Allison DeBritz is an artist and educator whose work intimately considers the gendered paradigms of domestic spaces and relationships through an interdisciplinary feminist lens. She uses photography, collage, video, and installation as part of a ritualistic process, engaging with the psychological narratives woven throughout her work. DeBritz holds an MFA in Art Photography from Syracuse University and a BFA in Photography from SUNY New Paltz. She currently lives in Troy, NY and teaches college photography.
Education
2021 MFA Art Photography, Syracuse University
2015 BFA Photography, State University of New York at New Paltz
Selected Exhibitions
2025
Open Screen, Group Short Film Screening, Picture Lock One, Troy, NY
Alone, You Are Heard, Curated by Kat Ryals, Group Exhibition, ChaNorth, Pine Plains, NY
Womens Work, Three Person Show with Sonia Ruscoe and Heather Guertin, Germantown Laundromat, Germantown, NY
Agitation, Three Person Show with Tara Holmes and Owen Barensfeld, The Green Lodge, Chatham, NY
Free, For All, Group Exhibition, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Kingston, NY
2024
35 Under 35, Group Exhibition, The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences Long Beach, NJ
Significant Colour, Group Exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Correspondence, Group Exhibition, Baxter St Camera Club, New York, NY
Dissecting the Binary, Group Exhibition, Lark Hall Gallery, Albany, NY
2022
Gravity Locked Her in Rotation, Solo Exhibition, Nizhny Tagil Museum of Fine Arts, Nizhny Tagil, Russia
Gravity Locked Her in Rotation, Solo Exhibition, Space Place Gallery, Nizhny Tagil, Russia
Collective Rage, Group Exhibition, Strange Paradise Gallery, Portland, OR
International Photography Competition, Group Exhibition, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa, FL
2021
Exhibition of SUNY Art, Group Exhibition, SUNY Rockefeller Institute of Government, Albany, NY
Faculty Show, Group Exhibition, Steel Plant Art Gallery Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Homecoming, Group Exhibition, JKC Gallery, Trenton, NJ
Carrying the Thick Present, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Governor’s Island, New York, NY
Obsessions, Group Exhibition, Tête Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Carrying the Thick Present, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Syracuse University Art Museum, Syracuse, NY
Urban Video Project, MFA Thesis Exhibitions, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
The Six Feet: Boundaries, Belongings & Becoming, Group Exhibition, Revolve Gallery, Asheville, NC
Embracing Stillness, Group Exhibition, Humble Arts Foundation, Virtual
2020
Thesis Shows and Other Works 2020, Syracuse University, Virtual
2019
Off the Record, Group Exhibition, Random Access Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Self Not Selfie, Group Exhibition, Roper Gallery, Frostburg, MD
Self Portrait, Group Exhibition, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
2018
An Anthology of Irreverence, Group Exhibition, Smith Hall Gallery, Syracuse , NY
American Identities, Group Exhibition, GAMU Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
Pivot, Group Exhibition, Sojourner Truth Library SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
Altered Worlds, Group Exhibition, Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
PHOTO21: Pixel, Group Exhibition, Photographic Expressions Gallery, Troy, NY
2017
Cheek to Cheek, Group Exhibition, ShapeShifters Lab, Brooklyn, NY
Nasty Women of the North, Group Exhibition, Collar Works, Troy, NY
Retro Future, Group Exhibition, Miranda Kuo Gallery, New York, NY
Nasty Women Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Knockdown Center, Queens, NY
2016
Sweet Spot, Group Exhibition, Court Tree Collective, Brooklyn, NY
Annual Photography Salon Show, Group Exhibition, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
American Vices, Group Exhibition, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA
Contemporary Nude, Group Exhibition, Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
2015
We Release, BFA Thesis Exhibition, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY
SILVER, Group Exhibition, Nisk-Art Gallery, Niskayuna, NY
Exit, Group Exhibition, ArtBar, Kingston, NY
2014
Recede, Group Exhibition, ArtBar Kingston, NY
Residencies
2025
ChaNorth International Artist Residency, Pine Plains, NY
Selected Publications & Press
2025
Men Asleep, Zine curated by Jordanna Kalman
Common Ground Issue 3, Borderline Press
2024
Artist Interview, Paradice Palase
Neigh-Sayers, Oranbeg Press
Artist Interview, Art Uncovered Podcast
Poor Ezra’s Almanac, Volume 3
2023
Poor Ezra’s Almanac, Volume 1
2022
Open Call: CARTE BLANCHE, Portrait Category, Lucie Foundation
Gravity Locked Her in Rotation, PHOTOxCOLLECTIVE
Visions of Love, The Luupe
2021
Q&A with Natalie Krick, Strange Fire Collective
now/ present/ current, Oranbeg Press
Visions of Motherhood, The Luupe
Issue No. 4: Love Letters, Pearl Press
2020
Portfolio Issue 2020, F-Stop Magazine
VOL2: Connection, Soft Lighting Studio
2017
Pics or It Didn't Happen: Images Banned from Instagram, edited by Arvida Bystrom and Molly Soda, Forward by Chris Kraus,
Presetel Publishing
Awards & Grants
2022
Shortlist, The Royal Photography Society International Photography Exhibition 146
Third Place Award, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts 2022 International Photography Competition, People/ Portrait Category
Finalist, Lucie Foundation Open Call: CARTE BLANCHE, Portrait Category
2021
Grant Recipient, Syracuse University VPA Creative Opportunity Grant
2019
Second Place Award, Self Not Selfie, Frostburg State University's juried photography exhibition, Frostburg, MD
2018
Grant Recipient, Syracuse University VPA Creative Opportunity Grant
Lectures & Workshops
2025
Visiting Artist Workshop, Niskayuna High School
2024
Artist Talk, Paradice Palase, Virtual
2021
Artist Talk, Intro to Color and Digital Photography, California College of the Arts
Artist Talk, Digital Tools for Creative Expression & Design, Wheaton College
2020
Artist Talk, Virtual Studio Visit Network
2019
Artist Talk, Introduction to Audio Production, Syracuse University
Artist Talk, Art Photography: BFA Senior Seminar, Syracuse University
Affiliations
2024- present
Member, Paradice Palase
2024
Member, Monthly Crit Group, The Center for Photography at Woodstock
2023
Spring 2023 Cohort, BOSSCRIT
Visiting Critique Program, NYC Crit Club