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Steve Brudniak Bio
American contemporary artist and filmmaker known mostly for highly crafted assemblage sculpture invested with active science elements and other unusual characteristics. The work is distinguished in its use of found objects in that the finished pieces do not resemble collage but rather machines, devices or ritual objects of some fictional surreal origin. Brudniak pioneered the use of many unconventional mediums in art including Tesla coil lightning, magnetic ferro fluid, gyro mechanics, ancient and modern biological preservations, fiber optic materials and high voltage and laser applications. Pieces often generate ideas and themes of spirituality and psychological function and dysfunction and borrow elements from the surrealist and industrialist movements.
Early years were spent in Houston Texas where an interest was cultivated in film, writing, acting, and music and in 1981 after a short stint in the graphic arts industry; he opened a recording studio and simultaneously began making his first assemblages. By the mid 80’s the work was gaining exposure and making its way into important collections including the Houston Museum of Fine Arts and local and international art publications such as Art News.
Brudniak moved to Austin Texas in 1988 to begin full time production where he also remains involved in performance, music, film-making and acting and can be seen in many film and documentary productions notably, Rick Linklaters Waking Life and in Eric Frodshams, More Moments the Go, which he co-directed and produced as well.
Today, books, calendars, documentaries, films and hundreds of publications and web sites feature his assemblages which can be found in the collections of the San Antonio Museum of Art, The El Paso Museum of Art and The Art Museum of South Texas at Corpus Christi as well as in the Houston Museum and many private and corporate collections world wide. In 2008 his Astrogeneris Mementos became the first assemblage sculptures in outer space and taken on board the International Space Station by entrepreneur and space tourist Richard Garriott.
2006
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2011 “2011 Texas Sculpture Symposium” Tyler, TX
2011 “Texas Sculpture Group” Stars of Austin Gallery, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, TX
2011 “Solid Substance, Texas Sculpture Group”, G Gallery, Houston,TX
2011 "The Texas Chair Project," Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio
2011 "The Peoples Art Gallery 2011 Exhibit" Austin City Hall, Austin, TX
2010 “EAST”, Pine Street Station Gallery, Austin, TX
2010 “Quantum Dada,” Rudolph Blum Fine Art / ArtScan Gallery, Houston, TX
2010 "Selections From, Steve Brudniak: Noumenon and Other New Work," Blue Star Contemporary Art Space, San Antonio, TX
2010 “The Art of Steve Brudniak, “ Presentation at the Dyonesium, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Austin, TX, and at Pleasant Hill Public Library, Austin, TX
2010 "The Peoples Art Gallery 2010 Exhibit" Austin City Hall, Austin, TX
2009 "Steve Brudniak at the East Side Showroom and David Quin Residence," East Side Showroom and David Quin Residence, Austin, TX
2009 "Selections From, Steve Brudniak: Noumenon and Other Work," Annetta Kraushaar Gallery, Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, TX
2009 "The Peoples Art Gallery 2009 Exhibit" Austin City Hall, Austin TX
2008 "The First Art Show in Outer Space" The International Space Station, Outer Space in Earth orbit
2008 “Steve Brudniak: Noumenon” The Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX traveling to The Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX, and University of Texas at Arlington, Arlinton, TX
2008 “The Texas Chair Project,” Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX
2007 "Contemporary Reliquaries: Housing the Mementos of Our Day", Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff Arizona Curated by Jason Laneg; traveling to The Auditorium Gallery in the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
2006 “Sculptural Selections from the Permanent Collection,” South Texas Institute for the Arts, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
“Art Ball X,” Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria, Austin, TX
2005 “ The Barrett Collection,” El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX
2004 “Ten Years Ten Objects,” Scanlan Art Gallery at St. Stephens Episcopal School, Austin, TX
2004 "Arte Caliente," The Joe Diaz Collection, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
"Shallow Grave," Assemblages by Steve Brudniak, Norman Kary, Chase Yarbrough, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX, Jennifer Stark curator
"Multiple Personalities," Gallery Lombardi, Austin, TX
2003 "Xmass Expo," Gallery Lombardi, Austin,TX
2002 "Steve Brudniak, Maria Mogas and Diane Mazar." Joan Grona Gallery, San Antonio, TX
"Electricity and Me: M.D.." Gallery Lombardi, Austin, TX
"The 911 show," Alternate Current Art Gallery, Austin, TX
"Five by Seven by X," Texas Fine Art Association, Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX; Finesilver/FYI Gallery, San Antonio, TX, Inman Gallery, Houston,TX and Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX 2001 "Electricity and Me," Gallery Lombardi, Austin, Texas
"Steve Brudniak: Reconnecting the Past," Scanlan Art Gallery at St. Stephens Episcopal School, Austin, TX
"Func-tional Art," Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, TX
"Five by Seven by X," Texas Fine Art Association, Austin, TX; Inman Gallery, Houston,TX and Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2000 "Houston Sculpture 2000," 18th International Sculpture Conference, Cullen Center, Houston TX
"After Hours," 811 Congress, Austin, TX
"Recent Works," 500 X Gallery, Dallas, TX
1999 "Art Sounds," Handley Hicks Gallery, Fort Worth TX
"Steve Brudniak: Blood Reliquaries with William Farr: Bladder and Spleen Series," Yukiko Lunday Gallery, Houston, TX
"Second Life, Reincarnation of the Ordinary," Gallery Lombardi, Austin, Texas
"Steve Brudniak: Blood Reliquaries and Other New Work," Eeka Beeka Gallery,
Austin, TX
"Fort Worth Main St. Art Festival Exhibit", Contemporary Art Center of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX; Juror: Marti Mayo, Dir. CAM, Houston.
