BRIAN KERSHISNIK

Brian T. Kershisnik’s upbringing in  Angola, Thailand, Texas, Pakistan, and Scandinavia greatly influenced his artistic worldview. His education at the University of Utah, Brigham Young University, studies in London, and graduate work at the University of Texas identified, tested and honed his craft. His time in Kanosh, Utah, with his young family, focused his life and art on community, human connection, identity, and spiritual themes. Kershisnik is now recognized as one of the most distinctive contemporary artists. He currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife and dogs.

"My subjects are typically not grand, they are you and me – a little awkward in their common work-a-day holiness. They are often not “getting it”, or perhaps getting it wrong. They are misunderstood, like you and I are misunderstood, but loved and lovely too. They are a little heavy footed in their dancing, a little disheveled in their useful and inscrutable activities, a little disoriented in their best of intentions. The subjects in my paintings are metaphorical and mythological autobiography and when it is working, they are you too."