Lyndell Brookhouse-Gil
Blessed to be an Artist
Artist Statement
As a painter I am able to slow down to investigate moments in time. I interpret light, contrasting colors and form in the scenery of public space, in turn appreciating the rhythms and routines of the culture we have in common. I believe in living fully, embracing change and fostering meaningful connections to people. I have always been drawn to the direct statements and the stories of the Ashcan School. My work uplifts visual narratives that nuance collective and individual subjectivity and is dedicated to observers that also choose to look for moments of shared humanity. I have a fondness for mysterious atmospheric night scenes and extraordinary people who can say everything in one look.
Artist Statement Bio
I am a New York based artist and have been fortunate to work as a painter and designer for all of my working life. As a young artist I was excited by the explorative downtown NY art scene in the 80s, I created performance art, graffiti, experimental music, paintings, stencil poster art and performed in an Afro Cuban Folkloric group. The generosity practiced in my family extends into a large community of people who have inspired me and my painting. I am drawn to preserve and document cultural and architectural beauty in light of rampant gentrification.
Exhibits
NoMMA’s Women of the Heights, Group Show, NYC Mar 2022
Arquetopia Residency & Exhibit, Puebla, Mexico Aug-Sept 2021
Solo Show–“Faces of Puerto Escondido”, Oaxaca, Mexico
Aug 2021
Solo Show—Estrella Bakery of the Heights, PopUp Expo-Solo piece,
NYC April 2021
NoMMA’s Women of the Heights, Group Show,NYC Mar 2021
Amsterdam Collective, Parallel Resistance- Viva Lula, Group Show, NYC Oct 2020
Now Music & Arts Group Show, Oct 2020
Boyle Heights East Los Angeles, Residency & Exhibit, Los Angeles, Jun-Sept 2020
NoMMA’s Women of the Heights, Group Show, NYC Mar 2020
Amsterdam Collective, Group Show,
NYC Dec 2019
Solo Show—“It takes a Community” Amsterdam Collective Gallery, NYC Nov 2019
Heath Gallery, Group Show, NYC Sept 2019
City Perspectives II, Group Show, NYC 2018-2019
Solo Show—MomBasel, Babycastles Gallery, NYC Dec 2018
Solo Show—Year of The Dog, The Dog Cafe, NYC Apr 2018
Solo Show—MomBasel, Babycastles Gallery, NYC Dec 2017
Creative Direction
I have worked as a Creative Director for over 30 years in New York and Mexico City. I still love to work on interesting projects especially with youth culture. Sharing my vast knowledge of project development in combination with fresh ideas of the youth is fruitful and gratifying. LMK if you need help with your projects.
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