Gallery Locations

November 20 & 21. Special event at Steve Mitchell Pottery. I'm just down the hill from Steve and he's been kind enough to invite me to hang a good gift giving selection of drawings during the event. Hope to make this an annual event. Friday, 10am to 2pm and Saturday, 10 until noon.

Steve always has great work at great prices during this sale! Directions, Take Brambleton Ave /Rt 221 west to Back Creek, Just past Fire Dept take Rt 1774 to the right & go 50 feet, then a right on Crown Rd to the end. Go through cul-de-sac straight up driveway to top of hill at the stone house. Plenty of parking. 7114 Crown Rd., Roanoke, VA, 525-4002.

October 15-November 30. Select drawings at the Grandin Theatre Gallery. Open during Theatre hours. Grandin Village, Roanoke, VA.

September 18. My abstract works on paper, "Ash" and "Family Cabinet" have been awards 1st and 2nd place for Minimalism and 2nd place for Innovative from the American Art Awards. My work also received recognition in the Abstract and Charcoal/Ink/Pencil catagories. Work was judged by 25 galleries from 25 different states in an online competion. The American Art Awards are organized by Thom Bierdz and based in Los Angles, California.

eptember 17, 2009. Events This Weekend:

Lynchburg Arts Festival, Saturday, 10am to 4pm, E.C. Glass High School grounds, Lynchburg, VA

Fincastle Heritage Festival, Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 12 to 5pm, Downtown Fincastle, VA

My abstract paintings and drawings along with my temt and myself will be in Lynchburg on Saturday while my wife Mary, along with 3 display racks and landscape paintings and drawings will be in front of the Courthouse in Fincastle. I will be in Fincastle along with Mary on Sunday afternoon. We hope to see you out enjoying the very last days of Summer!

New River Land Trust's Land and River Revel, Sunday, Blacksburg, VA. Two works, Dreaming of Fall and Relation & Connection will be auctioned off at this event.

June 1, 2009. I'm happy to announce that I am the recipient of the 2009 Sidewalk Art Show's Drawing/Original Printmaking Award. The show, held in Roanoke, VA is now in it's 51st year and had more than 160 artists participating. The weather and crowds were terrific for the weekend. Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed the show.

May 18, 2009. Visit my Booth May 30 and 31 on the Roanoke City Market for the 2009 Taubman Museum of Art's Sidewalk Show. A large quantity of my new, original abstracts will be on display. Looking for my recent landscape work? Check out the window display at the Market Gallery on Salem Avenue, Downtown Roanoke this month. Sidewalk Show news release (PDF).

March 27, 2009. My first outdoor show of the season will be Blacksburg VA's Fork and Cork, May 2nd. This will be your first chance at many new abstract mixed-media drawings. http://www.blacksburgpartnership.org/fork/index.html

March 27, 2009. In April I will be the featured member at the Nelson Gallery, Lexington, VA. New show opens April 3. A selection of abstracts will take the place of the landscape works usually displayed here. http://www.nelsonfineartsgallery.com

March 27, 2009. July will see the premier of a new landscape series: "Roadside Distractions, Driving the I-81 Corridor" at Nelson Gallery, Lexington, VA. Before becoming a member of the Nelson Gallery, I was an entrant in their 9th Annual Juried show in 2008. Winning the Members Choice award provided a one person show in July of this year. Show opens the first Friday in July. http://www.nelsonfineartsgallery.com

March 27, 2009. The selected works, "Melville" and "Ash," have been delivered to the Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg for their National Juried Exhibition, opening April 3rd. The show runs through April 24th. http://www.academyfinearts.com

March 20, 2009. A successful conclusion to ARTFEAST, a collaborative arts projects at Center In the Square, Roanoke, VA. My project, Generation 30, seems to have been enjoyed by a wide range of age groups. Read more about this project in the near future on my blog, http://brett-art.blogspot.com/

February 6, 2009. "Temptation" wins Best In Show at the Roanoke Valley SPCA's Best in Show. His painting will be featured on the cover of the 2010 RVSPCA calendar. The opening event was held at The Taubman Museum in Roanoke. Ali Cat, who posed for the painting is now claiming Supermodel status.

January 18, 2009. Thanks to Bobbi Hoffman for taking the time to come and visit my studio and writing such a nice story in Valley Business Front, the January, '09 issue. To not scare her away, I cleaned up quite a bit before her arrival so she would at least have a chair to sit in. Read the story on page 57.

January 16, 2009. The members of The Nelson Gallery in Lexington, Virginia has kindly offered me the opportunity to join their gallery. I've accepted of course. There a great bunch of people and I look forward to working and sharing wall space with them starting this February. My landscape show is still scheduled there for July.

