Brian Gonzales (b. Santa Monica, 1985) is a Sharjah-based artist and educator. Through his printmaking practice, Brian expresses ideas and creative impulses waiting to be untangled and understood. His recent works comprise variable iterations experimenting with surreal textures, compositions, and representations through print.
Brian’s recent exhibitions include Nostalgia, Ayyam Gallery, Dubai, UAE (2023); Calculating Chaos, Rewaq Gallery, University of Sharjah, Sharjah UAE; University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI; 103 Exhibition Space, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA (2022); From The Vault, Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, UAE (2021); Brian Gonzales: A Private Collection of Printed Matters, Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, UAE (2021); Umbra: New Prints For A Dark Age, International Print Center New York, New York, NY (2020); Public Art - Mural, Escela Rutal Mixta Jose Dionisio Cardoza, San Pedro Copan, Honduras (2018); Anomaly (Public Art Installation), Moore Square, Raleigh, NC (2017); Some Assembly Required, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR (2016); and 61st Annual Juried Exhibition, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC (2015). Brian’s prints are part of Zuckerman Museum of Art, Southern Graphics Council International Prints Collection and Archive, University of Colorado Special Collections, Herron School of Art and Design Library Archive, East Carolina University Print Archive, University of Sharjah - College of Fine Arts and Design Archive, City of Raleigh Municipal Art Collection, and Drive-by Press Print Archive.
Brian received his BFA from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC (2008) and his MFA from the Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis, In (2012). Before moving to the UAE in 2016, Brian was a Research Fellow at Supergraphic and Super G Print Lab in Durham, NC (2013 - 2016). He currently lives in Sharjah and teaches drawing and printmaking at the University of Sharjah, College of Arts and Design. In addition to being an artist, Brian is also an avid collector of fine art prints and printed ephemera with a personal collection of over 500 prints.