Born in Philadelphia, PA
Lives and works in Washington, DC
SELECTED PROJECTS
2012 BFF, Fort Fringe (Capital Fringe), Washington, DC
2012 1 Following, @BrianFeldman, Online
2012 0 Following, @BrianFeldman, Online
2012 Brian Feldman’s Under the Covers, Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport (ArtsFest), Orlando, FL
2012 #48hYardSale, Lowndes Performance Art Center (Private Residence), Orlando, FL
2011 The Boxer, The Beacham, Orlando, FL
2011 The Most Expensive Gas in America, Sun Gas Station, Orlando, FL
2011 24 Hour Embrace (after Young Sun Han), Orange Ave Gym, Orlando, FL
2011 Private Dancer, Orlando Fringe Festival, Orlando, FL
2011 Show, Interrupted, Orlando Fringe Festival, Orlando, FL
2011 Lousy T-Shirt, Orlando Museum of Art (1st Thursdays), Orlando, FL
2011 Paper Cut, Sorosis Club, Orlando, FL
2011 The Skill Crane Kid, Stardust Video & Coffee (ArtsFest), Orlando, FL
2011 txt, Telephone Museum @ Art & History Museums, Maitland (ArtsFest), Maitland, FL
2011 The Chalkboard Exercises, Hard Rock Live Orlando, Orlando, FL
2011 Brian Feldman Marries Anybody*: Part III, Orange County Courthouse Room 16H, Orlando, FL
2011 The Minimum Effort, Brian Feldman funded grant program for Florida-based artists, Florida
2010 Going Green the Feldman Way, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, FL
2010 Foul! Official Rules of the National Basketball Association..., Amway Center, Orlando, FL
2010 Theater Tailgate #1, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, Orlando, FL
2010 Thomas Thorspecken Sketches the Audience, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, Orlando, FL
2010 Photo Trade: Mount Rushmore, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, SD
2010 Fringe of Nature, Wekiwa Springs State Park (Orlando Fringe Festival), Apopka, FL
2010 85 Push Ups, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
2010 Chips and Salsa, Pancho’s Mexican Food, Casselberry, FL
2010 25 Movies Brian Feldman Has Seen At Enzian Theater, Enzian Theater, Maitland, FL
2010 67 Books, Orlando Public Library, Orlando, FL
2010 Happiness Hurts, Orlando Museum of Art (1st Thursdays), Orlando, FL
2010 Tilikunundrum, SeaHouse® Orlando (Private Residence), Orlando, FL
2010 Brian Feldman Marries Anybody*, Orange County Courthouse Room 355, Orlando, FL
2010 The Swan Boat Talks, Lake Eola Park, Orlando, FL
2010 Brian Feldman likes this., Facebook, Online
2009 “Take My Beard, Please!”, Urban Stylez Barbershop, Orlando, FL
2009 The Singing Menorah, Track Shack, Orlando, FL
2009 Lotto PooL, Carlton Hotel South Beach (PooL Art Fair Miami), Miami Beach, FL
2009 Pedestrian, or Walking: Impossible, Central Florida’s 12 Most Dangerous Intersections, Orlando + Kissimmee, FL
2009 Sloth, The Cameo Theatre, Orlando, FL
2009 Under the Covers, Orlando Museum of Art (1st Thursdays), Orlando, FL
2009 What’s Next?, Twitter + real world locations determined by followers, Online + Orlando, FL
2009 Brian Feldman Eats Everything Off The Menu At Loving Hut, Loving Hut Orlando, Orlando, FL
2009 24 Hour Jump, Atlantic Center for the Arts (INsideOUT #134), New Smyrna Beach, FL
2009 Under the Covers, Atlantic Center for the Arts (INsideOUT #134), New Smyrna Beach, FL
2009 Feldman’s Infamous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, Dandelion Cafe, Orlando, FL
2009 Brian Feldman Reads This Newspaper In Its Entirety, Frames Forever & Art Gallery, Winter Park, FL
2009 The End of Television: Part III, Frames Forever & Art Gallery, Winter Park, FL
2009 sleepwalk, Frames Forever & Art Gallery (Outsider Art Fair), Winter Park, FL