January, 2009. Happy New Year! Planning for 2009 is underway. I'll be posting more info about upcoming events including my landscape show at the Nelson Gallery in July, outdoor shows, and my first Open House this fall. Also in the works is a revising up this web site, allowing you to purchase works more simply, and keep track of my work and projects. I wish everyone the best for 2009, whatever it is YOUR planning to accomplish this year.

November 7, 2008. Of Nature and Necessity, a two person show with Anna Velkoff Freeman opens today at the Selden Gallery, Norfolk, VA. The show includes 34 abstract drawings and a large mixed media work Brett has created this year, matched with Anna's ceramic pieces. Opening Reception is Friday, November 14, at 5 PM with a gallery talk Friday, November 21, at 6:30 PM. The Selden Gallery is on the 2nd floor of the Selden Arcade above the Plume Street entrance. The show will be posted for viewing on this website the week of the 10th. View the show online

October 17, 2008. Artists ask to Canvas for SPCA's Best In Show. The Market Gallery and The Roanoke Valley SPCA invite artists of all ages to be a part of their 4th annual art show, Best in Show. More

September 28, 2008. Look for My Tent at Art In The Alley, Salem, VA. My first year at this event, I will be bringing a wide selection of works including selected items from his sketchbook.

September 27, 2008. I travels to Bedford for Centerfest. I will be displaying his landscape work along the fence.

September 25, 2008. Award of Excellence at the Roanoke City Art Show.

August 11, 2008. The ink and black tea drawing titled Ash has been accepted for the 29th Annual Roanoke City Art Show. 43 pieces were selected from 440 entires. The show opens September 25th, 2nd floor, Center in the Square, Downtown Roanoke.

August 2, 2008. Winner, Members' Choice Award in Nelson Fine Arts Gallery's 9th Annual Juried Show. The award includes a one person show in July of 2009, Nelson Fine Arts Gallery, Lexington, VA. Hope to see you there!

July 31, 2008. From the Source, a work in ink, watercolor, and wax has been seclected for the 2008 Central Virginia Watercolor Guild's 17th Annual Exhibition. Judge is Charles W. Goolsby. McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville. Show begins Friday, September 5th, with a public reception from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

July 27, 2008. Beginning on Art By Night August 8, 2008, Cheshire Gallery on Campbell Avenue in downtown Roanoke, VA will display 48 linear feet of my latest works. I will will be the featured artist through August of 2008. In watercolor, ink, acrylic and mixed media, these new works explore themes of music, nature, and personal exploration. Come by and discuss these new works with Brett during Art By Night between 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Show continues through the month of August.

July 20, 2008. Rush, Lee-Hi and The Middle Ground selected for Nelson Fine Arts Gallery's 9th Annual Juried Show. The show, Juried by John Maggio, displays 40 works by 26 artists. Nelson Gallery, Opening August 1, 2008, Nelson Fine Arts Gallery, Lexington, VA.

June 9, 2008. Winner, mixed media award at Art Museum of Western Virginia's 50th Annual Sidewalk Art Show. Cameron Kitchin, executive director of the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia was this year's Judge. Mr. Kitchin awarded Brett the honorable mention in the mixed media catagory. See a sample of works from the show. Thank you to everyone who braved the heat and came out to see the show. Hope no major sunburns resulted for anyone.

May 7, 2008. Just out, the 2008 edition of the William & Mary Review, an annual collection of prose, poetry, and art published by the College of William & Mary in Virginia. My work, Passing Storm, has been included, and can be found on page 79.

May 1, 2008. Stop by and check out a new selection of my drawings at the 50th Annual Sidewalk Art Show, on the market in Roanoke, Virginia, June 7 and 8, 2008. New paintings will also be on view at The Market Gallery that weekend, corner of Wall Street and Salem Avenue. And don’t forget to stop by the Cheshire Gallery on Campbell Avenue to see what I came up with for their June theme—blue.

April 10, 2008. A Glance Inside included for Dimensions 2008, A National Juried Fine Art Competition and Exhibition Presented by Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, NC, April 10 to May 23, 2008.

March 15, 2008. Drifting after Midnight was among the artwork selected as part of the GALEX 42 juried exhibition on display at the Civic Arts Center in Galesburg, Illinois.

March 7, 2008. Good as Gold, an acrylic painting on canvas can be seen in the front window of Nelson Fine Arts Gallery for today's opening of Virginia Rivers and Streams, an invitational show, March 7th to March 31, 2008.

January 28, 2008. Nest 2, an ink and watercolor work will be included in the upcoming 20" x 20" x 20" : A National Compact Competition, at Louisiana State University in March, 2008. The show will run from March 16 through April 4, 2008 at the LSU Student Union Gallery.

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