Brandon Surtain

Brandon Surtain lives and works in Louisiana. A native New Orleanian, Brandon attended graduate school at Tulane University, where he received a Master's of Architecture and a Master’s of Sustainable Real Estate development degrees. Brandon received his Bachelor of Fine Art from Louisiana State University, with a concentration in painting and drawing. During that time he was also a member of the LSU football team.

Brandon's interests in Art, Architecture, and Real Estate Development stem primarily from a place of cultural preservation. Much of his work implicitly responds to life in New Orleans before and after Hurricane Katrina. Focusing on preserving the static and dynamic aspects of the built environment through art and design occupied the bulk of Brandon's research at Tulane University. Brandon is a former Design Futures student leader, promoting social and professional equity and design thinking in all aspects of life. He is currently working with fellow Tulane alumni on an initiative to help mitigate some of the stressors of COVID-19 by providing art supplies and community resource information to families with children in elementary school.

Artist Member since 2023
Bachelor of Fine Art, Louisiana State University
Master of Architecture, & Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development, Tulane University

ARTIST STATEMENT

“As the details of our memories fade, there are often moments that stick. The stories we tell ourselves eventually become just that, stories. In some ways, those stories serve as allegory for the things that we used to remember. I remember my history teacher in middle school jokingly telling us, “You know, you’ll look back and think, ‘I don’t remember a damned thing that he said...’”, and that’s all I ever remember him saying. He was funny and always in a good mood. I’m ashamed that I don’t even remember his name. I can go find it in the yearbook but that’s proves the point. While the details have eluded me, I hold a very vibrant, warm memory of many moments that almost morph as I examine them further. Why “Confetti”? There are some formal and compositional moves that I hope are evident in the paintings. Experientially, confetti falling becomes a legible mass that, upon further investigation, is a collection of solid forms and colors. There’s a tension between legibility and abstraction, while always celebratory. I hope Confetti treats you well.”

JULY 2026

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