Bronwen O'Wril

Website: https://bronwenowril.com/

Bio: Bronwen earned her Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Woodwork and Furniture Design from Maine College of Art and Design over the course of sixteen years, while also working as a nurse practitioner. Bronwen is a member of LifeForms (lifeformsart.org), an experiment in artistic community-building, and a fellow with the 2025-26 North Street Project cohort (thisisnorthstreet.org). She enjoys walking in the woods with Lefty the dog.

Statement: That we experience anything at all is marvelous. That we find ways to manage life’s complexity is essential. Sharing the load seems to help, so we try to commune with others through such error-ridden means as symbols, sounds, and gestures. Bronwen’s sculpture deals with our endearing efforts to connect in the face of certain loss. She works with experiences like mothering, daughtering, and facing mortality with equal parts tenderness and humor. Her projects are enlivened by the companionship of humans, whose reflections offer glimpses of other inner lives.