I first met Emily Wick in 2002. She was my high school buddy Andrew’s coworker. I courted her by leaving Emily™ stickers on her desk at work. We began collaborating on projects in 2005, and later opened a store-front studio space and art gallery on Telegraph Avenue which we ran for 10 years; we specialized in conceptual photo booths for the community. Emily and I collaborate on assorted projects to this day. We also help each other extensively on each other’s projects. Visit Emily’s website and Instagram page for her latest work, subscribe to her Have You Seen This Phenomenon? on Substack.
After the closing our studio space and gallery Smokey’s Tangle [website], we dove more fully into our independent projects. Scroll below to view some of our collaborative efforts over the past 20 years.
Selections from Brian & Emily Weekly Pandemic Portraits series. 2020-2021Daily McDonald’s Portrait Series. 2023Oopsy Daisy Animations, 2022-2023Daily Portrait Series, 2023Monthly Video Portraits, 2022Holiday Card, 2022Holiday Card, 2021Holiday Card, 2020Weekly Pandemic Portraits, 2019-2020Bougainvillea Survey, 2019Holiday Card, 2019Colorblind Paintings, 2016Two Virgins Portait, 2015Interface Takeover, 2014Holiday Card, 2009Smokey’s Tangle 5 Yearbook, 2009-2014Wall Street Journal mention, 2009The Temescal Art Hop was created after Oakland Art Murmuer changed their map to concentrate on Uptown art galleries. The Temescal Art Hop was a biannual neighborhood interactive artwalk and raffle created by galleries Smokey’s Tangle & Slate Gallery, with support from the TTBID (Telegraph/ Temescal Buisness Improvement District Design: Brian Brooks, J. Otto Siebold, Gabriella Laz