"Art Works 99," Southwest Texas State University at Aquarina Springs, San Marcos, TX
"Art in the Garden,"Women and Thier Work Gallery at Lake Austin Spa Resort, Austin TX
"Former Winners of the Assistance League Texas Art Celebration Exhibitions,"
Barbra Davis Gallery / Pennzoil Place, Houston TX
1998 "Looking Into the Mind of Steve Brudniak: A Survey of Sculpture and Related Drawings From Texas Collections," Art Gallery at St. Stephens Episcopal School, Austin, TX
Charles Cooper, curator
"Then and Now: Celebrating 10 Years," The Gallery at Conordia, Concordia University, Austin, TX
"1998 Open Show," Art League of Houston, Houston, TX; Bert Long , curator
"Bucking the Texas Myth III," The Dougherty Art Center, Austin,TX
"Art Ball Two," Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX
"Liquor, Guns and Jesus," Eeka Beeka Gallery, Austin, TX
"Steve Brudniak," South x Southwest Interractive and Film Festival, Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX
1997 "Edith Baker 20th Aniversery Show," Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, TX
"Eeka Beeka is Unloading Brudniaks," Eeka Beeka Gallery, Austin, TX
"The Second Movement," Movements Gallery, Austin, TX
"Freaky Groovy," Eeka Beeka Gallery, Austin, TX
"Selections From the Charles Cooper Collection," TX
"Cut Across The Middle," Touring: Neo- Post-Now Gallery, Manitowac, WI;
Plan B Gallery, Memphis, TN; Alternate Current Art Space, Austin, TX
" Gallery Artists," The New Gallery, Houston, TX
"Transmogrification," Mexic-Arte Art Museum, Austin, TX
"Found Object Art," Laughing At The Sun Gallery," Austin, TX
"Movements Gallery Inaugural Exibit," Movements Gallery, Austin, TX
"Texas Art Celebration '97," Cullen Center, Houston Tx; curator: David A. Ross, Alice Pratt Brown, Dir., Whitney Museum of American Art NY NY
"Steve Brudniak, Selected Works: 1983-1990," The Wong Spot, San Antonio, TX
"Fort Worth Main St. Art Festival Exhibit", Contemporary Art Center of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX; Juror: Charley Wiley, Cur. Cont. Art, Dallas Museum of Art
1996 "Steve Brudniak," Violet Crown Gallery," Austin American Statesman On line gallery
www.austin360.com/attitude/artscafe/art/gallery/brudniak.htm Curator: Jill Oelson
"Steve Brudniak, Selected Works: 1983-1990," 501 Group, Austin, Tx
"The Tarot Show," Alternate Current Art Gallery, Austin, Tx
"Los Dias De Los Muertos," Mexic- Arte Museum, Austin, Tx
"Something's in the Water," Tarrytown Gallery, Austin, Tx
"Clutch," 1203 Art Space, San Antonio, TX; curator: Anjali Gupta
"Steve Brudniak, Ken Little and Reginald Rowe," Milagros Contemporary Art,
SanAntonio,Tx
"Steve Brudniak," Austin College, Sherman, Tx
"Steve Brudniak and Roi Levin James," Tarrytown Gallery, Austin, Tx
"Steve Brudniak," Salon Suzanne, Austin, Tx
"He Said She Said," Alternate Current Art Space, Austin, Tx
"Fort Worth Main St. Art Festival Exhibit", Contemporary Art Center of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX; Barry Whistler, Juror.
