With nearly 1,000 body paintings completed, BRANDON IS NO STRANGER TO THE ART. HE’s FEATURED IN books, movies, music videos, and ON television.
His books are available on this website, or at shaneland arts, in phoenix, AZ. 301 e. camelback road.
HE IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE LGBTQIA COMMUNITY, AND CREATED A TRANS POSITIVE BODY PAINTING PROJECT CALLED TRANSCENDENT WHICH WAS LATER PUBLISHED IN ECHO MAGAZINE.
BRANDON HAS describeD his art as a playful mix of dr. seuss meets tim burton, meets stained glass windows, MEETS FANTASY And SCIENCE FICTIOn. HIS ART IS A REFLECTION OF HIS PERSONALITY. INVITING, PLAYFUL, MISCHIEVOUS, AND just a tad MYSTERIOUS.
Brandon has been featured in OUT MAGAZINE, THE ADVOCATE, UNICORN BOOTY, YABYUM, Phoenix New Times, Arizona Republic, Echo Magazine, PHOENIX STAGES, java magazine, FAN GIRL NATION, HORNET, AND ION MAGAZINE, AND OTHERS.
HE’S BEEN ON WEB SHOWS SUCH AS LET’S HAVE A FEFE, THE WEEKLY BITCH, AND COSTUME TREK.
HIS ART HAS BEEN SHOWCASED IN THE MUSIC VIDEO “NOTES FROM WONDERLAND” WHICH WON BEST MUSIC VIDEO AWARD AT PHOENIX COMICON. He later worked on “DUALLY NOTED” (WHICH WON BEST MUSIC VIDEO BY ARIZONA REPUBLIC) WITH CAPTAIN SQUEEGEE. FOLLOWING THIS, HE WORKED ON A MUSIC VIDEO WITH EDM ARTIST JOEY SUAREZ IN TEXAS. BRANDON THEN FILMED AGAIN WITH CAPTAIN SQUEEGEE FOR THE MUSIC VIDEO “OUR CHILDREN”.
RECENTLY HE WORKED ON THE FILM SOULS BY THE ULTRA TALENTED, BLACK FEMALE DIRECTOR MALAKAI. IT IS BEING SHOWCASED BY THE SHE PUT TOGETHER AN AMAZING PIECE OF ART, AND BRANDON COULDN’T BE PROUDER OF HER. HE IS CREDITED AS THE BODY ARTIST. IT MADE ITS WORLD DEBUT, AT THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL.
HE RELEASED A DOCUMENTARY in 2014 called BENEATH THE SURFACE. available on youtube.
HE HAS WORKED WITH SCORPIUS THEATRE AND NEARLY NAKED THEATRE, DOING PROMOTIONAL BODY ART FOR BOTH.
Brandon mcgill has been a guest speaker at the phoenix public library, gaymerx, and phoenix comicon.
THOUGH HE HAS BEEN AN ARTIST FOR his entire life, he began his JOURNEY INTO BODY PAINTING IN 2013. ARMED WITH ONLY A DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, HE QUICKLY MADE WAVES WITH HIS UNCONVENTIONAL STYLE OF WORK.
What motivates him?
CULTIVATING INTERESTING AND MEMORABLE LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCES FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS.
