Painter Brandi Twilley, a Kind of Midwestern Dickens, Depicts the Workaday Lives of Blue-Collar Americans With Searing Vividness

There is a resignation and sadness in these paintings, coupled with a stubborn will to continue that can be humorous and, at times, redemptive.

Courtesy of the artist and Sargent’s Daughters
Brandi Twilley, 'The Search,' 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Sargent’s Daughters

Brandi Twilley: ‘Crest Foods’
Sargent’s Daughters, 179 East Broadway New York, NY 10002
Through October 14, 2023

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