I always like to tell people that creativity flows through my veins. It has been that way for as long as I can remember. I was always that weird kid with an overactive imagination. Whether it was me being convinced that I could fly after watching Peter Pan for the first time or thinking I was a Care Bear and could shoot rainbows out of my stomach. I was a born performer long before I picked up my first paintbrush. But never the less, I have always been creative it's just who I am. 

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I refuse to be restricted to one specialty. If I want to try it, I permit myself to try, and if I don’t like it after I have tried it, I stop. However, I do a lot of painting and street photography; I think they would be as close to my specialties as I could get. While I hate titles, I consider myself a contemporary abstract painter.

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I'm 35 years old and just starting to break into the art world. I got a late start in this world, but I don't necessarily regret that choice. I spent years in the performing arts as an actor and a drag queen. I was also a hairstylist and makeup artist, and even did a stint in retail. The only thing I do regret was how long it took me to share my art with others. How long I have been creating in secret and too afraid to show it off? I have learned that life is too short, and now is as good a time as any other. I'm the artist the world has been waiting for! 

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Like so many other artists, my art is inspired by my emotions. I paint my dreams, my fears, and my feelings. Every painting is a reflection of myself as an artist, and what I was feeling at that moment. I love working with color, shapes, and random movements, I also enjoy picking color schemes that shouldn't work and then putting them together in a way that makes it happen.  

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I hope you enjoy what I have to share. If you have any questions, want to purchase a painting, give me a show, or just want to learn more please reach out to me at Brandondudleyvs@gmail.com or leave a message on the site and I will get back to you. 

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BRANDON DUDLEY

brandondudleyvs@gmail.com | www.brandondudley.com |

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 - "Brandon Dudley: I am King," Pullman WA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 - African American Museum, "Carroll Harris Simms National Black Art Competition and Exhibition," Dallas TX
2022 - Blue Galleries at Boise State, "Queer ID Exhibition," Boise ID
2022 -  Art for the People Gallery, "Spectacular," Austin TX
2022 - Nuu Muse Gallery, "Fall Group Exhibition," Dallas Texas 
2022 - Art for the People Gallery, "Magnificence," Dallas Texas 
2022 - Sedona Arts Center, "Big Gay Art Show," Sedona AZ
2021 - Art and Soul, Twin falls ID

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

"Silence" 2021, ToyTown, Twin Falls ID