MASTERCLASS: Build A Body of Work

6 Months, All Media, Application Required

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MASTERCLASS

Build A Body of Work | Present It To The World

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As Featured in the NewYork Review of Books

The difference between 99% of artists who stay students forever and artists who exhibit their work is their approach, commitment as evidenced by their ability to build a body of work.

This six month master class is designed to help you hone your vision in creating cohesive body of work and also help you articulate that vision, with writing, artist presentations, a catalogue and film. The curriculum features recorded lectures on creativity, time, intention, flow as well as live sessions each month in a group setting. The Masterclass students also get access to Fireside Chats and Q&As with artists, curators, publishers and other art professional all in the service of helping them nurture their work and how they present it forward.

This group includes artist from many different media. During live sessions, artists share their works in progress, artist statements, websites and media articulating their work.

This class requires an application in the form below. If you have already been invited, you can enroll at the provided link.

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Your Instructor


Kimberly Brooks
Kimberly Brooks

Kimberly Brooks is a contemporary artist who exhibits internationally. She is the author of The New Oil Painting (Chronicle Books). Her work has been featured in numerous publications ranging from The LA Times, Vanity Fair, Modern Painters, and New American Paintings and many more. Brooks taught workshops at other institutions including The Anderson Ranch Art Center, and the Otis School of Art and Design. She is the founder and host of FirstPersonArtist.com .You can learn more about her work at www.kimberlybrooks.com.



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Course Curriculum


  WELCOME Build A Body of Work Master class
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  MONTH 1: Clearing, Preparing, Contemplating + Articulations
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  MONTH 2 Beginning, Embracing Ritual and Fear
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  MONTH 3: Diving in, Entering Heaven
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  MONTH 4: Momentum and Surprise + Laying Out Your Book
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  MONTH 5: Crystallization + Film as a Messenger
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  MONTH 6: Completion and Curation
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  BONUS MATERIAL
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Frequently Asked Questions

When does the course start and finish?
The program is takes place over six months and meets virtually on zoom three times a month during that time. Some students stay on longer as they need more time and can do so as long as it's offered.

Am I expected to make 18 works of art during this time?
No. Everyone comes in at different stages, most take longer than six months to make this many works that define a body of work. The class focuses on giving you the tools to develop that voice and round it out and all the expressions and media that come along with it. (website, catalogue, etc.).

What if I am unhappy with the course?
If you are unsatisfied or feel like the class is not the right fit, let us know within 30 days of signing up and we will give you a full refund right away.

Does the workshop require an application?
Yes, this workshop requires an application and not everyone who applies gets accepted.

When does the course start and finish?
The application is open once a year in mid November and December to the public and the class starts early 2021.

How much does it cost?
The workshop costs just under $2400 and is billed in six monthly installments of $397


 

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I have an MFA in film and have painted throughout my adult life. I joined this Masterclass, hoping to focus my art making, which is broad and exploratory, into a more concise and distinctive body of work that reflects me as an artist. These six months, have enabled me to embrace that process along with a HUGE swath of interwoven and relevant information, all tied to not only creating the work, but learning how to talk about it, write about it, using new computer skills I never expected to explore. I loved this class and am excited to continue as a founding member.
- Kathleen B., Los Angeles


This is all Kimberly’s fault. It started with the Oil Painting Fluency & Flow course I took in the fall of 2019 and by the time it was over I became the wretch I am now: an unhinged woman vehemently obsessed with oil painting who wrestles with it like a feral person for hours every day. I had earth-moving revelations as I graduated from using makeup brushes to real sable, and switched from canvas to linen panels. My formerly adorable kitchen now looks as though Francis Bacon had assaulted a pope in it. I know things about linseed oil its own mother doesn’t know.

Deep into the wee small hours, I devour paintings online, discovering things like Russian Realism and tweeting out pictures of my two favorite subjects: birch trees and cuts of meat. I don’t know why I love them, I just do. Boxes from Jerry’s Art-O-Rama pile up on my doorstep.

I begged to be enrolled in Kimberly’s six-month bootcamp—a class in which you undergo all of the preparations necessary for an actual art show. In short, a relentless bender of what has become my drug of choice. I’m in the middle of it now. I don’t even remember when the shelter in place order actually started. I can’t recommend it highly enough.

- Cintra Wilson, Culture Critic, from her article about the program in The New York Review of Books

This program has helped tremendously. It's very difficult to be an emerging artist gaining some traction without a support network of artists that are in the same position. I've spent so much money on marketers, etc. just to find out from actual artists in the class that I'm not doing it correctly. Wish I would have known sooner and joined sooner! It would have saved me a lot of money. The social group is amazing, and the feedback is HONEST and HELPFUL. It's not always easy to hear some things, but the tough love is so well thought out and geared toward improvement. The opportunities that arise by being a part of the Masterclass have also been motivating and inclusive. Furthermore, being in a private social media community without trolls or spam- just serious artists- has been so therapeutic for someone isolated in the Hawaiian islands. In all, Kimberly really knows her stuff, and is truly here to help you succeed. I have a BA in Visual art, and a professional artist. I can't recommend this program enough.


Dina C., Hawaii

As a professional artist, it is so hard to find a seminar that is both informative and challenging. The Masterclass is this that and so much more. The information, tools, and live sessions are a game-changer. I highly recommend the Masterclass for any artist that wants to improve their communication, presentation, and thinking skills. Your artwork will be forever grateful.

- Randi M., Los Angeles


Kimberly’s unique online course has been more impactful to me than any class I’ve taken in person. She makes you feel like you are right at the heart of the art world, in dialogue with both contemporary painters and the ever present old masters. It was easy to forget that Kimberly was practically on the opposite side of the world from me. I started in her original oil painting class and became completely hooked. Now, within a year, I'm preparing for my first show. I can't recommend the Masterclass enough.

- Alison B., Sydney, Australia

This course is offered once a year to the public. In a group setting, artists birth, develop and present an idea to the world. In addition to showing works in progress, making and refining your artist presentation, artists also develop all the materials so that when they do present their work, the vision shines through in all supporting media.

If you would like to know more you can set up a call with me.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Best,

Kimberly