BORN: 1978, Long Beach, CA
BFA: Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, 2004
Brooks Shane Salzwedel creates ethereal, layered landscapes that explore the intersection of natural and constructed environments. His work suspends familiar terrains—ancient trees, fragmented flora, and icy, isolated peaks—within fogged, dreamlike settings that evoke timelessness, solitude, and the erosion of memory. Each piece invites reflection, challenging traditional perceptions of place and the often-overlooked tensions between nature and industrialization. Within these scenes, glimpses of oil rigs, fire pits, pills, rainbows, and other subtle, personal symbols emerge, imbuing the landscapes with intimate narratives and creating connections across bodies of his work. Salzwedel’s unique self-created process combines semi-transparent materials with resins, wax, and acrylics to build visual and literal depth, fostering an immersive experience for viewers.
BIO:
Brooks Shane Salzwedel received his BFA with honors from the Art Center College of Design in 2004, coinciding with his debut solo show at NewSpace Gallery, Los Angeles. Known for his distinct technique, Salzwedel’s work has been highlighted in *Read This if You Want to be Great at Drawing* alongside celebrated artists like Ed Ruscha and Paul Noble. In 2015, he was selected as an Artist-in-Residence at Denali National Park, and two years later, he was invited to the White River National Forest in Aspen, further deepening his connection with nature. His work has been commissioned by UK musician Novo Amor, the Guthrie Theater, and other notable organizations, and he has shared his insights through talks at Gonzaga University, the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, CA, and more.
Salzwedel’s pieces have been showcased in major museums worldwide, including a solo exhibition at MOAH (Museum of Art and History) in Lancaster, CA, in 2018. His work has also appeared in group shows at prestigious venues like the Honolulu Museum of Art (2017), the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2010), MOCA Los Angeles (2010), and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (2009). Brooks lives and works in Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA.
EDUCATION
2004 Art Center College of Design, BFA, Cum Laude, Pasadena, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Embodiment, AMcE Gallery, Seattle, WA
2019 Isolate/Don't Isolate at Benjamin Eck Gallery, Munich, Germany
2018 Rut in the Soil, Exhibition at MOAH Lancaster Museum of Art and History with Thinkspace Gallery
2018 Dust and Dawn, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
2018 Lost Lands, Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA,
2016 Descanso Gardens, commission via Metro LA,
2014 Nat’l Parks, Gbg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Temporal Void, Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA
2012 Of Steel, Cement & Earth, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
2010 Bo Lee Gallery, Bath, UK
2009 Phylum Kingdom, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Land Makers, Tinlark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Modern Soil, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 By Fault Of Its Own, Tinlark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Ultra Autumn, R3 Gallery, San Diego, CA
2006 Hidden, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Halcyon, Newspace Gallery, Hollywood, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Interpretations of out Natural World, River Gallery, Ohio
2021 ETA30. Nahcotta Gallery, NH August
2021 Tondo. Spoke Gallery, NYC June
2021 Other Nature. Foley Gallery, NYC March
2021 Creative Resource, Round Weather Gallery, Oakland, CA Jan.
2020 Magnum Opus, Wanderlife Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Surreal Sublime, SJICA, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
2018 Remembered/Imagined, Paradigm Gallery and Antler Gallery, Portland, OR
2018 LAX/PDX, Antler Gallery with Thinkspace Gallery, LA and OR
2018 Audio/Visual, Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2018 Untitled Group Show, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Forget What You Know, Sp[a]ce Ayzenberg Center, Pasadena, CA
2017 Scope Fair, Thinkspace Gallery, Miami, FL
2017 LUSH, MAK Center, collaboration with Superjacent, Los Angeles, CA
2017 PowWow! Thinkspace Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2016 Panorama, Eastfield Collage, Austin, TX
2016 Through the Woods, Giant Robot 2, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Terra, Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA
2013 The Cityscape Show III, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Bold, Hype Gallery, New York, NY
2012 The Hammer Museum store, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Power Punch, Giant Robot, New York, NY
2011 Standard Deviation, See Line Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Art London, Bo Lee Gallery, London, UK
2009 East Of Eden, LAMAG, Multi-Gallery Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Fresh StART, Fundraiser Para Los Niños
2009 Everything But The Kitschen Sync, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
BLOG FEATURES
Sp[a]ce Gallery Interview for Forget What You Know on YouTube
Booooooom.com
Supersonic Art
Audio interview The Jealous Curator podcast or itunes
American Illustration 35th ed.
