Bryan Hiveley

Associate Professor of Art

Bryan Hiveley
Bryan Hiveley Associate Professor of Art

Biography

Bryan Hiveley is an internationally exhibited artist and educator with more than 25 years of experience teaching visual arts at the university level. He currently serves as Associate Professor of Visual Arts at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida, where he teaches ceramics, design, professional practices, and interdisciplinary studio courses.

Hiveley’s studio practice spans contemporary ceramics, sculpture, and experimental video, and his work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at museums, galleries, and cultural institutions across the United States, Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia. His ceramic and sculptural work has appeared in prominent juried exhibitions at institutions including Baltimore Clayworks, the Appalachian Center for Crafts, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts,  and the Tweed Museum of Art, among many others.
 
His work is widely published in major journals and books on contemporary ceramics and craft, including Ceramics Monthly, American Craft, American Style, and Clay Times, as well as authoritative volumes such as The Best of 500 Ceramics, Ceramics Today, and multiple titles published by Lark Books, Schiffer Publishing, and Prentice Hall.

Hiveley has received numerous competitive grants and fellowships, including an Individual Artist Fellowship from the State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and multiple Artist Access and Enhancement Grants from the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. His professional development includes prestigious residencies at the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and Tainan National University of the Arts in Taiwan.
 
In addition to his studio practice, Hiveley produces award-winning experimental and short-form video work focused on environmental and ecological themes. His films have received international recognition from festivals including the New York Movie Awards, Hollywood Gold Awards, Milan Gold Awards, and Florence Film Awards, with additional honors and selections at festivals in Japan, India, Brazil, Thailand, Romania, and Argentina.

Hiveley earned his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of South Carolina and his Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from the University of Minnesota Duluth. At Barry University, he integrates professional practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, and mentorship into a curriculum grounded in both traditional craft and contemporary media, informed by extensive experience in undergraduate and graduate art education.

