Originally from Denver, Colorado, Corr has worked intensively with the medium of glass for over thirty years. He is a distinguished artist, maker and educator who has lived and worked in the US, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
After graduating from Hastings College in the US with a Bachelor of Arts in 1999, Brian received a Masters of Visual Art from the Australian National University in 2007. He went on to earn a PhD in Sculpture from the ANU in 2018. His research examined the aesthetic and philosophical elements of contemplative space in Japanese architecture.
His work is held in numerous public and private collections throughout the world, including the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of Western Australia, the Denver Art Museum, and the Toledo Museum of Art. His work has been recognised with numerous awards, including the prestigious Tom Malone Prize in 2012, and has been featured in the New Glass Review publication on multiple occasions. Several major installations from his current solo exhibition at the Museum of Nebraska Art have also recently been acquired by MONA for its permanent collection.
Corr has taught extensively at schools including the Toyama Institute of Glass Art in Japan, Namseoul University in South Korea, the Corning Museum of Glass, the Penland School of Crafts, the Pilchuck Glass School, the JamFactory, and the Australian National University.
Corr returned to Hastings College in 2020 to serve as an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Visual Art. His teaching and dedication to his students was recognised with the Steinhart Endowed Professorship in Art, the Anderson Mentoring and Advising Award, and an Invited Faculty Lecture.
Brian and his family recently relocated to South Australia in order to refocus on his arts practice after ten years in academia. He is currently based out of the JamFactory in Adelaide.
