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Blake Brasher grew up in North Pole, Alaska and began painting at age three. He is inspired by everything in the natural world from super novae to microscopic organisms to quantum mechanics. His paintings are abstract and experimental. He has been living in the Boston area since 1997.

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA –– BS in Art and Design, 2003
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA –– cross registered painting courses, 1999
Carnegie Mellon pre-college summer art program, Pittsburgh, PA –– 1996

Exhibitions
Amanda Palmer’s Theatre is Evil art show: Berlin, London, Brooklyn, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston – June – August 2012
One abstract painting and one portrait of Amanda are traveling in a group show around the world as part of Amanda Palmer’s new album release tour.

Simposio Internazionale d’Art Contemporanea: verbania, italy – may 2012
Blake exhibited five paintings in a group show from May 19-27 at the gallery at Villa Giulia in Verbania, Italy.

Blue Glass Cafe, Hancock Tower: Boston MA – May-July 2012
Two large (4’ x 6’) paintings and two smaller (30” x 40”) paintings are prominently displayed in the Blue Glass Cafe on the first floor of the Hancock Tower in Boston’s Copley Square.

Dogpatch workspace: Cambridge, ma – March – May 2012
Blake exhibited five paintings in a group show at Dogpatch Labs, a shared office space/startup incubator in Kendall Square.

BioMed Exhibition: Cambridge MA – July – December 2011
Three large pieces were included in a group show in a gallery in Kendall Square.

Arthouse Garana: Garana, Romania – July 2011
Blake showed thirteen paintings completed during a two week residency program in the rural Romanian village of Garana in a group show composed of the participants of the residency. One of his paintings was selected to be included in the permanent collection of the Art Museum in Resita.

ArT@52OXFORD: Cambridge MA –– June 2011
Exhibited a dozen 40” x 30” paintings in a large group show on the Harvard University Campus.

Cambridge Open Studios: Cambridge, MA – June 2011 & May 2012
Over twenty pieces where exhibited to the public in Blake’s home studio in Cambridge, MA.

Solo Show, Artists Crossing: Boston, MA –– October – November 2010
Over twenty pieces where exhibited to the public at the Artists Crossing Gallery in Boston’s Downtown Crossing.

Visual Enlightenment: Allston, MA – September 2010
Several paintings were hung in the Wonderbar in Allston for a period of three weeks.

Student exhibitions: Cambridge, MA – 1997-1999
Exhibitions for students in Harvard University’s Visual and Environmental Studies painting students. Held in the Carpenter Center on the Harvard Campus.

Solo Show, Peroria, AZ – Spring 1997
Exhibition of work completed during independent study AP Studio Art course. Hung in the administrative building of Centennial High School.

Residencies
XI edizione Simposio Internazionale d’Art Contemporanea: Verbania, Italy – May 2012
Blake participated in a one week international artists’ residency program in Verbania, Italy along with 8 other artists from around the world. The residency program was sponsored by the Commune di Verbania and local businesses and provided the artists with room, board, materials, and studio space for the duration of the residency.

Arthouse Garana: Garana, Romania – July 2011
Blake participated in a two week international artists’ residency program in Garana, Romania along with 17 other artists from around the world. The residency program was sponsored by local Romanian art lovers and provided the artists with room, board, materials, and studio space for the duration of the residency.