Brian D Collier |
Education M.F.A., 2007, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign B.F.A. Cum Laude, 1993, Sculpture, State University of New York at Buffalo |
Solo Exhibitions Upcoming for 2011 2010 2008 Very Small Objects: The Topeka, Kansas Collection, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS 2006 2005 2004 Very Small Objects: A New System of Classification , CSPS Gallery, Legion Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA 2003 2001 Rock Collecting Project , Galería Raúl Martínez , Cuban Book Institute, Palacio del Segundo Cabo, Havana, Cuba |
Selected Group Exhibitions Upcoming for 2011 2010 ArtSites Gallery, Riverhead, NY, “Bird Shift” The Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Weseyan University, Middletown, CT, “Connectivity Lost” McLean County Art Center, Bloomington, IL, “The Backyard” 2009 2008 New, Three, H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO Conducting Mobility, greenmuseum.org, online exhibition, Curated by Claude Willey and Ryan Griffis Locate|Navigate, La Esquina, Kansas City, MO 2007 Weather Report: Art & Climate Change, Curated by Lucy Lippard, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO Collected, Opensource Art, Champaign, IL MFA 2007, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL SRNE, Various Projects, part of the MFA group exhibition curated by Deke Weaver, I-Space Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 EARTH , Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH 2005 Elements of Scale , Washington University, St. Louis, MO Collier, Eichron, Picard , The Green Lantern, Around the Coyote Fall Festival, Chicago, IL The Bird Show, Artist Invitational , California State University Fullerton, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA Huge Detail ( Two person show) , McLean County Art Center, Bloomington, IL 2004 International Environmental Art Exhibition , Hartman Center Art Gallery, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 2003 Art of the Encyclopedic , Curated by Paul Vanouse, Carnegie Art Center, Tonawanda, NY 2002 2001 2000 1999 Mixed Media , Period Gallery, Omaha, NE 1998 |
Grants and Awards Individual Artist Project Grant, 2011 Illinois Art Council (IAC) , A State Agency ArtsKC Inspiration Grant, 2008-2009, Kansas City, MO Faculty Development Grant, 2008-2009, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO Faculty Development Grant, 2007-2008, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO Special Assistance Grant, 2003-2004, Illinois Arts Council (IAC) , A State Agency Individual Artist Grant, 2003, City of Bloomington Cultural District Commission, Bloomington, IL Winner, Sixth Annual Emerging Artists Competition, 2001, Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Art (CEPA), Buffalo, NY New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Special Opportunity Stipend, Given in cooperation with the Arts Council in Buffalo and Erie County, 2000-2001 Brodie Fellowship, School of Art & Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Brodie Materials Grant, awarded in 2004, 2005, and 2006, School of Art & Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Departmental Nominee, Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship, School of Art & Design, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign |
Invitational Artist Lectures, Panels, and Performances 2011 Artist Lecture, St. Michael's College, Winooski, VT 2010 Presentation, "Interpreting Science with Art," Café Scientifique, Boulder, CO Multimedia Presentation, "Exploiting Unintentional Greening," Portland State University, Open Engagement Conference, Portland, OR Panel Member, “Headlines: Artists Inspired by Environmental News,” Moderated by Linda Weintraub, Portland State University, Open Engagement Conference, Portland, OR Multimedia Presentation, “On the Impact of Flying Carp,” Links Hall, Chicago, IL Multimedia Presentation, “The New Birds of New Harmony,” New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, IN Multimedia Presentation, “ Noticing, Naming and Displaying Very Small Objects,” Historic New Harmony, New Harmony, IN, part of The Art of Science lecture series Multimedia Presentation, “On the Impact of Flying Carp,” La Esquina, Kansas City, MO Multimedia Presentation, “Exploiting Unintentional Greening,” McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL Presentation, Ecocriticism Graduate Seminar, Illinois State University, Normal, IL Artist Lecture, ArtSites Gallery, Riverhead, NY Artist Lecture, Southern Indiana University, Evansville, IN Artist Lecture, Webster University, St. Louis, MO Artist Lecture, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL Artist Lecture, Alfred University, Alfred, NY 2009 Performance/Lecture, “Teach the Starlings,” in conjunction with the exhibition, “Troubles in Paradise,” at Missouri State University, Springfield, MO Multi-media Presentation, “The SRNE presents: The Anthropogenic Ornithology of North America,” created for “Systems of Sustainability: Art, Innovation, Action” symposium, University of Houston, Houston, TX Performance/Guided Tour, “The New Parrots of North America,” created for “Systems of Sustainability: Art, Innovation, Action” symposium, University of Houston, Houston, TX 2008 Artist Lecture, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO