Brittany Gorelick (she/they) received their MFA from Kent State University in Print Media and Photography and their BFA from the University of North Florida in Drawing Painting and Printmaking. Their work has been shown across the United States, including the Morgan Paper Conservatory and the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in CT, internationally she has been included in group shows both in Germany and Nicaragua. Brittany is currently Assistant Professor of Printmaking at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.

Artist Statement

My work explores the lived experience of being Queer and Neurodivergent in a world built to accommodate neither experience. Through collage, papermaking, and traditional and experimental printmaking techniques, I use a set of predefined symbols to reject sanitized depictions of mental health and oppressive social structures.

the scribble symbolizes inner chaos 

the grid reflects societal rigidity and neurotypical expectations

the waveform, drawn from an echocardiogram during a panic attack, disrupts order

Using fluorescent colors and plotter-cut marks, this body of work is both resistance and reflection. It is a disruption of an imposed definition of normalcy, and a reclamation of space through visual intensity and emotional authenticity.