Artist BioBrian Singer, also known as Someguy, is a San Francisco based fine artist whose studio practice and large-scale public projects address a variety of social justice issues. With a meticulous rigor and legibility informed by his experience as a graphic designer and visual communicator, Singer’s work invites critical engagement through surprising juxtapositions of media and wordplay. Ranging from intimate works on paper to international participatory projects, Singer’s practice is unified by the desire to facilitate unexpected moments of human connection. Recent public projects include an 84 foot mural at Salesforce Transit Center comprised of almost 2,000 individual stencils (each with at least one match) reading, “You Are Not Alone;” as well as a text-based installation commissioned by the Bernal-Mission Merchants Association reading, “There’s no place like,” on a 50 foot chain-link fence surrounding a fire damaged lot. Singer is best known for his “1000 Journals Project,” a participatory global art exchange that has been archived in a book, and feature length documentary, exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles and covered by The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Better Homes and Gardens among others. As a designer, Brian created work for Apple, Adidas, SFMOMA, Facebook, Chronicle Books and many others. Recognized with numerous awards and publications, he has also served as the president of the San Francisco chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design, and taught at Academy of Art University.Artist’s StatementI explore the printed word as a visual representation of information, attempting to uncover new meaning in what is becoming an outdate form. Crossing out the entirety of a written text while exposing only selected words changes the perception of the original message. Revealing word frequency adds another layer and opens new paths to understanding. Focusing on the edges of book pages, and the patterns discovered when cutting through written texts, creates an entirely different view of the once familiar object. By deconstructing books and reassembling them, I seek to breathe new life into millions of hidden words, sentences, and stories.Curriculum VitaeEducationBrian received his BA from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Solo Exhibitions2025 Thacher Gallery at USF, San Francisco CA2024 Everything you say can and will be used against you, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA2023 based on a true story, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2019 Ignorance is Strength, B&W Projects, SF, CA2018 Between the lines, 1888 Center, Orange CA2016 Spotlight Gallery, Napa Valley Museum CA Public Projects2025 Life Support, stARTup Art Fair, San Francisco, CA2024 GROW, PROXY, San Francisco, CA2022 Neon Was Never Brighter, Chinatown, San Francisco, CA2019 You are not alone, Salesforce Transit Center, SF, CA2019 Privacy Policy, stARTup Art Fair, SF, CA2019 Us & Them, Public Square, YBCA SF, CA2017 There’s no place like, MBMA, SF, CA2016 Home Street Home, MEDA, SF, CA Group Exhibitions2025 I can’t go on, I’ll go on, 120710 Gallery / Oakland, CA2023 (un)BANNED, Arion Press / Grabhorn Institute, San Francisco, CA2023 deYoung Open, deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA2023 Rekindled Promise, Pentimenti Gallery, PA2022 Art on Paper Fair, GF Contemporary, NY2022 “did you make this?” “how long did it take?”, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA2022 Ripples, Hastings College, San Francisco, CA2021 ARK, SFAI San Francisco, CA2021 Uplift / Heavy Lift, Berkeley Art Center, CA2021 The Art of the Book, Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA2020 Cut Up/Cut Out, Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, CA2020 Cut Up/Cut Out, Massillion Museum, OH2020 Cut Up/Cut Out, Lamont Gallery, Exeter, NH2019 Pour the line, Abacus Row / re:riddle, SF, CA2019 48 Pillars, Arc Gallery, SF, CA2019 Of Method and Material, Slate, Oakland, CA2018 re:home, Minnesota Street Project, SF CA2018 140 Characters, Root Division, SF, CA2018 Salon, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA2018 Urban Edge, Avenue 12 Gallery, SF, CA2018 Paperworks Refolded, City of Brea Art Gallery, CA2018 The Art of the Book, Seager / Gray Gallery, CA2018 Cut Up/Cut Out, Pensacola Museum of Art, FL2017-18 Cut Up/Cut Out, Huntsville Museum of Art, AL2017 Text Me, Museum of Design Atlanta, GA2017 Cut Up/Cut Out, Bellevue Arts Museum, WA2017 Renegade Fiber, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, CA2017 Alternative Facts, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA2017 ArtSpan Selections, Heron Arts, SF, CA2016 Cut Up/Cut Out, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA2016 Be careful what you vote for, popUp Gallery, Alameda, CA2016 In_Sight On_Site: Beyond Function, AIASF Gallery, CA2016 LOOK! BOOK ARTS, Healdsburg Art Center, CA2015 StartUp Art fair, San Francisco, CA2015 The Cal Poly Connection, Studios on the Park, Paso Robles, CA2014 Civic Art, DG717 Gallery, San Francisco CA2014 New Directions, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY2014 Mixed (e)Motions, A/NT Gallery, Seattle, WA2014 Jax Juried Exhibit, Hayloft Gallery, Floyd, VA2012 HELP/LESS, Printed Matter, New York, NY2012 FAX, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA2011 Transmit, Den Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA2011 Proof, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA2011 The Art of the Book, Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA2011 Getting Upper, Pasadena Museum of California Art, CA 1000 Journals ExhibitionsScottsdale Public Art, March 1 - June 30, 2012Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles October 5, 2010 - February 26, 2011San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, November 1, 2008 - April 5, 2009 Residencies / Fellowships2018-19 YBCA Fellow2017 Kala Art Institute Board InvolvementSouthern Exposure Board (2023 - present)SECA Council Member (2019 - present)AIGA National Board (2013-2016)San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery Advisory Board (2009-2012)AIGA San Francisco Board (2007-2010, VP, then President)New Langton Arts Advisory Board (2004-2006) Teaching HistoryAcademy of Art University, Grad Program, Graphic Design (2006-2008)CCA, Extension Classes (2004-2005) Selected Speaking EngagementsSeattle Art MuseumTwitter (before they were evil)Mattel, Inc.CloroxAutodeskSFMOMAIDEO SFTarget Design GroupOhio Arts Educators Association ConferenceHOW Design LivePhoenix Design WeekDestination Design Management ConferenceRethinking Media Conference: AmsterdamSee Change, MinneapolisCreative Summit ConferenceRe:Design ConferencePapierHier, The NetherlandsColumbus Society of Communicating ArtsFUSE Conference: ChicagoUNITE, San DiegoAIGA CincinnatiDWELL ON DESIGN, Los AngelesAIGA PortlandDallas Society of Visual CommunicatorsAcademy of Art UniversityPortfolio CenterArt Institute PittsburghArt Institute AtlantaArt Institute Los Angeles