Brian Berman

Born April 21, 1949, he grew up in New York. With a passion for lifelong learning, in his midlife he began sculpting with full attention. Berman worked with and learned from many International masters: Everett DuPen, Tom Jay (USA), George Pratt (Canada), Kazutaka Uchida (Japan), Alfonso Rodriguez (Peru), Walter Marchetti (Italy), and Richad Whiteley (Australia) to name a few. His sculpting began in Northern California and his art profession in 1992, when he moved to Bainbridge Island, WA. In 1994, he began to teach stone carving in the Pacific Northwest and at symposiums around the USA. He moved to Ojai in 2011 with his life partner Lisa Berman.

Berman’s sculptures are hand made in the mediums of cast glass, stone and metal. His awards have come regionally in the Pacific Northwest, and in 2008 he was selected to exhibit his “Genesis Glass” in the Louvre, Paris, France, by the Societe Nationale Des Beaux-Arts. Berman’s sculptures are sold through galleries and regional shows and are in private collections throughout the USA, Canada, and Europe. His artwork can be seen on his website .

Artist Statement

Peaceful and timeless - my sculptures bring to you, the importance of stillness, peace, and presence. They instill a calm sa...

Life learner with many International mentors:
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA Richard Whiteley (Australia) 2013, 2009
The Color Wheel, Nathan Sandberg Bulleye Glass 2010
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA Richard Whiteley (Australia) 2009
Glass Casting-Pelechov studio, Czech Republic 2008
Glass Cold Working with Paul Larned, Pratt Fine Art Center 2008
Kiln Casting with Susan Balshor, Pratt Fine Arts Center 2008
Bronze Casting with Tom Jay and Sara Mall Johani, Lateral Line Studio 2006 - 2007
Mold Making with Mark Stevenson, Port Townsend, WA 2006
Stone Memorials with Kai Draeger, Berlin, Germany 2003 - 2007
Portrait Carving with Alfonso Rodriguez, Lima, Peru 2000
Glass casting and fusing with Robert Lucas, Poulsbo, WA 1993 - 2002
International Stone Sculpting Symposium, Mt. Vernon, WA 1992 - 2008
Workshops with International masters, Everett DuPen (USA), George Pratt (Canada), Kazutaka Uchida (Japan), Alfonso Rodriguez (Peru), and Walter Marchetti (Italy)

Solo Sculpture Exhibition-Meditation Mount, Ojai, CA 2014
Solo Exhibition-Spacemonkey Creative Gallery, Ojai, CA 2012-13
Solo Show A Gallery Salt Lake City 2011
Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai, CA Ojai Studio Artists Group Show 2013-2018
OVA Arts Gallery, Ojai, CA 2016-2018
Silvia White Gallery Ventura, CA Collector’s Choice Exhibition 2012
Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai, CA American Glass Works 2012
Friesen Gallery, Sun Valley, ID FILTERED: What Does Love Look Like 2014
Friesen Gallery, Sun Valley, ID 2013-2016
San Juan Islands Museum of Art and Sculpture Park 2003-2013
City of Everett, WA American Legion Memorial Park 2009-2013
Matzke Fine Art Gallery, Camano Island, WA 2010-2011
Stewart Fine Art, Boca Raton, FL 2009-2016
Pismo Glass Gallery, Denver, Aspen, CO 2008-2011
A Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT 2005-2016
The Gallery @ BAC, Bainbridge Island, WA 1995-2011
Westcott Bay Sculpture Park, San Juan Island, WA 2003-2016
Pilchuck Glass School Annual Auction, Westin Hotel, Seattle WA 2009, 10, 11
Societe Nationale Des Beaux-Arts, Louvre Paris, France 2008
Collective Visions Gallery-Statewide Juried Art Competition-Bremerton, WA 2008,09,10,11
Kebanu Gallery, Be...