Current Work

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

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

Kohler Arts/Industry Residency, Date tba 2012

I was recently awarded an arts/industry residency with the John Michael Kohler Arts center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Visting Artist California State University, Fresno, September 2012

In September 2012 I will be a visiting artist at CSU Fresno. During this time I will be constructing a site-specific work for the unversity art department.

Summer Artist in Residence, July 2012 Artspace Raleigh, NC

I will be the summer 2012 Artist in Residence at Artspace Raleigh. While in residence I will be creating new works and conducting workshops.

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

A 3 person show is currently being planned to open June 1st 2012. I will be contributing 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.

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

Photoshop collage of planned works for Columbia College Goodall Gallery 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.

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

Air Travel, Corridor 2122 Fresno,CA Curated by Julia Bradshaw

Air Travel a curated group about flying. 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 will be a series of life size fortune cookie fortunes. These fortunes will be 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. This arrangement will redefine the space allowing the viewer to walk around and experience the grassy area in a new context. 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