ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores the relationship between the visible and invisible aspects of life. Through painting, drawing, and layered mixed media, I seek to make visible what is often felt but cannot be seen. I am interested in the patterns that exist beneath the surface of our everyday experience and the ways they shape our inner and outer worlds. I often begin by writing words, thoughts, and impressions directly onto the surface, much like free-association journaling. Layers of paint, pencil, charcoal, and other materials are then built over these marks, allowing fragments to disappear, reemerge, and transform throughout the process. The finished work becomes a record of movement, reflection, and change.
Inspired by both the human body and the natural world, branching forms may suggest roots, neural pathways, or energetic systems, while figurative works explore the experience of inhabiting a body in constant motion and transformation. I am drawn to the tension between structure and spontaneity, intention and surrender. My background in visual design informs the composition of my work, while my ongoing exploration of meditation, energy healing, and consciousness informs its content. In recent years, this inquiry has expanded through my work with Vibe Medicine Collective, a nonprofit dedicated to healings, classes, healer training, and research.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Brigid McGivern is an artist, designer, and founder of Vibe Medicine Collective, a nonprofit organization dedicated to healings, classes, healer training, and research. She studied Studio Art at Xavier University, Visual Communications at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and later earned a master’s degree in Global Finance from Fordham University. For more than two decades, she has worked as a graphic designer for art auction houses, interior design firms, real estate companies, and a range of clients through her independent practice. She later moved into biotechnology and life sciences events, where her work included both leadership and design.
Alongside her professional career, McGivern has maintained an active painting practice for more than twenty years. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, ArtTour International, and New York ArtBeat, as well as in videos produced by the Rockefeller Foundation. In 2025, she founded Vibe Medicine Collective to make meditation, energy healing, and related educational programs more accessible through community events, practitioner training, and research.
© Brigid McGivern