Curriculum Vitae

Education

2022 Master of Arts, Art Education, University of Florida

2021 Certificate, Public Health, Cornell University

2019 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Adelphi University

2017 Associate of Arts, Art Studies, Nassau Community College

New York State Certifications

2021 Citizen Public Health Leader, Department of Health

2019 Visual Arts Education P-12, Department of Education

Teaching & Arts Administration

  • Teaching Artist, ArtsAction Group

  • Art Teacher, NYC Department of Education

  • Art Educator, Adelphi University LPP/CSTEP

  • Board of Directors, Long Island Arts Council at Freeport

Solo Exhibitions

2026

  • TBA, (April 2026) Freeport, New York, United States 

2025

  • EPHEMERAL BALANCES, Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Casoria, Napoli, Italia

  • THE WASH HOUSE, Smith Street Gardens, Freeport, 

New York, United States

  • WHERE THE SKY BEGINS, Kusa Studios, Oceanside, New York, United States




2024

  • BRIAN TESTA, The Refki Gollopeni Gallery, Prishtina, Kosova


2021

  • OIL SPILL DIPTYCH, College of the Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States


Group Exhibitions

2026

  • “Blue Dream”,  Healing through Art Exhibition, Art Village Gallery, Hatyai, Thailand 

  • Recent Works”, High Tea & Art Auction, Sparkle on Stage Cultural Arts Center, Freeport, New York, United States 

  • “Algorithim of Us”,  International Art Exhibition, Hartna Zaman Cave, Petra, Jordan



2025

  • “Where the Ocean Meets the Sky”, The Beauties of the Planet International Exhibition, The Museum Kumanovo, Kumanovo, North Macedonia

  • “Radiant Horizons", The Intersection of Art & AI, The Sasse Museum of Art, Pomona, California, United States

  • “Layers of the Shoreline”, Double Exposure Exhibition, Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, New York, United States

  • "Bees at Sunset Bay", Cross-Pollination Exhibition: A Two Gallery, Bi-County Celebration of Bees, Birds & all that Blooms, The Hive Market & Gallery, Oyster Bay, New York, United States

  • "Buzzing Horizon", Cross-Pollination Exhibition: A Two Gallery, Bi-County Celebration of Bees, Birds & all that Blooms, The Firefly Artists Gallery, Northport, New York, United States

  • “Where the Water Knows Me”, “Dragonflies Over Quiet Water”, Suburban Art League Exhibition, Harborfields Public Library, Greenlawn, New York, United States

  • “Where the Water Knows Me II”, The International Exhibition in Belgium, De Markthallen, Herk-de-Stad, Belgium

  • “Recent Works”, Open Air Art Show – Baldwin Community Garden, Baldwin, New York, United States

  • “Recent Works”, Pride on the Mile – Nautical Mile Auction, Freeport, New York, United States

  • “Freeport Creek”, “Cow Meadow Beach”, Hello Summer – International Art Exhibition, Kocaeli, Türkiye

  • “The Shores of Captree Island”, HayArt Center Gallery – International Exhibition, Yerevan, Armenia

  • “Small Works”, Nautical Mile Arts Festival 2025, Freeport, New York, United States

  • "Booth 8", Art In The Park, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park & Beach, Oyster Bay, New York, United States

  • “Stairway to Psychedelia”, “Cosmic Terrestrial”, “Ethereal Horizons”, “Cerulean Orb”, Earth’s Whispers Trails of Culture – International Art Exhibition & Competition, Sosnoweic Art Center, Sielecki Castle, Sosnoweic, Poland

  • “Peja”, Fairy Art Exhibition, Castle Gould, Sands Point Preserve, Sands Point, New York, United States

  • “Reflections After Dark”, Pastels Exhibition, The Hummingbird & Dragonfly Gallery, Los Angeles, California, United States

  • “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, United States

  • "Freeport Trinity", Public Collection, Sparkle On Stage Cultural Arts Center, Freeport, New York, United States

  • "Pastel Impressions of Freeport", Public Collection, No Rush Cafe, Freeport, New York, United States

2024

  • "Cosmic Terrestrial", Milestones Exhibition, The Long Island Museum, Stony Brook, New York, United States

  • "Brian Testa: Recent Works", South Shore Arts Festival, Freeport Recreation Center, Freeport, New York, United States

  • "Booth #18", Art In The Park, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park & Beach, Oyster Bay, New York, United States

  • "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, United States


2023

  • “Artist Commune”, 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, United States

  • "Booth #33", Art In The Park, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park & Beach, Oyster Bay, New York, United States


2022

  • "Field Two – Jones”, 66th Annual Members', Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, The Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, New York, United States

  • "Captree IV", 4th Annual Online Juried Exhibition, The Idaherma Museum of Art Foundation, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, United States

  • "Booth #49", Art In The Park, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park & Beach, Oyster Bay, New York, United States

