Brigette Borders

Brigette is a tech-obsessed experiential designer and artist living in Chicago, with a Masters in Painting from SAIC.

She received her Master of Architecture from Columbia University's GSAPP in 2009, and began teaching there upon graduation. Her interest in the intersection of technology, architecture, art, urban planning and sustainability is guided by her view that design and logic are one and the same.

She has created interactive installations for many venues, including Google, Columbia University, and the NYC Department of Health. Her work is inspired by the often ruled but at times chaotic organization of natural and urban landscapes. She recently built a CNC router to incorporate into her encaustic paintings.

She has developed her practice over the past six years with massive amounts of experimentation, and many pounds of wax.

She is an ardent recycler and have been refusing plastic bags since long before the practice became fashionable.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Master of FIne Arts in Painting (2019)

Columbia University, Master of Architecture (2009)

Wellesley College, Bachelor of Arts (2004)

MoMA, “Uneven Growth” exhibition
Associate Editor of the New City Reader
Fall 2015 | New York, NY
“The New City Reader” (documentation of a weekly newspaper)

Festival of IDEAS, competition winner
Designer, with Forrest Jessee
Summer 2013 | New York, New York
“Little Free Library” (public installation)

TEX-FAB, finalist / honorable mention
Designer, with Philip Anzalone and Justin Fabrikant
2012-2013 | Traveling Exhibition
“Curved Die, Creased Structure” (installation)

Encaustic Art Institute, National Juried Encaustic Exhibition
Fall 2012 | Santa Fe, NM
“Untitled 1,” “Untitled 2” (encaustic paintings)

Figment at Governor’s Island
Professor and advisor
Summer 2012 | New York, NY
“Fylanges” (installation)

Studio-X Rio de Janeiro
Professor & Program Leader with CAU-PUC Rio
Summer 2012 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
“X-Total” (mobile exhibition space)

White Box Gallery, “Gizmodo Show”
Professor and advisor
December 2011 | New York, NY
“Polymorphic Bench” (furniture installation)

Artgate Gallery
Professor and advisor
December 2011 | New York, NY
“Visual Permeability Pavilion” (permanent installation)

Turku City Hall
Professor & Program Leader, with The University of Oulu
Summer 2011 | ...