Bryan Christiansen
Rapid City, SD
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ACADEMIC
BFA, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO with minor in Philosophy; Reno, NV 2006–2009
Sculpture Department Lab Technician and Teaching Assistant, 2007-2010
AWARDS
Springs Preserve Honorarium, 2011
Nevada Artist Fellowship – Honorable Mention, 2010
Nevada Museum of Art - Emerging Artist Honorarium, 2010
Best in Show – Annual Student Exhibition, Juried by Kristen Evangelista, Associate Curator of the San Jose Museum of Art.
University of Nevada, Reno faculty nomination for the International Sculpture Center’s 2009 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award.
Sierra Arts Grant Recipient, 2008
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 Woodshock, The Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City SD
2015 Boonie, IPSO Gallery, Sioux Falls SD
2013 Trophy Hunter, The Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls SD
2012 Trophy Hunter, The Springs Preserve, Las Vegas NV
2010 Kiddo, OSX Gallery, Carson City NV
2010 Bryan Christiansen at World Market Center, World Market Center, Las Vegas NV
2010 Trophy Hunter, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno NV
2009 Cervidae, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, Reno NV
2008 Mid-Way, Front Door Gallery, Reno NV
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 The Animal in Contemporary Art II, The Stremmel Gallery, Reno NV
2013 Telarian, The Illges Gallery, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
2012 Home Bodies, The Holland Project Gallery, Reno NV
2011 John Randall Nelson + Bryan Christiansen, Stremmel Gallery, Reno NV
2010 Significantly Other, Sierra Arts Gallery, Reno NV
2010 Reinventing History, Gasa House, Reno NV
2009 University of Nevada, Reno Emerging Artists, Stremmel Gallery, Reno NV
2009 Post- Podium Results Show, Gasa House, Reno NV
2009 Podium Results Show, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, Reno NV
2009 Grad Night, CCIA Courthouse Gallery, Carson City NV
2009 Devin Hosselkus Silent Auction, Studio On 4th, Reno NV
2009 Sleepytime Projects Exhibition, Studio On 4th, Reno NV
2008 Thesis Development Exhibition, McKinley Arts & Culture Center, Reno NV
2008 Sound & Music Performance: Aural Spans, Black Box Theater, Reno NV
2008 Post-Bigfoot , Studio On 4th, Reno NV
2008 Artist Grant Showcase, Sierra Arts Gallery, Reno NV