Pronouns: she, her

Bio

Brett Gui Xin (b. San Francisco, 1991) is an artist based in New York City. She attended Parsons The New School for Design, graduating with a BFA in Fashion Design in 2013. She collects used soft plastic from all over the world and weaves it into new structures as a way to think about longevity, social connection, and potential futures we can make for ourselves. Her work is comprised of abstracted Chinese characters, landscapes, and free form mind maps. The Chinese characters act as an exploration of her Asian heritage while growing up in America. The landscapes are linked to specific locations she has travelled to and collected materials from. Her work reimagines our future as humans on a plastic planet, rewriting our picturesque natural views with the manmade. Her work has been exhibited throughout New York City and internationally. Recent credits include her first solo show, See Her Sway, at The Vestibule Gallery, New York City, and group shows including Dark Matter, at Yorkshire Art Space, Sheffield, UK, and International Space Station, at MOMA PS1.

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EDUCATION

Parsons The New School for Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Design, 2013.

Central Saint Martins, University of Arts London BFA course work, Print & Textile Design, Spring 2012.

EXHIBITIONS

Solo

See Her Sway, The Vestibule Gallery, New York City, April 2018

Group

Galleria Rossana Orlandi Porto Cervo, Italy, July 2019

Ro Plastic Prize, Galleria Rossana Orlandi Milano, Italy, April 2019

The Waiting Room, Miles Pflanz Space, NYC, January 2019

International Space Station, MOMA PS1, December 2018

In House, Jane Hartsook Gallery, NYC, November 2018

Infinite Zest, As Of Now, Brooklyn, November 2018

Fluid Space, Demi Monde, Brooklyn, September 2018

Dark Matter, Yorkshire Art Space, Sheffield, UK, July 2018

Dark Matter (sotto voce), Sheffield Institute of Art, Sheffield, UK, July 2018

NYC Quilts!, New York Public Library Hudson Park, NYC, June 2018

Member’s Show, Jane Hartsook Gallery, NYC, April 2018

The Flat Show, New York Public Library Hudson Park, NYC, February 2018 (curator & contributing artist)

Made In Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, NYC, November 2017

Performance Night, Folly Tree Arboretum, East Hampton, New York, August 2017

Crafting Resistance III: September 17, BKLYN Clay, Brooklyn, NY, 2017

Crafting Resistance II: June 25, Spoke Art Gallery, NYC, 2017

Crafting Resistance I: April 2, Greenwich House Pottery, NYC, 2017

Those Who Make, Jane Hartsook Gallery, NYC, 2017

Made In Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, NYC, 2016

AWARDS

Ro Plastic Prize, Finalist - Home Textiles, Milan, Italy 2019

Landcloud Residency, Vinalhaven, ME, August 2018

EXPERIENCE

Crafting Resistance, Movement Co-Founder, 2017

A community organized group founded with Jenni Lukasiewicz. Our mission was to raise money for charity organizations who uphold the values of the American constitution through the sale of ceramic artworks. Hosting events at Greenwich House Pottery, Spoke Art Gallery and BKLYN Clay. We raised $38,000 for the ACLU, Lambda Legal, Grow NYC and the NRDC. 100% of proceeds were donated to the charities.

Making Our New York City, Podcast Host & Producer, 2015

A long form interview show where speaking with creatives about their process and life in New York City.