 |  | A Professor, a Diplomat, an Artist
Brahney has an undergraduate degree from Michigan State
University in French and art education. After completing her
Ph.D. in medieval French, she pursued careers as a teacher
and professor of French, Humanities and English, and as a
diplomat for the U.S. Department of State.
Selected Works |
Beginning in 1996, she was able to devote herself to art, first by studying
drawing and watercolor at the Torpedo Factory, a well-known artists’ cooperative
in Alexandria, Virginia (USA). Since then she has also taken up botanical drawing
and painting, studying under Juliet Kirby in Williamsburg, Virginia, from 2002-2004.
The current exhibit at the House of Sampoerna is Ms. Brahney’s third solo exhibit.
It includes botanical drawings and paintings from the past two years, as well and
landscapes and experimental works exploring the new medium of painting on
synthetic “Yupo” paper.
In her work, Ms. Brahney encourages viewers to look closely at a range of
subjects – from the grace and beauty of plants, fruits and unusual seedpods to
serene landscapes and the abstract use of form and color. All are the fruits of
meditation and a desire to explore the limits of watercolor and its sister medium,
water-soluble acrylic paints.
Exhibits, shows and honors
In the U.S. Ms. Brahney’s work has been exhibited in juried shows at the Art League
Gallery in Alexandria, VA (1998 - 2001), where she was awarded an “Equal Merit”
award for her watercolor, “Evensong” (included in the current exhibit).
2002–2004:
Inclusion in numerous shows at This Century Gallery in Williamsburg, VA
2003:
“Uncharted Territory”, watercolor painting chosen for inclusion in the juried journal,
“The William and Mary Review,” published by the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Solo exhibits:
Aromas Café and Gallery, Williamsburg, VA, 2002 and 2004
This exhibition was held on 01 December 2004 - 07 January 2005 |
