Brett Holverstott Curatorial CV
Education
University of Oregon, Master of Architecture, 2010
Reed College, Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, 2007
Exhibitions Curated
Art Love Salon, Conru Art Foundation, Seattle WA, July 2025. Curator.
Paul Rutz, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Apr 2024. Curator.
Amy Erickson, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Mar 2024. Curator.
The Art of Love, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Feb 2024. Curator.
Jose Luis Rodriguez Guerra, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Jan 2024. Curator.
Alicia Ponzio, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Dec 2023. Curator.
Through the Eye / Atravesando el Ojo, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Sept-Oct 2023. Co-curator.
Rani Laik, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Sept 2023. Curator.
Construct, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Aug 2023. Curator.
Newberry, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, June-July 2023. Curator.
Brenner, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, May 2023. Curator.
Aristides/Medici, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Apr 2023. Curator.
Convergent Voices, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Mar 2023. Curator.
Kevin Cosley, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Feb 2023. Curator.
Shapes of Light, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Dec 2022 - Jan 2023. Curator.
Visions of the Landscape, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Oct 2022. Curator.
Martijn Caspar Swart, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, July 2022. Curator.
Elijah Evenson, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, June 2022. Curator.
Grace Flott, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, May 2022. Curator.
Unmasked, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Apr 2022. Co-curator.
Jen Brown: Love, Sex & War, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Mar 2022. Curator.
Alicia Ponzio/Hanneke Naterop, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Feb 2022. Curator.
Scott Conary Solo Show, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Dec 2021. Curator.
Fixed: Sayen Rodriguez Solo Show, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Nov 2021. Curator.
The Nude, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Oct 2021. Co-curator.
The Wave Series - Michael Newberry, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Sept 2021. Curator.
The Art of Plein Air, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Aug 2021. Curator.
Dean Fisher Solo Show, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, July 2021. Curator.
Publications
Holverstott, Brett. “The Power of Walking Together: My discovery of the work of Harvey Dinnerstein and his elevation of social art to a narrative epic.” Profane Art Substack. 1 Aug 2026. https://profaneart.substack.com/p/the-power-of-walking-together
Holverstott, Brett. “Mimesis in Classical Greece: A reflection on Ancient Greek aesthetics.” Profane Art Substack. 17 Jan 2026. https://profaneart.substack.com/p/mimesis-in-classical-greece
Holverstott, Brett. “Morley Safer vs Contemporary Art: When 60 Minutes Criticized Contemporary Art and Sparked a Backlash.” Profane Art Substack. 17 Dec 2025. https://profaneart.substack.com/p/morley-safer-vs-contemporary-art
Holverstott, Brett. “The Opening of the Figure Ground.” Profane Art Substack. 30 Aug 2025. https://profaneart.substack.com/p/the-opening-of-the-figure-ground
Holverstott, Brett. “The Rising Voices of Women in Art.” Profane Art Substack. 23 July 2025. https://profaneart.substack.com/p/the-rising-voices-of-women-in-art
Holverstott, Brett. “New York - Protesting the End of Figuration: Activism in New York from the 1950’s to 2000.” Profane Art Substack. 21 June 2025. https://profaneart.substack.com/p/new-york-protesting-the-end-of-figuration
Holverstott, Brett. “Book Notes: The Invention of Art.” Profane Art Substack. 23 Apr 2025. https://profaneart.substack.com/p/book-notes-the-invention-of-art
Holverstott, Brett. “Anti-Anti Art: Stuckism and Conceptual Art in Britain.” Profane Art Substack. 27 Nov 2024. https://profaneart.substack.com/p/anti-anti-art-stuckism-and-conceptual
Holverstott, Brett. “The Soul of the Artist.” Profane Art Substack. 18 Nov 2024. https://profaneart.substack.com/p/ch-1-the-soul-of-the-artist
Holverstott, Brett. “Evolution Through Art.” Figure Ground Art Review, 22 Apr 2021. https://medium.com/figure-ground-art-review/evolution-through-art-9ac98bc6bf9c
Holverstott, Brett. “The Art of Illusion.” Figure Ground Art Review, 6 Jan 2020. https://medium.com/figure-ground-art-review/the-art-of-illusion-274b3fab1d8
Holverstott, Brett. “Comedy in an Era of Anxiety.” Figure Ground Art Review, 2 Nov 2019. https://medium.com/figure-ground-art-review/comedy-in-an-era-of-anxiety-2acad9d2f3a5