BIO

Talya Brookman is a Sydney-based artist, born in London and raised between Sydney and Los Angeles. Talya studied Fine Arts at the Pratt Institute in New York .

As a child, Talya compulsively doodled with interconnected lines and shapes. Over the years the doodles have formalised into the organic landscapes which are now typical of her work. When painting Talya visualises objects and forms not founded in reality but with depth and dimension that ground them in space. Her pieces depict natural elements such as cells, veins, roots and a concept of what exists within. She paints with a variety of mediums, with a focus on large scale oils and watercolours.

Part of Talya’s nature is striving for an ideal, bringing order to chaos. Each of her artworks reflect this process, with pieces initiating with a random application of colour and from there building form and structure based on the initial subtle shapes and zones.

Since 2000 her art has been internationally exhibited, and is included in a number of established private collections.

Exhibitions

2019 The Other Art Fair, Sydney
2013 Balmain Arts and Crafts Show, Sydney
2012 Balmain Arts and Crafts Show, Sydney
2011 Balmain Arts and Crafts Show, Sydney
2010 MCM House Art Show, Sydney
2009-2019 Chase Gallery, Sydney
2006-2009 Broad Gallery, London
2003 I am Medieval Dream Circus, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Space Car Burning Man, Black Rock City, NV
2000 Selected Works Pratt Underground, Brooklyn, NY