Brooke Hunter
b.1997 Bend, Oregon
Lives and works in Southern California.
Brooke Hunter is originally from the Midwest. She moved to California in 2016, after receiving a scholarship to study at Laguna College of Art and Design.
Brooke enjoys painting subjects such as the human figure and still life. Her goal is to capture those feelings and thoughts that are so often just fleeting moments and turn them into something that feels grounded, cohesive, and relatable.
She received her BFA in Drawing and Painting spring of 2020 and is currently teaching in Santa Ana at the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA).
EDUCATION
2016- 2020 B.F.A., Laguna College of Art + Design (LCAD), Laguna Beach, CA
2015-2016 Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK
EXHIBITIONS
2023- “Figurative Expose” Exhibition, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
2022- Featured artist, Cast of Crowns art collective, Laguna Beach, CA
2022- “Made in California” Exhibition, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
2021 -“Birdhouse” Solo Exhibition, B-Minus Studio, Santa Ana, CA
2021- City of Laguna Beach Juried Fine Art Exhibition
2020- Rites of Passage, Emerging Artist Exhibit, Manifest Gallery, OH
2020- LCAD Virtual Senior Exhibition, Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach
2019- City of Laguna Beach Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
2019- LCAD Student Juried Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
2019- Featured artist, Studio 7 Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2019- Featured artist, Hobie Surf Shop, Laguna Beach, CA
2019- Women in Art Group Show, Las Lagunas Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
PRESS and AWARDS
2022- Emerging Artist Award- Made in California, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
2021- First place cash award- City of Laguna Beach Annual Juried Fine Art Exhibition
2021- “Strokes of Genius 12” - The Best of Drawing Magazine Juried Competition
2020- Southwest Art's Magazine "21 under 31": Young Artists to Watch in 2020:
Brooke Hunter https://www.southwestart.com/featured/21-under-31-young-artists-to-watch-in-2020-brooke-hunter
2020- Director's Choice Award- Rites of Passage, Emerging Artist Exhibit, Manifest Gallery, OH
2020- Palette Project 2020 Recipient, Scottsdale, AZ
2020- COVID-19 Artist's Grant Recipient, Community Engagement Org, Santa Ana, CA
2019- Art of the Portrait Scholarship Award- Portrait Society of America, Atlanta, GA
2019- Student Scholarship- Figurative Art Convention & Expo (FACE), Williamsburg, VA
2019- Art of the Portrait Scholarship Award- Portrait Society of America, Atlanta, GA
2019- Meet Brooke Hunter," SDVoyager, June 10, 2019- http://sdvoyager.com/interview/meet-brooke-hunter/
2016- Full Ride Merit Scholarship recipient- Laguna College of Art and Design