BIO

I’m an artist from Maine, born in Massachusetts, and currently living in Ohio. I collect old toys, electronics and media and sometimes make art with them. I’m also a teacher and mentor with a specific interest in assisting artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities like autism and Down syndrome.

CONTACT

Email: briantrelegan [at] gmail [dot] com

Instagram: @briantrelegan

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EDUCATION

2027 (Expected) MFA, The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

2017 Participant, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (Madison, ME)

2017 BA, Studio Art with Honors, Williams College (Williamstown, MA)

TEACHING

Spring 2026 Instructor, New Media Robotics, The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Fall 2025 Instructor, Digital Imaging, The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Spring 2025 Instructor, Digital Imaging, The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Fall 2024 Instructor, Digital Imaging, The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

2019 - 2024 Artist Mentor, Spindleworks Arts Center of Independence Association (Brunswick, ME) link

2015 - 2017 Sculpture Teaching Assistant, Williams College (Williamstown, MA) — 2015-2017

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 Almost Zero: New Work by Brian Trelegan, former American Legion Post 152 (Williamstown, MA) link

PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS

2017 Durbin and Hilliard: A Duet at the Mohawk, Mohawk Theater (North Adams, MA)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025 Let’s Mingle: OSU 2nd Year MFA Show, ROY G BIV (Columbus, OH)

2025 I DON’T KNOW THESE PEOPLE: OSU 1st Year MFA Show, Hopkins Hall Gallery at The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

2024 Those Who Feed Us, Hopkins Hall Project Space at The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

2021 In their own time (Spindleworks staff show), The Gallery in Readfield (Readfield, ME)

2018 THE WE. THE YOU. THE US., Border Patrol (Portland, ME) link

FELLOWSHIPS, RESIDENCIES, AND AWARDS

2025 Fergus Graduate Materials Grant - The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

2018 Guest Artist in Residence - WEX (South Portland, ME) link

2017 Hubbard Hutchinson Memorial Fellowship - Williams College (Williamstown, MA) link

2017 Karl E. Weston 1896 Prize for Distinction in Art - Williams College (Williamstown, MA)

2016 Class of 1960 Scholar, Williams College (Williamstown, MA)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2017 “Means to No End: Tinkering and Sentiment in the Work of Brian Trelegan” by Alex Jen, Almost Zero Catalogue