BIO

Briar Craig received a BFA in printmaking from Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada in 1984 and an MFA in printmaking from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada in 1987.  

Starting in 2009, he initiated and co-organized the Okanagan Print Triennial in conjunction with the Vernon Public Art Gallery and the Kelowna Art Gallery.  From OPT 2015 onward the exhibition has been fully international.    

His work has been exhibited around the world in over twenty-five solo and over two-hundred and fifty group exhibitions.  Works are held in the permanent collections of the International Print Triennial Association in Krakow, Poland; the Istanbul Museum of Graphic Arts, Istanbul, Turkey; Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, Indiana; the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; the Japan Print Association, Yokohama, Japan; Guanlan International Print biennial, Guanlan, China; Penang State Art Gallery, Penang, Malasia; etc.  

His prints have been awarded a number of prizes:  the Stand Out Prize at Stand Out Prints 2016 at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking (Minneapolis, MN); Merit Award Winner, America’s 2014 all media exhibition (Minot, ND); the Juror’s Selected prize at the 2013 North American Print Biennial (Boston MA); Honorable Mention at the Pacific Rim International print Exhibition 2013 (Christchurch, New Zealand); 2nd Prize at Imprima 2012 (Sobral, Brazil); 2nd Prize Winner (one of his students achieve first prize) at the Open Studio Canadian Printmaking Awards (Toronto, Canada) and Special Prize Winner at the 1st International Print and Painting Biennial 2008 (Istanbul, Turkey).  

He has held positions as Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Minnesota, Morris campus (1987 – 1991); Assistant and Associate Professor at Okanagan University College (1991 – 2005); he is currently a Professor at the University of British Columbia’s  Okanagan campus (2005 – present) in Kelowna, BC, Canada.   

CONTACT

Kelowna, British Columbia

briar.craig@ubc.ca