Education:
Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
MFA, Painting, May 1990
- Richard Welling Prize in recognition of excellence in drawing, 1990.
Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH
BFA, Painting, May 1987, magna cum laude.
Solo Exhibitions:
Galerie Schuster, Berlin, GERMANY, 2007
George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2007
Galerie Schuster,† Frankfurt,† GERMANY, 2006
Marcia Wood Gallery,†† Atlanta,†GA, 2006
Heriard-Cimino Gallery,† New Orleans, LA, 2005
Marcia Wood Gallery,† Atlanta, GA, 2005
Davidson Contemporary,† Seattle,† WA, 2005
Galerie Schuster & Scheuermann, Berlin, GERMANY, 2004
Galerie Schuster,†Frankfurt, GERMANY, 2003
Davidson Gallery,†Seattle, WA, 2003
Heriard-Cimino Gallery,† New Orleans, LA, 2002
Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA, November 2001
Gallery Schuster Berlin, Berlin, Germany, October 2001
"Solitary: The Lone Figure," Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA, August 2001
George Billis Gallery, New York, NY, March 6 - 31, 2001
Heriard Cimino Gallery, New Oleans, LA, November 2000
Elliot Smith Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, April 2000
Frumkin/Duval Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, February 2000
George Billis Gallery, New York, NY, October 22 - November, 1999
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, August 31 - October 17, 1999
Heriard Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, March, 1999
Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina, December 3, 1998
George Billis Gallery, New York, NY, September, 1998
Elliot Smith Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, March 6, 1998
George Billis Gallery, New York, NY, September 12, 1997
"Paintings and Drawings by Brian Novatny," Spangler Cummings Gallery, Columbus, OH, 1996.
"Classic Figures," Performance Space, New York, NY, 1996.
"Paintings and Drawings by Brian Novatny," Roberta Kuhn Gallery, Columbus, OH, 1993.
Group Exhibitions:
Heriard-Cimino Gallery, The Figure Revisited, New Orleans, LA, 2007
Ambrosino Gallery, Conversations, curated by Sharon Louden Miami, FLA, 2006
Kunstverein Speyer- Kulturhof Flachgasse, Speyer, GERMANY, 2004
Center on Contemporary Art, Domicile, Seattle, WA, 2004
Columbus College of Art & Design, 125th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, Columbus, OH, 2004
Mississippi Museum of Art, Art a Century Apart:1903 and 2003, Jackson, MS, 2003
“Four New York Painters,” Elliot Smith Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Jan. 18 - Feb. 24, 2002
“Small Acquisitions,” Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD, December 3 - April 15, 2001
“Winter Group Show,” Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA, December 2000
Gallery Schuster Berlin, Berlin, Germany, December 2, 2000
Gallery Schuster Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany, October 18, 2000
“Patterned Flowers”, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY, July 2000
Summer Group Show, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA, July 2000
Summer Group Show, Heriard Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA, July 2000
"Portrait & Figures", Carl Schlosberg Fine Arts, Sharman Oaks, CA, March 2000
"Corporeal," Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA, January 2000
"Wrapped Up," Frumkin Duval Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, December 11, 1999
"September Preview '99", Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA, September 1999
Frumkin Duval Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, September 1999
"Group Show," Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, CT, 1998
Carl Schlosberg Fine Arts, 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Sherman Oaks, CA, November 8, 1998
The Young and the Restless Again, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1998
"Group Show," HBO Gallery, New York, NY, 1997
"The Modern Landscape," Queens Library Gallery, Jamaica, NY, 1996
"INNsight Art Show," La Colline Gallery, Mill Neck, NY, 1996.
"Places Far and Near," Layton Gallery, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI, 1995.
"Broken Narratives," MMC Gallery, Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY, 1995.
"New Beginnings," Oxford Gallery, Rochester, NY, 1993
"December Group Show," Oxford Gallery, Rochester, NY, 1993
"Winter Group Show," Roberta Kuhn Gallery, Columbus, OH, 1992.
Awards
-1999 recipient of the Basil H. Alkazzi Award in Painting
-Purchase Award and Louise Shepard-Hengst Award, "79th Annual Columbus Art League Exhibitions," Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH, 1989.
-Purchase Award and Valentine Award, "78th Annual Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH, 1988.
Bibliography:
Daniel, Jeff, “Reflections of Fellini,” Sunday, April 30, 2000, St. Louis Post Dispatch, pg. C6, illus.
Baker, Martha, “The Fabric of Life,” TWA Ambassador Magazine, May, 2000, pg. 58, illus.
Schroeder, Ivy, “Life History,” River Front Times, May issue, illus.
Scott, William, April Issue, 2000, Art In America, Review, pg 162, illus.
Reader's Digest, April Issue, 2000, Back Cover, illus.
Brumer, Andy, Art Scene, "Brian Novatny", March, 2000, pg 17, illus.
Masello, David, Art and Antiques, Feature "Emerging Artist," January, 2000, pgs. 54 - 59, illus.
Naves, Mario, New York Observer, "Currently Hanging," November 29, 1999, Page 18, illus.
Willard, Pat, "Figures Lost in Thought: Brian Novatny's Pensive Portraits Pause For Effect,"
Brooklyn Bridge Magazine, November 1999 Issue, Visions Section, Pages 33 - 34, illus.
Staff Writer, Spectator, December 18, 1998 page 21, Out&About, illus.
Daniel, Jeff, "Brian Novatny: New Paintings," St. Louis Post Dispatch, Sunday, April 12, 1998, Arts and Entertainment, illus.
Kampel, Traci, "The Thinkers," Villager, September 24, 1997, p. 19, illus.
Ross, Clare, "Brian Novatny: New Paintings and Drawings," Dialogue,, November/December, 1996, pp. 27, 28, illus.
Koeninger, Kay, "Novatny's Paintings Hint at Spirituality, Timelessness," The Columbus Dispatch, Sunday, October 6, 1996, illus.
Auer, James, "Reviews," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sunday, November 12, 1995.
Harris, Karen, "1995-1996 Exhibitions," Marymount Manhattan College Gallery Exhibitions Catalog, illus.
Constable, Lesley, "Exhibit Robustly Theatrical," The Columbus Dispatch, Sunday, May 9, 1993, illus.
Museum Collections:
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD
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