2009 Trying to Cry, Orlando Museum of Art (1st Thursdays), Orlando, FL
2009 txt, Kerouac House, Orlando, FL
2009 The End of Television: Part II, Say It Loud!, Orlando, FL
2009 Why Would They Do That?, Carl T. Langford Park, Orlando, FL
2009 Twitter of the Shrew, Twitter, Online
2008 ChanuIKEA®, IKEA® Orlando, Orlando, FL
2008 Cracker Barrel® Old Country Chanukah (TFD), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®, Orlando, FL
2008 I Am a Red Chair, IKEA® Orlando (IKEA Red Chair Gallery), Orlando, FL
2008 Link 33, LYNX (Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority) buses, Sanford, FL
2008 Leap Year Day, Orlando City Hall at City Commons Plaza, Orlando, FL
2007 Hanukkah in Little Havanaka (TFD), Camposition Studio, Miami, FL
2007 Death by Chocolate, Orlando Museum of Art (1st Thursdays), Orlando, FL
2006 Home for the Hanukkahs (TFD), Lowndes Shakespeare Center, Orlando, FL
2005 Chanukah Spectacular (TFD), Performance Space 1112 (Private Residence), Orlando, FL
2004 Chanukah with The Feldman Dynamic, Studio 6107 (Private Residence), Sanford, FL
2004 I Shouldn’t Be Here Right Now, Will’s Pub (Orlando Fringe Festival), Orlando, FL
2004 The Feldman Dynamic, Lowndes Shakespeare Center (Orlando Fringe Festival), Orlando, FL
2003 The Feldman Dynamic, The Kraine Theater (FringeNYC), New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2010 Creative Mind Experiment, Orlando Repertory Theatre (Orlando Fringe) (Jessica Mariko, producer), Orlando, FL
2009 Blunder Bungle, Museum of My Neighbor’s Backyard (Private Residence) (Jessica Earley, curator), Orlando, FL
2008 Out of the Box, Bay Two at Mills Park (Andrew White, curator), Orlando, FL
2007 Juried Camera Phone Picture Show (1st Place), Stardust Video & Coffee (Andrew White, curator), Orlando, FL
2006 Photobooth Art Show, Stardust Video & Coffee (Brett Bennett, curator), Orlando, FL
SELECTED FILM & VIDEO
2008 The Golden Mallard, Blue Koi Productions (16mm, 3:40 min) (producer) (Jon Jones, director)
2006 Incommunicado, Fox Searchlight Pictures (mini DV, 2 min) (writer-producer-director)
2006 Los Dos Piratas, Orange Orange Pictures (16mm, 3 min) (producer) (Joseph Mauceri, director)
2005 Snooze, Group 101 Films Orlando (mini DV, 3 min) (writer-producer-director)
2005 Itasca, Group 101 Films Orlando (mini DV, 3 min) (writer-producer-director)
2004 I Can’t Breath, I Need A Soda, Group 101 Films Orlando (mini DV, 1 min) (writer-producer-director)
2002 Waste, Group 101 Films Orlando (mini DV, 3 min) (writer-producer-director)
EXPERIENCE
2003-present Brian Feldman Projects (Artistic Director), Orlando, FL
2007 Enzian Theater FilmSlam (Producer), Maitland, FL
2006 Flicks on Fairbanks (Curator), Winter Park, FL
2004-05 Group 101 Films Orlando (Director), Downtown Media Arts Center, Orlando, FL
RESIDENCIES & GRANTS
2011 United Arts of Central FloridaProfessional Development Grant (Performing Arts Other), Maitland, FL
2011 Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural AffairsIndividual Artist Fellowship (Interdisciplinary), Tallahassee, FL
2009 Atlantic Center for the Arts (Heather Woodbury, Master Artist), New Smyrna Beach, FL
2008 United Arts of Central FloridaProfessional Development Grant (Performing Arts Other), Maitland, FL
2006 Broward County Cultural Division (Public Art & Design Program / Aviation Media Arts), Ft. Lauderdale, FL
