Brett LaGue

For over 25 years Brett LaGue has exhibited his paintings and energetic works on paper across Virginia in dozens of solo and group presentations. In addition, his art has been included in a number of national juried exhibitions in Virginia, Georgia, Illinois, and Baton Rouge, selected by a number of prominent art professionals including Beth Grabowski (UNC Chapel Hill), Helen C. Frederick, founder, Pyramid Atlantic, and curators from the Hirshhorn Museum, DC, and Carnegie Mellon University. In 2010 he was selected to receive the prestigious professional fellowship grant from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and was juried into the 2010 Biennial exhibition at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA. LaGue’s work is held in such key corporate collections as Carilion Health Care System (Roanoke, VA) and Stonewall Jackson Hospital (Lexington, VA), as well as private collections across the United States, and in England. LaGue studied graphic design and illustration at the Ringling College of Art + Design. He is an active member of the artist coops The Market Gallery (Roanoke), and Nelson Gallery (Lexington), VA. LaGue lives and works in Fincastle, VA.