Brian Giza

Artist Statement

B. H. Giza is a former dancer and current balletomane whose work focuses on portraits, nudes, and the environment of the ballet.  My greatest joy in art is when I can discover, and then reveal some element of beauty to the model and to the viewer.  Because of my long association with the performing arts, capturing backstage moods, moments, and personalities is a thread that runs through my work.  Although some may see my background in in art, science, theater, and dance history as eclectic, these disciplines are actually complementary...especially when rendering the art and science of dance in the printmaking medium. 

Biography

Place of Birth:  El Paso, Texas, USA

Date of Birth:  long ago during the Truman administration. 

Education:  BFA (printmaking and drawing) University of Texas at El Paso 1977.  Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, MAIS (dual major in science illustration and ballet history), University of Texas at El Paso 1984.  Master of Science in biology, University of Texas at El Paso 1996.  Ph. D. in Science Education, University of Texas at Austin, 2002.

Additional Art Education: New Grounds workshops 2006

2009: NEW: New Member's Show. New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

Publications: (most of what I do is scholarly work in the field of science or technology ed, but here are some pieces of artwork which I made at New Grounds that have appeared in publications):

• "Backstage dancer" Bordersenses Journal, Fall 2005.

• "Tess in Lilac" Bordersenses Journal, Spring 2005.