Brielle DuFlon (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist, mother, gardener, and forager. Her primary artistic disciplines are painting with hand-grown and hand-made natural inks, writing poems, and creating both permanent and ephemeral installations.

Brielle's work explores her experiences in motherhood, daughterhood, grief, third-culture identity, femininity, sexuality, and community. Whether exploring these themes as singular or simultaneous experiences, her vulnerable and sincere paintings tilt toward magical realism via tender, often botanical imagery. They attempt to capture where her human brain and her grounded body meet. Many of these paintings are paired with poems.

When she is not making paintings about her life, Brielle celebrates nature in her art. In her series of natural ink paintings, she pays homage to the imperfect order, color, and sanctity of plants. Her compositions feature seeds, leaves, and pods set against a bright-white background. This draws attention to the arrangement of the foraged materials themselves as an ongoing meditation and practice in self-soothing.

On a few lucky occasions, Brielle has been able to create permanent installations in public spaces. These pieces, while not made of natural materials for the sake of longevity, are still intended to spread an enduring sense of awe and reverence toward our plant and animal cohabitants.

Brielle spent the first 18 years of her life in Antigua, Guatemala. After moving to Charlottesville, VA to attend UVa, she graduated in 2010 and eventually settled in Charlottesville in 2012. These days, she has a small studio at home. She has shown work in the United States and Guatemala, with her work finding its way into people’s homes in the U.S, Central America, Europe, and Australia. When she’s not making art, she’s loving on her three kiddos, incredible husband, and two patient kitties.