Will Brooks

visual artist

RESUME


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS


  2009   January   Boheme, Houston, TX
 
  2008   October   Gallery 1724, "In Full Color", Houston, TX
      June   Montgomery College, "Distilled", Conroe - The Woodlands, TX
 
  2007   August   Starbucks (Montrose), Houston, TX
      March   Barnaby's Cafe, Houston, TX
      January   Ariodante Gallery, "Rebirth", New Orleans, LA
 
  2006   December   Ariodante Gallery, "Rebirth", New Orleans, LA
      July   Bliss on 19th, Houston, TX

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS


  2009   June   Galleria Lazzara, "Color Psychology", Houston, TX
      June   Galerie Blu, Houston, TX
      January   Gallery 1724, "The Singles Show", Houston, TX
 
  2008   December   Galleria Lazzara, Houston, TX
 
  2007   March   AIDS Foundation Houston Annual Art Auction - Starbucks, Houston, TX
      March   Flyte Boutique, Houston, TX
 
  2006   April   Art and Hope - Charity Event for Camp Hope, Houston, TX
      March   Brun Street Gallery, Houston, TX
 
  2005   December   Brun Street Gallery, "Deck the Walls", Houston, TX
 
  2000   March   Student Exhibition - Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA

SELECTED PRESS


  2009   September   OutSmart Magazine, Vol. 16 No. 8 Pg. 18 : "Hip to be Square"
 
  2008   December   002 Houston Magazine, Vol. 10 Issue 120 Pg. 46 : Honorable Mention in Annual Cover Art Contest
 
  2008   June   The Villager, Newspaper for The Woodlands, TX, June 12 Pg. 1B : "Artist brings edge to Mary Matteson-Parish Gallery"
          The Courier of Montgomery County, Newspaper, June 9 : "Many art opportunites exist close to home"

COLLECTIONS/COMMISSIONS


  Works are held in various private collections throughout Louisiana, Texas, and Arizona. Including two large single-owner collections in Houston, TX.
 
  Received exclusive commission for large triptych in 2006 for Houston, TX residence.
 
  Designed a series of original, hand-painted T-Shirts, sold exclusively through Flyte Boutique.

CHARITY/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT


  Organized the "Art and Hope" charity silent auction to benefit Camp Hope, a summer camp for children living with HIV/AIDS.
 
  Donates numerous pieces each year to charity events, for auction or sale, to groups such as Bayou City Boys Club and AIDS Foundation Houston.

REGIONAL REPRESENTATION


  New Orleans, LA   Ariodante Gallery
  Austin, TX   Laurie Reed

EDUCATION


  2000   Bachelors of Fine Art, Louisiana Tech University
      Cum Laude, Emphasis on Studio Disciplines
 
      Studio Disciplines – Painting, Drawing
      Glass Fusion and Sculpture
      Print Making
      Graphic Design