Current Work

Friday, March 1st, 2013

Currently accepting new commissions for temporary and permanent works for private or public spaces as well as inquiries for visiting artist lectures and projects. please contact jb@jonathanbrilliant.com

Building a Universe, SC State Museum of Art, Columbia SC, Spring 2014

A group show of southeastern installation artists curated my Paul Matheny is currently being developed for the Lipscomb gallery and related sites on the grounds of the museum.

TBA, Kohler Arts Industry, foundry residency, Sheboygan, WI

I have been awarded a residency at the Kohler Arts Industry foundry for the 2013-2014 cycle final dates tba

TBA, Commissioned Site Specific work, American Tobacco Campus, Durham NC, Fall 2013

This fall I will be creating a new site-specific work for the American Tobacco campus, Durham North Carolina, curated by Kelly McChesney of the Flanders Gallery.

Artfields Festival, Lake City, SC, April 2013

I will be one of four featured artists for the “Installation Art of the Carolinas” show curated by Erin Glaze-Nathanson for the Artfields festival. Along with artists, Jarod Charzewski, Jocelyn Chateauvert, and Herb Parker, I will be in residence creating a new site-specific work for this event.
details here.

Crates and Impressions, April 28-May 19, 2013
Artnow Lecture, May 2, 2013, 6:30pm

Morris Museum of art, Augusta Georgia

As part of the Artnow lecture series, focused on Southern contemporary artists, I will be giving a talk on my work and the “Have Sticks Will Travel” tour that has consumed the past 4 years of my life. A selection of prints, crates, and tour related ephemera will be on display in the Education gallery, admission is free and more details can be found on the museum website here,

Modern Monday lecture series, Becthler Museum of Modern Art,Charlotte NC, March 11 2013

I will be giving a talk on my work, my process, and post ww2 artists represented within in the Becthler collection who have influenced me. more information and tickets here http://www.bechtler.org/Programs/Modern-mondays

Woven Structure, City Hall Plaza, North Charleston, SC, 2013

A new permanent work comprised of woven and welded steel has been sited in a traffic circle at North Charleston’s new city hall site. view images here http://jonathanbrilliant.com/wovenstructure

Suite of Rust on Paper works, Hyatt Hotel, Greenville, SC

DAC art consultants have commisioned a new suite of rust on paper works for a hotel in Greenville SC. This will be the first new rust on paper works created since 2009. previous examples are still available and viewable here http://jonathanbrilliant.com/rustonpaper/

In Tension, Roam Projects, Birmingham ,AL, October 2012

A new Site-specific installation curated by Greg Wingo opened the beginning of October in a vacant pharmacy in downtown Birmingham. view a complete gallery of images here http://jonathanbrilliant.com/bham/

Soup To Nuts Patron Lecture Series, Halsey Institute of Art September 24, 2012

Soup to Nuts is an American English idiom conveying the meaning of “from beginning to end.” The phrase comes from the description of a full course dinner, in which courses progress from a soup to a dessert of nuts. These dinners are intimate casual affairs with artists serving as the main course. Of course we don’t eat the artist! Rather, we eat soup and devour the featured artist’s creative process as they describe inspiration, passions, grunt work, and, ultimately, final result. Lively conversation ensues. Soup to Nuts. These events occur 4 times per year and are a benefit of Patron Membership. more information on this event here.

NC Museum of Art, Absolutely Brilliant Problem solving workshop, September 22, 2012

How does problem solving in the visual arts relate to problem solving in math, social studies, science, or language arts? Join artist Jonathan Brilliant and NCMA educators for a workshop exploring the various ways artists have solved problems across the ages. Participants earn 0.5 CEU. Registration required.
more information here

Visting Artist California State University, Fresno, September 2012

In September 2012 I was a visiting artist at California State University, Fresno. During that time I constructed a site-specific work for the Center for Creativity and The Arts. For more information and to see images of the Woven and Stacked exhibition click here