AWARDS Best Performance Artist (Washington City Paper Best of D.C. 2012) 3rd Place Best Brian Feldman Project (2011) (TheDailyCity.com Best of Orlando 2012) 1st Place (The Most Expensive Gas in America) Best Brian Feldman Project (2011) (TheDailyCity.com Best of Orlando 2012) 2nd Place (The Skill Crane Kid) Best Brian Feldman Project (2011) (TheDailyCity.com Best of Orlando 2012) 3rd Place (Lousy T-Shirt) Best Coin-Operated Machine (TheDailyCity.com Best of Orlando 2012) 3rd Place (The Skill Crane Kid) Best Brian Feldman Project (Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2011) 1st Place (The Skill Crane Kid) Best Brian Feldman Project (Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2011) 2nd Place (Brian Feldman Marries Anybody*) Fringe of the Fringe (20th Annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival Awards) Favorite Show (Bring Your Own Venue) (3rd Annual TheDailyCity.com Audience Choice Awards) (20:11) Silver Brick (Downtown Orlando Partnership Golden Brick Awards 2010) (67 Books) 20 Coolest People in Orlando (aXis Magazine) 2010 Best Local Entertainer (Orlando Magazine Best of Orlando 2010) 2nd Place Best Experimental Act (Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2010) 1st Place Best Thespian (Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2010) 2nd Place Best Performance Artist (Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2009) Best Experimental Act (Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2009) 2nd Place Best Thespian (Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2009) 2nd Place Fringe of the Fringe (18th Annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival Awards) Best Performance Art (Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2008) Best Theater Company (Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2007) 3rd Place - The Feldman Dynamic Best Theater Troupe (Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2006) 2nd Place - The Feldman Dynamic
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Friedman, Emily. “New Fringe Show Asks: Will You Be My BFF?,” Metro Connection (WAMU 88.5 FM: DC), Jun. 29, 2012.
“Capital Fringe Festival announces 2012 performances,” The Washington Post (Going Out Gurus Blog), Jun. 8, 2012.
Merry, Stephanie. “Fringe Festival 2012: First look,” The Washington Post (Going Out Gurus Blog), Apr. 28, 2012.
Glenn, Barry. “Answer Man,” Orlando Magazine, Mar. 2012, p. 30.
Kubersky, Seth. “Live Active Cultures,” Orlando Weekly, Feb. 16-22, 2012, p. 17.
Hummel, Terry. “Art events in Orlando include the good and the sad,” Orlando Sentinel, Feb. 10-16, 2012, p. Calendar 32.
Robinson, Leanna. “Selections: Our Picks for the Best Events This Week,” Orlando Weekly, Feb. 2-8, 2012, p. 26.
Ginader, Dan, “Episode 174: 3 Men and a Little Podcast,” Radio Rickshaw, Feb. 1, 2012.
Murphy, Peter. “Words With Friends,” BRINK Magazine, Oct./Nov. 2011, p. 10.
Warren, Cory. pARTicipate: The Cultural Advantage (Vision TV: Orlando), Jul. 28, 2011.
Finlay, Erica. “Brian Feldman Projects “txt” at Urban ReThink,” AMPlified Culture, Jul. 12, 2011.
Gore, Jeff. “Happytown”, Orlando Weekly, Jul. 7-13, 2011, p. 8.
“The Editorial Board’s Weekly... CHAMP,” Orlando Sentinel, Jul. 2, 2011, p. A19.
DeHaan, Patrick. “Hero artist gives heads up to unsuspecting motorists,” GasBuddy Blog, Jul. 1, 2011.
“America’s Most-Expensive Gas Station Won’t Post Prices, So An Artist Did It For Them,” abcworldnews.tumblr.com, Jul. 1, 2011.
Schlueb, Mark. “Gas station won’t post prices, so artist does,” Orlando Sentinel, Jul. 1, 2011, pp. B1, B9.
“Good week for,” THE WEEK Magazine, Jul. 1-8, 2011, p. 4.
Boyar, Jay. “Exit Brian Feldman, Eccentric Even by Fringe Standards,” Orlando Home & Leisure Magazine, Jul. 2011, pp. 8-9.
