Born in 1988, Brian found art relatively late in life. It wasn’t until his first year of college at Brigham Young University - Idaho, that he discovered his passion for the arts. In 2014, Brian received his BFA, and he credits the knowledgeable and student-oriented faculty of the BYUI art department for giving him "the tools all representational artists must have to open the door to communicating in the visual arts". In 2019 Brian earned a Masters in Fine Art - Painting from the Academy of Art University. 

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Along the way, Brian has earned numerous awards and honors, including best of show in the American Impressionist Societies 24th Annual National Juried Exhibition, first place in the Oil Painters of America Summer Online Showcase, and six first-place finishes in the Art Grows Rexburg Annual Show. 

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Brian currently lives in St. George Utah, where he takes great pride as an assistant instructor at Utah Tech University. He lives with his angel of a wife, Samantha, his four children Rockwell, Rowan, Remi, and River.

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Noteable Awards and Recognitions:

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- 2025 Utah Tech University Halloween Art Show Best of Show

- 2025 Art Grows Rexburg 2nd Place Professional Division

- 2025 Oil Painters of America Signature Status Awarded

- 2024 Art Grows Rexburg Professional Merit Award

- 2024 Sears Gallery Invitational Purchase Prize Recipient

- 2023 Oil Painter of America Fall Online Showcase Honorable Mention

- 2023 Oil Painter of America Summer Online Showcase Honorable Mention

- 2023 American Impressionist Society 24th Annual National Juried Exhibition Best of Show

- 2023 Art Grows Rexburg 1st Place Professional Division

- 2023 American Impressionist Society Small Works Showcase Second Place

- 2023 Oil Painters of America 32nd National Exhibition Realism Award of Excellence

- 2023 Earned Graduate Faculty Status

- 2022 Utah Tech University Open Educational Resource (OER) Recognition

- 2022 Art Show International Gallery 4th Annual Still Life Show Honorable Mention

- 2022 American Impressionist Society: American Art Collector Award of Excellence

- 2022 Art Grows Rexburg 1st Place Professional Division

- 2021 Hemming Village Guest of Honor

- 2020 Oil Painters of America Impressionist Award of Excellence 

  Summer Online Showcase

- 2020 Oil Painters of America Online Showcase Honorable Mention

- 2019 Art Grows Rexburg 1st Place Professional Division

- 2019 Oil Painters of America Online Showcase Honorable Mention

- 2018 Oil Painters of America Online Showcase Honorable Mention

- 2018 Art Grows Rexburg 1st Place Professional Division

- 2017 Oil Painters of America Online Showcase Honorable Mention

- 2017 Art Grows Rexburg 2nd Place Professional Division

- 2016 Oil Painters of America 1st Place Summer Online Showcase

- 2016 Southwest Art’s 21 under 31

- 2015 Oil Painters of America Online Showcase Honorable Mention

- 2014 Brigham Young University Idaho Merit Award Painting

- 2013 Brigham Young University Idaho Merit Award Illustration