ABOUT BRIAN GLECKMAN
Brian Gleckman is a Vancouver-based abstract and colour field painter. Originally from Los Angeles, he trained at California State University, where he studied Baroque and Rococo art history, yet was inspired in the studio by the energy and tension of Fauvism, Abstract Expressionism, and Minimalism.
Brian’s paintings seek to fuse these seemingly disparate influences by focusing on the relationships between space, shape, movement, and visual texture. Although he approaches his canvases with compositional intent, Brian allows for elements of the unexpected to present themselves, and to direct or flesh out the development of his finished work. In this, Brian’s process is a constant back-and-forth between the pre-conceived and the organic.
Often working in monochromatic colour schemes, many of Brian’s paintings are infused with ambiguous depth and a deliberate degree of visual tension, the latter frequently coming about through the use of compositional framing and placement. Overall, Brian’s work is an interpretation of visual space that encourages contemplation and dialogue.
Previously, Brian's work was available exclusively through private referral and commission. In recent years, however, his work has been shown in private and public galleries in the Lower Mainland region of Vancouver. Brian is designated an Exhibiting Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists.
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Exhibitions
2025 Group Exhibition, First Saturday Open Studios, Eastside Atelier, Vancouver, BC
2024 Solo Exhibition, Abstracted Identity, Zack Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Group Exhibition, October Canvas, The Gallery George, Vancouver, BC
Group Exhibition, The Mind of an Artist, Monic Reyes Arte (online)
Group Exhibition, Memory and Hope, Shalom Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2023 Group Exhibition, 37th Anniversary Exhibition, Art Works Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2002 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Port Coquitlam City Hall Gallery, Port Coquitlam, BC
2000 Group Exhibition, Vernissage for All, Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody, BC
1999 Group Exhibition, Vernissage for All, Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody, BC
Group Exhibition, Innovations ‘99, Regional Art Exhibition, Coquitlam, BC
1996 Group Exhibition, Vernissage for All, Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody, BC
1994 Solo Exhibition, Art Flow, Regional Art Exhibition, Coquitlam, BC
Group Exhibition, Images and Objects, Regional Art Exhibition, Coquitlam, BC
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Works held in private collections in Canada and the United States.
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For information regarding purchases and/or commissions, contact Brian directly at briangleckman@gmail.com.
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