Cairns Festival, North Queensland Australia, August 2012

I was invited for a residency in Cairns, Far North Queensland Australia, where I created a new site-specific sculpture for the 2012 edition of The Cairns Festival. see the finished work here http://jonathanbrilliant.com/cairns

Summer Artist in Residence, July 2012 Artspace Raleigh, NC

I am the summer 2012 Artist in Residence at Artspace Raleigh. The resulting work of my 3 week residency is now on view through September 21, 2012 in the exhibition To Weave. To Stack. To Stain. view images here http://jonathanbrilliant.com/artspacenc/

Olek, Mathew Curran, and Jonathan Brilliant, Flanders Gallery, June 2012

A 3 person show opened June 1st 2012. I will be contributed a new site work along with related works on paper curated by Kelly McChesney. There will be a catalog published on the occasion of this exhibition. view works here http://jonathanbrilliant.com/make-ends-meet/

North Carolina Museum of Art, Spring Educator Expo: Problem Solving Across Disciplines.

I will be a featured speaker and conducting a workshop for teachers from across the state of North Carolina. Event requires pre-registration, more information available at this link: http://ncartmuseum.org/calendar/event/2012/03/29/spring_educator_expo_problem_solving_across_disciplines/

Fine Lines, Found Textures, and First Impressions, Columbia College, February 2012

The three main elements for my installation at Columbia College are: a Series of Rust Prints, a large site work, and a new series of prints created in the facilities of Columbia College. The unifying element in all these works is my interest in drawing my way through a space. In this case all the “drawings” I am making will be created not through the literal artist’s hand or handwriting, but through the exploitation of labor, arrangement, and the physical properties of selected materials. view completed works here http://jonathanbrilliant.com/cc

Weaving, Stacking, and Staining, Coastal Carolina University January 2012

For the Rebecca Randall Gallery I created an installation whose title was the instructions for creating the work found within the gallery. The show was a continuation of my explorations of materials found within the contemporary coffee shop merged with the processes of British nature based works. Wooden coffee stir sticks woven in place with tension, coffee cup sleeves stacked inside of one another and coffee grounds pressed into the wall combined to create a series of compositional elements designed to activate the entire gallery space. view completed work here http://www.jonathanbrilliant.com/conway

Pollock Krasner Foundation Individual Artist Grant.

I was recently announced as a recipient of a Pollock Krasner individual Artist Grant. I am very humbled by this honor and appreciative to all those that have facilitated the creation of my work and allowed me to be so fortunate. Thank You.

Stick, Stack, Show, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, November 2011

A new site-specific installation utilizing all the materials of the to-go coffee shop culture was created for this solo exhibition. In addition new prints, editions, works on paper and a catalog are being planned for this exhibition. Curated by Caroline Cobb Wright. view completed work here http://www.jonathanbrilliant.com/richmond

Have Sticks Will Travel @Kendall College of Art and Design Gallery, Grand Rapids MI, September 2011

A new site-specific woven stir stick installation was built in the street level gallery during the course of a two week visting artist residency. This exhibition was part of the Grand Rapids citywide Artprize festival. Curated by Sarah Joseph. http://jonathanbrilliant.com/have-sticks-will-travel-artprize-2011/

South Carolina Arts Commission Visual Arts Fellow 2012

From the official press release:

SC Arts Commission Announces FY2012 Artist Fellowships

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Arts Commission Board has awarded Individual Artist Fellowships to four South Carolina artists in the categories of visual arts, craft, music performance and music composition. Each artist receives $5,000.