1995 "Lanning Sampler Show," Lanning Gallery, Houston, Tx
"In your Ear and off the Wall", Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
"Milagros Gallery Auxiliary Show," 1203 Art Space, San Antonio, Tx
"Magic and Mystery," Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria, Austin, Tx; curators: Peter Mears and Katherine Davidson
"Texas Art Celebration '95," Cullen Center, Houston Tx; curator: Marti Mayo, Dir. Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
"Steve Brudniak and Brooks Coleman," 1010 Gallery, Bastrop, Tx
"Time Travelers: Favoritisms," Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts Benefit, Houston Tx
"Civil Disobedience," Lanning Gallery, Houston, Tx
1994 "Synesthesia: Sound and Vision in Contemporary Art," San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio,Tx; curator: Don Bacigalupi, Ph. D.
"Born Again Objects," Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington,Tx; curator: Joan Davidow
"Steve Brudniak: The Amuk Id Cathedral," Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio,Tx
"Steve Brudniak: New Work and Selections From the Amuk Id Cathedral," Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, Tx
"The Box Show," Hooks Epstein Gallery, Houston, Tx
"Exquisite Corpse," Dallas Artists Research and Exhibitions at The Mckinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas Tx "Small Works," Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, Tx
"The Retablo Show," Mexic-Arte Art Museum, Austin, Tx
"Small Work," Traxx Studios, Austin, Tx
1993 "Texas Contemporary Acquisitions of the 90's," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Tx
"National Showcase Exhibition," The Alternative Museum, New York, NY; curator: Richard Perchuk
"Steve Brudniak: The Amuk Id Cathedral," The Dougherty Art Center, Austin,Tx
"Rules and Speculations: Steve Brudniak's Amuk Id Cathedral and Kate Breakey," University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso,Tx
"Beaux Arts Ball," The Art Space, Austin,Tx
"Art That Heals," Treabeards, Houston,Tx
"A Show Without Walls," The Artists Cooperative of Austin, Austin,Tx
"Personal Attachments, The Art of Collage and Assemblage," Hooks Epstein Gallery, Houston, Tx; curator: Clint Willour
1992 "Re-Creation, RE: Creation, Recreation," Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin,Tx; curator: Peter Mears
"Steve Brudniak: The Dark and Brooding World of Professer Marvey," The Peoples Art Store, Galveston, Tx
"Metal and Mettle...Art and Spirit," Ida Green Gallery, Austin College, Sherman, Tx; curator: Paul Rogers Harris
"Small Works and Installations," 500 X, Dallas,Tx
"La Dolce Vita," Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin,Tx
"Texas Art Celebration '92," Cullen Center, Houston, Tx; curator: Alison de Lima Green Curator of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Tx
"Beaux Arts Ball," Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas,Tx
1991 "The Perfect World," San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio,Tx; curator: Jim Edwards
"Steve Brudniak: Deus Ex Machina," Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston,Tx
"Steve Brudniak, I Think, But What Am I," Concordia Lutherine College, Austin,Tx; curator: David Kroft
"Another Chain Reaction," Texas Fine Art Association, Austin,Tx
"Mystery and Intrigue," Peregrine Gallery, Dallas Tx; curator: Paul Rogers Harris
"Inaugural Exhibition," Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, Tx
"Berzerkwerks," Discovery Hall Science Museum, Austin, Tx; curator: Julie Proshek
"Texas Art Celebration '91," Cullen Center, Houston,Tx; curator: Becky Reese, Dir.
Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Tx
"Smart Art," Discovery Hall Science Museum, Austin,Tx; curator: Julie Proshek
"Invites," 500 X Gallery, Dallas, Tx
1990 "Ordinary Object As Extraordinary Subject," Galveston Arts Center, Galveston Texas; curator: Clint Willour
"Steve Brudniak: The Sacred Abyss of Anxieties," Judy Youens Gallery, Houston, Tx
"The Door Show," Texas Fine Art Association, Austin, Tx
"The Art of Assemblage," Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, Tx
"Four Guys With Goatees," Blue Collar Gallery, San Antonio,Tx
"Lost and Found," Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas,Tx
"Texas Art Celebration '90," Cullen Center, Houston Tx; curator, Neil Printz, Menil Collection, Houston Tx
"Exhibit C," Austin Visual Art Association, Austin,Tx
1989 "A Century of Sculpture in Texas," touring from Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Tx to the Amarillo Art Center, Amarillo, Tx and the Art Museum of Sout Texas, Corpus Christi, Tx; curator: Becky Reese
" Animate / Inanimate," Mexic-Arte Art Museum, Austin, Tx; curator: Pio Pulido
" The T.V. Show," Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Tx; curator: James Chefchis
" Steve Brudniak and Mark Beichler," Air Gallery, Austin, Tx
" The Toy Show," R.S. Levy Gallery, Austin, Tx
" Chain Reaction," Austin Visual Art Association, Austin, Tx
" High Tech Art," Discovery Hall Science Museum, Austin, Tx
" Another Reality," touring from Hooks Epstein Gallery, Houston Tx to Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Ark. and the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Tx; curators: Bert Long and Serpic Angelini
" Steve Brudniak," Judy Youens Gallery, Houston, Tx
" Texas Art Celebration '89," Cullen Center, Houston, Tx; curator: Alison de Lima Greene, Curator of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Tx
1988 " Houston Area Exhibit," Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, Tx; curators: Edward and Nancy Kienholz, Artists; Richard Koshalek, Dir.Museum Contemporary Art, Los Angeles,Cal. and Alison de Lima Greene, Cur. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
"The Houston Touch," Domus International Gallery and The Art league of Houston, Houston, Tx; curator: Paul Rogers Harris
"Group Show," 12th Street Gallery, Houston,Tx
1987 "Found," Diverse Works, Houston, Tx; curator: Caroline Huber
"The Science of Brudniak," Blue Collar Gallery, San Antonio, Tx
"Group Show," Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, Cal.; curator: Mary Carter
"New Faces," Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
"The Inventors," Neon Neon Gallery, San Francisco, Cal.
"Hand Made in Texas," LTV Center Dallas Tx; curator: Paul Rogers Harris "The Macabre Show," Blue Collar Gallery, San Antonio,Tx "Realism Exhibit," St. Edwards University, Austin,Tx; curator: Betty Moody, Moody Gallery, Houston, Tx
"Group Show," Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, Cal.
1986 "Works By...," Diverse Works, Houston, Tx; curator: Caroline Huber
"Invitational," On Waugh Gallery, Houston, Tx
"Summer Sizzlers," Perception Gallery, Houston, Tx
"Three Sculptors," On Waugh Gallery, Houston, Tx
1985 "Group Show," Consolidated Arts Warehouse, Houston, Tx
1984 "The Peoples Workshop," Houston Music Hall and Peoples Workshop, Houston, Tx
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Austin Chronicle, Best of Austin 2011 Austin Chronicle Critics Pick: Best Sculptures From Yesterdays Future, Oct 14, 2011
Starker, Melissa, "Sitting Pretty, Function takes back seat to frivolity in groupings of chairs at Ohio Craft Museum," The Columbus Dispath, Feb 20, 2011 and on line, http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/arts/stories/2011/02/20/sitting-pretty.html
Brenner, Wayne Alen, Minerva’s Wreck, 2010
Bennett, Steve, “Weighty Subjects, Weighty Pieces on Display” San Antonio Express News, July 28, 2010 and on line: http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/visual_arts/Weighty_subjects_weighty_pieces_on_display_99451939.html
Wolff, Elaine, “Stairway to Heaven”, San Antonio Current, July 28, 2010, and on line: http://www.sacurrent.com/arts/story.asp?id=71389
Goddard, Dan, “Steve Brudniak at Blue Star” Glass Tire, July 2010, http://glasstire.com/index.php
