Paula Brett (thumone)
From color-infused paintings and candy mandalas to video self-portraits, Paula Brett’s broad body of work incorporates various combinations of media dealing with ideas such as created identity, coincidence, ritual, and transitory spaces. Paula has has exhibited work in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Florida, Budapest, Hungary; and Timiosoara, Romania. (That’s just a stone’s throw from Transylvania, for the geographically challenged.)
Most recently her Candy Mandalas were exhibited at the New York City’s famous Dylan’s Candy Bar. She is represented by Elisa Contemporary Art in NYC and by Jules’ Place in Boston, MA. Brett’s work is collected internationally and is included in private collections featuring Damien Hirst and Hiroshi Sugimoto. Paula holds an BS in Art Education from the University of Georgia and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Media from Columbia College Chicago. She currently resides in Tampa, Florida where she creates and teaches art, mothers two little boys, tries to keep up her yoga practice and be a good friend to her husband.