BIO

Brigitte Thompson sees art as a vehicle to explore the complex relationships individuals have with reality, the hyper-real, and the imaginary. To her art is a form of therapy that can be used to release emotions, create energy, and generate discussion. In this way she is able to communicate concepts and ideas about reality that may be hard to articulate through any other means.

“My work focuses on the boundaries that set us apart in life and what lies in between them. Through my art I try to visually manifest this realm, this realm of what cannot be seen, but affects us nonetheless. The colors of our emotions, the beauty of the soul, and the bonds that keep us tethered to one another.”

She has shown her work at numerous galleries across Colorado including Redline, Kashi Kari Gallery, and the Parker Arts Culture and Event Center. Aside from showing her work, she works full-time as a Project Coordinator in higher education and as an art mentor through Redline Contemporary Art Center’s Youth Art Mentoring program.

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EDUCATION

2022 University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO – MS | Information Systems Cybersecurity specialization program

2019 Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO – BFA Program 

2007 Denver School of the Arts, Denver, CO – Diploma

EXHIBITION HISTORY

2023 Feel Kashi Kari Gallery, Denver, Colorado

2021 Chinese New Year: PARAD’OX, Group Show, Valkyrie. Lakewood, CO

2020 A Matter of Heart, Group Show, AL•LE•GO•RY. Denver, CO

2020 Diverging Paths, Group Show, Art Gym. Denver, CO

2020 When Will They See Us? PACE Center. Parker, CO

2019 Colored People, Solo Show, Coffee at the Point. Denver, CO

2019 Morocco through Four Lenses, Group Show, CVA. Denver, CO

2019 MSUDenver BFA Thesis Show, Group Show, CVA. Denver, CO

2019 Women Across Cultures and Time, Self-Curated Group Show, Center for Multicultural Excellence and Inclusion. Denver, CO

2018 Annual Holiday Showcase, Group Show, RiNo Made. Denver CO

2018 Tiny Treasures, Group Show, Helikon Gallery. Denver, CO

2018 12 Steps, Group Show, Juice Box. Denver, CO

2018 Just Peachy, Group Show, Sally Centigrade. Denver, CO

2018 VFW Monthly group exhibit, Group Show, VFW Post 1. Denver, CO

2017-2018 Hallway Exhibit, Group Show, Helikon Gallery. Denver, CO

2017 The Fact of My Blackness, Solo Show, Coffee at the Point. Denver, CO

2014 Denizen, Group Show, Helikon Gallery. Denver, CO

FESTIVALS

2019 DiNK Comic Con

2018-2019 Colorado Annual Black Arts Festival 

INTERNSHIPS AND WORK EXPERIENCE (ART RELATED)

2019 9 Dot Arts (Internship)

2018 Open Door Tea Shop (Painting Instructor) 

MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS (PAST AND PRESENT)

2019 – Present African American Affairs Council (Council Member)

2018 - 2019   Food Bridge Marketplace (Artist Coordinator)

2018 - 2019   Voices on Canvas (advisor)

2018 - 2019   Denver Illustration Salon (member)

2017 - 2019   RiNo Arts District (member) 

2018 - 2019   Artists Anonymous 2018 (member) 2019 (Vice President)

SKILLS

Acrylic Painting | Oil Painting | Digital Painting | Panel Construction | Class Instruction | Lesson Plan Creation | Varnish Removal/Painting Conservation | Art Handling | Art Installation and take down | Public Curation | Adobe CC Creative Suite (special emphasis in Photoshop, Lightroom, and Adobe Fresco) | Procreate