Selected Exhibitions

    • Texas Documentary Film Festival, Southwest Theaters Lake Creak 7, Austin, Texas 
    • Avalonia Festival-Short Films, Solune, Jacksonville, Florida 
    • Minute Madness Toronto, Naturlandia, Ontario, Canada 
    • Vorky International Film Festival, Kulturni Centar Ruma, Vojvodina, Serbia 
    • KinoDrome: International Motion Picture Festival, Western, Stronville, OH 
    • Nature & Culture International Film Festival, Red Door Gallery, Kobenhavn, Denmark
    • Milan Gold Awards, Anteo Palazzo del Cinema, Lombardia, Itally 
    • CATS! The Exhibition, Bridge Red Studios/Project Space, North Miami, FL 
    • 6x6, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, New York 
    • Kookai International Flim Festival, S.A. College of Arts and Science, Kerala, India 
    • Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Multiplex Monumental Lavalle, Buenos Aires, Argentina 
    • Short Way International Short Film Festival, Cine Satyros Bijou, San Paulo, Brazil
    • 6x6 Exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
    • Digital Griffix Film Awards, Cinema Beaubien, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
    • Kookai International Film Festival, S.A. College of Arts & Science, Tamil Nadu, India 
    • X World Short Film Festival, Ostia Antica Park Hotel Meeting Center, Rome, Italy 
    • Panther City Film Festival, City of Hurst Conference Center, Fort Worth, TX
    • Babul Eco Film Festival, Ravindra Bharathi, Telangana, India 
    • Indo Dubi International Film Festival, Cinema Akil, Al Quoz, Dubai  
    • Florence Film Awards, Scuola di Cinema Immagina, Florence, Itally 
    • New York Movie Awards, Under St Marks Theater, New York, NY
    • London Movie Awards, Close-Up Cinema, London, United Kingdom 
    • Paris Film Awards, L’Epee de Bois, Paris, France 
    • Hollywood Gold Awards, The HudsonTheaters, Los Angeles, CA 
    • International Gold Awards, Look Cinemas Therater Mirabella Lounge, New York, NY
    • From International Climate Film Festival, Cheese and Grain Market Yard, Somerset, United Kingdom 
    • Nitiin International Film Festival, Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia 
    • Golden Lion International Film Festival, GLIFP, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 
    • Couch Film Festival, Naturlandia, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
    • Altff Alternative Film Festival, House of Culture, Toranto, Ontario, Canada 
    • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, Aetop, Athens, Greece 
    • Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Multiplex Monumental Lavalle, Buenos Aires, Argentina  
    • 60 Second Short Film Fest, Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center, Richmond, VA 
    • East Village New York Film Festival, Under St Marks Theater, New York, NY
    • Sittannavasal International Film Festival, Raviprasad Film Labs, Karaiyur, India 
    • Thilsri International Film Festival, Silver Star Screen, Tamilnadu, India 
    • Expresso 90 Film Festival, The Mockingbird Cinema, Birmingham, England
    • Athvikvaruni International Film Festival, Raviprasad Film Labs, Tamil Nadu, India 
    • Life Screenings Film Festival, South Lake Art League, Clermont, Florida 
    • Tamizhagam International Film Festival, Sai Studios, Tamil Nadu, India 
    • Bangkok Movie Awards, Princeton Bangkok Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand 
    • Kollywood International Film Festival, Tamil Studio, Tamil Nadu, India 
    • Kodaikanal International Film Festival, Hotel Kodai international, Tamil Nadu, India 
    • All that Moves International Film Festival, Cine Satyros Bijou, Sao Paulo, Brazil 
    • Aussie Bold Film Festival, Kurunjang Community Hub, Victoria, Australia
    • Top Indie Film Awards, Hatchobori Zero One Building, Tokyo, Japan
    • ALtFF Alternative Film Festival, House of Culture-Naturlandia, Ontario, Canada 
    • Max Sir International Film Festival, Lviv Art Palace, L’vivs’ka Oblast, Ukraine
    • Sittannavasal international Film Festival, Raviprasad Film Labs, Tamil Nadu, India 
    • International Short Cinema Festival, Cinebol in El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia 
    • Festival Internacional De Imagem De Natureza, Tfeatro de Vila reall, Vila Real Portugal 
    • Blue Bird Film Festival, Rotary Sadan, West Bengal, India 
    • 10th Annual Gotta Minute Film Festival, Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta, Alberta Canada 
    • HIFF-Heart International Italian Film Festival, OPPRIME.tv, Italy
    • Floridiana, The Land’s Identity, OMSA Gallery, Ft Lauderdale, FL  
    • Best International Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania 
    • Art from the Heart, Paradise Plaza Event Space, Miami Design District, Miami, FL
    • Makizhmithran International Film Festival, Alampattu, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Kollywood International Film Festival, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 
    • Thilsri International Film Festival, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India 
    • Performance as Video, Performance in Flux, Color Sense Project, Miami, FL
    • Athvikvaruni International Film Festival, Aranthaki Tamil Nadu, India
    • 11th Pink City International Short Film Festival, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 
    • Indo Dubai International Film Festival,  Dubai, United Arab Emirates  
    • Bangkok Movie Awards, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand
    • Kookai International Film Festival, S.A. College of Arts and Science, Best Wildlife Film, Kochi Kerala, India  
    • Global Healing, Miami ID ART Lab, Miami FL
    • Doral international Art Fair, Doral Cultural Arts Center, Doral FL
    • Galeria Arte Carelis, Maracay, Venezuela
    • Centro de Bellas Artes, Maracaibo, Venezuela
    • Villa Altieri, Rome, Italy
    • Visions in Clay 2023, LH Horton Jr. Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA 
    • Water and Heat, MIFA Gallery, Miami, FL
    • Blue Chips, Club Gallery, Miami, FL
    • Chroma Art Film Festival, Super Blue, Miami, FL
    • Not So Guilty Pleasures, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento City College, Sacramento CA
    • 24th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
    • Visions in Clay 2022, LH Horton Jr. Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA
    • Manifest Gallery, Drawn, Cincinnati, OH

