Brian Fencl
Professor of Art
Director of the Nutting Gallery at West Liberty University
Hall of Fine Art, office #202
(304) 336-8433
bfencl@westliberty.edu
website: fenclstudio.com
Mailing Information:
208 University Dr.
Hall of Fine Arts, CUB 125
West Liberty, WV 26074
Education
New York Academy of Art, MFA in Drawing, 2000
Art Center College of Design, BFA in Illustration, 1990
Exhibition and Publication Record
2022 – “The Modern Punchinello,” Works on Paper Gallery Sinclair College, Dayton, OH
2021 – “The Situation We Find Ourselves In,” Not Sheep Gallery, Columbus, OH
2021 – “Social Studies,” Beckley Art Center, Beckley, WV
2020 – “Kitsch Me Like You Mean It” David L. Dickerson Fine Arts Gallery, Tamarack, WV
2020 – “The Still-life” Beckley Art Center, Beckley, WV
2019 – “Wheeling 250 Celebration,“ Wheeling Artisan Center, Wheeling, WV
2019 – “Best of WV Juried Exhibition,” David L. Dickerson Fine Arts Gallery, Tamarack, WV
2019 – “Teachable Moment,” David L Dickerson Fine Arts Gallery, Tamarack, WV
2018 – “Poe Show,” Artisan Center, Wheeling, WV
2017 – “Best of WV Juried Exhibition,” David L. Dickerson Fine Arts Gallery, Tamarack, WV
2017 – “Crosscurrents Juried Exhibition,” Stifel Fine Arts Center, Wheeling, WV
2015 – “Plein Air and More,” Etc. Gallery, Wheeling, WV
2014 – Featured Artist, Collective Quarterly Magazine, issue 1, Absaroka
2012 –”Human Behavior,” Gallerie Chiz, Pittsburgh, PA
2011 – Alumni Spotlight, Forum for the Academy Community, New York Academy of Art
2010- “Reflections, the Art of Brian Fencl,” West Virginia State University, Charleston, WV
2010 – “Have You Been Here?” Artisan Center, Wheeling, WV
2008 – “7th Annual West Virginia Art and Craft Guild Juried Show,” Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV
2008 – “I’m Not That Innocent,” Morehead State University, KY
2007 – “Pigments of the Imagination,” Gallerie Chiz, Pittsburgh, PA
2006 – “6th Annual West Virginia Art and Craft Guild Juried Show,” Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV
2006 – “Paint Oglebay Park,” Schrader Environmental Center, Wheeling, WV
2005 – “Take Home A Nude,” 2005, Phillips de Pury & Company, New York City, NY
2005 – “Paint, Clay, Metal,” Gallerie Chiz, Pittsburgh, PA
2005 – “Mostra di pittura,” Galleria at the International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Umbria, Italy
2005 – “On Display,” Faculty Exhibition, West Liberty State College, West Liberty, WV
2004 – “Creativity, Up Close and Personal,” Gallerie Chiz, Pittsburgh, PA
2003 – “Appalachian Corridors,” Avampato Discovery Museum, Charleston, WV
2002 – “Idiosyncratic Tendencies,” Fresh Art Gallery, Denver, CO
2002 – “Oil Paintings and Drawings,” National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
2002 – “Symbols of the Jester,” Steamboat Springs Arts Center, Steamboat Springs, CO
2001 – “Exposed,” Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO
2001 – “Past and Present,” University of Colorado at Denver Faculty Show, Denver, CO
2000 – “Winter Show,” ArtsForum Gallery, New York City, NY
1999 – “New Artists Show,” Art Students Showcase, New York City, NY
1998 – “The Sleep of Reason,” C. & J. Goodfriend Gallery, Kent, CT
Reviewed by William Zimmer, “Fantasy, With Death as a Common Backdrop,” New York Times, July 5, 1998
1998 – “Inaugural Group Show,” Canaan Gallery, Littleton, CO
1998 – “Art Exchange Show,” Sixth@Prince Fine Art, New York City, NY
1998 – “Small Works,” Washington Square East Galleries, New York City, NYDirector of the Nutting Gallery, West Libert
Artist Residency’s
2022 – NYAA x Voice NFT Artist Residency (https://about.voice.com/nyaa/)
2019 – Cuttyhunk Artist Residency, Cuttyhunk, MA
2005 – Artist In Residence The International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture in Umbria, Italy
Professional Experience
2022 – Photo-on-the-Go, Workshop taught at the Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, MI
2017– present, AP Studio Art Portfolio Reader, Educational Testing Services, Salt Lake City
West Liberty University, Professor of Art, August 2002 to present.
- Director of the Nutting Gallery, West Liberty University, @020 tp present
- Chair Department of Journalism, Communication Studies and Visual Art, June 2009 to May 2020
- Responsible for teaching all levels of drawing, art history 1 thru 3, survey of non-western art, art appreciation for the art major, color theory, illustration, and Mentor for Honors Society students
- College Board AP Studio Art Portfolio Reader, 2017 to present
- Interim Assistant Department Chair, Arts and Communications, July 2008 –June 2009
- Responsible for organizing the Art Department’s annual Extreme Art Night since 2002.
- Responsible for academic advising
- Art studio coordinator
- Elected to Faculty Senate (April 2004 to 2018)
West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts,
- Master Instructor for the Visual Arts, 2008 -2010, West Liberty University
- Instructor of Digital Media, 2011, Davis and Elkins University
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Lecturer and demonstration, Fall 2007
- “Drawing From the Past” lecture and demonstration on how artists have traditionally trained from plaster casts
- “Mise En Page and the Museum” five week drawing course taught in the museums galleries
- Taught two sections of “I can’t draw” for the museum’s education department
Creator and Organizer of “Paint Oglebay Park”, 2006 to 2015
- Two-day plein air painting event organized with the support of Oglebay Institute, West Liberty University and Artworks Around Town
- Annual event (now called Paint the Ohio Valley) in its 15th year and run by the Artworks Around Town
Wheeling Jesuit University, Adjunct faculty, Spring 2004-2007. Courses taught: drawing one, art appreciation and introduction to watercolor
University of Colorado at Denver, Honorarium faculty, Spring 2001 to Summer 2002, Courses taught: basic drawing, drawing 2, intermediate drawing, painting 1 and 2
Awards
2022 – Best of WV, Juror’s Award, David L Dikirson Gallery at Tamarack, Beckley, WV
2021– Award of Excellence, WV Governor’s Biennial, State Museum of WV, Charleston, WV
2018 – Professor of the Year, College of Arts and Communications, awarded by SGA
2009 – Best of Show, Persad Center Celebrate Life, Celebrate Art Auction, Pittsburgh, PA
2008 – Best of Show, West Virginia Arts and Crafts Guild 7th Annual Juried Competition, Parkersburg Arts Center, Parkersburg, WV
2006-2007 – Professor of the Year, West Liberty State College, voted on by the students and awarded by the Student Government Association
2005 – Professional Development Grant from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts. Grant presented with assistance from the National Endowment for the Arts and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History.
2003 – West Liberty State College Alumni Association Purchase Award
2001-2002 – The Drawing Center, New York City, NY, Artists Viewing Program,
2001 – “Symbols of the Jester” Steamboat Springs Arts Center, Juried Show, Jurors Prize, Steamboat Springs, CO
1998 – “Small Works” Washington Square East Galleries, Juried Show, Honorable Mention, New York City, NY