Brian Porter is a painter of fine art, a surreal artist who creates contemporary art out of the stuff of dreams. He has participated in group exhibitions across Canada and Europe, and in numerous solo exhibitions in Nova Scotia. Brian was the subject of a National Film Board documentary in 1976. In 1981, a documentary of Brian’s work was produced by CBC television. Brian Porter, a native of Nova Scotia, studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design from 1966-1970.

Selected Group Exhibitions • Centennial Gallery, Halifax, "Young Artist" • Saint Mary's University Art Gallery, Halifax • Mount St. Vincent Art Gallery, Halifax "Artistis Media" • London Art Gallery, Ontario "Young Contemporaries" • University of Guelph, Ontario "Made in Canada" • Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, Ontario • Time Magazine National Travelling Exhibition, "Canadian Canvas" • Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton "Atlantic Graphics" XX! Olympiad, Montreal • Travelling Exhibition "Atlantic Coast: An Illustrated Journal" • Agnes Etherington Gallery, Kingston, Ontario "Other Realities" • Canada House, London, Ontario • Canadian Culture Centre, Paris, France • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Lavalin Inc. National Touring Exhibition, "Innova" • Private ViewingsHalifax, Toronto, Boston and Ottawa • Dalhousie University Art Gallery "Drawings from Collection" • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia "Artists as Children"

Selected Solo Exhibitions • Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax • Centennial Art Gallery, Halifax • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, National Touring Exhibition • Dresden Galleries, Halifax • Dalhousie Art Gallery, Atlantic Provinces Touring Exhibition • Zwicker's Gallery, Halifax • Brian Porter/Elaine MacEachern Fine Art Gallery, Mahone Bay, N.SAwards Awards • 1971, 1974, 1983 - Canada Council • 1966-1970 - Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax • 1976 - Brian Porter was the subject of a film by the National Film Board of Canada • 1981 - Documentary of Mr. Porter's work was produced by CBC Television. • 1996-97 - Art Foundation Award New York Study Program

Brian Porter is a painter of fine art, a surreal artist who creates contemporary art out of the stuff of dreams. He has participated in group exhibitions across Canada and Europe, and in numerous solo exhibitions in Nova Scotia. Brian was the subject of a National Film Board documentary in 1976. In 1981, a documentary of Brian’s work was produced by CBC television. Brian Porter, a native of Nova Scotia, studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design from 1966-1970.

Selected Group Exhibitions • Centennial Gallery, Halifax, "Young Artist" • Saint Mary's University Art Gallery, Halifax • Mount St. Vincent Art Gallery, Halifax "Artistis Media" • London Art Gallery, Ontario "Young Contemporaries" • University of Guelph, Ontario "Made in Canada" • Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, Ontario • Time Magazine National Travelling Exhibition, "Canadian Canvas" • Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton "Atlantic Graphics" XX! Olympiad, Montreal • Travelling Exhibition "Atlantic Coast: An Illustrated Journal" • Agnes Etherington Gallery, Kingston, Ontario "Other Realities" • Canada House, London, Ontario • Canadian Culture Centre, Paris, France • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Lavalin Inc. National Touring Exhibition, "Innova" • Private ViewingsHalifax, Toronto, Boston and Ottawa • Dalhousie University Art Gallery "Drawings from Collection" • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia "Artists as Children"

Selected Solo Exhibitions • Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax • Centennial Art Gallery, Halifax • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, National Touring Exhibition • Dresden Galleries, Halifax • Dalhousie Art Gallery, Atlantic Provinces Touring Exhibition • Zwicker's Gallery, Halifax • Brian Porter/Elaine MacEachern Fine Art Gallery, Mahone Bay, N.SAwards Awards • 1971, 1974, 1983 - Canada Council • 1966-1970 - Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax • 1976 - Brian Porter was the subject of a film by the National Film Board of Canada • 1981 - Documentary of Mr. Porter's work was produced by CBC Television. • 1996-97 - Art Foundation Award New York Study Program