Bio:

Brennan Hubbell grew up in the mountains of Southern California. He attended Saint Olaf College in Minnesota. There he focused on film making, writing and visual story telling, and earning a degree in studio art. After college Brennan moved to NYC and worked on independent films productions. Later he began making his own documentaries and commissioned reels for non profit organizations. Formative in this experience was Brennan’s work for several of the Tijuana / San Diego Art trianuals, inSITE. Being the in house video production and documentation for inSITE had Brennan collaborating and working side by side with world renowned installation artist. Similarly influential was Brennan’s experience making videos for the SD Children’s Museum, the SD Latino Film Festival, and the Digital Gym. Brennan hosted a monthly public Open Screening at the Media Arts Center and created a story booth at the San Diego central library, inspired by the model Story Corps. These years gathering stories, public input, editing and retelling stories continues to be a foundation for Brennan’s creative process. Brennan has exhibited in San Diego Art Fair, at the La Jolla Athanaeum, Bard Hall, Union Hall Gallery, and Sparks Gallery. Much of Brennan’s art practice is in private commissions for homes, businesses, and public spaces. Some of these public gathering places of note are: The Sweet Water Zen Center with artist Nigel Brooks and attendees of the Zen Center; “Rain Keeper” created with Volunteers of the community at the First Unitarian Universalist Church; “Manzanita Gathering Place” made with Pomegranate Foundation and residents of Azalea Park, Hollywood Park and surounding Neighborhoods;  “Take Back the Alley” annual events in the gardens and alley behind the digital Gym and Theater in North Park; and "Tree Pose" with the neighborhood at Mckinley Elementary School.