Brett Andrus

Brett Andrus is a 47 year old Colorado native. He studied painting and art history at the Savannah College of Art and Design before returning home to Colorado in 2001.  In 2009, Andrus co-founded two award winning galleries, The Modbo and S.P.Q.R, in downtown Colorado Springs.  Currently, Andrus owns and operates Bosky Studio.

Between the years of 2010-2022 Andrus created and exhibited in 17 solo exhibitions occurring in Denver, Santa Fe, Colorado Springs, and Trinidad.  In 2016, Andrus received the Artist of the Year Award from the Pikes Peak Arts Council.

In 2018 Brett was diagnosed with a rare, slow moving version of leukemia. In 2021, Brett stared a 14 month chemotherapy journey that resulted in nearly loosing his eye sight, After 4 eye surgeries and a large amount of perseverance, he is currently disease free and has regained his vision. Everyday he paints with joy cognizant of what he almost lost.

 His focus is on the narrative power of the human figure and portraiture, utilizing elements of magical realism and surrealism. Andrus sets out to inspire an emotional interaction with the viewer.  His goal is to create with integrity, to be personal, to be honest.   He believes in his viewer and in their ability to engage and to be part of the conversation.