Daniel (he/him) is originally from Birmingham, Alabama. His interest in art was sparked by linoleum block printing in high school. He studied architecture at Auburn University before switching to sculpture and earning a BFA from Indiana University of PA. After a study abroad experience, he spent two years living, exhibiting, and teaching in Zagreb, Croatia.
Daniel came to California for graduate school and earned an MFA in Studio Art from UC Davis in 2012. He moved to the Bay Area after school and managed an art studio/shop cooperative in West Oakland. His studio is currently based in the Peninsula of the Bay Area. Daniel’s artwork combines aspects of sculpture and painting with an emphasis on process and craftsmanship. He has exhibited regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Brickman’s professional focus outside the studio has included teaching art at primary, secondary, and collegiate levels, theater and dance set fabrication and installation, assisting artists, rough and finish carpentry, bronze casting, and metal working. He is currently the art preparator at Stanford University’s Department of Art & Art History.
Education
MFA, University of California, Davis (studio art, 2012)
BFA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (sculpture, 2007)
Exhibitions
2023 Trio. Athens Institute of Contemporary Art. Athens, GA
2022 Daniel Brickman. Torrance Visitor’s Bureau in partnership with Torrance Art Museum. Torrance, CA
2022 Transmission of Unknown Origin. H Gallery + Studios. Ventura, CA
2022 Intergalactic Open. Shockboxx Gallery. Hermosa Beach, CA
2021 Hope & Possibility. Bridgette Mayer Gallery. Philadelphia, PA
2020 No Longer and Not Yet. Das Schaufenster. Seattle, WA (exhibition by Goethe Seattle)
2020 American Contemporary Craft. Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts. Lubbock, TX
2020 Outside the Box. Healdsburg Center for the Arts. Healdsburg, CA
2020 Pandemic Transformation. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA (online exhibition).
2020 After Before. Art Music Lit Space. https://art-music-lit.space/ (online exhibition).
2020 Monochromatic Abstract. Vancouver Art Space. Portland, OR.
2019 The Devil’s Harp. Flowers Gallery. Oakland, CA
2018 Trinary. Kondos Gallery, Sacramento City College. Sacramento, CA
2018 Slice. Pence Gallery. Davis, CA
2018 Paper Trails. Morgan Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation. Cleveland, OH
2016 Misfit Toy Factory. Root Division. San Francisco, CA
2016 Moonlight Pour. Artworks Foundry. Berkeley, CA
2016 Introductions 2016. Root Division. San Francisco, CA
2016 These Are That. Ramon’s Tailor. San Francisco, CA (solo)
2016 On Line. Oakwilde Sculpture Ranch. Valley Springs, CA (outdoor installation)
2015 The Cloud and the Source. Oakwilde Sculpture Ranch. Valley Springs, CA (outdoor installation)
2013 Nevada City Alchemy. Tribute Trail. Nevada City, CA (series of works along a walking trail)
2013 The Matrix of the Knot. The Temp Gallery. Sacramento, CA (solo)
2012 You Never Know When I'll Show You the Never. MFA Exhibition, Nelson Gallery. Davis, CA
2012 The New MFAs of UCSB + UC Davis. Jane Deering Gallery. Santa Barbara, CA
2010 Cartasia 2010. Biennial of Contemporary Art, Amateras Collection Exhibition. Lucca, Italy
2010 Interplay. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Pittsburgh, PA
2009 Chess and Moon Rocks. Labin National Museum. Labin, Croatia (solo)
2009 Our Sun's Evolution as a Bubble. VN Gallery. Zagreb, Croatia (solo)
2009 Daniel Brickman: New Work. Nano Gallery. Zagreb, Croatia (solo)
2009 Device Art 3.009. Tvornica Jedinstvo. Zagreb, Croatia
2006 28th Salon Mladih. Dom HDLU. Zagreb, Croatia