option=com_content&task=view&id=4346&Itemid=22
“Top Picks” San Antonio Current, June 30, 2010
Barnes, Michael, “SXSW 14: Man on a Mission After Party at the Marq,” Austin 360.com, March 16, 2010
“Steve Brudniak” Wikipedia, on line encyclopedia, 2010, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Brudniak
“Steve Budniak / Iron Menora / Picasso”, Indie Live Austin, Channel 16, January 2010
Kamps, Toby and Goldsmith, Meredith, No Zoning: Artists Engage Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Catalog, p.35, May, 2009
Richard Garriott Space Video Blog: Conservation of Momentum, (Brudniak sculptures in background), March,11 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IYDb6K5UF8&NR=1
Richard Garriott Space Video Blog: Angular Momentum, (Brudniak sculptures in background), March,11 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8kCKPo5lf0&NR=1v=4IYDb6K5UF8&NR=1
Branwyn, Gareth , “Device Reconstructed Vol 2,” Book, 2009
Boomhower, Kaysie, "Contemporary Artist Opens Exhibit: Noumenon and Other Works," Lone Star Lutheran, Sep, 17, 2009
San Marcos Daily Record, "TLU to Host Art Exhibit by Steve Brudniak," Sep 1, 2009
"TLU to Host Art Exhibit by Steve Brudniak, Pioneer of Unconventional Art Mediums," TLU News, www.tlu.edu, Aug 26, 2009
Faires, Robert, "Give 'Em a Hand, The Nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards" Austin Chronicle, May 15, 2009
Koper, Rachel, "Wood & Steel: Works by Caprice Pierucci and Randall Reid" Austin Chronicle, May 22, 2009
Tassevigen, Everett, "Glass Houses #9: Steve Brudniak", Glasstire, April 2009, http://glasstire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3229
Koper, Rachel, "Austin Art History Lesson I," Fluent Collab, http://www.fluentcollab.org/mbg/index.php/reviews/review/119/143
Swift, Jim, KXAN Austin News' Swift Interviews Richard Garriott About His Recent Trip to Outer Space, Jan 22, 2009, 6:25 at You Tube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX3IfQ5moHU&NR=1
Barnes, Michael, “Peoples Art Gallery Reception” Austin American Statesman Austin360.com, Feb 21, 2009
Rachel Koper, Austin Chronicle, (2008 Top 10's issue), "Top Ten Happy Moments of Art Appreciation and Artists Who Found a New Gear This Year," January 2, 2009
Wayne Allen Brenner, Austin Chronicle, (2008 Top 10's issue), "Top 10 Favorite Arts Events Across the Disciplines (In No Particular Order)," January 2, 2009
News 8 Austin, Public serivce announcement, Texas Chair Project, Winter 2008
Brown, John, "The Texas Chair Project," Video documentary, (To air 2008/2009 on PBS Public Television)
Aielli, Jon, "Aielli Unleashed, KUT 90.5 Radio Interview, Texas Chair Project," http://kut.org/items/show/14720
Dangli, Dustin, "The Sensation of Art," The Shorthorn, October 16, 2008
Wiggins, Wiley, “Noumenon,” Documentary video, 2008
Front Page: "Inside Today" and "Art Walk Presents Three Artists Begining Saturday," Galveston Daily News, July 4th 2008
Nevelow, D., The Art Scene, The Galveston Parrot, July 2008
van Ryzin, Jeanne Clair, “Imaginary Machines Chart Artist's Emotional, Personal Life”, Austin American Statesman and Austin360.com, June 22 2008
Brenner, Wayne Allen, “Steve Brudniak: Noumenon,” Austin Chronicle, June 19, 2008
Barnes, Michael, “Sculptor Steve Brudniak’s opening Attracts a Varied Crowd,” Austin American Statesman, June 3, 2008
Barnes, Michael, “Weekend, Steve Brudniak Reception at Butridge Gallery,” Austin American Statesman Austin360.com, May 26 2008
van Ryzin, Jeanne Clair, “SteveBrudniaks Long Awaited Solo Show”, Austin American Statesman Austin360.com, May 26 2008
Colan, Joann, “Interview with Steve Brudniak,” rocketboom.com, video blogg, March 8, 2008
"Brittania Manor,"HG- TV, Secret Spaces, Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM109_EbMcs 2007
Sean McGahey, “Interview with Steve Brudniak,” JPG Magazine 2007;
the beat magazine, UK, the-beat.co.uk , 2007 and Acception Blog Spot, acception.blogspot.com, 2007
“Steve Brudniak on rocketboom,” boingboing.net, March 14, 2006
Condon, Amanda, “Interview with Steve Brudniak,” rocketboom.com, video blogg, March 14, 2006
“Sir Richard,” The Art Show, BBC Television Channel Four, 2005
