Artist's Resume
Partial Resume
Brian Shapiro was born on May 27, 1942 in Rochester, New York. In 1950, he attended classes at the Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester. In 1960, Shapiro won a citywide art scholarship competition to the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he received an A.A.S. degree. In 1962 Shapiro was awarded an S.A.I.C. scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1964 he graduated with honors, earning a B.F.A in Sculpture, followed by an M.F.A. in painting in 1967.
Shapiro taught College Art from 1969-71. From 1971-74 he designed and physically built four private homes. His most recent sale of over 200 paintings was to The Elizabeth Collection at Artisan Works, in Rochester New York.
Teaching & Grants
2009 Wallkill River School, “Painting the Night” workshop
2010 Arts in Orange Grant “Self Portrait/ Portrait Class” 8 weeks
Arts Council of Rockland County workshop, “Selling Your Art to Business”
2011 Arts Partners Challenge Grant Program of ArtsWestchester /NY State
Council on the Arts “Mural Project Pine Bush High School”
Arts in Orange Grant “Drawing/ Painting Class” 8 weeks
2013 Arts in Orange Narrative Art Workshop 5 weeks
2014 ArtsWestchester , Narrative Art workshop 5 weeks
Selected One-Person Shows
2015 Santa Barbara KarpelesManuscript Museum
2011 Chasidic Art Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Charter Oaks Cultural Center, Hartford, CT
2008 Synagogue for the Arts Gallery Space, New York
2007 Doug Johnson Gallery, Orleans, Cape Cod
2006 Karpeles Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
2006 Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, NY
2005 Chassidic Art Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2003 Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, NY
1997 Karpeles Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
1996 Mizel Museum, Denver, CO
Yeshiva University Museum, NYC, NY
Karpeles Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
1995 “Jerusalem 3000” Tour, Israeli Consulate, Los Angeles, CA
1991 Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY
1990 Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce, selections from 90 commissioned works
1988 & 1984, Motion Picture Academy, Los Angeles, CA
1987 Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, CA
1986 Richard Dreyfuss Residence, Los Angeles, CA
1985 United States Embassy, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1983 Feingarten Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1977 Madison Art Center, WI
Selected Group Shows
2010 Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art
2009 Pine Bush Art Tour, Pine Bush, NY
2007 Red Eft Gallery, Wurtsboro, NY
2003 Carol Schwartz Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2002 Nan Miller Gallery, Rochester, NY
2002 Museum In the Community, Hurricane, West Virginia
1995 Agora Gallery, New York City
1994 Montserrat Gallery, New York City
1986 Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit
1981 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia, Golden, CO
1964 Bundy International Sculpture Show, Vermont
Chicago and Vicinity Show, IL
1963 Norfolk Drawing Annual, Norfolk Museum, VA
1962 Memorial Art Gallery, David Jewett Award, Rochester, NY
Public Murals
1979 Monroe Savings Bank, Rochester, NY
1978 Richland County Bank, WI
1977 Richland County Courthouse
Wisconsin State Office Building, Milwaukee, WI
Reviews and Publications
Santa Barbara News-Press New York Graphic Society
American Film Magazine Christian Science Monitor
Hollywood Reporter Hollywood Variety
Financial Marketing New Art Examiner
Art Scene In These Times
Mid-West Art Journal Jiaoliu Magazine, Hong Kong
Rochester Times Union Phoenix Business Journal
Milwaukee Journal Chicago Tribune
Rochester Business Journal Ventura Business Digest
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Television
Channel 3, KEYT, Santa Barbara, CA
Entertainment Tonight International
Hollywood Close-Up
CNN National News
Channels 8, 10, 21, Rochester, NY
Channel 4, Milwaukee, WI
Jerusalem On Line, Israel
Jewish Television Network, National
Collections Include
Pine Bush High School
Mizel Museum, Denver
Hebrew Union College Museum, New York
Richard Dreyfuss, actor, Los Angeles
Hyatt Hotel, Jerusalem, Israel
Joint Authority for Jewish Zionist Education, Israel
Rochester Jewish Home for the Aged, Rochester, NY
Memphis Jewish Home for the Aged, Tennessee
Eltrex Industries, Inc., Rochester, New York
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Bentley College, Boston, Massachusetts
Sharon Gless, actress, Los Angeles
Barney Rosenzweig, producer/director, Los Angeles
Army Archerd, columnist, Los Angeles
Bernie Brillstein, agent, Los Angeles
Lalo Schfrin, composer/ conductor, Los Angeles
Jeremy Paul Kagan, director, Los Angeles
Mike and Corky Stoller, song writer, musician, Los Angeles
Brian Shapiro was born on May 27, 1942 in Rochester, New York. In 1950, he attended classes at the Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester. In 1960, Shapiro won a citywide art scholarship competition to the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he received an A.A.S. degree. In 1962 Shapiro was awarded an S.A.I.C. scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1964 he graduated with honors, earning a B.F.A in Sculpture, followed by an M.F.A. in painting in 1967.
