About Brian DonahueBrian Donahue is an American artist & Blacksmith best known for his allegorical sculpture with a spiritual perspective.
He is a third generation craftsman. He learned the fundamentals of art from his father, a professional Artist. Brian’s interest in metal work came from his grandfather, a master tinsmith with the Union Pacific Railroad. Brian’s distant ancestors were blacksmiths during the formative years of the country. Brian received his formal education from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art and a minor in Art History. Following graduation, he worked in art related professions for a number of years before devoting all his time to his sculpture in 1995. After receiving a commission to create a sculpture of Mother Teresa for a columbarium, Brian began an independent study program in Liturgical Art & Architecture, leaning the in-depth nuances of the genre semiotics and the importance of symbolism, strengthening his Catholic up-bringing. He has since created liturgical art, liturgical furnishings and related architectural elements for churches around the country. The diversity of that work led him to learn blacksmith techniques where the majority of his work now is forge bronze and steel, along with his bronze sculpture.. Brian’s work uses the familiar to explore the spiritual. His work relies heavily on symbolism and items of nature to explore an ethereal world. He searches for the peaceful side of his subjects. Major Exhibitions: “Relative Matters”, A. Muse Gallery – San Francisco, CA Mountain Oyster Club (mulituple years) – Tucson, AZ Sculpture in the Park – Loveland, CO Galleries: Sacred Art Gallery – Scottsdale, AZ Lightfoot Gallery - Gualala, CA Major Commissions: 9/11 Memorial – City of Sierra Vista, AZ Multiple Church Projects in:- Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Florida, North Dakota Peppi’s House Hospice Center – Tucson, AZ U. S. Army Signal Corps Monument – Headquarters, Ft Huachuca, AZ Hugh O’Conor Monument - Tucson, AZ San Augustine Cathedral – Tucson, AZ Mother Teresa Monument – Sierra Vista, AZ Founders Holy Trinity Monastery - St David, AZ Super Bowl XIX half-time show - on-air props and graphics Churches: Mount St Mary's University, Los Angeles, CA San Xavier Mission - Tucson, AZ Cathedral San Augustine - Tucson, AZ St Paul - Pensacola, FL Diocese of Tucson - Tucson, AZ Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Scottsdale, AZ Sacred Heart of Jesus - Boulder, CO Old Adobe Mission - Scottsdale, AZ Our Lady of Grace - Maricopa, AZ St Mark the Evangelist - Oro Valley, AZ St Clare of Assisi - Surprise, AZ St Anne & Joachim - Fargo, ND Carmelite Monastery of the Holy Spirit - Littleton, CO St Anne Convent - Tucson, AZ St Thomas the Apostle - Tucson, AZ Holy Trinity Monastery - St David, AZ Our Lady of the Mountains - Sierra Vista, AZ |