“Two Exhibits open at Museum of Art,” Fort Worth Star Telegram, July 18, 2004
“Art Smart,” Fort Worth Star Telegram, July 9, 2004
Rubin C Cordova, Arte Caliente, catalog, 2004
Savlov, Mark, "Latin Grammy for Local Vid Artists," The Austin Chronicle, Sep. 12, 2003
Valient, Jackson & Bare, Yogini, "AusTex Anomalous, an APT guide to Para Texas" , Austin Paratimes, July/August 2002
"The Five Horrors#3," Calender-Arts, The Austin Chronicle, Mar. 8, 2002
Dowden, Russell, "Austin Paratimes Interviews Steve Brudniak", Austin Paratimes, March 2002
Daniel, Mike,"Func-tional Art at Edith Baker," The Dallas Mourning News,Jul. 13, 2001
Austin Art, www.monk.com, 2001
Dallas Arts Review, dallasartsrevue.com, 2001
Edwards, Jim, Houston Sculpture 2000, Catalog, 2000
Greene, Alison de Lima, Texas: 150 Works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2000
City TV, "Austin" April, 2000 Toronto cable documentary
Williams, Celeste, "Interview with Steve Brudniak," Moving Pictures, KOOP radio ??1999
1999 Critics Table Nominations, The Austin Chronicle, May 21, 1999
Lipkin, Allyson, "Steve Brudniak's Reliquaries," Austin Arts Downtown, May 1999
Schade, Christopher, "Artist Brudniak Pays Tribute with Blood," Austin American Statesman, Apr. 10, 1999
Martin, Sam, "Blood Reliquaries: Under the Skin," The Austin Chronicle," Mar 26, 1999
Van Risen, Jean Claire, "Perfect 10s, The best of 1998," XL ent., (Austin American Statesman,)
Dec 31, 1998
Marshall, Cari, "Looking Into the Mind of Steve Brudniak: The Mad Doctor is In"
The Austin Chronicle, Oct 2, 1998
Van Risen, Jean Claire, "Looking Into the Mind of Steve Brudniak,"
(Austin American Statesman), Sep. 29, 1998
Van Risen, Jean Claire, "Beyond the Realm, Assemblage Artist Steve Brudniak..."
XL ent., (Austin American Statesman), June 11 1998
Van Risen, Jean Claire, "The Road to Rauschenberg," XL ent., (Austin American Statesman),
Mar. 26, 1998
Austin Museum of Art, "Art Ball Two", Catalog and post cards, March 7, 1998
Santos, Michele Chan, "Spring Break," (Photo only), Life and Arts, Austin American Statesman
Mar 2, 1998
Andy Nourse Production, "Steve Brudniak," Video documentary, 1998
Wiggins, Wiley, "Portrait of the Artist in Perpetual Self Maintenance: An interview with
Steve Brudniak," Fringeware Review, Issue 13, 1997
Staff Critics, "The Obscure Object of Desire," Austin American Statesman, Dec. 11, 1997
Cohen, Rebecca S., "What I Wanted," Austin Chronicle, Jul. 28, 1997
Cohen, Rebecca S., "Aberrations: Just a Tad Weird," Austin Chronicle, Jun. 20, 1997
Patterson, Rob, "Bill Rainey," (Interview), Up Front, XL ent., (Austin American Statesman),
May 8, 1997
Barnes, Michael, "Ranking Austins Visual Artists," XL ent., (Austin American Statesman),
Apr. 10, 1997
Fox 7 News, "Found Object Show at Laughing at the Sun," KTBC-TV Austin, TX Jan, 16 1997
Oelson, Jill, "Violet Crown Art Gallery," Austin American Statesman on line gallery, Oct. 96-? www.austin360.com/attitude/artscafe/art/gallery/brudniak.htm
Irvine, Madeline, "Season Souvineers," XL ent., ( Austin American Statesman,) May 30, 1996
Hess, Christopher, "Salon Suzanne," Local Palette, Austin Chronicle April??, 1996
Irvine, Madeline, "Sharing a Penchant for Mystery," Austin American Statesman, Mar. 6, 1996
Hess,Christopher, "Paintings and....Sculptures", Austin Chronicle, Mar. 15, 1996
The Clueless Critic, "Lanning Sampler Show," Art Lies, ? 1995
Klaus und Hans Productions, " Ulteriaphobia, The Art of Steve Brudniak,"
Video documentary, 1995
Hunt, Ken, "Austin Artist Steve Brudniak...," Austin Chronicle, June 2, 1995
Levy, Rebecca, "Wizards of Our Time," Austin Chronicle, Feb. 10, 1995
Williams, John L., "Magic of Childhood," Austin American-Statesman, Feb. 9, 1995
Franks, Pam,"Synesthesia: Sound and Vision in Contemporary Art," Circa, Winter, 1995
Goldman, Saundra, "'Synesthesia' Takes Visitors on Journey of Sight, Sound," Austin American-Statesman, Nov. 21, 1994
Carmen Agreda, Maria del, "Dan Charla de: Las "Sensaciones" del Arte," El Manana,
Nov 29, 1994, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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Goddard, Dan R., "Interactive Art in Store in 'Synesthesia'," San Antonio Express News,
Aug. 21, 1994
Synesthesia preview???, Texas Journal, 1994??
