Photo by Carmen Tomé

Public Collections

University of British Columbia –
Vancouver General Hospital Foundation

(UBC/VGH) The Foundation’s Art Collection Committee is committed to the healing power of art and to the creation of a stimulating and attractive environment for the benefit of patients, and staff.

The Japanese Overseas Migration Museum
Yokohama, Japan

The Museum's collection represents the history of Japan emigration, and the lives of the Nikkei inside and outside Japan. Anderson's exhibition was the first time the museum juxtaposed contemporary art with their historical exhibits.

"Presence" In Prison (Video)

BC artist S.Brooke Anderson paints a mural with inmates of BC maxium security facility for women. «Click here to watch it on YouTube»

Biography of S.Brooke Anderson, Artist

S.Brooke Anderson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in the southern California desert. Both of these very different landscapes—the rain forest and the desert—find expression in her work today. Brooke began painting at the age of six with her mother, also an artist, who inspired her love of shape and color. After returning to Canada to study Fine Arts, Brooke worked for a major airline carrier enabling her to travel widely throughout the world pursuing her interest in art, literature and painting. The subtle beauty of Japanese art enticed Brooke to immerse herself in Japanese culture, and study shodo (Japanese calligraphy) for several years. These cultural influences emerge in her work on many different levels. She paints full time, and resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband and two daughters.

Art Education

Notre Dame University
Nelson, B.C.
Fine Arts Program 1972-1975

Laguna Beach, California
Portraiture study 1984-1986

Japanese Calligraphy Study
Kyoto, Japan
1996-1998

Studied under renowned Filipino artist Sym Mendoza
Richmond, B.C.
2000-2002

Angel Academy of Art
Florence, Italy
Summer Workshop 2008