Jansing, Chris. “Under the Wire,” Jansing & Co. (MSNBC), Jun. 20, 2011.
Bunker, Peggy & Sieberg, Daniel. “Morning Papers: Father and Son’s 24-Hour Hug,” World News Now (ABC), Jun. 20, 2011.
Palm, Matt. “A good day to give Dad a very big hug,” Orlando Sentinel, Jun. 19, 2011, p. F7.
Palm, Anika Myers. “You love Dad -- but would you hug him for 24 hours?,” Orlando Sentinel, Jun. 18, 2011, p. B3.
Young, Jessica Bryce. “Holding pattern,” Orlando Weekly, Jun. 16-22, 2011, p. 16.
Sullivan, Erin. “Culture 2 Go,” Orlando Weekly, Jun. 2-8, 2011, p. 17.
Busdeker, Jon. “Pillows fly as crowd re-enacts childhood ritual,” Orlando Sentinel, Apr. 3, 2011, pp. B1+.
Kim, Tammy. “Sorry, Mom, I’m Going to Be an Artist! KAFFNY 2011,” Hyphen magazine, Mar. 19, 2011.
McGowan, Tim. “State annuls marriage for gay-rights couple,” Central Florida Future, Feb. 21, 2011, pp. A1, A4.
Auer, Bess. “Brian Feldman was Right!,” Central Florida Top 5, Feb. 6, 2011.
Shea, Aimee. “Selections for the week,” Orlando Weekly, Feb. 3-9, 2011, p. 16.
Lee, Sook-Yin. “When is a perfect stranger strangely perfect?,” Definitely Not the Opera (CBC Radio One), Nov. 13, 2010.
Shepherd, Lindy T. “Crowd Scene,” Orlando Weekly, Sep. 9-15, 2010, p. 23.
Palm, Matt. “Orlando Fringe review: Fringe of Nature,” OrlandoSentinel.com (Orlando Theater Blog), May 27, 2010.
Hughes, Emma. “67 Books Recap,” meaterra.blogspot.com, Apr. 19, 2010.
Hyman, Jamie. “Strangers marry because LGBTs can’t,” Watermark, Feb. 18-Mar. 3, 2010, p. 6.
Rivers, Bob. The Bob Rivers Show (KZOK 102.5 FM: Seattle), Feb. 17, 2010.
Munzenrieder, Kyle. “Complete Strangers Married in Florida to Protest for Gay Rights,” MiamiNewTimes.com (Riptide 2.0), Feb. 15, 2010.
Maupin, Elizabeth. “Brian Feldman does marriage -- as performance art,” Orlando Sentinel, Feb. 13, 2010, p. B4.
Melloy, Kilian. “Straight Orlando Man Engaged to Stranger to Mock ’Absurd’ Marriage Law,” EDGE Boston, Feb. 11, 2010.
Jones, Michael. “Demanding Marriage Equality, Performance Art Style,” Change.org, Feb. 10, 2010.
“Marriage in the Name of Art,” ARTINFO.com, Feb. 9, 2010.
“Groom Spins The Bottle To Pick Wife,” Central Florida News 13, Feb. 8, 2010.
Whitby, Bob. “Happytown,” Orlando Weekly, Feb. 4-10, 2010, p. 8.
Perry, Sean. “20 Coolest People in Orlando,” aXis Magazine, Jan. 2010, p. 24.
Bevil, Dewayne. “Magic Kingdom: Performance artist rounds up another project...,” TheDailyDisney.com, Jan. 13, 2010.
Young, Jessica Bryce. “the hunger artist.,” OrlandoWeekly.com (Salivation Army Blog), Jul. 27, 2009.
Cuculiansky, Kelly. “Man plans a few jumps for art’s sake,” Daytona Beach News-Journal, Jul. 15, 2009, pp. C1+.
Manes, Billy. “Blister,” Orlando Weekly, Jul. 9-15, 2009, p. 55.
Wong, Kristina. “Celebrating my Independence by Begging for Money,” KristinaWong.com, Jul. 4, 2009.