Paris, Wendy, "Houston,Texas Review," Sculpture, Jul./Aug., 1994
Park, Glenna,"Blue Star Review," Voices of Art, San Antonio, Tx., June/July, 1994
Roberts, Diana, "Some Thoughts on Formal Responsibility," Voices of Art, San Antonio, Jun./Jul., 1994
"The Local Art Scene," Political cartoon, Voices of Art, Jun./Jul., 1994
Color full page ad, Art News Japan, July, 1994
Benge, Sharon, "Arlington, How Great Thine Art," Aura of Dallas / Fort Worth, May/Jun., 1994
Tyson, Janet, "Discovering the Potential of Found Objects," Fort Worth Star -Telegram, May 29, 1994
Goddard, Dan R., "Layers Underscore Blue Star Exhibit," San Antonio Express News, May 22, 1994
Broadwater, Lisa, "Trash With a Higher Calling," Dallas Mourning News, May 19, 1994
"Born Again Objects," Arlington News, May 19, 1994
Sale, Tom, Born Again Objects, Catalogue, May 19, 1994
"Steve Brudniak, 'I Think But What am I?'," Arlington Museum of Art, Art Now Gallery Guide S.W., May, 1994
"Press Picks," Houston Press, Apr., 1994
AIM Productions, "The Visitor," Sierra Club Promotional video, 1993
Levy, Rebecca, "Magical Mystery Museum," Austin Chronicle, Nov. 19, 1993
"Fact, Fiction Take Roles in Art Exhibit," El paso Herald-Post, Apr. 15, 1993
Burns, Gerald and Edwards, Jim, Rules and Speculations, Catalogue, Apr, 1993
Burns, Gerald, "Altered States," Austin Chronicle, Jan 22, 1993
Goldman, Saundra, "Brudniak's Art is a Mind Full," Austin American -Statesman, Jan 16, 1993
"Works by Local Artist Steve Brudniak...," Austin Chronicle, calender section, Jan 8, 1993
McBride, Elizabeth and Thomas, Loranzo, Diverse Works Artspace, 1983-1993, Diverse Works Art Space, Inc., Houston, Tx., 1993
Johnson, Jennifer, "Laguna Gloria Explores Art From Discarded Objects," Daily Texan, University of Texas, Apr. ?, 1992
Olson, J.R., "'My Child Can Do That' Exhibits," Austin American Statesman, Apr. ?, 1992
McBride, Elizabeth, "Steve Brudniak at Lynn Goode," Art News, Apr, 1992
Chadwick, Susan, "2 Juried Art Shows...," Houston Post, Mar. 12, 1992
Simon, Janice, " Electrofying," Galveston Daily News, Mar. 1, 1992
Chadwick, Susan, "Space for Art's Sake," Houston Post, Jan. 8, 1992
Szilagyi, Pete, "San Antonio Museums Offer Witty, Wise Art Works," Austin American- Statesman, Nov 25, 1991
Kutner, Janet, "Mystery Cloaks Intriguing Show," Dallas Mourning News, Oct. 24, 1991
Goddard, Dan, R., "Contemporary Look at Texas Art," San Antonio Express- News, Oct. 6, 1991
Edwards, Jim and Burns, Gerald, The Perfect World, Catalog, Oct., 1991
Oleson, J.R., "Unusual Spaces for Art," Austin American-Statesman, Apr. 13, 1991
Blair, Charlene, "Concordia Campus Blooming With Art," The Clarion, Concordia Lutheran College, Austin, Tx., Apr. 10, 1991
Blair, Charlene, "A Squid, Some Bones and a Little Electricity," The Clarion, Apr. 10, 1991 and Concordia Connections, Summer, 1991, Concordia Lutheran College, Austin, Tx.
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AWARDS:
2011 Best of Austin 2011 Austin Chronicle Critics Pick: Best Sculptures From Yesterdays Future
2011 Finalist, Texas State Visual Artist
2009 Austin Chronicle 2009 Critics Table Nomination for Best Independent Gallery Show 2008-2009
2008 #1, top ten shows pick for 2008, Austin Chronicle, (arts writer Rachel Koper): "Steve Brudniak: Noumenon"
2008 Top ten shows pick for 2008, Austin Chronicle, (arts writer Wayne Allen Brenner): "Steve Brudniak: Noumenon"
2001 Finalist, Deep Eddy EMS Station sculpture proposaal, City of Austin
1999 The Austin Chronicle 1999 Critics Table Nomination
1998 Top ten shows pick for 1998 Austin American Statesman: "Looking Into The Mind of Steve Brudniak"
1998 First Place,"1998 Open Show," Art League of Houston, Bert Long , juror
1997 Honorable mention, Texas Art Celebration 97, David A. Ross, Alice Pratt Brown, Dir., Whitney Museum of American Art NY NY juror
