Press Release:

PRESSURE, a new installation by BROOKE GASSIOT,
To be exhibited at PUMP PROJECT ART COMPLEX

JANUARY 21 – FEBRUARY 15, 2012

January 21, 2012, Austin – Pressure, a new large-scale installation by Brooke Gassiot, fills the Pump Project Art Complex
warehouse with sculpture, light, sound, and video and will be on display from January 21, 2012 through February 15,
2012. Brooke Gassiot is known for her use of light and form in her smaller-scale light box installations. Her work is
currently on display at the Austin Bergstrom International Airport and milk + honey spa.

This large-scale installation allows the viewer to actually enter into a constructed world, and is inspired by the idea
of experiencing pressure to move us from a point of consideration to the urgency of acting - it is about the creative
process, and about turning ideas into form.

Brooke Gassiot was recently seen in exhibitions at the 2011 East Austin Studio Tour, GGallery in Houston, as well as Blue
Star Contemporary Center in San Antonio.

Brooke Gassiot was born in Austin, TX, where she currently works and lives. She is a member of the Texas Sculpture
Group, and International Sculpture Center.

Pump Project Art Complex is located at 702 Shady Lane at the corner of Shady Lane and E. 7th street in Austin, Texas.
Opening reception will be on Saturday, January 21st from 6-9pm, and gallery hours are Wednesday and Saturday from
12-5pm.

For more information, please visit www.brookegassiot.com or contact Brooke Gassiot at (512) 299-2254 or
brooke.gassiot@gmail.com.

Check out my kickstarter for my upcoming solo show at the Pump Project Art Complex, and back me if you feel inspired!

http://www.kickstarter.com/pro See my project page here|

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Thank you, Robert Faires, for choosing my studio as one of your favorites!

see the write-up here

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Check us out at the Pump Project Art Complex at 702 Shady Lane.

Lots of great art and artists, in their natural studio habitats.

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My work is on display, along with many other talented members of the Texas Sculpture Group, at the Austin Bergstrom International Airport through January. If you are flying in or out of Austin, look for Cotton Flight at the top of the escalator, heading toward baggage claim.

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www.GgalleryHouston.com

Nov 5- 27

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June 2011, a group showing of Texas Sculpture Group members, curated by Lilli Wei of NYC.

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Red Hot Red Dot
Women and Their Work
Austin, TX
Sept 15, 2011
Get your tickets HERE>

Solid Substance
GGallery
Houston, TX
Nov 5, 2012

Necessity is the Mother of Invention
First Solo Show!
Pump Project Art Complex
Austin, TX
Jan 21- Feb 15, 2012

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Wow. My career is wound to propel, thanks to the good folks at Creative Capital and the Arthouse. A 2.5 day workshop in June that spoke to 34 Austin artists trying to find our way in, at times, a daunting career path. thank you, thank you, thank you!

Artist friends- I suggest you check out their resources.

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I had the good fortune to head to the city in June and wander through and see lots of art. The highlight of the trip was 'Sleep No More', and interactive performance by British theatre co., PunchDrunk. Never had I been entrapped in a 100+ room set within an old hotel in Chelsea, chasing actors to gather a plot. It transported us all.

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Texas Uprising 2 will be closing August 6th.

A group showing of Texas Sculpture Group members' work, curated by Lilly Wei of NYC is up at Blue Star Contemporary Center. This is the sister show to Texas Uprising 1- 'Art in the Garden' at San Antonio Botanical Gardens.

If you are in San Antonio, be sure to check it out!

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When you come by the Pump Project, look for us downstairs in studio G, near the back bay door.
We have moved out of the rafters and into the main flow of traffic and AIR over here. With summer here, every degree counts!

+Mike built me an amazing new workspace *sigh*.

Feel free to schedule a studio visit anytime by emailing me.

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Stop by GSD&M on West 6th St in Austin during SXSW and experience a fresh collection of art in Austin! Check out the blog post at http://blog.gsdm.com/?p=3788.

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Stop by my studio on the East Austin Studio Tour!
November 13 & 14, 20 & 21, 11am -6pm

I have a new series that I have been working on for about 6 months. Come be one of the first to see it! The new light boxes contain LED lights on dimmers, relatively new technology that I have been playing with and incorporating into my work.

