Solo Exhibitions
2020 You Can Always See The Sun, Photographic Nights of Selma, Selma, Alabama
2016 In the Company of Others, Rockport Gallery, Rockport, ME
2006 Charlotte Jewish Women of Strength, Sam Lerner Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2005 Charlotte Jewish Women of Strength, Sam Lerner Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2004 Charlotte Jewish Women of Strength, Phillips Place Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2004 All in the Family, exhibition with David Mellen, Aerie Art, Rehoboth Beach, DE
2003 Charlotte Jewish Women of Strength, NoDa Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2002 Charlotte Jewish Women of Strength, Speizman Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2002 Voices and Faces of Breast Cancer, South Park Mall Atrium, Charlotte, NC
2001 Charlotte Jewish Women of Strength, , Charlotte, NC
2001 Faces of Charlotte, Faces of the World, Grace AME Zion Church, Charlotte, NC
2000. Charlotte Jewish Women of Strength, Speizman Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1997. Andrea Birnbaum, Spiezman Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Group Exhibitions
2021 Once Upon a Time, Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston, MA
2021 Memory, juried by Fran Forman, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
2021 A Woman’s View, juried by Elinor Carucci, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
2021 Julia Margaret Cameron and Pollux Exhibitio, FotoNostrum, Barcelona, Spain
2021 Windows into the Virtual, LoosenArt, Rome, Italy
2020 Before the Memory, Photographic Nights of Selma, Selma, AL
2018 Interiors, juried by Elizabeth Avedon, A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas
2017 Found, Rockport Gallery, Rockport, ME
2017 Forsaken, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
2016 Personal Narrative, Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury, VT
2016 Photography Exhibition, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI
2016 Juried Gold Medal Exhibition, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI
2013 MFA Candidates Group Exhibition, Rockport Gallery, Rockport, ME
2006 Eye to Eye, Cultural and Heritage Museum, York County, SC
2005 Buildings of Faith, Charlotte Museum of History, Charlotte, NC
2004 Through Women’s Eyes, By Women’s Hands, Women’s Center, Raleigh, NC
1999 Member’s Exhibition, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
Awards and Honors
2017 Review Santa Fe, Center, Santa Fe, NM
2005 Regional Artist Grant, Charlotte Arts and Sciences Council, Charlotte, NC
2001 Community Cultural Connections Grant, Charlotte Arts and Sciences Council, Charlotte, NC
Festivals
2021 Nine Days with Christian, Photographic Nights of Selma, Selma, AL
2020 Before the Memory, Photographic Nights of Selma, Selma, AL
2013 Cubby’s House, Les Nuits Photographique de Pierrevert, Pierrevert, France
Publications as Author/Photographer
2006 “Charlotte Women of Strength,” Charlotte Women Magazine, Charlotte, NC
2005 “Charlotte Women of Strength,” Charlotte Women Magazine, Charlotte, NC
2004 “Charlotte Women of Strength,” Charlotte Women Magazine, Charlotte, NC
2003 “Charlotte Women of Strength,” Charlotte Women Magazine, Charlotte, NC
2000 “Bobby Phills: A Tribute in Words and Pictures,” Charlotte Magazine, Charlotte, NC
1999 “The Spiritual City,” Charlotte Magazine, Charlotte, NC
1998 “In the Shadow of Progress,” Charlotte Magazine, Charlotte, NC
Catalogs
2016 Exquisite Corpse, Volume Two: Extended Play, Maine Media Workshops and College, Rockport, ME
2016 Personal Narrative, Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury, VT
1992 Beyond the Monuments, Titan Publishing Company, Washington, DC
Press
2018 “Andrea Birnbaum, Girls on the Brink,” L’Oeil de la Photographie, February 10
2017 Sarah Borst, “Andrea Birnbaum: Girls On The Brink,” Aint-Bad, December 29
2017 “Your holidays pictures: Andrea Birnbaum,” L’Oeil de la Photographie, August 3
2016 Jonathan Blaustein, “Filter Photo Festival 2016- Part 1,” aPhotoEditor, October 7
Teaching Experience
2023- Photography Teacher Lacordaire Academy, Montclair, New Jersey
2023- Photography Faculty, Southern New Hampshire University, Global Campus
2019- Workshop Instructor Maine Media Workshops
2016-2018 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Photography, The Art Institute of Michigan, Novi, MI
2014 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Continuing Education, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Courses Taught
2018 Portraiture, The Art Institute of Michigan, Novi, MI
2018 Marketing, The Art Institute of Michigan, Novi, MI
2018 Photo Essay, The Art Institute of Michigan, Novi, MI
2018 Photography Critique, The Art Institute of Michigan, Novi, MI
2017 Haiti Service Learning Trip, Faculty Advisor, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2016 Haiti Service Learning Trip, Faculty Advisor, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2014 Introduction to DSLR Parts One and Two, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Workshops
2020- Education Coordinator, The Photographic Nights of Selma, Selma, AL
2019- Maine Media Workshops, Craft and Composition Workshops, Rockport, ME
2018-2019 Teacher, Therapeutic Photography, Vista Maria, Dearborn Heights, MI
2017 Mentor, Facing Change: Documenting DETROIT, Detroit, MI
2016-2017 Teaching artist, The Farber Soul Studio, West Bloomfield, MI
2014 Teaching artist, Community Arts Partnership, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2014 Guest speaker and workshop leader, Sony Canada, Toronto, ON
2004-2006 Instructor, Barbara Levin Middle School, Charlotte, NC
2001-2004 Instructor, Camp Levine Day Camp, Charlotte, NC
2001-2002 Mentor, ArtWork, Leadership Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2000 Instructor, United Family Services, Charlotte, NC
Education
2016 MFA, Media Arts and Photography, Maine Media College, Rockport, ME
2003, 2005 Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, ME
2000-20002 Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC
1999-2001 Palm Beach Photographic Workshops, Palm Beach, FL
1985 BS, Speech Communications and Advertising, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Related Experience
1993-present Freelance Professional Photographer, Portrait, Corporate, Editorial, and Fine Art Photography
2001-2007 Photographer, Grin Kids Charity, Charlotte, NC,
Photographer for terminally ill and chronically handicapped children’s charity trip to Disney World
for website and promotional materials.
2004-2006 Photo Editor, My School Rocks Magazine, Charlotte, NC
Developed magazine for elementary school children and their parents with a circulation of over
60,000.
Responsibilities included photographing, editing, and selection of all photographs.