BIO / RESUME
Biography
Originating from Northeastern Ohio, Brian Glaze has exhibited nationally and internationally relating to sculpture, installation, interactivity and time-based artwork. Notable exhibitions include the Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Boone, North Carolina, Reece Museum, Tennessee, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, North Dakota, The Berlin Project, Berlin Project, Berlin, Germany and ARTVENICE BIENNALE 3, Venice, Italy. Residencies have spanned from the former Banff New Media Institute (Banff Centre), Canada to Harvestworks Digital Media Center, NYC.
Currently residing in the Eastern Pennsylvania area, Brian continues his research on subjects pertaining to material treatment, personal and social concepts, and continued observation of his surroundings.
Education
M.F.A. 2004 Sculpture, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio (three-dimensional studies)
B.F.A. 2002 Sculpture, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (sculpture)
Current Teaching Appointment
Associate Professor of Art (Sculpture) Chair, Department of Art and Art History, Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania (Sculpture/Emerging Media)
Selected Exhibitions
2024. Artifacts, The Project Space, Reading, Pennsylvania (displayed two bodies of work from sabbatical) (Solo)
2019 - 33rd Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, The Turchin Center for Visual Arts, Appalachian State
2020 University Boone, North Carolina
2019 ART of the State: 52nd Annual Juried Exhibition, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania (placed 2nd in sculpture category)
2018 Solid Gone, Sordoni Art Gallery, Wilkes University, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
2018 SculptureX “Igniting Change” Exhibition, School of Art, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green,
Ohio (nationally juried of art educators)
2017 - DownEast Sculpture Exhibition, Emerge Gallery, Greenville, North Carolina (nationally juried,
2018 12- month outdoor exhibition)
2017 - Danville Art Trial Sculpture Exhibition, City of Danville, Virginia (nationally juried, 18-month
2018 outdoor exhibition)
2017 New Media Conversations, Schmidt Gallery, GoggleWorks, Reading, Pennsylvania (Solo)
2017 ArtVenice Biennale IV, The Biennale Project, Venice, Italy (part of the Venice Biennale 57th,
internationally juried, 6 artists from prior Biennales)
2017 ART of the State: 50th Annual Juried Exhibition, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
2016 Implements, Freedman Gallery, Reading, Pennsylvania (three-month invitational show,
entailing work that commented on outsourcing, manufacturing and overseas competition)
2016 Americas 2016, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota (nationally
juried exhibition)
2015 The Public Art Exhibition on Hilton Head Island, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Hilton
Head, South Carolina (nationally juried exhibition)
2014 FL3TCH3R, Reece Museum, Johnson City, Tennessee (internationally juried exhibition)
2014 B14: Memorials to Human Folly, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, Alabama (nationally juried exhibition)
2014 29th Annual Positive/Negative, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City,
Tennessee (invitational/nationally juried)
2013 - Art in Public Places, Arts Alliance Mountain Empire, Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia (nationally juried
2014 exhibition)
2013 “You Can Tell Me” 2013 Berlin Project, Factory-Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany (internationally juried, two
works included)
2013 Tellus Tools Remix Competition, Harvestworks, New York, New York (International competition)
2011 UFVA New Media Exhibition, Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts (Interactive installation using hardware
and software)
2011 2nd Annual UNC Asheville Invitational Art Exhibition, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville,
North Carolina (interactive installation using hardware and software)
2010 - FAPAC 5th Anniversary Celebration, Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center, Western Carolina
2011 University, Cullowhee, North Carolina (outdoor sculpture exhibition)
2010 Conversion, Slocumb Gallery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (interactive
audio/video installation, including real-time video manipulation via software) (Solo)
2010 House, Banff New Media Institute, The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada (interactive audio installation utilizing
MAX/MSP software, sensors, and microcontrollers) (Solo)
2007 Imagillaboration Project, Jacksonville, Florida (national collaborative project based on the “Exquisite
Corpse” consisting of over 100 artists participating from 26 states)
2007 Annual Juried Sculpture Show, Craven Arts Council and Gallery, New Bern, North Carolina (international
participation)
2006. Roll, Spiers Gallery, Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina (eleven sculptures and video encompassing
three bodies of work) (Solo)
2005 - 18th Sculpture Exhibition (City of Lawrence), Lawrence, Kansas
2006
2004 Iron Tribe Exhibit, Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
2004 The 16th People’s Art Show, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
2000 Solo, The Ice House Complex (through Millworks Galley), Akron, Ohio (showcasing the first stage of
the sculpture grounds with six works from residency) (Solo)
Visiting Artist
2018 Cambridge Lee, Reading, Pennsylvania (yearlong project consisting of designing a wood pattern and
cast it in copper for company lobby)
2013 Art Department, Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina (outdoor sculpture)
Carolina (outdoor sculpture)
2013 Department of Art and Design, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (outdoor
sculpture)
2012 The Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design, Asheville, North Carolina (outdoor sculpture)
2010 Banff New Media Institute, Banff Centre, Alberta Canada (self-directed residency focusing on
