She received a BA from Smith College in 1998 and an MFA from Boston University in 2002. She has shown extensively in New York City, most recently at Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, Coleman Burke Gallery, Nancy Margolis Gallery and Red Flagg Gallery. Brady has received several awards, including fellowships from the Robert Motherwell Foundation and the Maine Arts Commission. Her work was featured in Art New England and was reviewed, on multiple occasions, by the Boston Globe.