BIO
Brooke Gassiot is an artist living on Vashon Island near Seattle, Washington. She studied art at The University of Texas at Austin and in Tuscany, Italy, which influences her work. Her art has been shown at venues like Lawndale Art Center in Houston, The Contemporary Austin, and Blue Star Contemporary. Gassiot's pieces are in both businesses and private collections. She is a co-founder of the Texas Sculpture Group and the ICOSA Collective Gallery, and she works with the installation team at Vashon Center for the Arts. Gassiot supports her artistic community through nonprofit organizations and recently returned from the Joya art residency in Spain.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am an artist who explores the impact of childbirth, aging and disease on the female body through video installations and paintings. My artwork encourages the viewer to reflect on and recognize the many facets of living in a woman's skin. From menstruation to hysterectomy, I use my art to acknowledge the often unseen realities of women's experiences.