Texas A&M University Art Galleries, Forsyth Galleries opens exhibition, A Colorful Dream, Jan. 28, 2025

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Jan. 22, 2025 – Designed to evoke and capture a sense of childhood fantasy, A Colorful Dream tells a coming-of-age story in symbolic language that takes the viewer on a journey through the spectrum of the rainbow. A Colorful Dream will be on display Jan. 28–March 16, 2025 at the Texas A&M University Art Galleries, Forsyth Galleries in the Memorial Student Center.

A Colorful Dream is a family-friendly, interactive exhibition by contemporary fine art photographer Adrien Broom. It features a suite of photographs detailing a young girl’s journey as she discovers a series of monochromatic fantasy worlds exploring hues and associations with colors. The Huffington Post describes Broom’s photography as “deeply rooted in fairy tales and mythology, reinterpreting figures like Aphrodite and stories like Goldilocks and the Three Bears.”

Over the course of three years in her studio, Broom constructed eight individual sets composed of objects evoking the essence of each respective color. She then photographed a young girl exploring and traveling through each world, passing through small portals that led her on a journey through a red world, then orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and lastly a rainbow encompassing all the colors. Encountering creatures, characters and landscapes, Broom’s protagonist finds worlds lush, joyful and even sometimes startling.

In looking at the images, it would be easy to mistake the effects as a digital manipulation of the original photograph. In fact, Broom created each world by hand, much like a stage production. The images were not put together using photo-editing software, but are the result of hours of crafting tableaux, so the viewer sees what was in front of the camera’s lens during the shoot.

Adrien Broom is a contemporary fine art and commercial photographer based in New York City and Connecticut. Broom’s fine art photography often alludes to themes of childhood fantasy, using young women as protagonists. Her commercial work includes music, fashion and portrait photography. Trained as a computer animator, she has studied fine art in Florence, Italy, and art history in London, England.

A Colorful Dream is organized by ExhibitsUSA, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance.

Exhibition: A Colorful Dream
Host Organization: Texas A&M University Art Galleries, Forsyth Galleries
Runs: Jan. 28–March 16, 2025
Gallery Hours: Tues.–Fri., 9 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sat.–Sun., Noon–6 p.m.
Location: Texas A&M University, Memorial Student Center 2428, 275 Joe Routt Blvd., College Station, Texas
Admission: Free
Website: TX.AG/Colorful

About ExhibitsUSA
This exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance. ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions on tour to over 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year. These exhibitions create access to an array of arts and humanities experiences, nurture the understanding of diverse cultures and art forms and encourage the expanding depth and breadth of cultural life in local communities. For more about ExhibitsUSA, email [email protected] or visit www.eusa.org.

About Mid-America Arts Alliance
Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) strengthens and supports artists, cultural organizations and communities throughout our region and beyond. Additional information about M-AAA is available at www.maaa.org.

About Texas A&M University Art Galleries
The Texas A&M University Art Galleries is comprised of the J. Wayne Stark Galleries and the Forsyth Galleries in the Memorial Student Center. Both galleries are open to the public Tues.–Fri., 9 a.m.–8 p.m., and Sat.–Sun., noon–6 p.m. Admission is always free.

Media Contact
Molly Painter, Campus and Community Enrichment, communications manager, [email protected]

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