Jonathan Brilliant resume

Solo Exhibitions

2009 (date and title TBA), City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC
2008 (TBA) Weaving Stir Sticks around A Column, FAB Gallery S.C. State University, Orangeburg, SC
(opening Sept 12th)2 Person Show with Chris Coffin, Dam Stuhltrager Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2007 Rust Never Sleeps, Elliot Center Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
2006 Abandon All Hope Ye’ Who Enter Here (Thesis Exhibition), Gallery 3, San Jose, CA
The Goldsworthy of The Coffee Shop, Redux Contemporary art center, Charleston, SC
How to Make Sculpture, The White Gallery, San Jose, CA
2005 Rust, Process, Insects and Other, Interests, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Clutter an Exhibition, San Jose State University, San Jose CA
2002 Brilliant Works on Paper, Courtyard, Columbia SC
2001 Recent Works of Brilliant’s, Courtyard, Columbia SC

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007 Wish You Were Here: Work by Ox-Bow Artists in Residence, Holland Arts Council, Holland, MI
Accessibility:Sustainability(Site Specific Installation), Sumter County Gallery of Art, Sumter, SC
Reorientation, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC
Paper Cuts 3, The Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA
Lift Off, San Jose Institute of Contemporary art, San Jose, CA
Group Show,Tesuque Village Market, Santa Fe, NM
Re-cre-art, Lisa Coscino Gallery, Sand City, CA
2006 Select Art Exhibition, Redux contemporary art center, Charleston, SC
Invasion Print series exhibition, Mary Martin fine art, Charleston, SC
2005 25+ Select Art Exhibition, Redux contemporary art center, Charleston, SC
Fresh Strokes, Heritage Arts Collaborative, San Jose, CA
The Floating, Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston SC
2004 Submerged, Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston SC
2003 Group Print Exhibition, College of Charleston
Submerging Art, Outdoor installation, South Carolina Aquarium
2002 Devotional Art Show, Untitled Gallery, Charleston SC
Young Contemporaries, Halsey Gallery, Charleston SC
Yellow + Blue = Green Show, Untitled Gallery, Charleston SC
Vagina Dialogues : Art of the Vagina Monologues, Charleston SC
Portrait Battle Knockdown, Untitled Gallery, Charleston SC
Untitled Redux, Untitled Gallery, Charleston SC
2001 Untitled Group Show, Untitled Gallery, Charleston SC
Slightly North of Mainstream, Artists and Craftsmen, Charleston SC
Annual Collaborative Art Show, College of Charleston

Awards and Residencies

2007 Joan Mitchell Foundation full fellowship award, sculpture residency, Vermont Studio Center
2007 Artist in Residence, Accessibility residency program, Sumter County Gallery of Art
2007 Artist in Residence, Ox-Bow School of Art
2006 Artist in Residence, Redux Contemporary Art Center
2004-2006 Auvil Graduate Assistantship, printmaking, San Jose State University
2006 Catherine Urban Scholarship, San Jose State University
2005 Violet Speddy Scholarship, San Jose State University
2003 Partial Fellowship, Penland School of Crafts
2002 Departmental Honors, College of Charleston
2000-2002 Governors Life Merit Based Scholarship, College of Charleston

Bibliography

Pool, Olivia."Creative Spaces", The Post and Courier. June 26, 2008.
Gilkerson, Mary. "Installation Art Rounds out a Month of Accessibility", Columbia Free Times, October 31, 2007
Collins, Jane."Accessibility Examines Ecosystem", The Item. October 30, 2007
Moore, Ivy. "Sustainability", The Item. October 21, 2007
Smith, Nick. “New Arrivals”, The Charleston City Paper. September 12, 2007
Lift Off(Exhibition Catalog), 2007.
Hayes, Holly. "Take your Pick! Our Critics Pick", San Jose Mercury News. July 7, 2007.
Smith, Nick. “The beauty in the sadness of things”, The Charleston City Paper. July 12, 2006.
Hagood, Catherine. “Brilliant and Jordan at Redux art center”, The Post and Courier. July 13, 2006.
Day, Jefferey. “Offbeat art off the beaten path”, The State. May 27, 2005.
The Floating(Exhibition Catalog), 2005.
Hagood, Catherine. “Event Showcases art on the cutting edge”, The Post and Courier. May 27, 2004.
Saffer, Caroline. “Submerged A Fringe thing” The Charleston City Paper. May 26, 2004.
Submerged(Exhibition Catalog), 2004.
Hagood, Catherine. “Outdoor art at aquarium”, The post and Courier. January, 2003.
Pruner, Andrea. “Students Redux art at Fountain walk”, George Street Observer. January, 2002.

