About / CV

Brian Piana

I am a visual artist who largely uses the Internet as source material. I earned my MS in Visualization Sciences from Texas A&M University and my MFA in Photography/Digital Media from the University of Houston. My work has been exhibited in art spaces nationally, including at FotoFest, Lawndale Art Center in Houston, Maryland Institute College of Art, and on Rhizome.org. I live in Houston and am a Professor in Art and Design at San Jacinto College.

You can follow me on Twitter (@bpiana) and Instagram (@brianpiana), or you can reach me directly at bpiana at gmail dot com.

I am a visual artist who largely uses the Internet as source material. I earned my MS in Visualization Sciences from Texas A&M University and my MFA in Photography/Digital Media from the University of Houston. My work has been exhibited in art spaces nationally, including at FotoFest, Lawndale Art Center in Houston, Maryland Institute College of Art, and on Rhizome.org. I live in Houston and am a Professor in Art and Design at San Jacinto College.

You can follow me on Twitter (@bpiana) and Instagram (@brianpiana), or you can reach me directly at bpiana at gmail dot com.

Brian Piana

Born in 1975.
Lives and works in Houston, Texas.

Education

  • 2007
    • Master of Fine Arts in Photography/Digital Media, University of Houston
  • 2000
    • Master of Science in Visualization Sciences, Texas A&M University
  • 1997
    • Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas A&M University

Professional Experience

  • 2009–present
    • Professor in Art and Design, San Jacinto College, Houston, TX.
      Courses taught: Art Appreciation, Digital Art I, Digital Art II, Intro to Computer Graphics, Digital Imaging I, Web Page Design I, Web Page Design II, Portfolio Development for Graphic Design
  • 2009
    • Adjunct Instructor, University of Houston, Houston, TX. (Computer Imaging)
  • 2007–2009
    • Adjunct Instructor, Houston Community College, Houston, TX.
      Courses taught: Digital Art I, Digital Art II, Intro to Multimedia
  • 2005–2007
    • Graduate Teacher Fellow (Instructor of Record), University of Houston, Houston, TX. (Computer Imaging)
  • 2000–2004
    • Multimedia Designer, Bravo Zulu! Interactive, Houston, TX.
  • 1997–2000
    • Graduate Assistant Teacher (Instructor of Record), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (Design Communications).

Selected Exhibitions

  • 2017
    • The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX.
    • The Empty Box Fundraiser, Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX.
    • Blocks, Wright Gallery, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. *
  • 2016
    • Best in Show Community Event and Fundraiser, Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX.
    • The Empty Box Fundraiser, Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX.
    • Luck of the Draw Fundraiser, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX.
    • The Assessors (SJC Faculty and Staff Exhibition), San Jacinto College, South Campus Gallery, Houston, TX.
  • 2015
    • The Ice Box Fundraiser, Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX.
    • The Empty Box Fundraiser, Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX.
  • 2014
    • New Compositions in RGB and Sometimes Y, Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX. *
    • 27th Annual Dîa de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX.
    • Luck of the Draw Fundraiser, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX.
    • The Empty Box Fundraiser, Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX.
  • 2013
    • Luck of the Draw Fundraiser, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX.
  • 2012
    • State of the Art: Political Humor, Fort Lewis College, FLC Art Gallery, Durango, CO.
    • Texas Contemporary Art Fair, Presented with FotoFest, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX. *
    • You Can Google That, You Know, Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX. *
    • It’s a Small, Small World, Family Business Gallery, New York, NY.
    • Prologue 2012, SKYDIVE Art Space, Houston, TX.
  • 2011
    • Pan y Circos, PG Contemporary Gallery, Houston, TX.
    • #notmethough, Curation Myth Ministries at Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX.
    • Presents: Three Months of Mail Art for Hyperallergic HQ, Hyperallergic, Brookyln, NY.
    • Stimuli • Stimulus, 110 CHURCH Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
    • The Future is Now Fundraiser, Silent Auction, SKYDIVE Art Space, Houston, TX.
  • 2010
    • Winter Holiday Art Market, Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX.
    • Twitter/Art+Social Media, Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, Canada.
    • Wishing Well for Houston, Art League Houston, Houston, TX.
  • 2009
    • Sight.Sound [Interaction] 4, Maryland Institute College of Art, Rosenberg Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
    • HTML Color Codes, Rhizome.org. (online exhibition)
    • Poke!, FotoFest, Houston, TX.
    • Syntax, Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, Boston, MA. Held in conjunction with the 2009 Boston Cyberarts Festival.
    • Houston Community College Central Faculty Art Exhibition, University of Houston-Clear Lake, The Art Gallery, Houston, TX.
  • 2008
    • 2008 Art Faculty Show, Houston Community College, Central Art Gallery, Houston, TX.
    • Mechanical Perception, FotoFest, Houston, TX.
    • The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX.
    • FOTOFEST Fine Print Auction, Houston, TX.
    • Perfecting Process, Houston Community College, Southwest Annex Gallery, Stafford, TX.
  • 2007
    • Lawndale Has Many Friends, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX. *
    • 2007 Art Faculty Show, Houston Community College, Central Art Gallery, Houston, TX.
    • National Juried Exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY, Juror: Henriette Huldisch,
      Assistant Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art.
    • Texas National 2007, Stephen F. Austin State University, The Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX.
    • School of Art Masters Thesis Exhibition, University of Houston, Blaffer Gallery, Houston, TX.
    • Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, 12 12 Gallery, Richmond, VA.
  • 2006
    • Native Sons, FotoFest, Houston, TX.
    • Old School, New School, No School, The Carbon County Cultural Project, Jim Thorpe, PA.
    • 12th Annual International Exhibition, SOHO20 Gallery, New York, NY, Juror: Lilian Tone,
      Assistant Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Modern Art.
    • International Digital Fine Art Exhibition, SDAI Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA.
  • * solo exhibition

Public Art Commissions

  • 2015
    • Artwork for Vehicular Wayfinding Sign in downtown Houston, via Houston Art Alliance.

Additional Projects and Collaborations

  • 2014–ongoing
  • 2012–2013
    • Writing Contributor to The Great God Pan is Dead art blog
  • 2010–2012
    • Co-director, Skydive Art Space, Houston, TX.

Residencies  (Online)

  • 2011
    • …might be good Twitter Feed. Managed …might be good’s Twitter feed as Featured Artist for month of October.
  • 2010
    • 1stfans Twitter Art Feed.Managed Brooklyn Museum’s 1stfans Twitter feed as Featured Artist for month of July.
  • 2009
    • Glasstire.com Virtual Resident. Produced a series of new web-based works, published to www.afeverishdream.com.

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