#brookie maxwell

Brookie Maxwell with Coming Home's amazing advisor and supporter LTC Faith Junghahn, looking at Maxwell's study drawings at Gallery 138.

LTC Junghahn played an important role in bringing the Healing Reenactment and Resiliency Workshop to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst last fall, when Maxwell and a squad of soldiers, consisting of wounded warriors and Army medics, co-directed a reenactment of a rescue after an IED blast. 

IED Study I, II, and III, Caran d’Ache crayon on watercolor paper, 15x11″, 2013 by Brookie Maxwell.

These studies were done in the early stages of the Coming Home Project. 

Filmmaker Philippe Tremblay-Berberi documents artist Brookie Maxwell sketching for her project, Coming Home: Journey, Community, Dialog. 

Berberi has been with Maxwell throughout the process of bringing CHJCD to life, from an IED reenactment to the project’s first opening, as well as everything in between. 

Brookie Maxwell sketches the layout of a large scale public exhibition of the Coming Home Project. This exhibition will be an art experience for soldiers and civilians through healing workshops, reenactments, interviews, and dialogues. 

The exhibition will feature Lazarus in Afghanistan: The Golden Hour, Maxwell’s large scale mural in progress, as well as an installation of photographs by COL Greg Gadson. A series of unforgettable quotes from soldiers and civilians is the last section of the exhibition. Throughout this space, the public is urged to participate.

“Art alone cannot heal the wounds of war, but it can create an environment that will open our hearts and minds so the healing can begin.” 

Artist Brookie Maxwell speaks with visitors about Coming Home: Journey, Community, Dialog. They stand in front of mural in progress Lazarus in Afghanistan: The Golden Hour and discuss future plans for the project. 

We are very proud to announce that the Coming Home: Journey, Community, Dialog exhibit, will be extended due to outstanding interest! The exhibit features work by Brookie Maxwell and COL Greg Gadson.

We hope everyone interested in the project gets a chance to see the show, now up through August 30. 

Stay tuned for announcements about upcoming dialog programs!

We love New York City! One of COL Gregory Gadson's full color photographs projected onto HESCO features the NYC skyline! 

Come see the installation at Gallery 138 as part of the current exhibition Coming Home: Journey, Community, Dialog. 

Here we display works by artist Brookie Maxwell and feature photography by COL Gadson. The Coming Home project seeks to heal the rift by honoring and giving voice to wounded warriors and their families through art and effective dialog, and reconnecting us all as individuals, as communities, and as a nation.

Come see the exhibition at 138 W 17th St. New York, NY. Open Monday through Friday, 11am to 6pm, or by appointment.