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 About the Artist
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 About Arts Day
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About the Artist Who Created the Awards

Brian Joiner

Brian Joiner is a native of Cincinnati who began drawing at a very early age. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1985, where he majored in painting and minored in drawing. His work-study program included two years of assistant teaching at the Cleveland Museum of Art while doing a variety of freelance work around the city. Joiner left his artwork behind to work at Ethicon Endosurgery for 10 years. In 1997 he rediscovered his passion as an artist. Since then, Joiner has received many awards and much recognition, including a 2001 Individual Artist Fellowship from the Ohio Arts Council. Joiner has participated in numerous exhibitions throughout the Midwest and his work is featured in the collections of Duke Energy, Cleveland Art Association, National African American Museum and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland among other corporations.