Student Work Archive

2022 Master of Arts, Art Education, University of Florida

2021 Certificate, Public Health, Cornell University

2019 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art & Design Education, Adelphi University

2017 Associate of Arts, Art Studies, Nassau Community College

2021  Citizen Public Health Leader, NYS Department of Health

2019  Visual Arts Education P-12, NYS Department of Education

2024

BRIAN TESTA

The Refki Gollopeni Gallery, Prishtina, Kosova

2021  

“Oil Spill Diptych”, 

Summer Showcase, College of the Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

2025

“The Inspiration of the Bees Exhibition”, 

Fellbach-Haus,  Suharekë, Kosova 

"Milburn Creek III & Noon Creek"

Suburban Art League Exhibition, Plainview Old Bethpage Library,  Plainview, New York 

"Freeport Trinity"

Public Collection, Sparkle On Stage Cultural Arts Center, Freeport, New York

"Pastel Impressions of Freeport"

Public Collection, No Rush Cafe, Freeport, New York

2024

"Cosmic Terrestrial" 

Milestones Exhibition, The Long Island Museum, Stony Brook, New York

"Brian Testa: Recent Works"

South Shore Arts Festival, Freeport Recreation Center, Freeport, New York

"Booth #18",

Art In The Park, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park & Beach , Oyster Bay, New York

 " Një "

 International World Art Day Exhibition

Gallery X, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

"Imagining Place: Mapping New Worlds"

Fellbach-Haus,  Suharekë, Kosova   

"Freeport" 

"Captree VII"

"Dusk",

Glass Drawers in Poland  – International Art Biennale, Warszawa, Poland

"Intermixture",

Black, White, or Grey, Las Laguna Art Gallery,  Laguna Beach, California 

2023

International Art Colony, 

Rahovec, Kosova

“Festari 2023”, 

International Art Colony, Suharekë, Kosova

"Freedom Too..."

Fellbach-Haus,  Suharekë,  Kosova

"Montauk",

10th Annual Abstract Sanctuary, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland Oregon,

"Booth #33",

Art In The Park, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park & Beach , Oyster Bay, New York

2022

"Field Two – Jones”, 

66th Annual Members', Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, The Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, New York

"Captree IV",

4th Annual Online Juried Exhibition, The Idaherma Museum of Art Foundation, Inc.,

Princeton, New Jersey

"Booth #49",

Art In The Park, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park & Beach , Oyster Bay, New York

“Coe Hall”, 

The Best of the Best, Las Laguna Art Gallery,  Laguna Beach, California 

“Twilight Diptych”,

Honey, I Shrunk the Art, Darcy Gallery, The Firefly Artists,  Northport, New York 

"Waterfall One”, 

65th Annual Members', Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, The Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, New York  

“Number Seven” 

125th Anniversary Alumni, Performing Arts Center Gallery, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York 

“Massapequa, Untitled #1, Untitled #2”, 

Six By Six, Grants Pass Museum of Art,  Grants Pass, Oregon

“Inhale” 

Emotions – 2021, Gallerium, Online Exhibition,  Ontario, Canada 

2019

“Becoming One”, 

B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, PAC Gallery, Adelphi University,  Garden City, New York 

2018

"Outside In-Inside Out", 

Preforming Arts Center, Adelphi University,  Garden City, New York

"Nga Jasht Mbrenda-Nga Mbrenda Jasht", 

Fellbach-Haus,  Suharekë, Kosova

2017

'Dwell: An Interactive Art Project",

South Lawn, Adelphi University,  Garden City, New York 

"Dwell",

COPE NYC Art Expo, Acumen Capital Partners,  Flushing, New York 

2015

“Rust”,

Go APE, Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery,  The Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, New York      

2013

“Venus”, 

For the Love of Art, Adelphi University,  Arts Center Gallery, Garden City, New York 

2024

M.L.K. Day Mural, Town of Hempstead Town Hall, Hempstead, NY

2023

Universe Mural, The Bronx High School For Medical Science, Bronx, NY

2022

School Tree Mural, The Bronx High School For Medical Science, Bronx, NY

2020 

Face-Mask Benefit, Fund to Advance New York City, New York, NY

A Taste of Piedmont Program, St. John's Prep School, Astoria, NY

2019 

Drawing Machine Workshop, Freeport High School, Freeport, NY 

Garden Vines Beautification Project, Jackson Annex, Hempstead, NY

Drawing Machine Workshop, Wyandanch Memorial High School, Wyandanch, NY 

Blue Crab Signage Beautification, Wyandanch Memorial High School, Wyandanch, NY

Radical Manifesto Workshop, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 

2018 

Drawing Machine Workshop, Plainedge Middle School, Bethpage, NY

2019-

STEAM & Art Educator; Liberty Partnership Program & STEP Program

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

Freeport High School, Freeport, NY

Hempstead Middle School

Westbury Middle School

2018-  

Teaching Artist, ArtsAction Group, International 

Garden City, NY

Suharekë, Kosovo

2014- 

Founder, Long Islanders For Environmental Change (LIFEC), St. James, NY

2022-2023

Art Teacher, New York City Department of Education, 

The Bronx High School for Medical Science, The Bronx , NY

2020-2021 

Art & Earth Science Teacher, St. John's Preparatory School, Astoria, NY

2019 

Student Art Teacher, Wyandanch Memorial High School, Wyandanch, NY

Student Art Teacher, Floral Park Bellerose School, Floral Park, NY

2018 

Teaching Assistant, Nassau BOCES, North Bellmore, NY

Interim Exhibitions Curator, University Gallery

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

2012-2014 

Education Associate, The Whaling Museum & Edu. Center, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