  • “Coe Hall”, The Best of the Best, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, United States

  • “Twilight Diptych”, Honey, I Shrunk the Art, Darcy Gallery, The Firefly Artists, Northport, New York, United States

  • "Waterfall One”, 65th Annual Members', Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, The Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, New York, United States

  • “Number Seven”, 125th Anniversary Alumni, Performing Arts Center Gallery, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, United States

  • “Massapequa”, “Untitled #1”, “Untitled #2”, Six By Six, Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, Oregon, United States

  • “Inhale”, Emotions – 2021, Gallerium, Virtual Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2019

  • “Becoming One”, B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, PAC Gallery, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, United States



2018

  • "Outside In-Inside Out", Preforming Arts Center, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, United States

  • "Nga Jasht Mbrenda-Nga Mbrenda Jasht", Fellbach-Haus, Suharekë, Kosova

2017

  • 'Dwell: An Interactive Art Project", South Lawn, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, United States

  • "Dwell", COPE NYC Art Expo, Acumen Capital Partners, Flushing, New York, United States

2015

  • “Rust”, Go APE, Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, The Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, New York, United States

2013

  • “Venus”, For the Love of Art, Adelphi University, Arts Center Gallery, Garden City, New York, United States

Collaborative Projects

2025

  • “Pride on the Mile”, Long Island Arts Council, Freeport, New York, United States

  • “Community Art Tent: Sahrawi Tea Ritual Dialogues on Nomadic Knowledges”, Museum of Contemporary Art Long Island, Patchogue, New York, United States

2024

  • “M.L.K. Day Mural”, Town of Hempstead Town Hall, Hempstead, New York, United States



2023

  • “Universe Mural”, The Bronx High School For Medical Science, Bronx, New York, United States

2022

  • “School Tree Mural”, The Bronx High School For Medical Science, Bronx, New York, United States

2020

  • “Face-Mask Benefit”, Fund to Advance New York City, New York, New York, United States

  • “A Taste of Piedmont Program”, St. John's Prep School, Astoria, New York, United States

2019

  • “Drawing Machine Workshop”, Freeport High School, Freeport, New York, United States

  • “Garden Vines Beautification Project”, Jackson Annex, Hempstead, New York, United States

  • “Drawing Machine Workshop”, Wyandanch Memorial High School, Wyandanch, New York, United States

  • “Blue Crab Signage Beautification”, Wyandanch Memorial High School, Wyandanch, New York, United States

  • “Radical Manifesto Workshop”, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, United States

2018

  • “Drawing Machine Workshop”, Plainedge Middle School, Bethpage, New York, United States

Private Collections

2026

  • Lloyd Harbor, New York, United States

2025

  • Baldwin, New York, United States

  • Rockville Centre, New York, United States

  • Old Town, Virginia, United States

  • Saharawi Refugee Camps, Algeria

2024

  • State College, Pennsylvania, United States

2023

  • Freeport, New York, United States

2022

  • St. James, New York, United States

2021

  • Alexandria, Virginia, United States


2020

  • Ljubljana, Slovenia

2019

  • Ixelles, Belgium

2018

  • Washington, District of Columbia

2017

  • Sagaponack, New York, United States

2016

  • Massapequa, New York, United States

2015

  • Manhasset, New York, United States


2014

  • Cold Spring Harbor, New York, United States

Public Collections

2025

  • Hotel Rozafa, Suharekë, Kosovo

  • Sparkle on Stage Cultural Arts Center, Freeport, New York, United States

  • No Rush Cafe, Freeport, New York, United States


2023

  • Biblioteka e qytetit, Therandë, Kosova


Residencies & Commissions

2025

  • Capital Impressions: A Live Art Journey, Washington, District of Columbia

  • Jones Beach – Field Six, Old Town, Virginia, United States

2024

  • Pranvera 2024 – Lagjia e Artistëve, Prishtina, Kosova

2019

  • Jackson Annex Mural – ArtsAction Group & Garden Vines, Hempstead, New York, United States


2015

  • Winter Window Mural – Plainedge Public Library, Massapequa, New York, United States

Curations

2024

  • “Xhevdet Pantina”, Solo Exhibition & Catalogue, New York, New York, United States

2022

  • “Native Perspectives”, Virtual Exhibition, Art Steps Online



2020

  • “Autumn Aspirations”, Gallery 21-21, St. John’s Prep School, Astoria, New York, United States

  • “125th Anniversary”, Gallery 21-21, St. John’s Prep School, Astoria, New York, United States


Selected Publications & Interviews

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

  • 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

Grants & Scholarships

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

Awards

2025

  • Founder’s Choice Award, The Intersection of Art & Artificial Intelligence,    The Sasse Museum of Art

2019 

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

Recognitions & Honors

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, Materials For The Arts

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

Editorial

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

  • Senior Editor: Medium Magazine: Brian Testa (https://briantesta.medium.com)