American artist born 1979 and native of Atlanta, GA, Brooke Major has been living and working as a professional artist and sharing her time between the USA (Georgia) and France for the past 20 years. As a child, Brooke has always been top of her class in drawing and painting, as well as an avid equestrian, which led her to move to Normandy to breed and raise them for the sport of showjumping.She moved initially to Paris to study political science at an American university, but felt herself drawn more towards the arts and followed auditing classes at the Beaux Arts school in Paris. Her political science studies led her to work for over a year and a half as an intern at the US Embassy in Paris.Following her two childhood passions, art and horses, Brooke moved to Normandy and started her dream of breeding showjumpers and set up her art studio in a grain loft in an 18th century farmhouse on the beach where she creates her work and raises her horses. Brooke sculpts oil paint, using pallet knives challenging both techniques of painting and sculpting and exemplifying light and shadow. She chooses all of her subjects from her childhood experiences: travelling, horses and architecture. Brooke also depicts her everyday life in her recent subject of her landscapes of the typical Normand countryside. Awards2006Vermeil Medal: La Ravoire: International Chambery Art Fair2007Bronze Medal, Salon des Independants: Argentiere la Bessee, France2008Silver Medal, Salon des Independants, Thonon les Bains, FrancePictura Salon: Young Talent Award Menton, FranceArts Inter fairs: Bronze Medal: L'argentiere la Bessee2009Salons Arts Inter: Silver Medal: LyonVermeil Medal: Chambery la Ravoire2010Arts Inter fairs: gold medal: Thonon les BainsYoung Talent Prize, Nice Eagle, Menton, France2012Salon Prize, La Rochelle Contemporary Art Fair2017Jury Prize category: painting, Artfest, Clayton Georgia, USAHonorable Mention, ADAP, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson AirportBas Relief painting: The Franc and BourgeoisShortlisted for Appalachia Now, Applachia Art Museum, Highlands, North Carolina2018Grand Prize at the Clément Bayer Fair2019Audience award medal - Saint Frajou MuseumPrize of the city Champagne sur Seine for the Biennale of Champagne sur SeineExhibitions2005Tourgeville Gallery, Tourgeville, France2006La Ravoire: Chambéry International Art Fair - Vermeil MedalMarine Gallery, Honfleur, FranceTourgeville Gallery, Tourgeville, FranceEspace 83 Art Gallery, La Rochelle, FranceMomus Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA2007Salon des Independants: Argentiere la Bessee, - Bronze MedalMarine Gallery, Honfleur, FranceTourgeville Gallery, Tourgeville, FranceMomus Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA2008Salon des Independants, Thonon les Bains - Silver MedalMarine Gallery, Honfleur, FranceTourgeville Gallery, Tourgeville, FranceMomus Art Gallery, Atlanta, GAUniverse of Painters Gallery, Honfleur, France2009Arts Inter, Lyon, France - Silver MedalUniverse of Painters Gallery, Honfleur, FranceTourgeville Gallery, Tourgeville, FranceUniverse'Art, Le Mans, France2010Young Talent Prize, Nice Eagle, Menton, FranceTourgeville Gallery, Tourgeville, FrancePaul Robinson fine art, Atlanta GaAnnie Wable Gallery, Lille, FranceUniverse'Art, Le Mans, FranceUniverse of Painters Gallery, Honfleur, France2011Hotel de Monteffard, Sees, FranceAnnie Wable Gallery, Lille, FranceTourgeville Gallery, Tourgeville, France2012Salon Prize, La Rochelle Contemporary Art FairHotel de Monteffard, Sees, FranceZee Art, Strasbourg, FranceThe Artists Gallery, Arcachon, FranceAnnie Wable Gallery, Lille, FrancePaul Robinson fine art, Atlanta GaUniverse'Art, Le Mans, FranceGreat Market of Contemporary Art (GMAC) Paris, France2013Hotel de Monteffard, Sees, FranceZee Art, Strasbourg, FrancePaul Robinson fine art, Atlanta Ga2014Universe'Art, Le Mans, FranceArt Anima, Paris & Caen, France event during the World Equestrian GamesZee Art, Strasbourg, FranceTourgeville Gallery, Tourgeville, FranceAnne Jacobs Fine Art, Highlands NC AugustPaul Robinson fine art, Atlanta Ga2015Zee Art, Strasbourg, FrancePaul Robinson fine art, Atlanta GaFruit Sala, workshop in BarfleurAnne Jacobs Fine Art, Highlands NC August2016Zee Art, Strasbourg, FranceFruit Sala, workshop in BarfleurAnne Jacobs Fine Art, Highlands NC AugustSedgewick Gallery, Atlanta GaJeanne Chisholm Fine Art, Wellington, Florida2017New York Art ExpoYoung Horse World Championship Lanaken, BelgiumBe you Art Show, Menton, FranceZee Art, Strasbourg, FranceSept 2017- February 2018, Gallery C, Raleigh North CarolinaFruit Sala, workshop in BarfleurAnne Jacobs Fine Art, Highlands NC AugustJeanne Chisholm Fine Art, Wellington, Florida2018Salon of French Artists, Grand Palais, Paris, FranceSalon Rene Clement BayerFruit Sala, workshop in BarfleurRob van Rijn Gallery, Maastricht HollandDuchoze Gallery, Rouen, FranceAnne Jacobs Fine Art, Highlands NC AugustSedgewick Gallery, Atlanta GaJeanne Chisholm Fine Art, Wellington, FloridaGallery C, Raleigh NC, USA2019Duchoze GalleryGalerie de l'Ecrin, Honfleur France - permanentlyGalerie Saint Pierre, Touques - permanentlyArts Design Gallery, ParisEast Gallery, ParisGallery Rollin in RouenMuseum of Painting, Saint FrajouLorraine Fine Arts Fair: ThionvilleBiennial of Champagne on the SeineExhibition Hands of art Saint Michel de ChavaignesLuxembourg Art Fair 5-8 December 20192020Salon d'Hiver Saint Rémy from 14 til 16 February 2020Painting Salon Saint MammesApril 8-15, 2020 (dates to define)Chateau de Gratot: Solo Show: Coutances from the 30 June 2020 to 20 Sept 202062nd Fine Arts Fair of Cormeilles in ParisisApril 4-19, 2020 October 15-31, 2020Grand Prize for Painting D.Jacobs from08 till 16 April 2020at the Guard (new dates to define)45th Salon of Painting and Sculpture of MontignyApril 18-26, 2020April 17-25, 2021!30th Benouville Painting SalonMay 15-17, 2020postponed to May 2021, dates to define202111-14 February: Art Up Lille Art Fair45th Salon of Painting and Sculpture of MontignyApril 18-26, 2020April 17-25, 202130th Benouville Painting Fair in May 2021 , dates to defineChateau de la Foret: Solo Show, Livry Gargan 10-28 March 2021Marly le Roi (78) Solo Show: Cultural Center Jean Vilar. Dates to define on 2021-2022 season.Castles and Historical monuments exhibitions include:Chateau de Creully, Creully, FranceChateau de Martinvast, Martinvast, FranceChateau de Fonttaine Henry, Fontaine Henry, FranceMonastery of Two Twins, Two Twins, FranceOur Lady of Portbail, Portbail, FranceSaint Nicholas Chapel, Argentan, FranceChateau d'Isigny, Isigny s/ SeaChateau de Torigni, Torigni sur Vire, FranceAuction houses:Rossini, Druout, Paris, FranceArtcurial, Deauville, France