East Bay Express - Invisible Lands
Los Angeles Times
Supersonic
Booooooom
Surface & Surface
The Jealous Curator
Supersonic
My Modern Met
Designboom
PUBLICATIONS
Lampoon Magazine, Italy
Read his Book if you want To make Great Drawings, King Publishing
American Art Collector
New American Paintings
New York Times, “Green Grid”
GQ Magazine
ArtWeek, East of Eden
Los Angeles Times, Beyond Eden
ArtReview, “Testing Ground”
New Angeles Magazine, East of Eden
Drawing Magazine - Noteworthy
San Diego Tribune, “Wistful thinking”
Juxtapoz Magazine, Art & Culture
NYArts Magazine, “Sticking to the story”
Los Angeles Magazine, Best of issue
Los Angeles Times Magazine WEST
Lucky Magazine
TimeOut New York Magazine
CLIENTS / COMMISSIONS
Novo Amor Album Artwork
Collaboration with J Skis
Guthrie Theater
Commission LA METRO
Tia Mowry Cooking Show
Fog Land Wine (ClubW)
Man Appears in the Holocene
The New York Times
L.A. Weekly
Geffen Records
COLLECTIONS
Denali National Park, AK Collection
White River National Forest, CO Collection
MōDUS Moore College of Art & Design Philadelphia Permanent Collection
Four Seasons Hotel Washington D.C.
Four Seasons Hotel Lana’i Koele, Hawaii
The Houston Museum of Contemporary Art
Portland Art Museum
Blum Collection
BFA: Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, 2004
Brooks Shane Salzwedel creates ethereal, layered landscapes that explore the intersection of natural and constructed environments. His work suspends familiar terrains—ancient trees, fragmented flora, and icy, isolated peaks—within fogged, dreamlike settings that evoke timelessness, solitude, and the erosion of memory. Each piece invites reflection, challenging traditional perceptions of place and the often-overlooked tensions between nature and industrialization. Within these scenes, glimpses of oil rigs, fire pits, pills, rainbows, and other subtle, personal symbols emerge, imbuing the landscapes with intimate narratives and creating connections across bodies of his work. Salzwedel’s unique self-created process combines semi-transparent materials with resins, wax, and acrylics to build visual and literal depth, fostering an immersive experience for viewers.
BIO:
Brooks Shane Salzwedel received his BFA with honors from the Art Center College of Design in 2004, coinciding with his debut solo show at NewSpace Gallery, Los Angeles. Known for his distinct technique, Salzwedel’s work has been highlighted in *Read This if You Want to be Great at Drawing* alongside celebrated artists like Ed Ruscha and Paul Noble. In 2015, he was selected as an Artist-in-Residence at Denali National Park, and two years later, he was invited to the White River National Forest in Aspen, further deepening his connection with nature. His work has been commissioned by UK musician Novo Amor, the Guthrie Theater, and other notable organizations, and he has shared his insights through talks at Gonzaga University, the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, CA, and more.
Salzwedel’s pieces have been showcased in major museums worldwide, including a solo exhibition at MOAH (Museum of Art and History) in Lancaster, CA, in 2018. His work has also appeared in group shows at prestigious venues like the Honolulu Museum of Art (2017), the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2010), MOCA Los Angeles (2010), and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (2009). Brooks lives and works in Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA.
