Brian Gillis Ceramics

Brian gillis is a sculptural artist who has worked in ceramics and installations.

Brian gillis ceramics. Professor of art brian gillis at the 2019 cfar launch. Most of his recent work revolves around social cultural issues and human rights throughout history specifically revolving around the african american community. Mixing the found image or object together with the industrial or individually crafted gillis is interested in story as both an archive and a mine for the reconsideration of social inequities and cultural dichotomies. Lived in juneau alaska salt lake city utah and newark delaware before settling in california.

I came to art by way of graffiti said gillis who is also the director of the center for art research cfar and the ceramics coordinator for the school of art design. Dragica suskind and brian gillis fosdick nelson gallery alfred university alfred ny may artists in wonderland digital exhibition curated by pedro pachano bronx river arts center bronx ny. In fact he has a very unique idea of what art. He earned the mfa in 2003 from the new york state college of ceramics at alfred university alfred new york.

Brian gillis ceramics coordinator at university of oregon. His presentation at uis is sponsored by the visual arts program and the art students league. Ceramic top 40 gallery 224 office of the arts at harvard boston may 17 august 16 2014. For more information contact brian gillis assistant professor of visual arts by phone at 206 7548 or by e mail at bgill3 uis edu.

Brian gillis is a multidisciplinary artist who possesses a keen sense of materials and their possibilities for narrative play. Brian gillis is an artist designer manufacturer curator archivist journalist and educator. She grew up in dracut massachusetts and finished high school in kearney missouri. What are your expectations of graduate school.

He is inspired by historical events metaphorical meanings and stories when he creates his artwork. Paul peppis director of the oregon humanities center recently interviewed professor of art brian gillis for uo today. Patsy cox brian gillis holly hanessian mia mulvey amanda small linda sormin john williams julie york patsy cox patsy cox was born in 1973 in ubon ratchatani thailand. In my opinion gillis does not strike me as a traditional artist.

Why do you want to apply to graduate school. Brian gillis is a multidisciplinary artist that works mostly in ceramics and different sorts of projects and installations. His work uses a variety of production strategies and conceptual approaches often drawing from specific sites and related institutions and range from the production of objects and editions of multiples to site specific installations and actions.