About:
Brandon Wisecarver was born 1985 in Austin Texas. Homeschooled from the 5th grade, he moved to NYC in 2008 in a school bus to pursue a career in the arts. Brandon helped run Con Artist Collective, one of the largest art collectives in New York City’s history, founded in 2010 by Brian Shevlin in the Lower East Side. He currently acts as the Director of Programming at Solas Studio, a fine art printer and community gallery in Manhattan’s historic Flatiron district. Brandon is currently living in the Upper East Side and Virtual Reality.
Artist CV:
Brandon M. Wisecarver
Born 1985 in Austin, TX.
Lives and works in Manhattan, NY
Medium:
PaintingVR for the Meta Quest Platform, ProCreate for iPad, Quantel Paintbox
Education:
1995-2001- Homeschooling
2001-2007- College of Marin, Kentfield California. Studio Art and Art History
Relevant Professional Experience:
2023-current – Art Writer for Quiet Lunch Magazine
2020-current – Programming Director and Curator at Solas Studio NYC
2015-2020 – General Manager and Curator at Con Artist Collective
Recognitions and Press Mentions:
Recognized by the US Government’s Department of Making (Obama Administration) as a “Makerspace Organizer” and invited as one of two representatives of the state of New York to attend the “Nation of Makers” conference in late 2016.
Featured in Decompoz Magazine Issue #3 – the NYC issue.
Featured in Up Magazine Issue #3 – the Community and Culture issue.
Exhibition History:
How Quantel’s Paintbox Changed Our World
Computer Arts Society, BCS London
December 2023
How Quantel’s Paintbox Changed Our World
March 9th 2023 – Current
Computer Arts Society, Phoenix, Liecester
May 2023
Various Group Exhibitions
Solas Studio NYC
117 East 24th Street, 2D
10010
2020-current
Various Group Exhibitions
Con Artist Collective
117 Ludlow Street
New York City, NY
10002
2014-2019
Rent Money (solo show)
Orchard Windows Gallery
37 Orchard Street
New York City, NY
10002
2012