BRIAN DIVIS
Brian Divis is a Chicago area interdisciplinary artist and educator working primarily in painting, sculpture and mixed media. His practice often prompts the investigation into individual ideas of constructed reality and human interrelations by questioning the tactile perceptions and knowledge of the objects in our shared space. It is guided by the notion that acceptance in the perpetual shifting of cultural and aesthetic orientations is a crucial component in achieving human empathy and understanding.
He has exhibited with Chicago Sculpture International, DIALOGUE Chicago, Chicago Artists Coalition and Friends of the Arts. Recent exhibitions include "Unfixed" at Real Tinsel, Milwaukee WI, "In High Regard" at OS Projects, Racine WI, “Recent Works” at Robert T. Wright Gallery of Art, Grayslake IL, “By Degrees” at 3D4D by CSI, Chicago, "THREAD" at Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati OH, “IN DIALOGUE” at Governors State University, 2021 Evanston & Vicinity Biennial at Evanston Art Center, Evanston IL and “TOGETHER” virtual exhibition in coordination with Now About Art and the Connecticut Office of the Arts.
Brian holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, an MEd from Loyola University Chicago and BA in Art from Eastern Illinois University.
Exhibition History
2024 - CSI X Alma, Alma Art Interiors, Chicago IL
Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition
2023 - Recent Works, Robert T. Wright Gallery of Art, Grayslake IL
Award of Excellence, Redemption
2023 - Unfixed, Real Tinsel, Milwaukee WI
2023 - Chicago Sculpture International Juried Member Exhibition
Jack Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb IL
2022/23 - Solo Exhibition, In High Regard, OS Projects, Racine WI
2022 - Recent Works, Robert T. Wright Gallery of Art, Grayslake IL
2022 - BY DEGREES, 3D4D by Chicago Sculpture International, Chicago, IL
2022 - THREAD Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2021 - Vermont College of Fine Art MFA Graduate Exhibition, Virtual Format
2021 - MFA Graduate Pop-Up Exhibition, Watershed Studioworks, Chicago IL
2021 - 2021 Evanston & Vicinity Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Evanston IL
Juried by Alpha M. Bruton, Dan Devening and Kate Pollasch
2020 - TOGETHER Virtual Exhibition
Curated by Nadia Martinez in coordination with Now About Art and the Connecticut Office of the Arts
2020 - Vermont College of Fine Art S20 MFA Residency Exhibition, Virtual Format
2020 - IN DIALOGUE Exhibition, Governors State University, University Park IL
2020 - Vermont College of Fine Art W20 MFA Residency Exhibition, Alumni Hall, Montpelier VT
2019 - Vermont College of Fine Art S19 MFA Residency Exhibition, Alumni Hall, Montpelier VT
2015 - Present - Ongoing Office Space Exhibit, Northshore Acupuncture Center, Skokie IL
2007 - 2016 - Gallery Representation, Josef Glimer Gallery, Chicago IL
2008 - Solo Exhibition, Figurative Series: The Intellect of Emotion, Josef Glimer Gallery, Chicago IL
2006 - 2008 - Gallery Representation, Artcetera Gallery, Grayslake IL
2006 - Recent Works, Robert T. Wright Gallery of Art, Grayslake IL
2004 - FOTA Members Exhibit, Cornelia Arts Building, Chicago IL
2003 - Chicago Art Open, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago IL
2003 - Recent Works, Robert T. Wright Gallery of Art, Grayslake IL
Honorable Mention, The Offering
2002 - 2007 - Gallery Representation, Gusfield Glimer Galleries, Northbrook IL
2000 - 2002 - Gallery Representation, Millennium Art Gallery, Libertyville IL
2000 - Recent Works, Robert T. Wright Gallery of Art, Grayslake IL