RESUME
LELA BRUNET
BIOGRAPHY
Lela Brunet is an Atlanta based artist whose work explores the contrast created when the grace of the figure with the tension of energetic patterns and colors collide together. Lela work explores this visual battlefield of pattern, color, and form.
EDUCATION
2011-2014 Bachelor of Art (B.A.) Degree, Art Education. Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Ga.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/MURAL PROJECTS
2018
- Mosaic District Mural with Edens Properties, Fairfax, VA. (murals)
- Sublime, Kai Lin Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- Posed, Facet Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- A Better View, ABV, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- The South Show, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- Coffee Trees, Starbucks, Savannah, GA. (art installation)
- Pulp Reality, Notch8 Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- Wall of Wishes, Heards Ferry Elementary School, Sandy Springs, GA. (mural)
- Wisdom Flowers, Ridgeview Middle School, Sandy Springs, GA. (mural)
- In Solidarity, Laura Grant Project, Atlanta, GA. (collaboration mural)
-Soul Garden, Soul Cycle of Buckhead, Atlanta, GA. ( collaboration mural)
- Dreams, Shops Around Lenox, Atlanta, GA. (mural)
- Abstract Garden #3, Fritti, Inman Park, Atlanta GA. (mural)
2017
-Unravel, Notch8 Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
-Flourish, Kai Lin Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
-Here, There, Everywhere, NCR Global Headquarters, Atlanta, GA. (mural)
-Dandelion Dreams, Microsoft Offices, Alpharetta, GA. (mural)
-The Fortune Teller, Private Residence, Atlanta, GA. (mural)
-Melody, Mellow Mushroom, Rosewell, Ga. (mural)
-Deep Sea Disco, Mellow Mushroom, Mobile, AL. (mural)
-Floating Mushroom Garden, Mellow Mushroom, Mobile, AL. (mural)
-Hello Friend!, 3411 Coworking, Chamblee, GA. (mural)
2016
- Oz Poppy Field, Urban Sprouts Farm, Atlanta, GA. (mural)
- Candy Land, Hodge Podge Coffee, Atlanta, GA. (mural)
-Disco Space, MailChimp Exective Office, Ponce City market, Atlanta, GA. (mural)
- Absent Bodied, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
-Art with a Future, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA. (group)
-Squishypuss Monster Mash Up Show, Paris On Ponce, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
-Connected, Kai Lin Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA (solo show)
-The South, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
-Art of Modern Life, Colony Square, Atlanta, GA. (Mural)
-Forward Warrior 2016, Atlanta, GA. (Mural)
- Music and Muses, Claire Elizabeth Gallery, New Orleans, LA. (group show)
- La Familia, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- Connected, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA. (solo show)
- I FUCKING L*** YOU TOO, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group)
2015
- WhispHer, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA. (solo show)
-Nick O’ Time Exhibition, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
-Phoenix Fest 2015, Atlanta, GA. (Mural)
-The Food Show, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group)
-Forward Warrior: Grow the Block, College Park, GA. (Mural)
-South, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
-Forward Warrior 2015, Atlanta, GA. (Mural)
- Luminous, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA. (solo show)
- Ar.ca.na, Phoenix & Dragon, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- Wild Kingdom, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
2014
- Nick O’ Time Exhibition, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
- Beautiful Echoes, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA (solo show)
-19th Annual Hambidge Center Gala, Goat Farm Art Center, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
-Prowess, Arteegggio Art Gallery, Duluth, GA (group show)
-Fresh Blood 2014, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA (group show)
-Spring Senior Exhibition III, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw GA (group show)
2013
- Red Bull Curates: Canvas Cooler Project, Westside Cultural Center Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
- Little Things Mean a Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
-18th Annual Hambridge Center Gala, Goat Farm Art Center, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
- Georgia Lawyers for the Arts - 36th Annual Gala, King Plow Art Center, Atlanta, (invitational)
- Nick O’ Time Exhibition, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
- Dante’s Inferno, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
- Ice House Lofts Atlanta Show, Kibbee Gallery at Ice House Lofts, Decatur, GA. (invitational)
HONORS, AWARDS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
- People’s Choice: Best in Show: Red Bull Curates: Canvas Cooler Project, Atlanta, GA. 2013
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Georgia Association of Educators (GAE)
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
-Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA. 2015-present
- Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. 2013-present
- Branded Butcher, Athens, GA. 2013-present
- Orpheus Brewing Company: Wandering Blues Label design, Atlanta, GA.
PUBLICATIONS
Cullum, Jerry. Merging Dualities: Elliston Roshi & Lela Brunet at Kai Lin Art. Burnaway, Atlanta, GA. (January 18, 2016)
http://burnaway.org/review/merging-dualities-elliston-roshi-lela-brunet/
Feaster, Felicia. Pattern, whimsy are central in group show. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA. (May 11, 2015)
http://www.myajc.com/news/entertainment/arts-theater/ornamentation-whimsy-are-central-in-group-show-at-/nmDT8/?icid=ajc_internallink_myajcinvitationbox_feb2014_99cdaypass_post-purchase#580fd6c2.3977087.735729
Vega, Muriel. Q & A: Artist Lela Brunet. CommonCreativ ATL, Atlanta, GA. (October 1, 2014)
http://commoncreativatlanta.com/?p=5959
Kahler, Nick. Art and Beer: A Perfect Pairing. Burnaway, Atlanta, GA. (December 19, 2014)
http://burnaway.org/art-beer-perfect-pairing/
Kimbrell, Katherine. Recap: Red Bull Curates Canvas Cooler Project Atlanta. Miss A, Atlanta, GA. (accessed online 25 October, 2013) http://askmissa.com/2013/10/25/recap-red-bull-curates-canvas-cooler-project-atlanta/
BIOGRAPHY
Lela Brunet is an Atlanta based artist whose work explores the contrast created when the grace of the figure with the tension of energetic patterns and colors collide together. Lela work explores this visual battlefield of pattern, color, and form.
