ABOUT
EDUCATION
BSW 1986 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
JD 1990 University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL
ART EDUCATION
2008 Painting Workshop, Taos, NM
2006-2009 Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM
1991-2002 The Boca Raton Museum of Art School, Boca Raton, FL
1991 Life Drawing and Painting Workshop, San Miguel De Allende, Mexico
EXHIBITIONS
2012 Art Palm Beach presented by Rosenbaum Contemporary
2011-12 Rosenbaum Contemporary, Brenda Hope Zappitell: An Exhibition of Paintings, Boca Raton, FL
2011 Darnell Fine Art, Brenda Hope Zappitell & Rudy Gonzales, Santa Fe, NM
2011 Los Angeles Art Show, represented by Rosenbaum Contemporary.
2010 Rosenbaum Contemporary, Season Preview, Boca Raton, FL
2010 Darnell Fine Art, Fragments, Claire McArdle & Brenda Hope Zappitell, Santa Fe, NM
2009 Artprize, Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
2009 Center For Contemporary Arts, 8th Annual Collect: Inside 8, Santa Fe, NM
2009 The Taos Gallery , International Group Juried Exhibition, Taos, NM
2009 The San Diego Art Institute, The Museum of The Living Artist, 50th International Award Exhibition, San Diego, CA, Juror: Julia Marciari Alexander
2008 Center for Contemporary Arts, 7th Annual Collect: Inside 8, Santa Fe, N
2002 Cornell Museum, Inspirations 2002, Delray Beach, FL
2002 The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 16th Annual Art Festival, Boca Raton, FL
2001 The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 15th Annual Art Festival, Boca Raton, FL
2000 The Boca Raton Museum of Art, Artist Guild Biennial Exhibition, Boca Raton, FL
1999 The Boca Raton Museum of Art, Images, Artist Guild Gallery Exhibition, Boca Raton, FL
AWARDS, HONORS & PUBLICATIONS
2012 Featured in Coastal Living Magazine
2012 "Artist of The Month" for artistsnetwork.com
2011 Finalist in The Artist Magazine 28th Annual Art Competition
2011 Studio Visit, The Open Studios Press, Beth Venn, Juror
2010 Artslant.com, First, Second , Third & Fifth Showcase, Showcase Winner
2010 International Contemporary Masters
2009 Myartspace.com, November, Featured Artist
2009 Artslant.com, September, Showcase Winner
2009 The Taos Gallery, International Group Juried Exhibition, People's Choice Award
Artist Statement
My paintings emerge from the emotion I feel in the moment my brush touches a blank surface. I am a very physical and spontaneous painter. Moving back and forth with decisive brush strokes and dynamic gestures, I work rapidly to capture that ephemeral feeling in tangible form.
I begin without expectations and work on a subconscious level that disregards logic. Guided by a primal inner voice, I surrender control to the paint, the brush and a visceral process of creative discovery. I apply many layers to my paintings leaving evidence of early marks as a sense of my progression.
I observe everything in my life in great detail and am heavily influenced by nature, in particular the sky. My mark-making, though serendipitous, reflects these influences. I want the viewer to believe that my vision expands beyond the work itself to a universe I have created.
Painting in the genre of Abstract Expressionism, I feel a strong affinity for artists such as Joan Mitchell and Willem De Kooning, whose work also emphasizes action and emotion over ideas. Like these artists, I strive to capture the fleeting, spontaneous quality of "alla prima" painting in my work.
