Brandt Eisner
EDUCATION
BFA Interdisciplinary, Nova Scotia College Of Art and Design
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Dogmatica, ArtsPlace, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. 2023
Shirts Vs Skins, The Saint John Art Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick. 2021
My Name’s Yours, What’s Brandt, The Marigold Cultural Centre, Truro NS, 2021
Splitt: The Art of Drag, The Ice House Gallery, Tatamagouche, NS, 2021
Fagus Polyporaceae, ARTsPLACE, Annapolis Royal, NS, 2020
Splitt: The Art of Drag, The Craig Gallery, Dartmouth, NS, 2019
Odd Jobs, Marigold Cultural Centre, Truro NS, 2018
Institutionalized, Marigold Cultural Centre, Truro NS, 2018
Odd Jobs, Corridor Gallery, Visual Arts Nova Scotia (for Photopolis: Halifax Festival of Photography), Halifax, NS, 2017
Shirts Vs. Skins, Marigold Cultural Center, Truro NS, 2017
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Since 2005)
I Am What I Am, The Chase Gallery, Halifax NS, 2022
Legacies, The Pride of Nova Scotia, Saint Francis Xavier Art Gallery, Halifax NS, 2022
For The Love of Sandra Alfoldy, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS, 2021
Symbiosis, Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax NS, 2021
I Am What I Am, The Ice House Gallery, Tatamagouche NS, 2021
Alone: Acadia University Art Gallery, Virtual Show, 2021
Measures of Absence: Inverness County Centre for the Arts, 2021
Stomping Grounds, The Ice House Gallery, Tatamagouche NS, 2020
I Am What I Am, The Craig Gallery, Halifax NS, 2020
Truro Art Society Sculpture Show, McCarthy Gallery, Truro NS, 2020
New Beginnings, Marigold Cultural Centre, Truro NS, 2020
A Show of Respect, Marigold Cultural Centre, Truro NS, 2019
Truro Art Society Sculpture Show, McCarthy Gallery, Truro NS, 2019
Truro Art Society Sculpture Show, McCarthy Gallery, Truro NS, 2018
Rørpost International Art Collaboration, Esbjerg, Denmark, 2018
Rørpost International Art Collaboration, Discovery Centre, Halifax, NS, 2017
Relate, Report, Repeat, The Chase Gallery, Halifax NS, 2017
FACE: a Heist Production, Halifax Fringe Festival, 2017
No Place Like Home, The Craig Gallery, Dartmouth, NS, 2015
NSCAD U Graduation Exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS, 2005
COLLABORATIONS
2022: Undercover – The Blanket Project by Louise Pentz
2021: Symbiosis with Shauna MacLeod
2018: The Expeditious Vindicator with Susan Malmstrom and writer Wanda Waterman
2018: Odd Jobs Series with Susan Malmstrom
2017: Rørpost International Art Collaboration
GRANTS and AWARDS
2022: Nova Scotia Art Bank Purchase
2019: Presentation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia
2015: Nova Scotia Art Bank Purchase
2014: Presentation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia
2003: David Lanier “Big Hat, No Cattle” Sculpture Scholarship
2000: Nova Scotia Talent Trust Recipient
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Brandt Eisner : Dogmatica”, Review by Elissa Bernard, Billie, June 20, 2023
Featured artist spotlight on “Gallery 902” for Eastlink Television, May, 10, 2023
“Losing His Religion: Brandt Eisner’s Dogmatica and Religious Recovery”, Wayves Magazine, April 28, 2023
“Examining the impacts of religious doctrine and dogma”, The Annapolis Valley Register, March 20, 2023
“ArtsPlace Gallery to host Dogmatica exhibition by Brandt Eisner”, Saltwire, March 23, 2023
“Ice House Gallery Brings on New Curator”, Raissa Tetanish; The Light, July 22, 2020
“Art Show in Truro To Feature Sculptures, Mixed Media”, Raissa Tetanish; Hub Now, January 16, 2020
“The Art of Drag,” review by Ray Cronin, Halifax Magazine; August 2, 2019
“The Art of Drag: Brandt Eisner’s dazzling, conceptual costumes at the Craig,” review by Elisa Bernard, NS Reviews Blog; July 23, 2019
“A Show of Respect being held in Truro,” Lynn Curwin, Truro News; July 4, 2019
“Troubling dreams featured in Truro’s Odd Jobs exhibit,” Lynn Curwin, Truro News; Jan. 09, 2019
“Truro artist uses old items to create sculpture and inspire thought,” Lynn Curwin, Truro News;
June 28, 2019
“Truro Artist uses old items to create sculpture and inspire art,” Lynn Curwin, Truro News; June 28, 2018
“Eye of the Beholder,” Harry Sullivan, Truro News; Feb. 28, 2018
“Truro Artist Speaks Through Sports Gear and Rhinestones,” Lynn Curwin, Truro News; Sept. 30, 2017
“About Art: Welcome to Truro,” Janice Guinan, Truro News; Feb. 3, 2016
“A Mission of Discovery,” Trevor J. Adams, Bedford Magazine; Nov. 2013
“Getting to know Brandt Eisner,” interview with Michelle Brunet, Bedford Magazine, Sept. 2012
“Swooning Over New Gallery,” Elissa Barnard, The Chronicle Herald; Oct. 21, 2010
OTHER
2022 – Juror, Cumberland Art Bank
2022 – Juror, Berwick Mural Society
2022 – Cofounder Eisner/Feit (Events and Productions)
2022 – 2023 – Board Member, Craft Nova Scotia
2021 – Juror, VANS mentorship program applicants
2021 – Present: Craft Nova Scotia member
2020 – 2024: Curator, The Ice House Gallery, Tatamagouche NS
2020 – 2023 – Creative Consultant, Visual Arts Nova Scotia
2019 – Present – Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS) Member
2019: Installation & Performance for Creative NS Awards Gala, Halifax Central Library
2019: Installation Designer for “Quaff . . .To Drink Deeply,” NS Potters Guild at Government House
2011: Juror, Society Of Canadian Artists, Canadian Landscapes, Leighton Art Centre, Calgary
2011: Panelist, 2011 Entrepreneur with Disabilities / Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
2010-14: Owner, Swoon Fine Art & Antiques, Hammonds Plains, NS
2006-10: Gallery Attendant/Assistant Director, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, NS
1993 – Present – Curator of many art shows in various galleries and spaces throughout Nova Scotia