Artist / New York

Brian
Testa

Painter and public artist working across exhibition, residency, and commission — from Long Island to Kosovo, Egypt to Italy.

100+ Exhibitions
56 Locations
2013 Active Since
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About the Artist

Brian Testa is a New York-based painter and teaching artist whose practice spans the intimate and the monumental — from solo gallery exhibitions to large-scale public murals, from private collections to international residencies.

Over fourteen years of continuous work, his canvases have entered homes, institutions, and public spaces across four continents. His imagery draws from the coastal landscapes of Long Island: marshes, shorelines, tidal light; translated into universal visual language.

Since 2023, Testa has maintained an especially active presence in the Balkans, completing solo exhibitions and artist residencies in Kosovo that connect his American coastal sensibility with the cultural memory of the region.

Based Freeport, New York
Education MA Art Education, University of Florida
Certificate, Public Health, Cornell University
BFA, Adelphi University
AAS Art Studies, Nassau Community College
Certifications Visual Arts Education P-12, NYS Dept. of Education
Citizen Public Health Leader, NYS Dept. of Health
Active 2013 – Present
Practice Painting, Public Art, Community Arts, Curation
International Jordan, Italy, Poland, Belgium, Kosovo, Armenia, Egypt, Thailand, Turkey, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Canada, USA
Website BrianTesta.com
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Teaching & Administration

Teaching
Teaching Artist
ArtsAction Group
Leadership
President
T e s t a
Teaching
Art Teacher
Adelphi University LPP / CSTEP
Administration
Board of Directors
Long Island Arts Council at Freeport
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Exhibition History

Solo Exhibition
Group Exhibition
Public Art
Private Collection
Residency
Commission
Collaborative
Live Performance
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Collaborative Projects

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Public Collections

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Curatorial Work

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World Presence

EQUATOR 23.5°N 23.5°S
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Publications & Press

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Grants, Awards & Recognitions

Grants & Scholarships
Awards & Honors
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Editorial Work

Literature Reviewer
Penn State: Arts, Culture & Development Journal
arts, culture & development
Senior Editor
Medium Magazine
briantesta.medium.com

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