Brian Boner

Brian has exhibited his work throughout the United States including Phoenix, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Tucson. He has participated in events, benefits and artists’ symposiums through the Phoenix Art Museum and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. His work is included in numerous private and public collections including the Cardon Children’s Hospital in Mesa, The University of Arizona Cancer Center, as well as a 140 foot long mural on the MonOrchid building in the heart of the Downtown Phoenix Arts District. He was a member and co-president of the Eye Lounge Arts Collective and a resident of the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT. Brian is represented by Wilde Meyer Gallery in Scottsdale and Tucson. He currently lives and works in Phoenix, Arizona.

Brian’s work demonstrates a combination of intuition and a deep familiarity of figurative and representational painting. The results are multi-layered images that reflect many elements of the human condition. He focuses on the issues of memory and communication, often incorporating text into his narratives, thus redefining or challenging the way we perceive the written word and contemporary communication as a whole.

“My current work reflects an interest in the influence of technology on our lives, both in terms of how we interact with one another, and our perceptions of the world we live in. Since the birth of my son in 2011, I’ve been a fortunate spectator. His experiences and observations have made me reflect on my own childhood, and the differences between the world then and the world now. These paintings explore the nostalgia of the past, while posing questions about both contemporary life, and the ways that we communicate in a rapidly advancing world.”