Baratelli, Mark. “Brian Feldman Reads This Newspaper In Its Entirety; window dressers everywhere salivate,” TheDailyCity.com, Jun. 26, 2009.
Boyar, Jay. “Sleeping on the Job,” Orlando Magazine, Jun. 2009, pp. 17, 20-21.
Palazzo, Lauren. “All a Flutter over Twitter?,” DramaBiz Magazine, Apr. 2009, pp. 34-35.
Hanson, Tanya. “What happens when Brian Feldman cries?,” Metromix Orlando, Mar. 6, 2009.
“Wherefore art Romeo and Juliet on Twitter?,” Times Online Times Labs Blog (London), Mar. 6, 2009.
Thorspecken, Thomas. “Digital Seance,” Analog Artist Digital World, Mar. 3, 2009.
Stelter, Brian. “What the End of Analog TV Looks Like,” NYTimes.com (Media Decoder Blog), Feb. 18, 2009.
Fraser, Trevor. “Oh, that Brian Feldman,” OrlandoWeekly.com (Culture2Go Blog), Feb. 13, 2009.
Horwitz, Andy. “Twitter of the Shrew,” Culturebot, Feb. 13, 2009.
Schroeder, Stan. “Shakespeare and Twitter Make an Odd Couple,” Mashable, Feb. 12, 2009.
Jones, Rick. “ChanuIKEA,” rickjonesprojects.com, Jan. 7, 2009.
Shepherd, Lindy T. “Rants, raves and resolutions,” Orlando Weekly, Jan. 1-7, 2009, p. 18.
Shepherd, Chuck. “News of the Weird,” MSNBC.com, Apr. 13, 2008.
Kesterton, Michael. “Social Studies,” The Globe and Mail (Canada), Mar. 4, 2008.
Maupin, Elizabeth. “A DAY TO MAKE THE LEAP,” Orlando Sentinel, Mar. 1, 2008, pp. A1+.
Brewer, Contessa. “Man’s leaps of faith?,” MSNBC News Live (MSNBC), Feb. 29, 2008.
Carlson, Tucker. “In Other News,” Tucker (MSNBC), Feb. 29, 2008.
Lester, Paul. “All Hail Brian Feldman!,” OrlandoSentinel.com (What the Blog?!), Feb. 29, 2008.
“Leap Year Day Interview,” CNN Radio, Feb. 29, 2008.
Caviness, Tod. “30 seconds with Brian Feldman,” Orlando Sentinel, Feb. 29, 2008, p. Calendar 42.
Nair, Vinita. “Big Stunt In Orlando In Honor Of Leap Day,” ABC News Now (ABC), Feb. 29, 2008.
Morgan, Rebecca. “Leap Year Day,” The Arts Connection (WMFE 90.7 FM: Orlando), Feb. 28, 2008.
Schneider, Steve. “Selections of the Week,” Orlando Weekly, Feb. 28-Mar. 5, 2008, p. 16.
Leventhal, Mara. “Eight Crazy Nights,” Miami New Times, Dec. 6-12, 2007, p. 45.
Levin, Jordan. “‘Real’ drama of sharing Hanukkah meal,” The Miami Herald, Dec. 1, 2007, pp. E1+.
Yoffee-Beard, Michelle. “The Feldman Dynamic: Putting the Huh? in Hanukkah,” Orlando Leisure Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2006, p. 36.
Gauze, Carl F. “Chanukah with The Feldman Dynamic,” Ink19.com (Archikulture Digest), Dec. 8, 2004.
Vadnie, Rebecca Swain. “Five Questions with... The Feldman Dynamic,” Orlando Sentinel, Dec. 5, 2004, p. F2.
Radz, Matt. “Party-animal policy at Fringe Festival,” Montréal Gazette, Jun. 10, 2004, p. D1.
Maupin, Elizabeth. “The Fringe catch it while you can,” Orlando Sentinel, May 28, 2004, p. Calendar 23.
“FringeNYC,” Today Show (NBC), Aug. 17, 2003.
Blumenthal, Julie. “The Feldman Dynamic,” nytheatre.com, Aug. 11, 2003