Performance/Lecture, “Teach the Starlings,” Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City, MO Performance/Guided Tour, “Locating, Identifying, and Teaching Starlings in Kansas City,” In conjunction with the exhibition, “Teach the Starlings in Kansas City,” Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City, MO Gallery Talk, Locate|Navigate, La Esquina Gallery, Kansas City, MO Artist Lecture, Washburn University, Topeka, KS 2007 Video Screening/Lecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 2006 Performance/Lecture, "Teach the Starlings," Image Studio Class, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Artist Lecture, MFA Seminar, "Collecting and the Archive," Illinois State University, Normal, IL Performance/Lecture, "Teach the Starlings," College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN Artist Lecture, Visiting Artist Seminar, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 2004 Artist Lecture, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO 2001 |
Media Appearances: Radio, TV, Documentary WGNU Radio , Boulder, CO. Interviewed on the “How on Earth” program. November 9, 2010. WNPR Radio , Connecticut. September 10, 2010. HOI-19, NBC Peoria , interviewed about my role in facilitating the exhibition and public discussion at The McLean County Arts Center in Bloomington, IL of “ArtWork” a newspaper and series of public discussions by Temporary Services. 2010. WGLT Radio , Bloomington/Normal, IL. Interviewed by Laura Kennedy about my “Teach the Starlings” project. Won the Edward R. Murrow Awards for broadcast excellence. 2009. KTKA 49 News (ABC) , Topeka, KS. A piece on my exhibition at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery in Topeka, KS. 2007. “The Curators, Part 2: The Collier Classification System for Very Small Objects” a short documentary about the project produced by Cloudal Partners and The Museum of Online Museums. 2010. http://www.coudal.com/moom/curators2.php |
Published Catalogs and Publications Say It Isn't So : Naturwissenschaften im Vissier der Kunst / Art Trains its Sights on the Natural Sciences . Ed. Peter Friese, Guido Boulboulle, and Susanne Wittzgall. In English and German. Weserberg: Museum fur moderne Kunst, 2007. Weather Report: Art and Climate Change. Ed. Kirsten Gerdes. Essays by Lucy Lippard, Stephanie Smith and Andrew C. Rivkin. Published by The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art Selections from “The Collier Classification System for Very Small Objects,” by Brian Collier, Mandorla: New Writing from the Americas #8 , 2005. 178-185. |
Selected Bibliography and Publications “ Water: Social Issues and Contemporary Art Education ” by Angela Cornelius, Ernie Sherow, and B. Stephen Carpenter. Art Education , November 2010, Volume 63, No. 6. 26-27. “Nature in the City,” Domus , February 2010. "Brian Collier at Paragraph," review by Alice Thorson. Art in America. October 2008. 198. "They Practice What They Teach," by Nick Malewski. The Kansas City Star. Thursday, September 2008. 33-34. “Global Warnings,” by Suzaan Boettger. Art in America , June/July 2008. 154-161, 206-207 . “6 Kansas City Artists” WhereGuestbook (Fall 2008 - Fall 2009): 26-31. “Wing of Change: Training Birds for Continent-wide Sound Installation,” by Jessica Owings. Review , June 2008. 20-23. “The Artists in ‘locate | navigate' find their way everywhere,” by Dana Self, The Pitch , February 28, 2008 “Animal Imagery Showing Up in Contemporary Art,” by Alice Thorson. The Kansas City Star. Sunday, May 4, 2008. "Looking for Inspiration in the Melting Ice," by Claire Dederer. The New York Times , Arts & Leisure, Sunday Entertainment Section, September 23, 2007. 35. “Mocking Bard,” by Rachel McCrystal. Orion: Nature / Culture / Place 26.4, July / August 2007. 8-10. "Atmospheric Art: EcoArts' "Weather Report" project brings together art, science and environmental activism," by Vince Darcangelo. Boulder Daily Camera , Friday section, Sept. 14, 2007. “Schieffelin!” by Kevin Sharp. Published by The College of St. Catherine for the exhibition, “Teach the Starlings,” 2006 “Birds of a Feather Talk Together,” by Bonnie Obremski, The Berkshire Eagle , June 25, 2006 , Section B, 1&5. “Brian Collier: Probing the Overlooked,” by Steve Arney, The Pantagraph , Features, October 10, 2004. “The Details are in the Details,” by Rob Cline, Little Village , Vol. 4 Issue 35, March 2004. “Worlds of Information: Art of the Encyclopedic,” by Kristin Gallagher, Afterimage , July/August 2003. 13. “Time in a Bottle,” by Fred Camper, Chicago Reader , March 21, 2003. Section one, 20 & 23. “Know It All,” by Richard Huntington, The Buffalo News , “Gusto,” March 21, 2003. “Obscure and Compulsive at the Carnegie,” Artvoice , March 13, 2003. “Catalogued Art in ‘Encyclopedic',” by Barbara Tucker, Night and Day , February 13, 2003. “Art of the Encyclopedic,” Exhibition Catalog , Paul Vanouse, Curator “Two Projects,” by Kristin Gallagher, Art Papers Magazine , May/June 2002. 44. “Diggin' in the Dirt,” “How Many Cubic Inches Does It Take to Make a Planet?,” “What's in the Water?...or…When was the Water Ever Water?,” three interconnected reviews by Kristin Gallagher, Verdure No. 5/6 , February 2002. 146-148. “Artists Make a Stand for the Environment,” by Bill Rodriguez, The Providence Phoenix , September 17, 2001. |
Teaching 2010 2007-2009 2005-2007 |