Brenda Behr holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and a Master of Fine arts degree from Syracuse University in New York State. When living and working in Minnesota, Brenda was a very active member of both the Minnesota Watercolor Society in Minneapolis, and the North Star Watercolor Society in St. Paul. She was also a member of “The Breakfast Club”, an ad hoc group of artists, who gathered Wednesday mornings to share information, stimulate discussion concerning exhibitions, competitions, and all things concerning the arts. In June of 2003, after more than 30 years as a successful advertising art director and graphic designer in Minneapolis, Brenda returned to Goldsboro, the city of her youth. In North Carolina she joined “Brushstrokes”, a group comprised of Eastern North Carolina artists. She currently serves on the board of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina, as editor of its newsletter, All Rag. The artist has sold her work in galleries and art centers throughout the state and is quickly growing in popularity and demand. Brenda paints much of her work on location, considering plein aire painting to be the most challenging and evocative way to paint. Brenda is seldom without her sketchbooks and paints.
Brenda has donated two prints.