Selections from Brian & Emily Weekly Pandemic Portraits series. 2020-2021
Artist Emily Wick and I have collaborated on many projects since the mid-2000s. From 2009-2018, we operated Smokey’s Tangle, a gallery and studios on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, CA. We lend support and help edit each other’s projects. Visit Emily’s website and Instagram page for her latest work.
Daily McDonald’s Portrait Series. 2023Oopsy Daisy Animations, 2022-2023Daily Portrait Series, 2023Monthly Video Portraits, 2022Holiday Card, 2022Holiday Card, 2021Holiday Card, 2020Weekly Pandemic Portraits, 2019-2020Bougainvillea Survey, 2019Holiday Card, 2019Colorblind Paintings, 2016Two Virgins Portait, 2015Interface Takeover, 2014Holiday Card, 2009Smokey’s Tangle 5 Yearbook, 2009-2014Wall Street Journal mention, 2009The Temescal Art Hop was created after
Oakland Art Murmuer changed their map
to concentrate on Uptown art galleries.
The Temescal Art Hop was a biannual
neighborhood interactive artwalk and raffle
created by galleries Smokey’s Tangle & Slate Gallery, with support from the TTBID (Telegraph/ Temescal Buisness Improvement District
Design: Brian Brooks, J. Otto Siebold, Gabriella Laz