EDUCATION
2011-2014 Bachelor of Art (B.A.) Degree, Art Education. Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Ga.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/MURAL PROJECTS
2018
- Mosaic District Mural with Edens Properties, Fairfax, VA. (murals)
- Sublime, Kai Lin Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- Posed, Facet Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- A Better View, ABV, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- The South Show, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- Coffee Trees, Starbucks, Savannah, GA. (art installation)
- Pulp Reality, Notch8 Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- Wall of Wishes, Heards Ferry Elementary School, Sandy Springs, GA. (mural)
- Wisdom Flowers, Ridgeview Middle School, Sandy Springs, GA. (mural)
- In Solidarity, Laura Grant Project, Atlanta, GA. (collaboration mural)
-Soul Garden, Soul Cycle of Buckhead, Atlanta, GA. ( collaboration mural)
- Dreams, Shops Around Lenox, Atlanta, GA. (mural)
- Abstract Garden #3, Fritti, Inman Park, Atlanta GA. (mural)
2017
-Unravel, Notch8 Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
-Flourish, Kai Lin Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
-Here, There, Everywhere, NCR Global Headquarters, Atlanta, GA. (mural)
-Dandelion Dreams, Microsoft Offices, Alpharetta, GA. (mural)
-The Fortune Teller, Private Residence, Atlanta, GA. (mural)
-Melody, Mellow Mushroom, Rosewell, Ga. (mural)
-Deep Sea Disco, Mellow Mushroom, Mobile, AL. (mural)
-Floating Mushroom Garden, Mellow Mushroom, Mobile, AL. (mural)
-Hello Friend!, 3411 Coworking, Chamblee, GA. (mural)
2016
- Oz Poppy Field, Urban Sprouts Farm, Atlanta, GA. (mural)
- Candy Land, Hodge Podge Coffee, Atlanta, GA. (mural)
-Disco Space, MailChimp Exective Office, Ponce City market, Atlanta, GA. (mural)
- Absent Bodied, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
-Art with a Future, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA. (group)
-Squishypuss Monster Mash Up Show, Paris On Ponce, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
-Connected, Kai Lin Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA (solo show)
-The South, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
-Art of Modern Life, Colony Square, Atlanta, GA. (Mural)
-Forward Warrior 2016, Atlanta, GA. (Mural)
- Music and Muses, Claire Elizabeth Gallery, New Orleans, LA. (group show)
- La Familia, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- Connected, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA. (solo show)
- I FUCKING L*** YOU TOO, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group)
2015
- WhispHer, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA. (solo show)
-Nick O’ Time Exhibition, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
-Phoenix Fest 2015, Atlanta, GA. (Mural)
-The Food Show, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (group)
-Forward Warrior: Grow the Block, College Park, GA. (Mural)
-South, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
-Forward Warrior 2015, Atlanta, GA. (Mural)
- Luminous, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA. (solo show)
- Ar.ca.na, Phoenix & Dragon, Atlanta, GA. (group show)
- Wild Kingdom, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
2014
- Nick O’ Time Exhibition, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
- Beautiful Echoes, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA (solo show)
-19th Annual Hambidge Center Gala, Goat Farm Art Center, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
-Prowess, Arteegggio Art Gallery, Duluth, GA (group show)
-Fresh Blood 2014, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA (group show)
-Spring Senior Exhibition III, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw GA (group show)
2013
- Red Bull Curates: Canvas Cooler Project, Westside Cultural Center Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
- Little Things Mean a Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
-18th Annual Hambridge Center Gala, Goat Farm Art Center, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
- Georgia Lawyers for the Arts - 36th Annual Gala, King Plow Art Center, Atlanta, (invitational)
- Nick O’ Time Exhibition, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
- Dante’s Inferno, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. (invitational)
- Ice House Lofts Atlanta Show, Kibbee Gallery at Ice House Lofts, Decatur, GA. (invitational)
HONORS, AWARDS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
- People’s Choice: Best in Show: Red Bull Curates: Canvas Cooler Project, Atlanta, GA. 2013
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Georgia Association of Educators (GAE)
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
-Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA. 2015-present
- Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA. 2013-present
- Branded Butcher, Athens, GA. 2013-present
- Orpheus Brewing Company: Wandering Blues Label design, Atlanta, GA.
PUBLICATIONS
Cullum, Jerry. Merging Dualities: Elliston Roshi & Lela Brunet at Kai Lin Art. Burnaway, Atlanta, GA. (January 18, 2016)
http://burnaway.org/review/merging-dualities-elliston-roshi-lela-brunet/
Feaster, Felicia. Pattern, whimsy are central in group show. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA. (May 11, 2015)
http://www.myajc.com/news/entertainment/arts-theater/ornamentation-whimsy-are-central-in-group-show-at-/nmDT8/?icid=ajc_internallink_myajcinvitationbox_feb2014_99cdaypass_post-purchase#580fd6c2.3977087.735729
Vega, Muriel. Q & A: Artist Lela Brunet. CommonCreativ ATL, Atlanta, GA. (October 1, 2014)
http://commoncreativatlanta.com/?p=5959
Kahler, Nick. Art and Beer: A Perfect Pairing. Burnaway, Atlanta, GA. (December 19, 2014)
http://burnaway.org/art-beer-perfect-pairing/
Kimbrell, Katherine. Recap: Red Bull Curates Canvas Cooler Project Atlanta. Miss A, Atlanta, GA. (accessed online 25 October, 2013) http://askmissa.com/2013/10/25/recap-red-bull-curates-canvas-cooler-project-atlanta/