Brian T. Kershisnik was born the fourth and last son of excellent parents. Because of his father's employment as a petroleum geologist, he grew up in Luanda Angola, Bangkok Thailand, Conroe Texas, and Islamabad Pakistan. He graduated from high school early, not because of sterling merit, but because the American Embassy in Islamabad Pakistan was burned and he was evacuated and the seniors graduated. After a year of college at the University of Utah searching in vain for vocation, he served for a time as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denmark. He returned to the USA to study art at Brigham Young University, during which studies he received a grant to study in London for six months. After graduate studies in Austin Texas, he and his young family moved to Kanosh, a very small town in central Utah where he worked on paintings and his house for 16 years. He now lives in Provo, Utah, but continues to paint in his beautiful Kanosh studio.
BORN
1962, Oklahoma City, OK
EDUCATION
1991, M.F.A. Printmaking — The University of Texas at Austin
1988, B.F.A. Painting — Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, UT
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009, New Works, Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Various Forces, Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT
Overlooking, David Ericson Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
2008, Leap, Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT
Throwing, David Ericson Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
2007, Brian Kershisnik: Painting from Life, Utah Museum of Fine Art, SLC, UT
Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT
David Ericson Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
2006, Exhibition of New Work, Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT
Unknown Allegory, Grover/Thurston, Seattle, WA
2005, I Don't Know Either, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Hard Lessons, David Ericson Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
New Paintings, Coda Gallery, New York, NY
2004, Dogs with Paintings of Women, Harold B. Lee Library, BYU, Provo, UT
Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT
2003, Tricks on Paper, David Ericson Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
New Work, Grover/Thurston, Seattle, WA
2002, David Ericson Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
2001, Smaller Than Life, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR (December)
A Turn at the Kite, David Ericson Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
Mother and Child, Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA
2000, Sleeping Musicians, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
1999, David Ericson Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
1998, Sur l'Herbe, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
1997, Spoon Tricks, Dolores Chase Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
1996, Dancing Home, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
The Difficult Part, Dolores Chase Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
1995, B. Kershisnik, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR
1994, No Dog, Dolores Chase Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
Gallery 303, Harris Fine Arts Center, Provo, UT
1993, Flood, Dolores Chase Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
1992, Central Utah Arts Center, Ephraim, UT
1991, Huntington Art Gallery, Austin, TX
Pilgrim, Delores Chase Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
1988, Atrium Gallery, Salt Lake City , UT
KERSHISNIK/ADAMS COLLABORATIVE SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010, Collaborations, Bountiful/Davis Art Center, Bountiful, UT
2006, Art Access, Salt Lake City, UT
2002, SLC Cultural Olympiad featured artists, Art Access, Salt Lake City, UT
2000, Art Access, Salt Lake City, UT
1999, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
Slug Fest Gallery, Austin, TX
1998, Joe Adams & Brian Kershisnik: Collaborative Paintings,
Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
Brian & Joe: New Work, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
1996, Brian & Joe, The Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
1995, Inclusions, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT (collaborative)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009, Bella Mesa Gallery, La Mesa, CA
Types and Shadows: Intimations of Divinity, BYU Museum of Art
Provo, UT
2008, Uncommon Ground, Terra Nova Gallery, Provo, UT
2007, Art Squared, Spring City, UT
Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2006, Beholding Salvation: Images of Christ, BYU Museum of Art, Provo, UT
Art for Life, Woodbury Invitational, UVSC, Orem, UT
9th Annual Zions Bank Artists' Reception, Salt Lake City, UT
Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
An Evening of Art, American Lung Association, Salt Lake City, UT
Religious & Spiritual Art, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2005, Heritage 1965-2005, Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT
Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2004, Religious & Spiritual Art, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2002, The Red Show, Cheryl Hazan Arts, New York, NY
The Third Wave, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
Utah 2002, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
Juror: Michael Quick
2001, East Meets West, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
2000, Winter Whimsey, Steinway Galle
ry, Chapel Hill, NC
1998, A View of 9: Fellowship Finalists in the Visual Arts, Utah Arts Council,
Salt Lake Center, UT
Juror: Stuart Ashman, Dir., Mus. of Fine Arts Santa Fe (catalogue)
74th Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
Figurative Group Exhibition, Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT
Paper, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
1997, A View of 8: Fellowship Finalists in the Visual Arts, Utah Arts Council,
Salt Lake Center, UT
Juror: Katy Vargas (catalogue)
1996, 72nd Utah Spring Salon, Springville Mus. of Art, Springville, UT (award)
1995, Fifteen Years, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR
1994, Drawing 1994, Brent F. Larsen Gallery, Provo, UT (award)
National Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
Utah 94, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
1993, National Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
1992, Dreams and Shields: Spiritual Dimensions in Contemporary Art,
Salt Lake City Art Center, UT
Utah 92, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
Heroism, Peconic Gallery, Riverhead, NY
1991, Utah 91 , Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
Invitational Exhibition, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
Queen Elizabeth II: Official Exhibition, accompanying her state visit
to Austin, TX
1990, Salt Lake City Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT
1989, Utah 89, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
HONORS
2006, Award of Merit, Museum of Church History & Art
1998, Fellowship Finalist in the Visual Arts, Utah Arts Council
1997, Fellowship Finalist in the Visual Arts, Utah Arts Council
1996, Best of Show, 72nd Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, UT
1995, New American Paintings, The Open Studio Press, volume V,
a juried exhibition in print
1994, Juror's Choice Award, B F Larson Gallery, Provo, UT
CORPORATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Brigham Young University Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake County, UT
Springville Museum of Art, Springvile, UT
Eccles Community Art Center, UT
State of Utah
Illinois State University, IL
Tanner Law Library, Provo, UT
Museum of Church History and Art, Salt Lake City, UT
University of Ohio, Athens, OH
BOOKS AND CATALOGUES
2009, Brian Kershisnik: Various Forces, Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT
2008, Brian Kershisnik: Leap, Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT
2006, Brian Kershisnik, Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT
2002, Kershisnik: Painting from Life, GUILD Publishing, Madison, WI
Contributors: Suzanne Kershisnik, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Mark Magleby,
and Leslie Norris
Utah Art, Utah Artists, Gibbs Smith, Publisher, Salt Lake City, UT
2001, Object Lessons, Guild Publishing, Madison, WI
2000, Beautiful Things, Guild Publishing, Madison, WI
1998, A View of 9, Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT
Essay: Stuart Ashman
Utah Painting and Sculpture, Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Contributors: Swanson, Olpin, and Seifrit (book cover image)
1997, A View of 8, Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT
Essay: Katy Varas
1995, New American Paintings, The Open Studio Press, Boston, MA, vol 5
PERIODICALS
2009, Me and You and Everyone We Paint, Pasatiempo, Douglas Fairfield,
May 22-28, 2009, P 26-28
2006, Telling Tales, Southwest Art, Bonnie Ganglehoff, Palm Coast, FL
September, 2006, p 106
Illumination,Standard Magazine, Gaspard Koenig, Paris, France
J-J-A, 2006, p 74
Art as Alchemy: Capturing the Sacred State of Discovery,Weber Studies,
Spring/Summer 2006, p 72
2001, Brian Kershisnik,Utah Preservation, Salt Lake City, UT, vol 6, p 26
2000, Jamaica Jenson, Utah Homes & Garden, Salt Lake City, UT,
Winter 2000-2001, p 131
1998, Conflict in Collaboration, Kate Bonansinga, Willamette Week,
Portland, OR, July 29, p 63
1998, Old Master Hues, D.K. Row, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, April 10, p 62
1996, The Art of Simplicity, D.K. Row, Willamette Week, Portland, OR,
September 4, p 62
1991, Pilgrim, Allen Dodworth, Art Center, Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake City,
UT, Fall, p 8
ARTICLES
2007, Kershisniked!, Dave Gagon, The Deseret News,
Salt Lake City, UT, April 15, 2007
An Experience Shared with Brian Kershisnik's Nativity,
Sam Payne,Meridian Magazine,
http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/070613nativity.html
2006, The Nativity,15 Bytes,
http://www.artistsofutah.org/15bytes/06dec/page4.html
New Approaches to Utah Standards: Kathleen Peterson and
Brian Kershisnik at the CUAC, Geoff Wichert, 15 Bytes,
http://www.artistsofutah.org/15bytes/06july/page5.html
2003, Wry and Witty Art, Dave Gagon, The Deseret News,
Salt Lake City, UT, November 21, E1
2002, Kershisnik: Painting from Life, reviewed by Campbell Gray,
Meridian Magazine,
http://www.meridianmagazine.com/books/021212kershisnik.html
Painting the Human Condition, Dave Gagon,
The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT, August 4
2001, A Turn at the Kite, Dave Gagon, The Deseret News,
Salt Lake City, UT, January 21
Mixing Some Wisdom with His Whimsy, Kenneth Dixon,
The Oregonian, Portland, OR, A&E, p 54
The Frame Game: East Meets West at Froelick Gallery, Stan Hall,
The Oregonian, Portland, OR, October 14, F10
Print City: Froelick Gallery, Bob Hicks, The Oregonian,
Portland, OR, October 9, E1
2000, Dave Gagon, The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT, March
(collaboration review)
1999, Dave Gagon, The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT, October 24, E2
Martha Bradley, The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, UT,
October 24, E3
1998, Old Master Hues, D.K. Row, The Oregonian, Portland, OR,
April 10, P 62
Adams,Kershisnik: Flesh-and-Bones Approach to Art,
Martha Sonntag Bradley,The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 June, p D8
Brian & Joe: New Work, Dave Gagon,
The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT, July 5, E1
1997, Spoon Tricks Exhibit is Spoonful of Art History, Dave Gagon,
The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT, October 26, E2
1994, Master's Dogs Awash With Textural Wizardry, Dave Gagon,
The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT, November
OTHER
2010, Artists at Work: The Spirit of Art, LDS Church History Museum
2009, Thinking Aloud with Marcus Smith, KBYU FM89, Radio Interview (1/28/09)
http://www.byuradio.org/thinkingaloud/past.asp?d=1/28/2009
Friends of the Creche, Radisson Hotel, Salt Lake City, UT
2007, Artist in Residence, Utah Museum of Fine Art
Figure Drawing Workshop, Art Access Gallery
UtahNOW with Doug Fabrizio, KUED TV Documentary (2/23/07)
http://www.kued.org/productions/utahnow/?action=viewShowDetails&id=115
Radio West with Doug Fabrizio, KUER FM90, Radio Interview (7/5/07)
2006, Guest Professor, Brigham Young University (January - April)
1997, Brian and Joe, Peter Rosen, Channel 2 News, Salt Lake City, UT (feature)