Selected Publications

    • “Manifest international Drawing Annual 15”, Manifest Press 2024, Page 98 ;Text and Photo Illustrations 
    • “Rising and Shining” American Style, August 2006, Pages 13, 66, 67 Photographs (Color) and Artist Statement
    • “Bryan Hiveley” Ceramics Monthly, September 2003, pages 6, 24, Photographs (color)
    • “Bryan Hiveley and Helen Otterson” Ceramics Monthly, June/July/August 2002, page 26, 28 Photograph (color) 
    • "Emerging Artists 2002" Ceramics Monthly, May 2002, page. 56 Photograph (color) and Artist Statement.
    • “Gallery”, American Craft, October/November 2001 page 95, Photographs (color).
    • "Up Front" Ceramics Monthly, November 2000, page. 20 Photographs (color).
    • "The Gallery" Clay Times, Volume 6, No.1, January/February 2000, Photograph (color).
    • Tourtillott, Susanne. The Best of 500 Ceramics: Celebrating a Decade in Clay, Lark Crafts 2012, Photo Illustrations (color)
    • Baird, Darryl. From a Slab of Clay, The American Ceramic Society, 2012, Page 142; Photo Illustration (color)
    • A.I.R. Vallauris. Small Art Objects - Relating to Blue, A.I.R. Vallauris Press, 2012, Page 65; Photo Illustration (color)
    • Hamachandra, Ray. Art Tiles, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2010, Page 102; Photo Illustration (color), Page 103
    • Snyder, Jeff. Ceramics Today, Schiffer Publishing 2010; Photo Illustrations (color) and text, Pages 114-115
    • Tourtillott, Susanne. 500 Tiles: An Inspiring Collection of International Work, Lark Books 2008, Photo Illustrations (color), Pages 215, 226
    • Tourtillott, Susanne. 500 Animals in Clay: Contemporary Expressions of the Animal Form, Lark Books 2006, Photo Illustrations (color), Pages 5, 341, 361
    • Zakin, Richard. Electric Kiln Ceramics: A Guide to Clay and Glazes, Third Edition, Krause Publications 2004, Photo Illustrations (color) and Artist Statement, Pages 54, 176
    • Pozo, Angelica. Making and Installing Handmade Tiles, Lark Books 2005, Photo Illustrations (color) Page 13
    • Williams, Arthur. The Sculpture Reference Illustrated, Contemporary Techniques, Terms, Tools, Materials, and Sculpture. Sculpture Books Publishing 2005, Photo Illustration (color), Page 189
    • James C. Watkins & Paul Andrew Wandless, Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques, Lark Books 2004, Page 101, Photo Illustration (color)
    • Gunter, Veronika Alice, 500 Figures in Clay: Ceramic Artists Celebrate the Human Form, Lark Books 2004 Photo Illustrations (color) and Artist Statement.
    • Peterson, Susan. The Craft and Art of Clay, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall 2003, Page146, Photo Illustrations (color)
    • Britt, John. 500 Bowls: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design, Lark Books 2003, Pages 12, 211, 367, Photo Illustrations (color)
    • Peterson, Susan. Working with Clay, Edition 2, Prentice Hall 2002, Overlook/Viking 2002, Back Cover Photo Illustration (color)
    • Triplette, Kathy. 500 Teapots: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design, Lark Books 2002, Photo Illustrations (color)
    • Burleson, Mark. The Ceramic Glaze Handbook, Lark Books, 2001 pages 107, 108. Photo Illustrations (color)
    • Acero, Paul.  Making Ceramic Sculpture, Lark Books 2001 page 94. Photographs. (color)  
    • Triplette, Kathy. Handbuilt Tableware, Lark Books 2001, Photographs (color).
    • Pancioli, Diana. Extruded Ceramics, Lark Books 2000, page 71 Photographs (color)
    • Peters, Lynn. Surface Decoration for Low-fire Ceramics, Lark Books 1999, Pages 19,127 Photo Illustrations (color)
    • Rich, Chris.  The Ceramic Design Book, Lark Books 1998, Photo Illustration (color) and Artist Statement. page 70.

