Artist Bio
Brande Wilkerson is a self-taught designer and nonrepresentational artist raised by an art educator. Immersed in a broad spectrum of creative disciplines, her expertise spans photography, graphic design, fashion design, interactive media, multisensory art, painting, and sculpture. Her work is deeply influenced by futurism, midcentury design, and architecture, reflecting her diverse artistic background. With a career that bridges the realms of fine art and design, Brande’s innovative costume designs have adorned celebrities and performers for decades.
Fenix Arts Artist Member www.fenixarts.org/artists/brande-wilkerson
Interview by Art by Artists 2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=goFLXnQwp7g&t=17s
Her artwork has been exhibited at prominent venues, including the Arkansas Historic Museum, Argenta Arts Act II Theater, the AR Innovation Hub in North Little Rock, and Fenix Arts Gallery in Fayetteville, among others. Recognition and Awards Recipient of the Individual Fellowship Award (2022) from the Arkansas Arts Council for innovative interactive multisensory magnetic sculptures. Listed in the Juried Artist Registry (2023–2025) by the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA).
Costume design awards include: Best Dressed Couple at the World Cup Dubai (2014) First Place at the Puerto Rico Spring Hat Show (2014) Honorable Mention from the Mad Hatters Society (2014) Deviousness Award for Design by DeviantArt (2015)
Publications
Brande’s work has been spotlighted in: Little Rock Soiree Magazine (Sept 2022) Idle Class Magazine – Visual Arts Issue (Jan 2023) AY Magazine – 40 Featured Artists Memberships
An active member of numerous arts and cultural organizations, Brande is affiliated with: Arkansas Arts Council Registry of Artists Cache Create Artists Directory Brothertown Indian Tribe Kingdom Harvest Alliance (Corinth, TX) Cabot Foundation for the Arts & Culture Fenix Arts Saatchi Artists Southwest Artists The Hidden Warriors Women's Global Ministry Network Mad Hatters Society The Millinery Artisan Guild Artistic Vision
Brande seeks to evoke emotional healing and connection through her work. Utilizing composition, color, and storytelling, her art often incorporates assemblage sculptures, interactive pieces, found objects, mixed media, and touchable textures. Her multisensory approach invites audiences to engage with art on a tactile and emotional level. As an active millinery and costume designer, Brande continues to create innovative headgear and accessories, collaborating with hundreds of creatives over the past decade. Her editorial designs have been featured in over 75 magazines, including six cover features.
I like creating through a futurist abstract lens. I love to pull inspiration from the past into the present, with a focus on the future. I give my "me" time to God and ask him to direct my mind and the work of my hands when I am creating. I am still fascinated at times what the spirit will produce through me. I am only a conduit. The first focus of my work in the present, is to offer an emotional safe place. As a futuristic artist my heart is to create a glimpse of God's future & our purpose through my art of course, and my nature is to see a better future for the oppressed and downtrodden. (Mathew 25:35-40) As a futurist, my heart is to explore the goodness of God in the hope of a better future by imagining what will be. When the viewer encounters my work, I want them to consider the future and feel order, calmness and see opportunity. I encourage the viewer to assess the space we presently occupy and consider the space we will occupy in the future. We determine the paths of our future by the decisions we make today.
The sale of my art offers me the ability to not only perpetrate healing through my work but to use the proceeds help those in need of vital resources in life. In aiding the non-profits near me with immediate needs like food, shelter and clothing in my area and beyond. I support families and organizations that have touched my heart over the years. I find satisfaction in the ability to provide for the needs of others this way. Mathew 25:35-37 This is my mission and field.
