Brantly Sheffield is a Dallas-based artist whose paintings and drawings explore the complexities of identity, relationships, and the emotional landscapes that define human experience. With a BFA in Illustration from the Kansas City Art Institute (2014) and an MFA in Painting from Boston University (2017), Sheffield has cultivated a distinctive style that merges the intimate with the universal. His work often combines exaggerated and distorted figures that act as metaphors for the fluid and contradictory nature of identity.
Through bold use of color, form, and texture, Sheffield’s compositions reflect the interplay between how we are seen, how we want to be understood, and the world around us. His subjects are rendered in ways that push the boundaries of representation, creating visual cues that ground his figures in their surroundings while also expressing the absurdity of reality itself. His work is a personal exploration of intimacy, transformation, and belonging, where each piece acts as both a reflection of his own life and human condition
Education:
MFA, Boston University, Painting, 2017
BFA, Kansas City Art Institute, Illustration, 2014
Studio Art College International, 2012
Edmond Santa Fe High School, 2010
Representation:
RO2 Art, Dallas TX
Residencies:
The Cedars Union, Studio Artist, Cohort 2, Dallas TX, Spring 2020 - Winter 2021
Tarrant County College, The Carillon Gallery, Artist in Residence, Fort Worth TX, October 2020
Publications/Interviews/Reviews:
Voyage Dallas, Meet Brantly Sheffield, June 6, 2024
Glasstire, Five Minute Tours, July 26, 2023
Canvas Rebel, Meet Brantly Sheffield, March 30, 2022
Glasstire, Demons and Barbeque: July 2021 Show in North Texas, July 14, 2021
Shoutout DFW, Meet Artist Brantly Sheffield, October 14, 2020
Voyage Dallas Magazine, Meet Brantly Sheffield, May 9, 2018
Solo Exhibitions:
Ro2 Art, Dallas TX, MetaFORE, May 2025 – June 2025
RO2 Art, Dallas TX, It Was A Good Time, June 2023 – July 2023
The Late Show, Kansas City MO, Brick and Mortar, April 2015 – May 2015
Curated Group Exhibitions:
Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth TX, Community Potluck, June 2024 – July 2024
RO2 Art, Dallas TX, Gallery Three, July 2023 – September 2023
RO2 Projects, Dallas TX, Chaos! 9, July 2023 – September 2023
RO2 Art, Dallas TX, New and Favorite Works, February 2023 – March 2023
Sylvan Gallery, Dallas TX, 7 from 707, January 2023 – February 2023
RO2 Art, Dallas TX, Chaos 8, August 2022 – September 2022
RO2 Art, Dallas TX, New to RO2, February 2022 – March 2022
Umbrella Gallery, Dallas TX, Act Like You Like Each Other, November 2021 – December 2021
The MAC, Dallas TX, Hyperlocal II, September 2021 – October 2021
Gallery S14 in The Cedars Union, Dallas TX, Whereabouts, September 2021 – October 2021
Norman Brown Gallery, Dallas TX, Works from the Same House, January 2021 – March 2021
Straight Line Studio, Snow Mass Base Village CO, What’s in Yr Queue?, July 2020 - September 2020
Forum Gallery, Dallas TX, Brookhaven College of Art Faculty Exhibition, October 2019
Forum Gallery, Dallas TX, Brookhaven College of Art Faculty Exhibition, October 2017
On Stellar Rays, New York NY, Playbook, July 2017
Gallery 808 Boston University, Boston MA, 3 2 MFA Thesis Exhibition, April 2017
H&R Block Art Space, Kansas City Flat-file Exhibition, June 2014 - September 2014
The Late Show, Kansas City MO, Three x 4, May 2014
The Late Show, Kansas City MO, Valentines Group Show, February 2014
The Late Show, Kansas City MO, Arrogant Bastard, December 2013
The Late Show, Kansas City, MO, New Kids on the Block, March 2013
Juried Group Exhibitions:
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe LA, 61st Annual Juried Competition, February 2024 – May 2024
Gallerium, Toronto, ON, Children, October 2021 – December 2021
Site: Brooklyn, New York NY, Face to Face: Portraits, November – December 2021
Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas TX, New Texas Talent, July 2021 – August 2021
Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX, ART214, April 2021 – May 2021
Art Space 311, Fort Worth, TX, Texas Now 2020, July 2020 - August 2020
LBI Foundation of Arts and Sciences, Loveladies NJ, NJC Works on Paper, June 2020 - July 2020
Mighty Tieton, Tieton WA, 10x10x10 Tiny Tietons, August 2014 - October 2014
Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach CA, Focus on the Face, July 2013