interactive audio installation)
2008 Calvert Creative Inc., Cary, North Carolina (corporate commission including two artworks and a video
encompassing their creation)
2007 Artist in Residence, School of Art, Western Carolina State University, Cullowhee, North Carolina (taught
week-long workshop entailing mold making, concepts, lecture, and orchestrate iron pour)
2005 Hungarian Society (Cleveland Chapter), Cleveland, Ohio (restoration of public fountain: based on original
concept)
1999 - Millworks Gallery, at the Ice House Complex, Akron, Ohio (a three-year residency consisting of the creation
2002 of thirteen sculptures establishing outdoor sculpture grounds, and installing eleven for permanent display)
Permanent Collection / Residencies
2018 Cambridge Lee, Reading, Pennsylvania (yearlong project consisting of designing a wood pattern and
cast it in copper for company lobby)
2013 Art Department, Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina (outdoor sculpture)
Carolina (outdoor sculpture)
2013 Department of Art and Design, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (outdoor
sculpture)
2012 The Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design, Asheville, North Carolina (outdoor sculpture)
2010 Banff New Media Institute, Banff Centre, Alberta Canada (self-directed residency focusing on
interactive audio installation)
2008 Calvert Creative Inc., Cary, North Carolina (corporate commission including two artworks and a video
encompassing their creation)
2007 Artist in Residence, School of Art, Western Carolina State University, Cullowhee, North Carolina (taught
week-long workshop entailing mold making, concepts, lecture, and orchestrate iron pour)
2005 Hungarian Society (Cleveland Chapter), Cleveland, Ohio (restoration of public fountain: based on original
concept)
1999 - Millworks Gallery, at the Ice House Complex, Akron, Ohio (a three-year residency consisting of the creation
2002 of thirteen sculptures establishing outdoor sculpture grounds, and installing eleven for permanent display)
Awards / Scholarships
2024 Winter Interim ACRE Grant, “Anodizing Aluminum” (setup multistep process for cleaning, anodizing,
dying and laser etching aluminum stock)
2022 Sabbatical Research, Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania (Developed three new bodies of work:
cast rock salt, ceramic shell bronze castings and thermite casting exploration)
2018 Winter Interim ACRE Grant, “Cupola Furnace Construction” (built a metal melting furnace with
sculpture student + campus demonstration)
2015 - Sea Islands Institute Grant, University of South Carolina at Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina
2016 (equipment grant focused on large outdoor metal sculpture)
2014/15 RISE Grant, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina (summer research grant: personal
2015/16 development, two consecutive years)
2013 - Sea Islands Institute Grant, University of South Carolina at Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina
2014 (time-lapse photography employing ultraviolet & infrared converted cameras for video mapping
installation)
2012 - Dr. Eliza B. Graue Extra Mile Award, Education Foundation, Flat Rock, North Carolina (positive
2013 impact on students)
2012 Professional Development Scholarship, Harvest Works: Digital Media Arts Center (NYC), Education
Foundation, Flat Rock, North Carolina (MAX/MSP certificate, spring 2013)
2009 Professional Development Scholarship, Banff New Media Institute (Alberta, Canada), Education
Foundation, Flat Rock, North Carolina (MAX/MSP training, summer 2010)
2008 - Dr. David Sink Jr. Community Service Award, Education Foundation, Flat Rock, North Carolina
2009 (based on exhibition, lecture, high school & university relations, and public enrichment)
Professional Experience / Community Service
2024. R3 Program (Rebuilding Reentrants and Reading), Connections Work, Reading, Pennsylvania (an 8-week reentry program for
present community members with and without prior conviction history)
2022 - Consultant, Hopewell Furnace (national historic site), Elerson, Pennsylvania (assisting in the redevelopment of demonstration
present metal present casting presentations)
2017 Bronze Pour Demonstration, IX Arts Conference (bronze pour demonstration for conference attendees on Albright’s
campus)
2017- GoggleWorks Welding Program, Reading, Pennsylvania (founded welding program and newly developed multi-room studios
Present teaching recurring welding workshops for the community)
2017 - Annual Community Iron Pour, GoggleWorks Art Center, Reading, Penn (plan, orchestrate and run morning workshop and
present evening pour with visiting artists)
2015 USCB Conference Coordinator, South Carolina Art Education Conference, USCB, Beaufort, South Carolina (coordinate USCB
faculty for conference demonstrations and main event iron pour)
2015 Metal Casting Workshop, Art Recovery Program, Coastal Empire Community Mental Health Center, (taught metal casting
workshop the encompassed lecture, mold demonstration and metal casting demonstration)
2013 The City of Fletcher: Parks and Recreation, Fletcher, North Carolina (installation of three student sculptures for permanent display
that established new sculpture grounds)
2013 Jackson County Green Energy Park, Silvia, North Carolina (consult and assist in the development of permanent foundry facilities
run by landfill methane)
2011 Water and Light (a collaboration of music and video projection), The Porter Center, Brevard College, North Carolina (a coral
concert with interactive video, that included two student musical groups (Brevard) and student participation from four digital
sculpture courses (Blue Ridge)
2011 "MAP Community Grant review," MAP (The Media Arts Project), Asheville, North Carolina (judge for 2011 grant review, to fund
interactive installations by regional media artists)
2009 The 4th Annual Kehr Lecture Series with Mel Chin, Blue Ridge Community College, North Carolina (event coordinator)
2009 Paducah School of Art, West Kentucky Community College, Paducah, Kentucky (consultant for the start of new school of art and
facilities)