Regular Donations include:
Arkansas Food Bank arkansasfoodbank.org/
Badger Family Pantry www.facebook.com/Badgerfamilypantry
Every Arkansan www.everyarkansan.org/
Beebe Christian Outreach www.facebook.com/beebechristianoutreach/
Lonoke Safe Haven Outreach lcsh.org/
Little Rock Compassion Center lrcompassioncenter.org/
Publications -Artwork
Artist Spotlight Little Rock Soiree Magazine Sept 2022
www.littlerocksoiree.com/post/141132/artist-spotlight-brande-wilkerson
Artist Feature Idle Class Magazine VISUAL ARTS ISSUE JAN 2023
issuu.com/theidleclass/docs/the_idle_class_visual_arts_issue_2022
AY Magazine All about you Artwork of 40 Arkansas Women Showcased in Online Registry
Artwork of 40 Arkansas Women Showcased in Online Registry
Costume Industry Work
Brande's costume work includes clients from a number of recognizable names in the Entertainment & Music Industries including, Disney, Marvel, Fox, Warner Bros, WWE Becky Lynch, Sean Paul & Sia, Scott Barnes Cosmetics, Simrit, Edge of Paradise, & more
Over the past 2 decades, Brande's creative photography & fashion stylist work has been published in numerous international fashion & art publications including 360 Magazine, and Vogue.it, Neiman Marcus The BOOK, Dark Beauty, Flawless Magazine, Fashion Faces Magazine, Most Magazine, IKON mag, Get Inspired Magazine & more. Her well-known (now retired) award-winning giant red rose headpiece was featured in news headlines across the globe when it won Best Dressed couple at Dubai World Cup 2014 & Worldwide from Royal Ascot in Berkshire 2014.
I like creating through a futurist abstract lens. I love to pull inspiration from the past into the present, with a focus on the future. I give my "me" time to God and ask him to direct my mind and the work of my hands when I am creating. I am still fascinated at times what the spirit will produce through me. I am only a conduit. The first focus of my work in the present, is to offer an emotional safe place. As a futuristic artist my heart is to create a glimpse of God's future & our purpose through my art of course, and my nature is to see a better future for the oppressed and downtrodden. (Mathew 25:35-40) As a futurist, my heart is to explore the goodness of God in the hope of a better future by imagining what will be. When the viewer encounters my work, I want them to consider the future and feel order, calmness and see opportunity. I encourage the viewer to assess the space we presently occupy and consider the space we will occupy in the future. We determine the paths of our future by the decisions we make today.
The sale of my art offers me the ability to not only perpetrate healing through my work but to use the proceeds help those in need of vital resources in life. In aiding the non-profits near me with immediate needs like food, shelter and clothing in my area and beyond. I support families and organizations that have touched my heart over the years. I find satisfaction in the ability to provide for the needs of others this way. Mathew 25:35-37 This is my mission and field.
Regular Donations include:
Arkansas Food Bank arkansasfoodbank.org/
Badger Family Pantry www.facebook.com/Badgerfamilypantry
Every Arkansan www.everyarkansan.org/
Beebe Christian Outreach www.facebook.com/beebechristianoutreach/
Lonoke Safe Haven Outreach lcsh.org/
Little Rock Compassion Center lrcompassioncenter.org/
Publications -Artwork
Artist Spotlight Little Rock Soiree Magazine Sept 2022
www.littlerocksoiree.com/post/141132/artist-spotlight-brande-wilkerson
Artist Feature Idle Class Magazine VISUAL ARTS ISSUE JAN 2023
issuu.com/theidleclass/docs/the_idle_class_visual_arts_issue_2022
AY Magazine All about you Artwork of 40 Arkansas Women Showcased in Online Registry
Artwork of 40 Arkansas Women Showcased in Online Registry
Costume Industry Work
Brande's costume work includes clients from a number of recognizable names in the Entertainment & Music Industries including, Disney, Marvel, Fox, Warner Bros, WWE Becky Lynch, Sean Paul & Sia, Scott Barnes Cosmetics, Simrit, Edge of Paradise, & more
Over the past 2 decades, Brande's creative photography & fashion stylist work has been published in numerous international fashion & art publications including 360 Magazine, and Vogue.it, Neiman Marcus The BOOK, Dark Beauty, Flawless Magazine, Fashion Faces Magazine, Most Magazine, IKON mag, Get Inspired Magazine & more. Her well-known (now retired) award-winning giant red rose headpiece was featured in news headlines across the globe when it won Best Dressed couple at Dubai World Cup 2014 & Worldwide from Royal Ascot in Berkshire 2014.
Volunteer Work
Volunteer Collaboration with Hidden Warriors Project 2014-2015
http://www.hiddenwarriors.org/
Continued contributer current 2016
http://www.hiddenwarriors.org/
Continued contributer current 2016
VVB Floral headpiece donated for "LIVE IN THE STORY"
Womens Conference 2016 Little Rock, AR
womanconference.tv/
Womens Conference 2016 Little Rock, AR
womanconference.tv/