Brian Fisher Arts ~ Bio/Contact

Bio

Fisher’s work has been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the Pacific Northwest. He is represented by Roby King Gallery on Bainbridge Island, Washington and shows regularly with the Heron’s Nest on Vashon Island, Washington. He is an active member of Vashon Assemblage Artists, Seattle Print Arts and an alumni of Vashon’s Quatermaster Press.

He is currently a partner of the architectural illustration firm Presentation Arts. In addition to his work as an illustrator, painter and printmaker, Fisher also teaches Monotype workshops in his studio.

Artist's Statement

The art I make begins as story. Sometimes the narrative is personal. Often it may be personally relevant but falls within the realm of myth. My interpretation of the myth and telling of the story is informed by print process and evolves in the attendant dance of knife with paper, ink with plate, paper and plate with press. When method and material bond under pressure the unique result embodies the thoughtfulness that is story and the dance that was process.

I am enamored of the properties of monotype print and the infinite possibilities they present. The continued exploration of those possibilities provide an exciting way to discover imagery that I may also interpret in the more traditional medium of oil on canvas or include as critical components of my assemblage work.

Within a given period, my print, paint and assemblage artwork often share a common creative history and a visual vocabulary of compositional and symbolic elements. I delight in the consideration of these elements, in the manipulation of these storied shapes, in their balance and implied spatial mystery.

Shows

Solo	2011	Fisher Studio, Vashon Studio Tour, Vashon WA
Exhibitions	2010	Fisher Studio, Vashon Studio Tour, Vashon WA
	2009	Fisher Studio, Vashon Studio Tour, Vashon WA
	2008	Shady Lady Gallery, Exhibitions, Paint and Print, Vashon, WA
	2006	Shady Lady Gallery, Explanations, Justifications and Theories, Vashon, WA
	2005	Express Cuisine, The Lotus Eaters, Vashon, WA
	2004	Terrence McBride Gallery, Match, Vashon, WA Tag Gallery, Monotype, Tacoma, WA Vashon Book Shop, Another War Memorial, Vashon, WA
	2003	Tag Gallery, Illuminated Dream, Tacoma, WA Express Cuisine, Translation, Vashon, WA
	2002	Tag Gallery, Print, Tacoma, WA Vashon Book Shop, Vashon, WA

Group Exhibitions	2011	Roby King Gallery, Water Shapes 2, Bainbridge Island, WA Gallery by the Bay, Unclad-2011, Stanwood, WA BAC Gallery, The Moon Show, Bainbridge Island, WA Kevin D’Amelio Gallery, Vashon Artists in Seattle, Seattle, WA
	2010	Roby King Gallery, Small Works, Bainbridge Island, WA Blue Heron Gallery, Masters in Miniature, Vashon, WA The Herons Nest, Featured Artist, Odyssey Series, Vashon, WA BAC Gallery, Vin Faux Exhibit, Bainbridge, WA Roby King Gallery, Print Making Exhibition 2010, Bainbridge Island, WA Valise Gallery, Island Arts, Vashon, WA Blue Heron Gallery, VAA Invitational Auction BAC Gallery, Invitational Auction Gallery by the Bay, Unclad-The Fine Art of the Figure, Stanwood, WA BAC Gallery, Art Couture, Bainbridge Island, WA Silverwood Gallery, Flower Power, Vashon, WA Dig In, Print and Paint, Vashon, WA
	2009	Blue Heron Gallery, Masters in Miniature, Vashon, WA Heron’s Nest Gallery, Featured December Artist, Vashon, WA Heron’s Nest Gallery, Post Cards from the Edge, Vashon, WA PrintZero Exchange 6, Seattle WA, 98070 Two Wall Gallery, Winner of VIGA Poster Competition, Vashon,WA BAC Gallery, INK, Bainbridge Island,WA Silverwood Gallery, Random Acts of Kindness, Vashon, WA
	2008	Blue Heron Gallery, Assemblage: Seven Vashon Artists, Vashon, WA Silverwood Gallery, The Bee Show, Vashon, WA Poncho Invitational Exhibit Auction, Seattle, WA Macy’s Gallery, 1/1, Seattle, WA Cafe Luna, Peace Exhibit, Vashon, WA Blue Heron Gallery, VAA Invitational Exhibit Auction Quartermaster Press, The Unique Print, Island Winter Studio Tour, Vashon, WA
	2007	University House Print Arts Show, Seattle, WA Macy’s Gallery, Monotype Exhibit, Seattle, WA Blue Heron Gallery, Commissioned Artist, VAA Art Auction, Vashon, WA Artist Trust, Art Takes Flight, Commissioned Artist, Tieton, WA Seattle Convention Center, Vashon Print Artists Exhibit, Seattle, WA Full Circle Center, Vashon, WA Poncho Invitational Exhibit Auction, Seattle, WA Quartermaster Press, Ink on Paper, Island Winter Studio Tour, Vashon, WA
	2006	Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle Print Artists Exhibit, Seattle, WA Macy’s Gallery, Print Exhibit, Seattle, WA Ballard Works, Quartermaster Press Print Exhibit, Seattle, WA Blue Heron Gallery, Quartermaster Press, Island Home, Vashon, WA Blue Heron Gallery, VAA Invitational Exhibit Auction Cafe Luna, Vashon, WA Quartermaster Press, Island Spring and Winter Studio Tours, Vashon, WA
	2005	Macy’s Gallery, Seattle, WA Arts West Gallery, Perceptions, Observations, and Transformations, Seattle, WA Quartermaster Press, Island Spring and Winter Studio Tours, Vashon, WA
	2004	Tag Gallery, Quartermser Press Artists, Tacoma, WA Arts West Gallery, Seattle, WA Quartermaster Press, Island Spring and Winter Studio Tours, Vashon, WA
	2003	Phinney Neighborhood Art Center, Print Exhibit, Seattle WA Fox’s Gem Shop, Seattle, WA Blue Heron Gallery, Quartermaster Press, 1Oth Anniversary Exhibit, Vashon, WA Quartermaster Press, Island Spring and Winter Studio Tours, Vashon, WA
	2002	Barnworks, Vashon, WA Quartermaster Press, Island Spring and Winter Studio Tours, Vashon, WA

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