Related Professional Experience

2008 Preparator,Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC
2008 Installation crew, Contemporary Carolina Collection, M.U.S.C.
2005-2007 Gallery Coordinator, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2005 Graduate Assistant, Spartan Art Foundry, San Jose State University
2004-2007 Gallery Preparator, Natalie and James Thompson Gallery, San Jose, CA
2004 Studio Technician, Redux Studios, Charleston S.C.
2004 Artist Assistant, Herb Parker Spoleto Labyrinth, Charleston, SC
2003 Bench Making Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC
2002-2004 Cast Iron foundry assistant, Cougar Iron Foundry, Charleston S.C.
2002 Artist Assistant, Riko Ueda, Tea house Installation, Charleston S.C.
2001-2002 Gallery Partner, Untitled Gallery, Charleston S.C.

Teaching Experience

2007 Printmaking Instructor, Redux Contemporary Art Center
2007 Teaching Assistant, Systems and structures, with Professor Shannon Wright San Jose State University
2006 Teaching Assistant, Art of the 60's and 70's, with Professor Dore Bowen San Jose State University
2006 Monotype Marathon Instructor, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston S.C.
2006 Sculpture Instructor, high school Summer art institute at Redux, Charleston SC
2005 Instructor of record, 3-D concepts, San Jose State University
2005 Teaching Assistant, 3-D concepts, San Jose State University

Lectures

2008 Panelist, Not Learning From Net Art: The Rise of Newer Media,CAA Conference, Dallas Texas
2008 Artist Lecture, Things, process, Labor and the Coffee Cup, Austin Peay State University
2007 Artist Lecture, The Transformative Power of Labor,Sumter County Cultural Center
2007 Artist Lecture,Southern Has-Been, British Wanna-Be, Ox-Bow School of Art
2007 Panelist,Why Go to Graduate School?, San Jose State University
2006 Art History Lecture, Minimalists: Bearded Men and Naked Ladies, San Jose State University
2006 Art History Lecture, The Art Guys: America’s greatest artists, San Jose State University
2006 Artist Lecture, 2 years @ S.J.S.U. and what to do next, San Jose State University

Memberships

2007-present Southeastern College Art Conference
2004-Present College Art Association
2002-present Redux Contemporary Art Center

