Paul Brourman
*Click here for article about Paul’s RBG portrait in the Penn State news.
Born in Boise, Idaho as the son of a symphony conductor and a concert pianist (father and mother, respectively), Paul Brourman opted for the visual arts instead. At the young age of fifteen, Brourman began attending figurative painting courses at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He earned a Bachelor of Arts at Penn State University and later studied painting and drawing internationally at the Florence Academy of Art, Chicago’s School of the Art Institute, Palette & Chisel, The Vitruvian School and multiple workshops. Exhibits include a one-person show in Chicago’s Bella Vista Gallery and group exhibits throughout Chicago.
Today, Brourman toggles between his studios in both Evanston, IL and Big Sky, Montana. He draws immense joy pursuing storytelling through the medium of oils in settings such as these. His subjects include portraiture, landscapes, western narratives and abstract works.
Brourman’s reflective works pry deeper to reveal stories beneath the surface aiming to capture a mood in each piece. His works are a product of classical training in contemporary realism with gestures of impressionistic brushwork. His influences include John Singer-Sargent, David Leffel, David Gray and Sushitra Bhosle among others.
Education:
• Vitruvian Studio, Chicago, David Jamieson, Drawing, Figurative 2012
• Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy: Portrait, Figurative Studies in oil Summer, 2003
• The Art Institute of Chicago, Marion Kryczka, Figurative Painting in Oil, 1994-2001
• The Pennsylvania State University, Bachelor of Arts Degree 1982-1986
• Carnegie Mellon University, Joseph Fiedler 1980-1981, Painting and Drawing
Exhibits:
• The Wilson Hotel, Big Sky, MT – Art for Everyone Exhibit, 2020
• Big Sky Artisans Festival, 2020
• Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston, IL 2016-17, Studio tenant – Group Exhibit
• Evanston Art Center – Evanston Made, Evanston, IL 2017
• Evanston Art Center Orrington school auction/fundraiser, Evanston, IL 2015
• Malovat Gallery, Chicago, 2003 Group show, 4 works in oil
• Bella Vista Gallery, Caught in the Moment, Chicago, 2002: 18 works in a one-person show
• Lookinglass, Chicago, 2001 Group show, 5 works in oil
Commissions:
• Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, Official portrait, Jon Brillman, M.D., Chairman Emeritus, Department of Neurology 2012
Workshops:
Suchitra Bhosle – Sentient Academy, 2020
David Gray, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Arts, 2018
Steven Assael, Palette & Chisel, Portrait studies, Chicago, 2016
James Swanson, LaGrange, IL 2016-2020
David Leffel, Palette & Chisel, Portrait studies, Chicago, 2010
Andy Conklin, Private Instruction, Chicago, 2009
Email: pbrourman@gmail.com
Website: http://paul-brourman.squarespace.com