra Freeman of Real Change, and Simon Foster, former Deputy CEO of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, in conversation with author Brandon Bye about Seattle’s growth, homelessness, graffiti, and public space.

Press

• KUOW Sound Side — Forthcoming

• Seattle Magazine — May/June 2026 issue.

• The Stranger — April 2026

• KING 5 / New Day Northwest — March 2026

• South Seattle Emerald — February 2026

• ReDefine Magazine — June 2025

• PublicDisplay.Art — June 2025

CONTACT

Follow: Instagram
Work/press inquiries: bye.brandon@gmail.com

Project Grant Recipient — 4Culture 2025

MORE PAINT received support from 4Culture through their 2025 Art Projects: Individuals grant, and I am grateful to the panelists and the broader arts community that made this grant possible.

You can learn more about 4Culture’s mission and the impact of their programs at 4culture.org.