Photograph of Artist GWENDOLYN BROOKS
GWENDOLYN BROOKS
District of Columbia, DC - United States



Original Artworks (5)

Gwendolyn Brooks; I Had It First, 2014, Original Mixed Media, 30 x  inches. Artwork description: 241  Two sisters are having a disagreement over whichone should hold the balloons.The older sister ends up with the balloon.      ...
Gwendolyn Brooks
Original Mixed Media, 2014
30 x inches (76.2 x 0.0 cm)
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Gwendolyn Brooks; The House Of The Ancestors, 2011, Original Mixed Media, 30 x 30 inches. Artwork description: 241   Depicts the ancestorial dwelling placeand the spirits that live within thissacred space.    ...
Gwendolyn Brooks
Original Mixed Media, 2011
30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
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Gwendolyn Brooks;   Fruitful Delights, 2011, Original Mixed Media, 30 x 30 inches. Artwork description: 241    My favorite fruits are seen for the viewers delight!   ...
Gwendolyn Brooks
Original Mixed Media, 2011
30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
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Gwendolyn Brooks; Lost In The City, 2011, Original Mixed Media, 30 x 30 inches. Artwork description: 241  Children are seen on an urban street,these are neglected children left totake care of themselves.  ...
Gwendolyn Brooks
Original Mixed Media, 2011
30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
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Gwendolyn Brooks; Color Me Green, 2011, Original Mixed Media, 30 x 30 inches. Artwork description: 241  A young woman with a plant! ...
Gwendolyn Brooks
Original Mixed Media, 2011
30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
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Artist Statement

A Washington-based artist who specializes in mixed-media work
that includes but limited to: paintings,art quilts, soft sculpture,
and works on paper. She says of her work: "Art is my life!I feel
alive when I'm creating!"
Much of her inspiration comes from traveling to such colorful
places as: Brazil, Italy, Turkey, Greece, West Africa, Canada,
Trinidad and Tobago. Her love affair with textiles began over twenty
years ago while living in the Gambia. She discovered the richness
of her ancestral spirits through the vivid colors and textures of
local fabrics.
Ms. Brooks received her BFA in Art Education from Howard University and Masters of Arts in Teaching from Trinity
College. ...

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