Shapiro taught College Art from 1969-71. From 1971-74 he designed and physically built four private homes. His most recent sale of over 200 paintings was to The Elizabeth Collection at Artisan Works, in Rochester New York.
Teaching & Grants
2009 Wallkill River School, “Painting the Night” workshop
2010 Arts in Orange Grant “Self Portrait/ Portrait Class” 8 weeks
Arts Council of Rockland County workshop, “Selling Your Art to Business”
2011 Arts Partners Challenge Grant Program of ArtsWestchester /NY State
Council on the Arts “Mural Project Pine Bush High School”
Arts in Orange Grant “Drawing/ Painting Class” 8 weeks
2013 Arts in Orange Narrative Art Workshop 5 weeks
2014 ArtsWestchester , Narrative Art workshop 5 weeks
Selected One-Person Shows
2015 Santa Barbara KarpelesManuscript Museum
2011 Chasidic Art Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Charter Oaks Cultural Center, Hartford, CT
2008 Synagogue for the Arts Gallery Space, New York
2007 Doug Johnson Gallery, Orleans, Cape Cod
2006 Karpeles Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
2006 Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, NY
2005 Chassidic Art Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2003 Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, NY
- 1999 American Jewish Museum Of the JCC of Pittsburgh
1997 Karpeles Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
1996 Mizel Museum, Denver, CO
Yeshiva University Museum, NYC, NY
Karpeles Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
1995 “Jerusalem 3000” Tour, Israeli Consulate, Los Angeles, CA
- Mandel Jewish Community Center, Cleveland, OH
- Memphis Jewish Community Center, TN
- West Palm Beach Jewish Community Center, FL
1991 Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY
1990 Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce, selections from 90 commissioned works
1988 & 1984, Motion Picture Academy, Los Angeles, CA
1987 Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, CA
1986 Richard Dreyfuss Residence, Los Angeles, CA
1985 United States Embassy, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1983 Feingarten Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1977 Madison Art Center, WI
Selected Group Shows
2010 Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art
2009 Pine Bush Art Tour, Pine Bush, NY
2007 Red Eft Gallery, Wurtsboro, NY
2003 Carol Schwartz Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2002 Nan Miller Gallery, Rochester, NY
2002 Museum In the Community, Hurricane, West Virginia
1995 Agora Gallery, New York City
1994 Montserrat Gallery, New York City
1986 Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit
- Miami Center for the Arts
- Cincinnati Museum of Fine Arts
- Denver Museum of Art
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
- National Gallery of Art, Athens, Greece
- Dom Sindakata, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1981 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia, Golden, CO
1964 Bundy International Sculpture Show, Vermont
Chicago and Vicinity Show, IL
1963 Norfolk Drawing Annual, Norfolk Museum, VA
1962 Memorial Art Gallery, David Jewett Award, Rochester, NY
Public Murals
1979 Monroe Savings Bank, Rochester, NY
1978 Richland County Bank, WI
1977 Richland County Courthouse
Wisconsin State Office Building, Milwaukee, WI
Reviews and Publications
Santa Barbara News-Press New York Graphic Society
American Film Magazine Christian Science Monitor
Hollywood Reporter Hollywood Variety
Financial Marketing New Art Examiner
Art Scene In These Times
Mid-West Art Journal Jiaoliu Magazine, Hong Kong
Rochester Times Union Phoenix Business Journal
Milwaukee Journal Chicago Tribune
Rochester Business Journal Ventura Business Digest
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Television
Channel 3, KEYT, Santa Barbara, CA
Entertainment Tonight International
Hollywood Close-Up
CNN National News
Channels 8, 10, 21, Rochester, NY
Channel 4, Milwaukee, WI
Jerusalem On Line, Israel
Jewish Television Network, National
Collections Include
Pine Bush High School
Mizel Museum, Denver
Hebrew Union College Museum, New York
Richard Dreyfuss, actor, Los Angeles
Hyatt Hotel, Jerusalem, Israel
Joint Authority for Jewish Zionist Education, Israel
Rochester Jewish Home for the Aged, Rochester, NY
Memphis Jewish Home for the Aged, Tennessee
Eltrex Industries, Inc., Rochester, New York
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Bentley College, Boston, Massachusetts
Sharon Gless, actress, Los Angeles
Barney Rosenzweig, producer/director, Los Angeles
Army Archerd, columnist, Los Angeles
Bernie Brillstein, agent, Los Angeles
Lalo Schfrin, composer/ conductor, Los Angeles
Jeremy Paul Kagan, director, Los Angeles
Mike and Corky Stoller, song writer, musician, Los Angeles