Selected Grants, Honors and Awards

    • Semi-Finalist, Short, 25th Edition of the Miami Short Film Festival, Silverspot Cinema, Miami, FL
    • Silver Award Experimental Film, Milan Gold Awards, Anteo Palazzo del Cinema, Lombardia, Italy 
    • Best Micro Film Nominee Digital Grffix Film Awards, Cinema Beaubien, Quebec Canada,
    • Best Wildlife Film, Kookai International Film Festival, S.A. College of Art & Science,  Tamil Nadu, India 
    • Best Ultra Short Film, AltFF Alternative Film Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  
    • Best Super Short Film, Hollywood Gold Awards, Los Angeles, CA
    • Finalist, Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina 
    • Best One Minute Short Film, Sittannavasal International Film Festival, Karaiyur, India  
    • Finalist, East Village New York Film Festival, New York, NY  
    • Best Super Short Film, New York Movie Awards, New York, NY
    • Best One Minute Short Film, Athvikvaruni International Film Festival, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Finalist, 60 Second Short Film Fest, Richmond, VA
    • Best Super Short Film, Florence Film Awards, Florence, Italy 
    • Nominee, One-Minute Short, X World Short Film Festival, Rome, Italy 
    • Best One Minute Short Film, Kodaikanal International Film Festival, Tamil Nadu, India 
    • Nominee Best Micro Film, Digital Griffix Film Awards, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
    • Nominee, Minutes Film, Couch Film Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
    • Best One Minute Short Film, Tamizhagam International Film Festival, Tamil Nadu, India  
    • Best one Minute Film, Bangkok Movie Awards, Bangkok, Thailand
    • Best One Minute Short Film, Nitiin International Film Festival, Pulau Pinang, India 
    • Best One Minute Short Film, Thilsri International Film Festival, Tamil Nadu, India  
    • Finalist, Kookai International Film Festival, Kakkanad, India 
    • Best Micro Short Fillm, Golden Lion Internatinal Film Festival, West Bengal, India 
    • Finalist, Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, Athens, Greece
    • Congressional Art Competition; Juror, Mary Collins, Community Center, Miami Lakes, FL  
    • Best One Minute Short Film, Makizhmithran International Film Festival, Tamil Nadu, India 
    • Best Original Idea, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, Japan
    • Best Message, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, Japan 
    • Best Experimental Short, Top Indie, Tokyo, Japan 
    • Best One Minute Short Film, Athvikvaruni Film Festival, Tamil Nadu India 
    • Honorable Mention. Indo Dubai International Film Festival, Dubai, United Arb Emirates  
    • Special Jury Award, Best One Minute Short Film, Kollywood International Film Festival, India 
    • Best One Minute Short Film , Sittannavasal International Film Festival, Karaiyur, India  
    • Best Environmental Short Film, Sittannavasal International Film Festival, Karaiyur, India  
    • Best Micro Documentary, Pink City International Short Film Festival, Jaipur, India 
    • Best International Film Festival, Est Super Short Film, Bucharest, Romania
    • Kookai International Film Festival, Best Wildlife Film, Kochi Kerala, India
    • Bankok Movie Awards, Best One-Minute Film, Ratchathewi Bangkok, Thailand  
    • Honorable Mention, Chroma Art Film Festival, Super Blue, Miami FL
    • Thilsri International Film Festival, Best One Minute Short Film, Tamil Nadu, India 
    • Finalist, Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, Athens, Greece
    • Blue Bird Film Festival, Honorable Mention, West Bengal, India 
    • Finalist, Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, Athens, Greece 
  • 2021

    • The Brim Award: Filled Up 2, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Southern Indiana, Indiana

    2020

    • Melbourne Art Festival: Juror, Melbourne, FL
    • Congressional Art Competition; Juror, Online 

    2019

    • Congressional Art Competition; Juror, Mary Collins, Community Center, Miami Lakes, FL

    2017

    • Artist Access Grant: Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami, FL

    2012

    • Artist Access Grant: Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and Tigertail Productions, Miami, FL

    2011

    • Second Place: Out of Hand, Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

    2010

    • Grant, State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs, Tallahassee, FL to attend the Creative Capital  Workshop sponsored by the Division

    2008     

    • Individual Artist Fellowship: State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs, Tallahassee, FL

    2007

    • Second Place: Kiln God National, Gecko Gallery, CF Art Center, San Angelo, TX         

    2006

    • Artist Enhancement Grant: State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs, Tallahassee, FL

    2005

    • Artist Access Grant: Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and Tigertail Productions, Miami, FL
    • Artist Enhancement Grant: State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs, Tallahassee, FL

    2004

    • Artist Access Grant: Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and Tigertail Productions, Miami, FL

    2002

    • Artist Access Grant: Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and Tigertail Productions, Miami, FL
    • Merit Award: National Juried Art Exhibition, Mable House Cultural Center, Mableton, GA
    • Purchase Award: National Juried Art Exhibition, Mable House Cultural Center, Mableton, GA

    1999

    • Project Grant: Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties, Columbia, SC

    1998

    • Research Travel Grant: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
    • Merit Award: Florence Museum Annual Art Exhibition, Florence Museum of Art, Science and history, Florence, SC
    • Project Grant: Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties, Columbia, SC

    1997

    • Best in Show Purchase Award: Spirit of Innovation, Swearingen Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
    • Research Travel Grant: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Residencies, Lectures and Workshops

  • 2020
    • Lecture and Lead Breakout Session, Global Art & Design Education Expo
    2014
    • Visiting Artist: Lecture and Juror, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
    2012
    • Visiting Artist; Workshop and Lecture, University of Alabama, Troy, AL
    2011
    • Visiting Artist; Workshop and Lecture: Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, RI
    2010
    • Artist-in-Residence; Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
    • Visiting Artist; Workshop and Lecture: University of Nevada, Reno, NV
    • Visiting Artist; Workshop and Lecture: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
    • Visiting Artist; Workshop and Lecture: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
    2009
    • Artist-in-Residence; Workshop and Lecture; Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan County, Taiwan
    • Visiting Artist; Workshop and Lecture; Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, Queensland, AU
    2008
    • Residency Leader; Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
    2006
    • Fellow; Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA
    2004
    • Residency; Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
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