This year’s fellows are:

Visual Arts: Jonathan Brilliant, Richland County
Craft: Russell Biles, Greenville County
Music Performance: Lee-Chin Siow, Charleston County
Music Composition: Mark Kilstofte, Greenville County

“The arts, and all the benefits they bring, depend on capable artists, who are central to the creative industries in our state,” said S.C. Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May. “The fellowships offer resources that artists can use to advance their careers. We’re fortunate to have funds to award thanks to a generous contribution from the South Carolina Arts Foundation.” more information available here on the SC Arts Commission website

Making in The Real World Lecture Series, Winthrop University, Rock Hill SC, April 15, 2011

I will be a visiting artist at Winthrop University leading a critique of the current senior thesis exhibitions in the afternoon followed by an Artist lecture at 5:30pm and a reception for the students at 6:30pm. for more information click here

Field of Good Fortune, A Temporary outdoor installation for the City of Columbia SC, May 20- June 20, 2011

Field of Good Fortune was a series of life size fortune cookie fortunes. These fortunes were printed on sign material mounted and arranged to create a series of pathways in the grassy area on the corner of Main and Lady in downtown Columbia SC. see completed project here

GreenLight III, Curated by Joie Lassiter, Bank of America Plaza ,Charlotte NC

Four Recent Rust on Paper works were included in the Group Show Greenlight III curated by Joie Lassiter. The other Artists included in the exhibition are: Aurora Robson, Gowri Savoor, Elizabeth Knowles, Susan Knight, Mary Babcock and Kerry Philips.

From the Catalog Essay
“Jonathan Brilliant explores the progression of decay in his artwork by oxidizing steel and forcing the rust on to paper. This technique is used in his series Rust on Paper, allowing the viewer to contemplate the idea of using a foundry produced element such as steel, to produce patterns and repetitious imagery reminiscent of the natural world. These works further illustrate man’s ability to force change”- Joie Lassiter, 2011
To view more Rust on paper works go to jonathanbrilliant.com/rustonpaper/ for more information on the exhibition contact Joie Lassiter at lassitergallery.com

Two Rooms. Georgia College State University, January 20-February 17, 2011

Two Rooms is a new site-specific installation for the Georgia College State University Galleries. One room contains a new series of viewer-activated, vibrating, audio-enabled coffee cups. In another room a new site-specific site-responsive work utilizing the pre- and post-consumer materials of the American to-go coffee shop culture will be created. Full documentation viewable by following this link.

Projecting the Sky so It Can See Itself

A new temporary site-specific video installation reflecting my time spent in Residence at The McColl Center for Visual Art full documentation viewable here

Have Sticks Will Travel World Tour:Finale

September 10, 2010-January 8, 2011

The culmination of the 18month Have Sticks Will Travel World Tour. For this multi-room multi-media installation several works are presented in order to encapsulate the experience of the tour. In the first room prints that were editioned at various stops during the year are intermingled with new versions of the coffee cup sleeve line and coffee lid wall installations. In the second room a new site-specific woven stir stick installation has been created in response to the unique architecture of the space. On the video wall a collection of tour videos, stop motion videos, installation documentation and various related media from the entire tour are playing in a loop. To view full image gallery please click here

Artist In Residence at The McColl Center for Visual Art September 7- November 21, 2010

To view selections of the work created while in residence please click here

The Have Sticks Will Travel World Tour 2009-2010

The Have Sticks Will Travel World Tour was a marathon series of site-specific installations that took place in thirteen galleries, in eighteen months, in three countries, on two continents. Along the tour I used the galleries and facilities I was provided as my studio, creating my woven tensile stir stick installations entirely in situ. At various points along the tour I created and exhibited prints, t-shirts, posters and related artist multiples. The goal was to allow this body of work to feed itself where each subsequent installation reflected the lessons learned in previous installations.

Ongoing:

T-Shirts, Posters, Prints, and other artist multiples available online www.jonathanbrilliant.com/shop

Iced Beverage Basket, Outdoor steel work placed on University of West Georgia Campus, Carrolton Georgia www.jonathanbrilliant.com/iced

Big Ass Water Bottle, Permanent welded steel work placed at Riverfront park North Charleston SC www.jonathanbrilliant.com/waterbottle

Currently accepting new commissions and inquiries for both temporary and permanent outdoor or indoor works for private or public spaces please contact jb@jonathanbrilliant.com