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 artwork 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 and most recently Top 10 in the International “Healing Power of Art” show. 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 in Wisconsin, Arizona, and New York, 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 Art Calendar Magazine, 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.
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