Audrey Breed

The most important element in anything I create is color and its relationships. My figurative work appropriates and juxtaposes imagery and ideas from American culture. My imagination is stimulated by what I see and hear on the internet.

My paintings are sometimes parodies depicting scenes that can be suggestive, ambiguous, and disconcerting. Favorite settings for these scenarios are bathrooms, kitchens and hotel rooms. Common motifs are checked floors, cigarette holders and cigarettes. I enjoy using irrational perspective and color for value.

Figures in my paintings are often self-consciously staring out at you the viewer thereby including you in a scenario whose meaning is created in your mind, based upon your unique world/societal perspective. Most of my paintings are small in size and intended for small, intimate spaces.

Since receiving a BA in Art from the University of Hawaii-Hilo, my artwork has been exhibited in solo and group shows in the United States; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Paris, France; London, England; and is in private collections in 50 states and 16 countries.

Favorite mediums are oil, acrylic, watercolor, and ink.

BA Art University of Hawai`i-Hilo

2020 - July - Gone to the Dogs with Friends - Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO
2019 - November - Passage - WCA, Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO
2018 – August – Amuse Yeux – Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
2018 – July – Denver State of Mind – m. Romero Gallery, Denver, CO
2018 – June – We The People – m. Romero Gallery, Denver, CO
2011 – Journeys and Transportation – Art With A Heart - London, England
2006 – July – Us on the US – ABC Treehouse Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006 – June – Recent Work – L’Autre Cercle, Paris, France
2002 – July – Recent Work – Puna Contemporary Art Center, Pahoa, HI
1999 – June One Step Beyond – East Hawai`i Cultural Center Hilo, HI
1998 – October Coming Out – Wailoa Center, Hilo, HI
1997 – December – Art Off The Wall – East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, HI
1997 – December – Goddess Show – Wailoa Center, Wailoa State Park, Hilo, HI
1997 – March – Pictures at an Exhibition – University of Hawai`i-Hilo, Hilo, HI