Painter
· Born in 1963
- United States
Brian McClear
Brian McClear
United States
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Credentials
- Works on commission
Working primarily in oil, Brian McClear creates representational still lifes and portraits that bring together everyday objects in unexpected combinations and often incorporate visual puns or metaphors. His subjects range from playful or nostalgic pairings to compositions that reflect social, political, or environmental themes. McClear’s intuitive, painterly brushwork emphasizes the visible presence of the artist’s hand. After graduating from the Columbus College of Art & Design, he worked as an illustrator and spent over twenty years in advertising before returning to painting as his primary focus. He is based in Connecticut.
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1963
- Mediums
- Painter
Honorable Mention — OPA Online Summer Showcase- Online, United States
2nd—AAPL Spring Member Juried Exhibition- Online, United States
3rd— 15th Sylvia Maria Glesmann Exhibition, Salmagundi Club- New York, NY, United States
1st — An Exhibition in Four Acts, Lyme Art Association- Old Lyme, CT, United States
2nd — Stillness: A Still Life, Lyme Art Association- Old Lyme, CT, United States
9th Place — Portrait Society of America, International Online- Online, United States
Best of Show — EAA Juried Spring Exhibition- Essex, CT, United States
Merit—NOAPS Online Exhibition- Online, United States
2nd— OPA Spring Showcase- Online, United States
2nd— CT + 6 — Juried Exhibition- West Hartford, CT, United States
Best of Show— AAPL 93rd Grand National — Juried Exhibition- New York, NY, United States
Best of Show— 6th Annual Figures & Faces- Online, United States
Juror's Choice— Life On Hold- Old Lyme, CT, United States
Juror's Choice— Faces and Forms- Old Lyme, CT, United States
Best of Show— Vessels- Harrisburg, PA, United States
Solo Art Exhibition "Still Matters" / Alofft Gallery - Litchfield, CT, United States
Solo Art Exhibition "Still Matters" / Barnes-Franklin Gallery, CT State Tunxis - Farmington, CT, United States
Solo Art Exhibition "Discards & Discovery" / Duncaster Gallery - Bloomfield, CT, United States
Solo Art Exhibition "Double Takes" / Alofft Gallery - Litchfield, CT, United States
Solo Art Exhibition "Ink & Oil" / Barnes-Franklin Gallery, CT State Tunxis - Farmington, CT, United States
Solo Art Exhibition "Juxtapositions, Portraits & Puns" / Five Points Annex Gallery - Torrington, CT, United States
Solo Art Exhibition "Juxtapositions, Portraits & Puns" / Five Points Annex Gallery - Torrington, CT, United States
Solo Art Exhibition "Selected Works" / Saltbox Gallery - West Hartford, CT, United States
Solo Art Exhibition "Beyond Surface" / Artwalk - Hartford, Ct, United States
Invitational Exhibition "Focus on the Past" / Attleboro Art Museum - Attleboro, MA, United States
NOAPS Best of America Small Works — National Juried / Anderson Fine Art Gallery - St. Simons, GA, United States
93rd Hudson Valley Art Association — National Juried / Lyme Art Association - Old Lyme, CT, United States
By the People, For the People — National Juried / Hill-Stead Museum - Farmington, CT, United States
Nor'Easter — National Juried Exhibition / New Britain Museum of American Art - New Britain, CT, United States
2 Person Exhibition "Double Visions" / Essex Art Association Gallery - Essex, CT, United States
79th Annual Juried Exhibition / Slater Memorial Museum - Norwich, CT, United States
141st Annual Members Exhibition / Salmagundi Club - New York, NY, United States
NOAPS Best of America Small Works — National Juried / Eisele Gallery - Cincinnati, OH, United States
Nor'Easter — National Juried Exhibition / New Britain Museum of American Art - New Britain, CT, United States
AAPL Grand National — National Juried Exhibition / Salmagundi Club - New York, NY, United States
15th Sylvia Maria Glesmann Exhibition / Salmagundi Club - New York, NY, United States
ViewPoint 56 — National Juried Exhibition / Eisele Gallery - Mariemont, OH, United States
AAPL 96th Grand National — National Juried / Salmagundi Club - New York, NY, United States
OPA Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition / Centerpiece Gallery - Raleigh, NC, United States
NOAPS 34th Best of America — National Juried / Beverly McNeil Gallery - Birmingham, AL, United States
7th ANJE — National Juried Exhibition / Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art - Wausau, WI, United States
AAPL 94th Grand National — National Juried / Salmagundi Club - New York, NY, United States
NOAPS Best of America — National Juried / Dana Gallery - Missoula, MT, United States
OPA 30th Annual National Juried Exhibition / California Center for the Arts - Escondido, CA, United States
AAPL 93rd Grand National — National Juried / Salmagundi Club - New York, NY, United States
Mixmaster 2020 — National Juried / Mattatuck Museum - Waterbury, CT, United States
OPA 29th Annual National Juried Exhibition / RS Hanna Gallery - Fredericksburg, TX, United States
NOAPS Best of America — National Juried / Cutter & Cutter Fine Art - St. Augustine, FL, United States
Opposites — National Juried Exhibition / Attleboro Art Museum - Attleboro, MA, United States
3rd ANJE — National Juried Exhibition / Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art - Wausau, WI, United States
Gateway to Imagination — National Juried / Farmington Museum of Art - Farmington, NM, United States
2nd ANJE — National Juried Exhibition / Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art - Wausau, WI, United States
Vessels — National Juried Exhibition / Susquehanna Art Museum - Harrisburg, PA, United States
Editorial staff preview- Mastery of Technique | American Art Collector | Issue 241
Sara Drought Nebel- Beyond Surface | Feature & Cover | Ink Nov
John O'Hern- Collective Sprirt | American Art Collector | Issue 233
Editorial staff preview- Stellar Showcase | American Art Collector | Issue 229
Myrina Tunberg Georgiou- Circle Quarterly Art Review | Issue 9
Cinzia Franceschini- Cover & Feature | Portraits Issue | Art Ascent
Editorial staff preview- Brian McClear | American Art Collector | Issue 211
Editorial staff preview- Double Takes | American Art Collector | Issue 212
Myrina Tunberg Georgiou- Circle Quarterly Art Review | Issue 8
Cinzia Franceschini- Feature & Cover | February Portraits Issue of Art Ascent Magazine
Editorial staff- OPA 30th Annual Coverage | American Art Collector | Issue 187
Seven Bridges Foundation Museum, United States
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