Brenda Hope Zappitell

 

Born in 1964 in South Florida. Zappitell's studio is located in Delray Beach, Florida and she now lives in Boca Raton, FL with her husband and three children after spending six years in Santa Fe, NM. She creates abstract expressionist works not only born out of intuition but also serendipitously influenced by nature and life experiences. Although mostly self taught, she has attended classes and workshops in New Mexico, Mexico and Florida. Her work is in both private and public collections, including MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University Of North Texas Business Leadership Building and a private collector whose collection includes Joan Mitchell, Cleve Gray, Milton Resnick, Helen Frankenthaler, Hans Hoffman, Larry Poons, Jules Olitski, etc.

Zappitell is presently represented at Rosenbaum Contemporary, Boca Raton, FL, Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, Gallery Orange, New Orleans, LA, Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO, Atelier Gallery, Charleston, SC, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA, Aberson Exhibits, Tulsa , OK, Artful Sol, Vail, CO.

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

 

SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2012 Darnell Fine Art, Brenda Hope Zappitell, A Chronicle of Gratitude, Santa Fe, NM

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

2010 Darnell Fine Art, Fragments, Claire McArdle & Brenda Hope Zappitell, Santa Fe, NM

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012 Page Bond Gallery, HAZE: A Summer Group Exhibition, Richmond, VA

2012 Exhibit by Aberson's, White, group exhibition, Tulsa, OK

2012 Art Palm Beach  represented by Rosenbaum Contemporary 

2011 Los Angeles Art Show, represented by Rosenbaum Contemporary.

2010 Rosenbaum Contemporary, Season Preview, Boca Raton, FL

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 Professional Artist Magazine, Inside The Artist’s Studio: Six Professionals Share Their Studio Spaces,

Part 1 & 2 with Alex Couwenberg, Alyssa Monks, Robert Kingston, Johnnie Winona Ross, & Laura Schiff Bean written by Brenda Hope Zappitell, Sept. & Oct. Issue

2012  Dave Bown Projects, Unrestricted Monetary Award to Visual Artists, 4th Semiannual Competition

2012 Art New Orleans Magazine, Brenda Hope Zappitell's Work, Modern Abstract Expressionism As It Evolves And Flourishes, Summer Issue

2012 Professional Artist Magazine, Prelude To A Solo Show: How Three Top Artists Prepare, with Erin Cone & Jamie Kirkland, June Issue

2012 Artwork 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