Artist's Statement | Representation | Upcoming Shows
Past Shows | Press | Biography

When people see my work, I'd like them to take a few seconds to really look at it. It's ok if they think they could do it. Because they wouldn't. Nobody would do exactly what I do but me at that exact moment in time. It's a completely personal statement. There's no map, no picture to follow, no blueprint, no formula, no recipe.

The act of creating a painting is an adventure—a journey. I don’t know where it will end. Every piece is uniquely determined by my mood, time of day, energy level, lighting, and materials at hand. The textures, layers, and interplay of colors are different every time.

I love oil paint because of its density. I like to sculpt forms and create dimension, building up ridges that cast shadows and catch glazes. I like the process of layering things and seeing what happens. I’m a tactile monkey and I want to create pieces that demand that you touch them.

I’m fascinated by the world around me so I’m influenced by everything: music, books, travel, street life, fashion and pop culture. I’m an observer, a collector, a traveler, and an adventurer. Everything I take in gets filed away in some back corner of my head and eventually comes out again recycled and reformatted onto canvas.

For me, a piece is done when it doesn’t beg to be tampered with anymore. It’s accomplished whatever goal I’ve set for the piece and it’s pleasing to me, which isn’t always the same as being beautiful.

Representation

::In Chicago: Wiessman Gallery, 1130 South Wabash Ave. Suite 101, phone 312.291.0752
::In Jackson Hole: Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary, 130 South Jackson Street, phone 307.734.0649

Upcoming Shows

::Ongoing: Wiessman Gallery, Chicago, IL

Past Shows

::Jan-April 2008: Group Show with Jonah Burlingame, mscape, San Francisco, CA
::October 2007: Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
::November 2007: Visual Aid’s Big Deal, San Francisco, CA
::December 2006-April 2007: Group Show with Jonah Burlingame and Fong Fai, Ligne Roset, San Francisco, CA.
::September 15-November 28, 2006: Solo Show: "My Prints Are On This", Ligne Roset, San Francisco, CA.
::November 2006: Visual Aid’s Big Deal, San Francisco, CA
::October 2006: Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
::September 8-30, 2006: The Language of Birds Group Show, Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary (formerly Jackson Street Gallery), Jackson Hole, WY.
::July 2006: 46th Chromosome Group Show, Jackson Street Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY
::November 2005: Visual Aid’s Big Deal, San Francisco, CA
::October 2005: Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
::September 2005: ArtSpan Opening Show at SomArts, San Francisco, CA
::August/September 2005: Group show with Miya Ando Stanoff, Silvia Poloto and Jonah Burlingame, Ligne Roset, San Francisco, CA
::June/July 2005: "Introducing Brandi Brooks" Ligne Roset, San Francisco, CA
::April/May 2005: San Francisco City College Juried Student Show, San Francisco, CA
::April 2005: ArtSpan Benefit Art Auction, San Francisco, CA
::November 2004: Visual Aid’s Big Deal, San Francisco, CA
::October/November 2004: Two person show with Miya Ando Stanoff at Ligne Roset, San Francisco, CA
::October 2004: American Academy of Ophthalmology’s XIV Annual Art Exhibit, New Orleans, LA
::October 2004: Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
::September 2004: ArtSpan Opening Show at SomArts, San Francisco, CA
::May 2004: San Francisco City College Juried Student Show, San Francisco, CA

Press

June 2005: Art MoCo, a web magazine featuring modern contemporary art news and views. Read the article here.

Biography

Brandi Brooks moved to San Francisco in 1995 and soon began creating metal sculpture as an outlet for pent-up creative energy. Welding just wasn’t conducive to apartment dwelling, so she started painting in 1999. Brandi was born in 1970 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and grew up on a cattle ranch. While she’s always been interested in art, her school district dropped art because of budget cuts when she was in third grade, so she didn’t pursue it until recently. Brandi currently works in marketing at a large non-profit by day and paints by night.