Brent the Giant

Brent Holmes is a renowned artist, curator, and cultural animator whose work pushes the viewer and the limits of the possible. The son of an entertainer, Holmes utilizes art and the written word for story-telling that is rooted in African American history, struggle, and brilliance. Holmes has exhibited his artwork locally, nationally, and internationally, including at Light & Space Contemporary (Manila, Philippines), the Markeaton Street Gallery in Derby, England, The Momentary art museum in Bentonville, Arkansas, the Torrance Art Museum in California, the Nevada Museum of Art Reno, and the Marjorie
Barrick Museum of Art, where his work is part of the permanent collection at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Holmes has won accolades for his writing and art criticism for Double Scoop Nevada, has been published by the Believer, and written for Hyper Allergic. He is the host of Neon Hum Medias’
Spectacle: Las Vegas a twelve part series on the city’s history as a representation of American cultural values. Holmes has a twenty year carrier in Journalism having designed and written for both Greenspun Media Group and Nevada Public Radio. He’s won a second and third place from Nevada Press Association for cultural critique. His cinematic work has been featured in the London Biennial Las Vegas and at the Momentary Museum.