2014 

Private collection, Cold Spring Harbor, New York

2015 

Private collection, Manhasset, New York

2016 

Private collection, Massapequa, New York

2017 

Private collection, Sagaponack, New York

2018 

Private collection, Washington, D.C.

2019 

Private collection, Ixelles, Belgium

2020 

Private collection, Ljubljana, Slovenia

2021 

Private collection, Alexandria, Virginia

2022 

Private collection,  St. James, New York

2023

Private collection, Freeport, New York

2024

Private collection, State College, Pennsylvania 

2025

Private collection,  Rockville Centre, New York

Private collection,  Old Town, Virginia

2025

Public Collection, Hotel Rozafa,

Suharekë, Kosovo 

Public Collection, Sparkle on Stage Cultural Arts Center 

Freeport, New York, U.S.A.

Public Collection, No Rush Cafe

Freeport, New York, U.S.A.

2023 

Public Collection, Biblioteka e qytetit

Therandë, Kosova

 2025

Jones Beach, Field Six, Old Town, Virginia

2024

Spring 2024, Lagjia e Artistëve, Prishtina, Kosova

2019 

Jackson Annex Mural, ArtsAction Group & Garden Vines, Hempstead, NY

2015 

Winter Window Mural, Plainedge Public Library, Massapequa, NY

2024

Xhevdet Pantina, Solo Exhibition & Catalogue, New York, New York

2022

Native Perspectives, Virtual Exhibition, Art Steps, Online Exhibition 

2020

Autumn Aspirations, Gallery 21-21, St. John’s Prep School, Astoria, New York

125th Anniversary, Gallery 21-21, St. John’s Prep School, Astoria, New York  

2025

Fellbach Haus Interview, The Inspiration of the Bees Exhibition, Published March 14th

2024

The Long Island Museum Celebrates 85 Years with the 11th Annual LIMarts Members’ Exhibition, Published November 21st 

Long Island Arts Council hosts inaugural South Shore Arts Festival at Freeport Recreation Center, Long Island Herald, Published October 11th

Live Interview, BRIAN TESTA - Solo Exhibition , Radio Television Kosovo (RTK), 

Broadcast March 2024

Interview, The Refki Gollopeni Gallery - BRIAN TESTA, Albanian Culture TV,  

Broadcast March 2024

2023

10th Annual Abstract Sanctuary, Art Book, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Published January 2023

Live Interview, Festari 2023, Radio Television Kosovo (RTK), Broadcast September 2023

2018 

Outside In | Inside Out, Catalogue Book, ArtsActionGroup, Published April 25th

In Kosovo, Turning Civil War Memories Into Art, AU News, Published June 5th

2017 

COPE NYC Art Expo, Wall Street International, Published November 28th

2021 

UF Graduate Grant, University of Florida 

2020 

UF Graduate Grant, University of Florida 

2017 

Angela B. Kulewicz Art & Design Education Scholarship, Adelphi University

Eagle Scout Scholarship, Adelphi University

Transfer Talent Scholarship, Adelphi University

2016 

Community College Partnership Award, Nassau Community College

2019 

Art and Design Education Merit Award, For Outstanding Creative Work in Community  Arts, Adelphi University

2018 

Certificate of Recognition, Balanced Mind Conference XXII, Molloy College 

2017 

Certificate of Recognition, For Your Outstanding Contribution to the 4th R-Reimagine Project, COPE NYC, NYCATA/UFT, MFTA

2014 

Eagle Scout, In Recognition of Successful Completion of all Requirements for Scouting's Highest Rank, B.S.A. Troop 689

In Recognition of your "Court of Honor", On Earning the Rank of Eagle Scout, National  Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, Peter T. King

2013 

Certificate of Excellence, In Recognition of Valuable Contributions to the Visual Arts,  Plainedge High School

In Recognition of Outstanding Achievement in Art, NAHS & NAEA

2012 

Certificate of Recognition, Excellence in Studio Art, Plainedge High School

2021- Teaching For Artistic Behavior (TAB)

2020- Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

2019- National Art Education Association (NAEA) 

2017- Kappa Pi International Art Honor Society 

2014- National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) 

Artificial Intelligence 

Blockchain Technologies: Cryptocurrency, NFT, Web 3.0

Choice-based Art Education

Indigenous, Visionary, and Shamanic Artwork

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM)

Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality

Literature Reviewer

Penn State: Arts, Culture & Development Journal:  Arts, Culture & Development (psu.edu)