Artist Profile
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| Bren Sibilsky with Aphrodite. |
Bren Sibilsky is an international artist and full-time sculptor and painter, with work in many collections throughout North America and Europe. Having worked in the art field for over 20 years her current primary focus is sculpture in the style of classical realism with emotional undertones. Her art work is the reflection of her interests in nature and realism. According to the artist her sculptures are, "a study in understanding universal emotion."
Born in 1963, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Bren showed signs of exceptional artistic abilities and at age eight she asked her parents to send her to art school. Years later she graduated from the prestigious Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), formerly the Layton School of Art, in 1987. She studied sculpture with international artist Hanna Jubran and intensive anatomical study with artist Harold Huber.
Bren’s many awards include being chosen as an ARC Salon finalist; her sculpture, “Aphrodite,” is featured at www.artrenewal.org under sculpture finalists. She was also a recipient of a "Best of Sculpture" award in Manhattan Arts International’s “HerStory” juried exhibition. She also received many awards for her illustrations when she worked in the graphic design field before becoming a full time fine artist.
She has had many one-person and group exhibitions including those at the Miller Art Museum, The Francis Hardy Gallery, Arc Gallery, Koehline Gallery, The Linden Gallery, and the Barnsite Art Gallery, among others.
The artist has been interviewed on WBDK radio, with feature articles published in the Resorter Reporter, Peninsula Pulse, Door County Advocate, Green Bay Press-Gazette and other publications.
Articulate and passionate about her work Bren Sibilsky presents sculpture demonstrations and Art Studio Tours. She also teaches sculpture at The Peninsula Art School in Door County, WI and at The Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art (an Arc Accredited Atelier) in Kewaunee County, WI.
Praise for Bren Sibilsky
"Your work is quite stunning! I am most often impressed with those that have the capacity to grasp the complex issues involved with sculpture. We will look forward to seeing more!”
Anthony Waichulis, Owner, Anthony Waichulis Studio; Arc Accredited Atelier School, Mocanaqua, PA
"Bren Sibilsky is a multi-talented artist fluent in many mediums but her discerning eye is best revealed in her powerful portrait sculptures. Bren's artwork portrays a surprising mixture of physical strength laced with complex undertones of emotional fragility. I have been a fan of Bren’s work for over 20 years".
Donna Hanks, financial anaylst, Procter & Gamble; and Treasurer, Eagle Ranch Estates
“Awakened by an artist in today’s time, Bren Sibilsky's art spreads the realm of "Artistically Magnanimous". I entered Bren's barn and witnessed a large-scale sculpture of a full figured black woman. I stood in suspense, filled with awe! Moments later, I was jet propelled into another dimension by witnessing her paintings lying amongst the walls of her house. It was clear to me through my world travels that this was one of the Greatest Artist of our times.”
Troi D. Gray, collector, entrepreneur, and artist, Chicago, IL
“I just saw some of your work and I think that you are fabulous!”
Rey Bustos, Anatomy Instructor, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, Arc Accredited Atelier School, CA; Instructor, The Art Center College of Design, CA; Instructor, California State University at Los Angeles, CA; Instructor, Disney Feature Animation, CA
“Bren Sibilisky’s work embodies and demonstrates three years drawing and anatomical study along with thousands of hours in practice. It has provided her with the opportunity to see but, to create in her own style." Master artists like Michelangelo combined strict academy training along with utilizing personal modifications to create their work to fulfill their vision and the demands of a particular work. She exercises this freedom. She is the highly valued sculpture instructor at the Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art, WI.
Richard H. Bell, Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art
"Bren Sibilsky successfully weds intuition, emotion, and imagination with consummate technical skill to produce moving and meaningful figurative sculpture."
Craig Blietz, Artist
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