Bree Gilliam is a figurative painter from Buffalo, NY. She attended SUNY Buffalo State College where she received a B.F.A. in painting and a minor in art therapy. In her work, she addresses social issues and the experiences that people face daily. She uses bold symbolism and expressive brushwork to provoke emotion from her audience in an attempt to spark introspection and conversation. She believes that conversations are the first step to creating solutions to the problems in the world.



