Join us for an Opening Reception for "Emergence" a solo show by Brooke Bartholomew 9/12 // 7-10pm

Emergence

Gamut Gallery is proud to present Emergence, a solo exhibition of new figurative oil paintings by Minneapolis-based artist, registered nurse, and community organizer Brooke Bartholomew. In this series, Bartholomew constructs a visceral allegory of liberation: hands burst through the cracks of a concrete prison, dismantling its oppressive architecture piece by piece. The crumbling walls stand as a metaphor for capitalism, fascism, and ecological destruction forces that feel immovable until collective struggle chips away at their foundation.

The paintings capture the tension between entrapment and freedom. Some works show only hands, multiplying as they tear through concrete, pull others upward, or press against a dam holding back the river. Others reveal cropped or full nude figures raw and vulnerable emerging into light and air. While the series begins in darkness, its arc is one of resilience and rebirth. New roots push into the fractured stone; seeds of mutual aid and solidarity sprout where once there was only ruin.

At its heart, Emergence is a story of collective power: the act of breaking free not as an individual triumph, but as a shared uprising. Bartholomew reminds us that liberation is not only possible, it is already underway quietly, insistently, in the cracks beneath our feet.

 

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