Brian Wetjen studied at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, and the Karel de Grote Hogeschool in Antwerp, Belgium. Upon completing his BA in Printmaking at UNO, he got swept up in the dot-com boom and spent more time making websites than art. The need to create kept calling, and Wetjen returned to making paintings, installations, and sculptural works inspired by his love of nature and the great outdoors.

Brian's work has been exhibited widely throughout the Omaha metro area including at Gallery 1516, KANEKO, the Michael Phipps Gallery, Radial Arts Center, and Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. He won an Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award for Best Two-Person Show with 2017’s Interwoven with Sarah Kolar at the Michael Phipps Gallery, and had selections in both the 2017 and 2023 Nebraska Biennial exhibitions at Gallery 1516.

Brian lives and creates in Omaha, Nebraska.