Brenda

dickerson

Visual Artist

Being an artist wasn’t a chosen power, it
was given. I’ve been creating
professionally for 4 years and have
become successful in all of the facets
developed, including mural art, tattoos,
painting, drawing, and more.

Get to know my art

I specialize in botanical and portrait surrealism utilizing oil and acrylic paints.

I knew early on in my career that I wanted to pursue surrealism. This was because I noticed how impatient and insecure I grew trying to make a painting of an apple look like a real apple (i.e.). Although I can execute realistic artworks, precision never coincided with my patience; so I avoided it using surrealism.

My practice

Education and
Experience

  • Self-taught artist
  • About 40 murals around the city of Chicago (individual and collaborative), including locations like the Museum of Science and Industry, the Kehrein Center, Chatham, GGC and more.
  • Featured on Spotlight Chicago WGN, Suntimes Newspaper, ABC 7, etc.

Galleries and

Exhibits

  • Silverroom: Melanated in
    America
  • Connect Gallery: From Canvas
    to Community
  • Chamblee, Georgia: Nature’s
    Beauty
  • MSI: Black Creativity Juried Art
    Exhibition
  • Soho House: Juneteenth Art
    Exhibition with Chi Gives Back
  • The Marvel: Fundraiser Art
    Exhibition with Paint the City

My journey