Pump Project Art Complex
702 Shady Lane 78702
Studio V upstairs

Find my work at milk + honey. blog post: http://milkandhoneyspa.com/news/

Springboard: East Side Art Showcase
Saturday, May 22, 2010
2:00pm - 9:00pm
Springboard into art – Visit Austin’s largest studio complexes: Pump Project, Pump Project Satellite, Big Medium and Art Post in one Saturday! More info here .
Also on Saturday:
5pm: Artist talk with Hank Waddell about his recent exhibition Wonderlanded in the Pump Project Gallery.
* Pump Project: 702 Shady Lane, 78702
* Pump Project Satellite: 1109 Shady Lane, 78721
* Big Medium: 5305 Bolm Rd
* Artpost: 4704 E Ceasar Chavez

My studio is growing up snif. As of May 1st I will be packing up my art supplies, canvases, tools and shelves of found objects and moving them over to the east side! I have signed a lease with the pump project and can't wait to be a working member of this vivacious artist coop called the pump project.
The first open studio event in this new space will be May 22, stay tuned for more info!

I am excited to be participating in this unique event this year. If you have not been to this, it is definitely worth coming out for!

Here's how it works: All pieces are submitted by the artists using the 5" x 7" format (in any media) and signed only on the back side, so they may be displayed anonymously - the artist's name to be revealed only after the work is purchased. Each board is priced at $100, and all proceeds directly support Arthouse's exhibitions and public programs, which are always free of charge. 2010 participating artists included, among hundreds more, Tony Feher, Kelly Fearing, Sharon Engelstein, Vernon Fisher, Kay Rosen, Sterling Allen, and Margarita Cabrera.

5x7 will be held at the old Whitley Printing building this year at 301 Brazos Street in downtown Austin. (Arthouse on Congress Avenue is currently undergoing renovation)
The schedule of events is as follows:

Thursday, May 13

5x7 Art SPLURGE

7:30 – 10 pm; sale begins at 9 pm

General Admission Tickets: $125

Catering by Kevin Williamson and Ranch 616

Music from the DJ team of Lean & Bounce



Friday, May 14

5x7 Art SOCIAL

8 – 11 pm; sale begins at 9pm

General Admission Tickets: $30

Catering by Frank and TBD

Live music by Balmorhea



Saturday and Sunday, May 15 & 16, 11 am – 6 pm: 5x7 Exhibition and Sale continue, FREE admission

Through January of 2011, one of my light boxes titled "The way I used to see things" is on display in front of the mayor's office on the second floor. As part of the juried exhibition for People's Hall, 150 artists were chosen from 3000+ entries. If you have not been in City Hall, it is a beautiful building and the art is quite impressive hanging in it. Also...be sure to vote for your favorite pieces while you are there!

My latest series of contemporary light boxes with sculptural interiors is installed on an ongoing basis at
milk + honey spa
204 Colorado Street
in the 2nd street district
downtown Austin
Email Brooke to schedule a tour!

Have you had the chance to come by milk + honey spa to see my new light boxes? The art launch at milk + honey last month was a huge success with many in attendance. If you have yet to see these or would like to chat about specific pieces, it's not too late! I will be holding private, after-hour tours at milk +honey...

after-hour A R T tours:
Every FIRST Thursday at 9 pm
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email Brooke to schedule a private tour.

"Your shadow boxes are exquisite! So visually different, different in materials and application, and yet they evoke a sense of familiarity...so strong that one gets lost in them. Your multi-dimensional boxes have a life of their own, and all who viewed them last evening were entranced by their beauty and sincerity. Congratulations!"
-Patrick Landrum
owner, PL&D/ Patrick Landrum Design
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"The light from Brooke's sculptures is the same light that shone under our bedroom doors when we were young. It cast light on the ghosts and half-dreamed worlds that populated our nights and beyond, on the other side of the door, life."
-Aryn Glazier
Austin-based Visual Artist
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"These gorgeous, glowing pieces are miniature installations inside wooden boxes"
-Alissa Bayer
owner, milk + honey spa and SALON by milk + honey