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Brian Sal Corral; born July 14th 1976 is an American artist out of Roanoke (VA). After completing his Masters of Art degree through Radford University, he began publicly selling his paintings, and began working as the Hot Picks writer for the Visions section of City Magazine.

Life as a Fine Arts Professional

Brian Sal Corral (Sal )is a career artist intending to become well established internationally, contribute positively to society through his art, and teach at the university level. To this end he has currently established himself in Roanoke Virginia and has began reaching out to other states. In VA he has participated in 7 juried shows, 5 group shows, 2 solo exhibitions, and won 3 awards in the last 5 years. Additionally, he writes for City Magazine and is an annual guest speaker at Virginia Tech, his undergraduate alma mater. Before finishing his graduate degree from Radford University he taught 2 sessions of Art Appreciation with an attendance of 60 students per session for 3 semesters.

Military and Educational career

While completing his BFA through Virginia Tech Sal worked a full time job and served the majority of his 6 years as a Marine Corpse Reservist. During this time (1995-2001) he went through several life changes including meeting his wife, Gilee Corral. His earliest years at Virginia Tech were whimsically multi-directional.Including: a semester as a walk on for the wrestling team, artist, several scholastic major changes, a counciler for friends, a Marine, founder of the Wrestling Club and a personal trainer. After discovering that art was his only constant, Sal began to focus on painting as his path in life.

Early Life and Genealogy

Brian Sal Corral's family is primarily from Mexico. His parents moved from Texas to find work while they were teenagers. His mother, Vicki Holland, and his father, Saul Corral, raised him and his older brother together until he was age 10(1986). Vicki raised Sal in Texas until her death at age 34. Saul then helped Sal finish school in Virginia and has become more involved with his life.

External Links

City Magazine

Brian Sal Corral Studio