EDUCATION
2004 Art Center College of Design, BFA, Cum Laude, Pasadena, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Embodiment, AMcE Gallery, Seattle, WA
2019 Isolate/Don't Isolate at Benjamin Eck Gallery, Munich, Germany
2018 Rut in the Soil, Exhibition at MOAH Lancaster Museum of Art and History with Thinkspace Gallery
2018 Dust and Dawn, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
2018 Lost Lands, Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA,
2016 Descanso Gardens, commission via Metro LA,
2014 Nat’l Parks, Gbg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Temporal Void, Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA
2012 Of Steel, Cement & Earth, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
2010 Bo Lee Gallery, Bath, UK
2009 Phylum Kingdom, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Land Makers, Tinlark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Modern Soil, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 By Fault Of Its Own, Tinlark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Ultra Autumn, R3 Gallery, San Diego, CA
2006 Hidden, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Halcyon, Newspace Gallery, Hollywood, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Interpretations of out Natural World, River Gallery, Ohio
2021 ETA30. Nahcotta Gallery, NH August
2021 Tondo. Spoke Gallery, NYC June
2021 Other Nature. Foley Gallery, NYC March
2021 Creative Resource, Round Weather Gallery, Oakland, CA Jan.
2020 Magnum Opus, Wanderlife Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Surreal Sublime, SJICA, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
2018 Remembered/Imagined, Paradigm Gallery and Antler Gallery, Portland, OR
2018 LAX/PDX, Antler Gallery with Thinkspace Gallery, LA and OR
2018 Audio/Visual, Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2018 Untitled Group Show, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Forget What You Know, Sp[a]ce Ayzenberg Center, Pasadena, CA
2017 Scope Fair, Thinkspace Gallery, Miami, FL
2017 LUSH, MAK Center, collaboration with Superjacent, Los Angeles, CA
2017 PowWow! Thinkspace Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2016 Panorama, Eastfield Collage, Austin, TX
2016 Through the Woods, Giant Robot 2, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Terra, Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA
2013 The Cityscape Show III, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Bold, Hype Gallery, New York, NY
2012 The Hammer Museum store, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Power Punch, Giant Robot, New York, NY
2011 Standard Deviation, See Line Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Art London, Bo Lee Gallery, London, UK
2009 East Of Eden, LAMAG, Multi-Gallery Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Fresh StART, Fundraiser Para Los Niños
2009 Everything But The Kitschen Sync, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
BLOG FEATURES
Sp[a]ce Gallery Interview for Forget What You Know on YouTube
Booooooom.com
Supersonic Art
Audio interview The Jealous Curator podcast or itunes
American Illustration 35th ed.
East Bay Express - Invisible Lands
Los Angeles Times
Supersonic
Booooooom
Surface & Surface
The Jealous Curator
Supersonic
My Modern Met
Designboom
PUBLICATIONS
Lampoon Magazine, Italy
Read his Book if you want To make Great Drawings, King Publishing
American Art Collector
New American Paintings
New York Times, “Green Grid”
GQ Magazine
ArtWeek, East of Eden
Los Angeles Times, Beyond Eden
ArtReview, “Testing Ground”
New Angeles Magazine, East of Eden
Drawing Magazine - Noteworthy
San Diego Tribune, “Wistful thinking”
Juxtapoz Magazine, Art & Culture
NYArts Magazine, “Sticking to the story”
Los Angeles Magazine, Best of issue
Los Angeles Times Magazine WEST
Lucky Magazine
TimeOut New York Magazine
CLIENTS / COMMISSIONS
Novo Amor Album Artwork
Collaboration with J Skis
Guthrie Theater
Commission LA METRO
Tia Mowry Cooking Show
Fog Land Wine (ClubW)
Man Appears in the Holocene
The New York Times
L.A. Weekly
Geffen Records
COLLECTIONS
Denali National Park, AK Collection
White River National Forest, CO Collection
MōDUS Moore College of Art & Design Philadelphia Permanent Collection
Four Seasons Hotel Washington D.C.
Four Seasons Hotel Lana’i Koele, Hawaii
The Houston Museum of Contemporary Art
Portland Art Museum
Blum Collection
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