1996 Jurors Award, Fort Worth Main St. Art Festival Exhibit, Barry Whistler, Juror.
1996 Nominated for Austin Visual Art Assoc.Individual Artist Comunity Maker award.
1991-97 City of Austin cultural contract, "Berzerkwerks" Exhibits
1993 Finalist, Avante Plaza sculpture proposition, City of Austin
1991 City of Austin cultural contract, "Smart Art," Discovery Hall Science Museum
1989 City of Austin cultural contract and purchase, "High Tech Art," Discovery Hall Science Museum
1989 Third place: "Texas Art Celebration '89," The Assistance League of Houston
1989 Anne Giles Kimbrough, Artists Under Thirty Grant, Dallas Museum of Art
CURATORIAL ACTIVITY:
2011 Elected to Board of Directors Texas Sculpture Group, inputing on various exhibits
2003 S. Congress Street Scape Improvement, Austin Art in Public Places, Selection Panelist,
2001 "Hunter Wesson," 503 Coffee Bar, Austin, TX, Curator
2000 Lamar Pedestrian Bridge, Austin, TX, Artist consultant
1998 Guadalupe St. renovation, Austin, TX, Artist consultant
1997 "Second Hand Rows, Tiana Hux," 503 Coffee Bar, Austin, TX, Curator
1997 "Aberrations," Austin Coalition of Artists, Austin, TX, Curator
1996 Diversity and Emergence Program, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin,TX, Juror
1996 "E. Vedrine," 503 Coffee Bar, Austin, TX, Curator
1996 "Tony Romano," 503 Coffee Bar, Austin, TX, Curator
SELECTED
PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:
The Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi - 1906 Meat Grinder with Abstruse Latent Image of Frustration Attached
El Paso Museum of Art- Healer Destroyer
Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Divining Implements for Prophets Messias and Physicians
San Antonio Museum of Art - The Imogene Icon
City of Austin, Texas - A Paleolith
Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, AZ, (Collaboration with Celia Munoz) - Sentimental Journey
Mexicarte Art Museum, Austin Texas - Hide
Children's Museum, Austin, Texas - Spark of Invention
Akin Gump - The Sacred Abyss of Anxieties
Crowley, Marks and Douglas - The Sacrament of Id Reconciliation
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
Everett and Karen Anschutz
Ed Gage
David and Ellen Berman
Renate Ammann
Sharon Smith
David Kroft
John Spong
Joseph and Sheila Marchione
Kevin Collins and Jenifer Arnston
Jenny Leberman
Thom Andreola and Annette
Wilzig Sharon and Jack Tindall
Wesley and Rebecca Archer
Marlys Tokerud
Connie and Armando Arismendi
Herb Gideon and Valentina Vale
Lesley Baker Aida West
Richard and Nona Barret
Clint Willour
David Berg
Trey Yates
Clint Boelsche
Judy Youens
David Brown
Robert Stenson
Kristi Brown
Steven and Karen Susman
Patrick and Elizabeth Burns
Julie Speed
Sonny Bert and Bob Butler
Billy and Mary Kirkland
Neil Chavigny
Elizabeth McBride
Dr. Billy Cohn
Karen and David Moore
Sheree Byrd
Jeffery Moore and Karen Rymer
Cynthia Cage
Lori Ouellett
Murray and Cynthia Camp
Anilisa Panebchek
James and Rhoda Cobb
Susan Pogue
Charles Cooper
Parker Roe
Tim Crowley and Lynn Goode
Dr.Donovan and Kat Sagerfoos
Jose and Jeannie Cuervo
Gary Somberg
Joe Diaz
Benito Huerta
Tracey Diaz
Molly Kemp
William Farr
Steven Koch
John Ford
Dr. Ken Kruse
Dixie and Ron Gay
Bill Lasseter
Liz George
Bubba Levy
Cidnee Patrick
Neal Gerstandt
Les and Diane Marks
Jeff Gorvetzian
Jim Edwards
Jesse Gregg and Jill Bedgood
Alison DeLima-Green
Dr. John Haest
Guillermo del Toro
William Hill
Alex and Holly Isles
Marta Banda
Philip Dempsey
Wiley Wiggins
Ted and Jean Brudniak
Becky Brudniak
Lora Brudniak
Norma Jean Almazan
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