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As an Impressionist/Realist painter, Brian has been a regular exhibitor in New England’s fine art community since 2002 and a member of the Oil Painters of America, the Copley Society of Art (CA), and the Rockport Art Association, three of the most prestigious art associations in the United States. His work, celebrated for unique perspectives of cityscapes and the natural world, has been seen in countless exhibitions, featured in a range of publications, garnered numerous awards, exhibited in multiple museums, and purchased for a variety of private and corporate collections.
Brian’s Postmodern work is a blend of his disciplines in illustration, design, and painting. This contemporary mixed media work at times adheres to classic painterly techniques, but often manifests as complex mixed media illustrative compositions, highlighted with text elements, photography, writing, found objects, digital painting, and similar experimental homogenization. He is a member of the National Association of Digital Artists and his innovative work has been seen across a spectrum of print and online media and galleries.
Experienced in gallery ownership, Brian opened the Canvas Alley Gallery in Reading, Massachusetts in 2004 and in 2015 he and his wife opened Honeyhole in Exeter, New Hampshire, a combination fine art and upcycled antiques gallery. After relocating to Maine in 2022, Brian has recently completed the creation of Brian Dubina Studio & Gallery, two floors of work and display space housed in a 30x40’ barn he has lovingly restored by hand.
Brian holds a BFA in illustration from Syracuse University and has completed postgraduate work in design at Montserrat College of Art and in painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Brian is a Certified welder and enjoys found-metal sculpting, working with wood and cement, and truffling for pigments for hand-making paints, stains, and patinas. He moonlights in the yard as a stonemason, landscape gardener, and dog wrangler. He is currently exploring a fresh love of bold color through acrylics and tinkering on his illustrated children’s novel.
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Brian’s Gallery Affiliations, Exhibition History, Awards, and partial Client List can be found by clicking the link below:
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Brian has specialized in visual design versatility for over 25 years in a variety of industries including corporate advertising, print media, marketing, boutique campaigns, and retail & event design. From 2007-2014 he led the retail division Design Department of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where he received multiple national awards and set new parameters in all creative facets within multiple locations and MFA expansions including product development, store design, graphic standards and branding, and much more. As a leader in museum product development, Brian has created retail design packages for MFA partner institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum and the Brandywine River Museum, and his products have been globally purchased for resale by museums including LACMA and the National Gallery of Art.
In addition to launching two successful sole-proprietorships, Brian has collaborated for decades with an wide array of corporate, non-profit and private clients locally, nationally and internationally. His design work reflects a diverse range of forms including advertising, merchandise, fashion textiles, consumables, literature, logo, illustration and environmental graphics and has been seen in Newsweek, USA Today and The Boston Globe. Locally he has collaborated with many of Boston’s most recognized brands such as Showcase Cinemas, the Boston Red Sox, the New England Patriots, and the Boston Beer Works. He enjoys working with community businesses and supporting local startups.
EMPLOYMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Owner / Creative Director / Curator
HONEYHOLE [IMAGINATIVE INTERIORS]
Enterprise Graphic & Product Designer
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
Assistant Graphic & Product Designer
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
Producer of Events / Production Manager
PARTY BY DESIGN
Owner / Creative Director / Curator
THE CANVAS ALLEY GALLERY
Graphic Designer
NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS, INC.
Details on Brian’s employment history
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