Education
1994
Glass Sculpting with Pino Signoretto, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1990
Glass Blowing with Dick Marquis, Haystack, Deer Isle, ME
1982-1985
BFA Degree in Glass, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
Selected Exhibitions
1999
Featured Artist, Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA
Solo Show, Antoinette Hatfeild Gallery, Portland, OR
1997
Not So Ordinary, Two Person Show, Gallerie Dorita, Atlanta, GA
Solo Show, Margaret Berman Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1995
Solo Show, The Glass Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Featured Artist, Kittrell Rifkind Gallery, Dallas, TX
Featured Artist, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1994
Private Collections Gallery, West Bloomfield, MI
1993
Featured Artist, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1992
Featured Artist, Avior Gallery, Kirkland, WA
1988
Hats On/And Off The Wall, Solo Show, Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon, WA
Selected Group Exhibitions
1999
Pilchuck Artists, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Influences in Contemporary Glass, Seatac Airport, Seattle, WA
Century of Glass Tour, Lima Arts Center, Lima, OH
1998
Sea-Tac Airport Annual Glass Show, Seattle, WA
Anniversary Show, Gallerie Dorita, Atlanta, GA
Northwest Glass Show, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
1997
Contemporary Glass, Southeast Indiana University
Glass: A Brilliant Art, Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
True Art, Tacoma Art Museum Biennial, Tacoma, WA
Fresh Clothes, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Seattle, WA
1996
A Survey Of Contemporary Glass, Tustin Renaissance, Tustin, CA
Frozen Fire: Contemporary Works in Glass, Academy of the Arts, Baltimore, MD
April Show of Glass, Private Collections Gallery, West Bloomfield, MI
1995
Hats Off To Mom, Altman Gallery, Vancouver, WA
A Gathering of Glass, Private Collections Gallery, West Bloomfield, MI
1994
Northwest Glass Group Show, Mockingbird Gallery, Bend, OR
North American Glass, The Mill Gallery, Guilford, CT
April Show of Glass, Private Collections Gallery, West Bloomfield, MI
1993
Northwest Glass Show, Mockingbird Gallery, Bend, OR
1992
Trunk Show, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
1991
Northwest Invitational, Lynn McAllister Gallery, Seattle, WA
1990
Northwest Invitational, Lynn McAllister Gallery, Seattle, WA
1989
City View, Norton Building, Seattle, WA
Northwest Invitational, Lynn McAllister Gallery, Seattle, WA
1985
Glass Department BFA Show, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
1984
Craft/Art Second Invitational Exhibition, Creative Growth Gallery, Oakland, CA
Other Exhibitions
1999
Produced 40 Centerpieces for Ronald McDonald House Auction
1995-1998
Poncho Art Auction Exhibition, Seafirst Gallery, Seattle, WA
1993-1998
Pilchuck Auction Exhibition, Westin Hotel, Seattle, WA
1991-1998
Pratt Fine Arts Center Auction Exhibition, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Awards
1995
Purchase Award, Blue Heron Gallery Auction, Vashon, WA
1993
Glass Eye Scholarship Grant, Seattle, WA
1992
Wyman Trust Scholarship for work at Pilchuck, Stanwood, WA
Professional Experience
1997 to present
Owns and operates Brian Brenno Glass Studio, Vashon, WA
1987-1995
Glass Blower for Dale Chihuly Inc., Seattle, WA |
