Brian Libby

Brian Libby (1972 - ) is a journalist, author, photographer and filmmaker based in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Early life and education
Libby was born in Eugene, Oregon and raised in McMinnville, Oregon. In 1995, he received a bachelor's degree from New York University. In 1993, he served as an intern in the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., in the office of Oregon Representative Elizabeth Furse.
Career
Writer
As a freelance journalist focusing on architecture, visual art and culture, Libby has written for many publications, including The New York Times and the The Christian Science Monitor. As of 2009, he is a regular visual arts reviewer for The Oregonian. From 1999-2006 he also served as a freelance film critic for Willamette Week.
Libby is the author of two books: Tales From the Oregon Ducks Sideline, published in 2007, and The University of Oregon Football Vault in 2008. One of his essays, on singer Bono of U2, was included in the 2003 book "The U2 Reader: 25 Years of Commentary, Criticism and Reviews".
Filmmaker
Libby's films have been screened at several festivals, including the Portland International Film Festival, the Northwest Film & Video Festival in Portland, and Exploding Cinema in London. His 2007 film, Creamery Birds, received a special judge's award at the 2007 Northwest Film & Video Festival. Libby's films were the subject of a 2007 retrospective at the Portland Art Museum, "Brian Libby: Travelogues".
Photography
Libby's still photographs were exhibited at the show "Out of Site" at the American Institute of Architects in 2003. His pictures have also been published in The Oregonian, Metropolis, and Willamette Week as well as the second edition of Bart King's 2008 book "An Architectural Guidebook to Portland".

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