Colette Bresilla

Creating “Art” is sometimes, a channel of responding to the world we live in, by expressing the joy as well as the horror with the current state of social, political and economic affairs. My paintings are the result of such realities which convey the sweetness and the bitterness of our everyday life. My inspirations are drawn from meditation, certain genres of music, Reading, and observing people interact. Concentrating on the female figure, especially the Japanese geisha, being a Haitian-born Artist I try to explore and explode traditional conceptions of women, presenting the viewers with figures who appeal to and confound them.
Like many bi-cultural artists before me, I have successfully woven the strands of my origins to the fabric of my new environment. The American shows in the studied refinement and control of my brush strokes, the boldly customized nature of my colors and the political in my explorations. The Haitian is evident in my preoccupations with the cosmos, the complex representations of the Lwas or Deity’s that ride Haitian culture.

Also as a “Borderless Bird”, I value the time I have spent in countries in West Africa and Europe, especially Paris, where my mind and eyes absorb what these rich cultures have to ...

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Textile Design and Painting,
School of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016, Konekxion Dé, Spencer Loft Gallery, Chelsea, MA
2016, Konekxion, Parker Gallery at Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
2015, Borderless Bird, Mayor’s Office Gallery, Boston City Hall, Boston, MA
2015, Spring’s Spirits, The Garage Sale Gallery, Boston, MA
2014, Women’s Heritage Month Exhibit, Mayor’s Neighborhood Gallery
2012, University of Mass., Boston
2010, Tufts University (Private Law Office) Medford, MA
2008, Tufts University (Private Law Office) Medford, MA
2007, Sons et Couleurs d'Haiti, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
2006, Tones and Tunes of Haiti, French Library and Cultural Center, Boston, MA
2005, DLA Piper Rudnick International, Boston, MA
2004, Solo Exhibition, Tishman and Speyer, Boston, MA
2002, Solo Exhibition, Corners Gallery (Boston Design Center) Boston, MA
2000, Solo Exhibition, Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
1999, Solo Exhibition, Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
1996, Solo Exhibition, Tofia Gallery, Waltham, MA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017, “A Call To Nature”, Mass Audubon Society, Belmont, MA
2016, Members’ Exhibition, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, MA
2016, “Off the Grid”, Members’ Exhibition, ArtsWorcester, Worce...