Meet Brea Rhodes

 

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Brea Rhodes a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Brea , thank you for being such a positive, uplifting person. We’ve noticed that so many of the successful folks we’ve had the good fortune of connecting with have high levels of optimism and so we’d love to hear about your optimism and where you think it comes from.

My optimism has come from own personal mantra of being violently optimistic. Regardless I’d still be making art even if nobody was buying it. It’s just a happy byproduct. I think having access to the internet helps aide in finding that niche crowd.
I also don’t see failure as an option. Rolling with the punches as they come and adapting has been a huge part of my process.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

I’m 24 year old artist from central Minnesota who does painting and printmaking. I have a BFA in studio art from Saint Cloud State. My subject matter typically is cats, cannabis, and pop culture. My biggest goal for my business is to have accessible art. I’ve recently started independently teaching printmaking classes. My next class will be July 28th at Art In Motion in Holdingford.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

One of the important qualities would have to be the resilience and ability to take criticism. Often times doing events people will speak what’s on their mind without a second thought. Sometimes it’s super wholesome and kind and other times you question if is person just said that to you.
Another one would be the ability to adapt. Sometimes when you’re working on a project it might look totally different in your head as opposed to the end result. Things are always evolving and changing and that’s the beauty in art. Some of the best things I have made have been happy accidents.
The last one would be sharing information! Up until recently there had been a lot of gate keeping information with art markets . I’m so happy to share with people about doing markets and how they work. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the help from various mentors! Along with that sharing the process behind all of my work really allows people to connect with it on a personal level.

Alright, so before we go we want to ask you to take a moment to reflect and share what you think you would do if you somehow knew you only had a decade of life left?

A challenge I am currently facing is not having a studio space. This is a weird transition for me between graduating school last year and buying a house. I don’t have a huge amount of space dedicated for making art. This has messed with my ability to do large scale projects but I’m using the time to plan for when I do have the space. I’m still continuing to do carvings and little paintings.

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