Ben Brummerhop

press release: Premiere opening of  “New Horizons,” an exhibition of original paintings by

BEN BRUMMERHOP

Opening: Friday, August 3. Artist Reception: Saturday, Aug 4, 6-9pm. Longbranch Gallery, 203 Commerce Street, Mineral Point

Brummerhop’s works have been showcased at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, the Overture Center for the Arts and the prestigious Michael Murphy Gallery in Tampa, Florida, among others. His early group shows quickly led to solo exhibitions and numerous commissioned pieces now prized by collectors who value, and share, his creative voice and vision.

Brummerhop’s most personal and acclaimed collection, “A New Use for Syringes,” was the sole subject of a five-city tour. Conceived in 2010, “Syringes” recounts the artist’s battle with drug addiction and features 79 pieces painted using syringes, marking Brummerhop’s personal triumph over the instrument of his near demise through transforming the tool of his despair into a metaphoric brush of artistic confidence and creative expression. “Syringes” concluded its national tour at the critically acclaimed “Voices of the Warehouse District” show in Dubuque, Iowa.

Ben’s path to recovery from meth addiction began 12 years ago in Mineral Point. He returns to Longbranch Gallery during Arts on Point Gallery Weekend for an exhibit of his latest paintings and to celebrate the town that helped him heal.