about
I see social interactions as if they were independent characters – like the emotional offspring of two people who try to communicate, like a third party between them. Individual reactions to particular, social situations are most often affected by other people, and in turn, the reactions affect these situations and relationships. In investigating social circumstances through painting, drawing and the occasional theatrical installation, my conclusion is always that a relationship, like a person, has it’s own bizarre natures and imperfections.
All of the stories I investigate are entirely subjective. My curiosity centers around what cannot be clearly explained, and therefore the work often makes references to religious imagery and rituals, since they serve to represent the “un-representable”. My kosher-style childhood home, Quaker education, and Caribbean Baptist/Yoruba-influenced caregivers have all served as influences and have materialized in my pieces.
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EDUCATION
June 2009 – Master of Fine Arts, Artistic Productions and Investigation, University of Barcelona.
May 2004 – Bachelor of Arts, Art History and Latin American and Iberian Studies, Bard College.
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GROUP EXHIBITS
2009 – Chicago Fringe Artist Networking Night, The Red Tape Theatre, Chicago
Collaboration with Judith Joseph
2009 – As She Is, Gracia Arts Project, Barcelona, Spain
2008 – FemArt, La Casa Elizalde, Barcelona, Spain
2007 – Cuerpo, CulturArt, Barcelona, Spain
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SOLO EXHIBITS
2009 – Ketubah – contratos familiares, La Capella Centre d’Art Contemporani, Barcelona, Spain
2008 – Touch, DaVinci, Barcelona, Spain
2005 – BTB, Glass House Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
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CURATORIAL WORK
2009 – Presentacions d’Artistes d’Hangar
Lecture series in Barcelona of emerging artists residents in the art production center, Hangar: Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA); Museu Marítim del Port Vell; La Fábrica Galería; Fundació Miró; La Central Llibreria.
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AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS
2009 – Barcelona Producció, from the Institut de Cultura, Ajuntament de Barcelona
2009 – Joseph, Judith. “Shelter: Re-imagining the Ketubah, a Collaboration Between Chicago Artist Judith Joseph and Barcelona-based Artist Brooke Borg.” The Conney Conference on Jewish Arts, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2009.
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COMERCIAL WORK
2009 – Illustrator, Intelligent Design San Diego (www.intelligentdesignsd.com)
2008 – “Guiri de Catalunya”, Cabaret Electric with Txell Bonet, ICAT FM, Catalunya Radio
Monthly guest spot on top radio program for culture and tendencies, Barcelona, Spain.
2006 – Melou, “Communication” CD cover design
(whatabout music 2006). (www.melou-music.com)
