NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENTS

November 2008 Exhibition, Forbes Art Gallery, New York City, NY

April 2011 Solo Exhibition, National Museum of Bulgaria, Sofia and Municipal Historic Museum, Velingrad, Bulgaria

Carved egg commissioned by the American Egg Board and presented to the First Lady at the White House Easter Egg Roll 2013 and 2020. Eight eggshells created for the 2023 White House Easter Celebration

Permanent exhibit in the Ethnographic Museum Velingrad, Bulgaria

Solo Exhibits Covey Center for the Arts 2014, 2017, 2018

Exhibiting artist- Lund’s Fine Art, park City, Utah

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2005 to Present Creative Director/Artist – Brian Baity Studio, West Valley City, UT

Responsible for creation and design of one-of-a-kind fine art using eggshells, gourds, wood, stone, and sterling silver. Selected clients include Make-a Wish Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Utah Cultural Celebration Center, Harley-Davidson. Also in locations such as West Valley City, UT; Boca del Rio, Vera Cruz, Mexico; Vermillion, South Dakota, Portland, Oregon; Dublin, Ireland; US Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria

AWARDS

• Recipient of more than three hundred seventy (370) first place awards and over four hundred seventy five (560) total art related awards

• Eighty five (85) Best of Division and Best of Show awards

• Best of City Weekly “Best Egg Man” 2011

• Utah Best of State Award Carving 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

• Utah Best of State Award Individual Humanitarian 2013, 2018

• Utah Best of State Award Jewelry 2015, 2017, 2018(2), 2019, 2020(2)

• Utah Best of State Award Handicrafts 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

• Utah Best of State Award Sculpture 2016, 2019, 2020

• Utah Best of State Award Photography 2019, 2020(2)

• SLCC President’s Invitational Art Exhibit first runner up President’s Award 2013

• SLCC Student Art Exhibit Award of Merit

• SLCC Multi-cultural Art Exhibit People’s Choice Award 2013, 2014

• Provo City Summer Arts Showcase 2014 Certificate of Recognition

• Provo City Summer Arts Showcase 2015 People’s Choice

• Monte L Bean Nature Photography Competition Honorable Mention 2017

• Monte L Bean Nature Photography Competition Third place and Honorable Mention 2018

• Mayor’s Award Utah County Fair 2018 Photography and Creative Arts

NOTABLES

Published in Extraordinary Projects for Ordinary People Published by Instructables.comPublished in Complete Book of Gourd Carving by Jim Widess and Ginger SummitPublished in Creative Extremes The World’s Most Amazing Creative Projects by ToppPast Member, West Valley City Arts Council, Sister City CommitteeInternational Judge, International Egg Art GuildKnight Commander, Order of Saint Andrew the First CalledKnight Commander, Order of RizalKnight Commander, Order of Saint Moses the BlackKnight Commander, Order of the True CrossKnight Commander, Dynastic Order of the Green CrossKnight, Royal Order of Constantine the Great and Saint HelenEssential Piece Award West Valley City for outstanding community achievement

EXHIBITS

• Utah Cultural Celebration Center Sculpted Eggshell Easter Exhibit 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016

• Face of Utah Sculpture Exhibit 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

• Creations From Nature Patrick Moore Gallery 2011

• Easter Multi-National Exhibit at the Ethnographic Museum Velingrad, Bulgaria 2011

• Utah Cultural Celebration Center Sculpted Eggshell Easter Exhibit 2012

• Zions Bank Annual Art Show 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

• Summer Art Showcase Covey Center for the Arts, Provo Utah 2012

• Salt Lake Community College Multicultural Art Exhibit 2012

• Utah’s Hogle Zoo World of the Wild Annual Art Show 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

• Thanksgiving Point Sculpted Eggshell Easter Exhibit 2013

• Easter Multi-National Exhibit at the Ethnographic Museum Velingrad, Bulgaria 2013

• Summer Art Showcase Covey Center for the Arts, Provo Utah 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

• uneXpected/JuXtaposition Exhibition, Jay Etkin Gallery, Santa Fe New Mexico 2013

• SLCC President’s Invitational Art Exhibit 2013

• 28th Annual Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah Exhibit Springville Art Museum 2013

• Covey Center for the Arts, Provo Utah Sculpted Eggshell Easter Exhibit 2014

• Utah Cultural Celebration Center Utah Travels Exhibit 2014

• SLCC Student Art Exhibit 2014

• SLCC Multi-cultural Art Exhibit 2014

• Multi-National Exhibit Ethnographic Museum Velingrad, Bulgaria 2014

• Multi-National Exhibit Ethnographic Museum Karlovo, Bulgaria 2014

• Multi-National Exhibit Ethnographic Museum Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2014

• Utah Cultural Celebration Center Sculpted Eggshell Easter Exhibit 2015

• Salt Lake City Library Exhibition 2015

• Utah Cultural Celebration Center Artist Exhibit 2015

• SLCC President’s Invitational Art Exhibit 2015

• Multi-National Easter Art Exhibit Sopot, Bulgaria 2016

• Multi-National Easter Art Exhibit Ispirih, Bulgaria 2016

• Covey Center for the Arts, Provo Utah Dimensions of Imagination Solo Exhibit 2016

• Bulgaria Two Views Photography Exhibit Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2017

• Monte L Bean Life Museum Nature Photography Competition and Exhibition 2017, 2018

• Covey Center for the Arts Easter Eggstravaganza 2018

• Bulgaria Two Views Photography Exhibit Covey Center for the Arts Provo, Utah 2018

• Bulgaria Two Views Photography Exhibit Ruse, Bulgaria 2018

• Bulgaria Two Views Photography Exhibit Sofia, Bulgaria 2018

• What’s on Your Plate Exhibit Utah Cultural Celebration Center 2018

• Bulgaria Two Views Photography Exhibit Velingrad, Bulgaria 2019

• Bulgaria Two Views Photography Exhibit Sopot, Bulgaria 2019

• EU Capital of Culture Easter Exhibition Plovdiv Ethnographic Museum Bulgaria 2019