About
Brittany Schwartz
Born in West Hartford, CT
By conceiving and creating art, I seek to communicate my sense of the world to others. Painting gives me a voice. My art is my half of a conversation with the viewer. I make art to lose myself, to share my thoughts, to be appreciated. Because each piece is inherently unique, it makes me feel valuable because I am formulating something no one else ever will. I create works of art because my most inner world gives me an indescribable feeling which I can observe and convey, learn and teach, and understand and challenge. It is my reality and my dream state. There are no words needed, just color and form to communicate the visions concocted from my soul. In photographs, I like to capture a certain look on someone’s face, or a view that I will miss out on if I take one more step. Time and space are suspended during these processes, until a tap on the shoulder brings me home. Imagination can lead you on an adventure of the mind. My imagination allows me to make these worlds – real and imaginary - come alive on canvas and paper. So I continue to dream – fantasy by fantasy, scene by scene, image by image, detail by detail – in the hope my artwork initiates a conversation conveying my adventures, ideas, perspectives and emotions. Hopefully, this interchange will challenge and provoke my audience in an inspired way.
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Education
2012 - West Hartford Public Schools: ArtQuest for Gifted Students (selected for after school program based upon a submitted portfolio; 30 students town-wide from over 800 students)
2016 - Kingswood Oxford School West Hartford, Connecticut
2020 - Union College
Grants & Awards
2014-2015 - Photographer, KO News
2014 - Honorable Mention, Scholastic Art Awards, Farmington Valley Art Center, Avon, CT (Solitude)
2015 - Artwork best exemplifying and representing annual school theme "mosaic", selected by KO News
2015 - “Artist of the Month” as featured in the KO News newspaper
2015 - Photography Editor, KO News
2016 - The Eli Udolf Art Award, is given by Mrs. Leonard Udolf in memory of her husband and his father, Mr. Eli Udolf, to that student in the Sixth Form whose portfolio of work demonstrates creativity approaching professional caliber.
Exhibitions
2013 - West Hartford Art League Saltbox Gallery, featuring Poppy
2014 - Solo Exhibition, Printmaking Works, Roberts Center Gallery, Kingswood Oxford School featuring Solitude
2014 - Solo Exhibition, Printmaking Works, Roberts Center Gallery, Kingswood Oxford School featuring SAT Fog
2014 - Solo Exhibition, Printmaking Works, Roberts Center Gallery, Kingswood Oxford School featuring Meditation
2015 - Solo Exhibition, Portfolio Preparation Works, Roberts Center Gallery, Kingswood Oxford School featuring True to Yourself
2015 - Solo Exhibition, Portfolio Preparation Works, Roberts Center Gallery, Kingswood Oxford School featuring Space for Reflection
2015 - Solo Exhibition, Portfolio Preparation Works, Roberts Center Gallery, Kingswood Oxford School featuring Pink Roses
2015 - Solo Exhibition, Portfolio Preparation Works, Roberts Center Gallery, Kingswood Oxford School featuring New Me
2015 - Scholastic Art Award Exhibit, University of Hartford Joseloff Gallery featuring Solitude