Brande seeks to evoke emotional healing and connection with our creator through her work. Utilizing composition, color, and storytelling, her art often incorporates assemblage sculptures, interactive pieces, found objects, mixed media, paintings 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 100 magazines, blogs & websites, including six cover features. Brande’s costume artistry has captivated audiences around the globe, appearing in over 100 international publications and countless blogs and websites. Her striking designs have graced the runways of New York Fashion Week and earned a coveted feature in the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book.
Brande’s work has been worn by celebrities and musicians and showcased in major motion pictures, underscoring her reputation as an award-winning designer with a distinct creative voice. She continues to release new designs through her Etsy shop while generously donating her talents to causes such as Hidden Warriors and women’s retreats, using her art to uplift and inspire wherever it goes. 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, Central Arkansas Art Collective, and Fenix Arts Gallery in Fayetteville, among others.
Represented by:
Fenix Arts Fayetteville, AR www.fenixarts.org/artists/brande-wilkerson
Central AR Collective Conway, AR www.centralarcollective.com/artists-1
Interview by Art by Artists 2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=goFLXnQwp7g&t=17s
ArtOmat www.artomat.org
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)
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, Daughters of the Revolution, Kingdom Harvest Alliance (Corinth, TX), Cabot Foundation for the Arts & Culture, Fenix Arts, Saatchi Artists, The Hidden Warriors, Women's Global Ministry Network, Mad Hatters Society The Millinery Artisan Guild Artistic Vision.
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/
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/
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/