Jonathan David Brilliant jb@jonathanbrilliant.com

Born: 1976 Charleston, SC Lives/works: Charleston, SC Education 2007 M.F.A., Spatial Arts, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 2002 B.A., Studio Art; minor Art History, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC Solo Exhibitions 2009 (date and title TBA), City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC 2008 (TBA) Weaving Stir Sticks around A Column, FAB Gallery S.C. State University, Orangeburg, SC (opening Sept 12th)2 Person Show with Chris Coffin, Dam Stuhltrager Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2007 Rust Never Sleeps, Elliot Center Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC 2006 Abandon All Hope Ye’ Who Enter Here (Thesis Exhibition), Gallery 3, San Jose, CA The Goldsworthy of The Coffee Shop, Redux Contemporary art center, Charleston, SC How to Make Sculpture, The White Gallery, San Jose, CA 2005 Rust, Process, Insects and Other, Interests, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA Clutter an Exhibition, San Jose State University, San Jose CA 2002 Brilliant Works on Paper, Courtyard, Columbia SC 2001 Recent Works of Brilliant’s, Courtyard, Columbia SC Selected Group Exhibitions 2007 Wish You Were Here: Work by Ox-Bow Artists in Residence, Holland Arts Council, Holland, MI Accessibility:Sustainability(Site Specific Installation), Sumter County Gallery of Art, Sumter, SC Reorientation, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC Paper Cuts 3, The Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA Lift Off, San Jose Institute of Contemporary art, San Jose, CA Group Show,Tesuque Village Market, Santa Fe, NM Re-cre-art, Lisa Coscino Gallery, Sand City, CA 2006 Select Art Exhibition, Redux contemporary art center, Charleston, SC Invasion Print series exhibition, Mary Martin fine art, Charleston, SC 2005 25+ Select Art Exhibition, Redux contemporary art center, Charleston, SC Fresh Strokes, Heritage Arts Collaborative, San Jose, CA The Floating, Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston SC 2004 Submerged, Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston SC 2003 Group Print Exhibition, College of Charleston Submerging Art, Outdoor installation, South Carolina Aquarium 2002 Devotional Art Show, Untitled Gallery, Charleston SC Young Contemporaries, Halsey Gallery, Charleston SC Yellow + Blue = Green Show, Untitled Gallery, Charleston SC Vagina Dialogues : Art of the Vagina Monologues, Charleston SC Portrait Battle Knockdown, Untitled Gallery, Charleston SC Untitled Redux, Untitled Gallery, Charleston SC 2001 Untitled Group Show, Untitled Gallery, Charleston SC Slightly North of Mainstream, Artists and Craftsmen, Charleston SC Annual Collaborative Art Show, College of Charleston Awards and Residencies 2007 Joan Mitchell Foundation full fellowship award, sculpture residency, Vermont Studio Center 2007 Artist in Residence, Accessibility residency program, Sumter County Gallery of Art 2007 Artist in Residence, Ox-Bow School of Art 2006 Artist in Residence, Redux Contemporary Art Center 2004-2006 Auvil Graduate Assistantship, printmaking, San Jose State University 2006 Catherine Urban Scholarship, San Jose State University 2005 Violet Speddy Scholarship, San Jose State University 2003 Partial Fellowship, Penland School of Crafts 2002 Departmental Honors, College of Charleston 2000-2002 Governors Life Merit Based Scholarship, College of Charleston Bibliography Pool, Olivia."Creative Spaces", The Post and Courier. June 26, 2008. Gilkerson, Mary. "Installation Art Rounds out a Month of Accessibility", Columbia Free Times, October 31, 2007 Collins, Jane."Accessibility Examines Ecosystem", The Item. October 30, 2007 Moore, Ivy. "Sustainability", The Item. October 21, 2007 Smith, Nick. “New Arrivals”, The Charleston City Paper. September 12, 2007 Lift Off(Exhibition Catalog), 2007. Hayes, Holly. "Take your Pick! Our Critics Pick", San Jose Mercury News. July 7, 2007. Smith, Nick. “The beauty in the sadness of things”, The Charleston City Paper. July 12, 2006. Hagood, Catherine. “Brilliant and Jordan at Redux art center”, The Post and Courier. July 13, 2006. Day, Jefferey. “Offbeat art off the beaten path”, The State. May 27, 2005. The Floating(Exhibition Catalog), 2005. Hagood, Catherine. “Event Showcases art on the cutting edge”, The Post and Courier. May 27, 2004. Saffer, Caroline. “Submerged A Fringe thing” The Charleston City Paper. May 26, 2004. Submerged(Exhibition Catalog), 2004. Hagood, Catherine. “Outdoor art at aquarium”, The post and Courier. January, 2003. Pruner, Andrea. “Students Redux art at Fountain walk”, George Street Observer. January, 2002. Related Professional Experience 2008 Preparator,Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC 2008 Installation crew, Contemporary Carolina Collection, M.U.S.C. 2005-2007 Gallery Coordinator, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 2005 Graduate Assistant, Spartan Art Foundry, San Jose State University 2004-2007 Gallery Preparator, Natalie and James Thompson Gallery, San Jose, CA 2004 Studio Technician, Redux Studios, Charleston S.C. 2004 Artist Assistant, Herb Parker Spoleto Labyrinth, Charleston, SC 2003 Bench Making Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC 2002-2004 Cast Iron foundry assistant, Cougar Iron Foundry, Charleston S.C. 2002 Artist Assistant, Riko Ueda, Tea house Installation, Charleston S.C. 2001-2002 Gallery Partner, Untitled Gallery, Charleston S.C. Teaching Experience 2007 Printmaking Instructor, Redux Contemporary Art Center 2007 Teaching Assistant, Systems and structures, with Professor Shannon Wright San Jose State University 2006 Teaching Assistant, Art of the 60's and 70's, with Professor Dore Bowen San Jose State University 2006 Monotype Marathon Instructor, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston S.C. 2006 Sculpture Instructor, high school Summer art institute at Redux, Charleston SC 2005 Instructor of record, 3-D concepts, San Jose State University 2005 Teaching Assistant, 3-D concepts, San Jose State University Lectures 2008 Panelist, Not Learning From Net Art: The Rise of Newer Media,CAA Conference, Dallas Texas 2008 Artist Lecture, Things, process, Labor and the Coffee Cup, Austin Peay State University 2007 Artist Lecture, The Transformative Power of Labor,Sumter County Cultural Center 2007 Artist Lecture,Southern Has-Been, British Wanna-Be, Ox-Bow School of Art 2007 Panelist,Why Go to Graduate School?, San Jose State University 2006 Art History Lecture, Minimalists: Bearded Men and Naked Ladies, San Jose State University 2006 Art History Lecture, The Art Guys: America’s greatest artists, San Jose State University 2006 Artist Lecture, 2 years @ S.J.S.U. and what to do next, San Jose State University Memberships 2007-present Southeastern College Art Conference 2004-Present College Art Association 2002-present Redux Contemporary Art Center