Biography-
Born in 1985, Bregelle Whitworth Davis was raised in a small rural town in Idaho. Being close to Jackson, WY and Yellowstone National Park she gained a great appreciation for fine art and the wonders of nature. She grew up surrounded by a family passionate for art, adventures, and animals, especially wildlife. She still ventures out as often as she can to study and photograph wildlife to use in her paintings. For more than 15 years, Bregelle has been featured in solo and group art shows across the country including; galleries, the Springville Art Museum, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, and was selected by the Hogle Zoo’s to be their Featured Artist in 2014. She has been blessed with wonderful collectors from all over the world and her work has been featured in articles for prominent art magazines.Bregelle obtained her BFA in Illustration from Brigham Young University of Idaho, alongside of her artist husband, Tyler. Following college, they moved to Salt Lake City, UT to pursue their art. They now reside in Sandy, UT. After more than a decade of marriage, their lives changed drastically. In 2017, Bregelle received a diagnosis of aggressive Stage IV Breast cancer. At the time she was pregnant with their first child. She was induced mere hours later and delivered their healthy son early. Within 2 weeks, Bregelle started extremely brutal chemotherapy treatments. After several long years of chemo, radiation, surgeries, and many complication; Bregelle is finally back in the studio again. Although her hands needed retraining after the treatments caused neuropathy, it hasn't kept her from her work. She is now the mother of 2 energetic boys and is so grateful that there is still no evidence of cancer. Now Bregelle spends her time with her two sources of happiness: her family and creating art.
Artist Statement-
Throughout my life, creating has always been part of my identity and my artwork has always pushed me forward each day. Going through cancer took away much of my identity. It took away my health, my hair, my ability to hold and care for my child. It even took away some of my ability to paint but it never took away my desire to create. My passion is creating artwork that brightens the lives of others and shares my affection for animals and color. I strive to capture moments in time through the use of a limited color palette. I believe that constraints breed creativity. And through that simplicity I try to bring out the life and energy of each animal I paint.