Bryson was born in Phoenix, AZ in 1982 as the son of an Air Force pilot, and spent his childhood living around the world on Air Force bases. In the summer of 2019 Bryson attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, received his MFA from Yale School of Art (2015), MAT from the School of Visual Arts (2009), and BFA from University of Colorado (2004). Bryson's first solo exhibition, 'Some Small Fever', was held at La MaMa Galleria (NYC) in 2017. In 2022 he had a two-person show titled 'Harness' with Pat McNabb, curated by Peter Clough, at The Empty Circle Gallery in Brooklyn. His photographs have been exhibited across the United States in group exhibitions at Fraenkel Gallery, Regen Projects, Yossi Milo Gallery, Blue Sky Gallery, The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, Abrons Art Center, as well as internationally at Capsule Venice in Venice, Italy, Cusp Gallery in Hangzhou, China, Denker+Schneider Gallery in Berlin, Germany, and at Museo Universitario Del Chopo in Mexico City, Mexico. Bryson’s work is held in the collections of the Leslie Lohman Museum, Oz Art, and numerous private collections. He has published two books with Raw Meat Collective, 'Some Small Fever' (2017) and 'The Origins of Color' (2018), as well as 'Waters' (2017) with Dashwood Books. Bryson’s work has been included in numerous publications, including Der Greif, Dear Dave, Matte Magazine, VICE, and NEWSPAPER and has been featured on ArtForum.com. Bryson is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Photography at Bard College. He lives in Brooklyn with his husband, Ryan.
