My Fans

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The reviews are in for my show, "Home is Where," which was displayed at the Art Gallery of the College of Southern Nevada, between September 26th 2025, and November 22nd, 2025. To the best of my ability, I have here transcribed the gallery log book comments:

Maya Scott love it interesting thought-provoking
 
Jessica C. so cool very powerful artwork 

Diana C. beautiful artwork i felt like it really spoke to me
 
Lennia F. tho' no face in the paintings there is still a "face" that's present an epidemic we "have to face" together -all or nothing 

Emilia M. beautiful
 
Kayla Martinez amazing work colors used perfectly define the feeling the art is supposed to give
 
Sunni Smith it's sad but it's moving and beautiful
 
Gavin Daniel this art makes you feel something
 
Saphira Hernandez beautiful but also meaningful loved 

Hannah McKittrick so deep and beautiful
 
Alicia Carbajal you guys are all great artists beautiful work
 
Nanako Sawada incredibly moving i found the distorted way the art was painted to convey a strong message about homelessness amazing work we're very (illegible) to have this artwork 

Cherie Sheuler truly breathtaking

Isabel Garcia i like the method of coloring you used
 
Jerron D. very cool choice of pastel you can see how they become almost indistinguishable from the environment backdrop 

Andrea Gonzalez lovely and spectacular thank you 

Gerania Meza real love 

A. Merkle lovely depiction of a sad and lonely existence
 
Anon. it made me think about the homeless population here in Vegas which is my home really cool
 
John Doe LMAO

Connie Shaw your work is very moving and thought-provoking
 
Joy B. very cool 

Ernesto A. very creative and interesting artwork
 
V. Gonzalez we are all closer to being homeless than to being billionaires 

Evan Halfhill very realistic and thought-provoking 

Alexandra Aviles really nice :)

Leticia Elias your work is striking and moving thank you 

Justin Selmor so much despair shown through on a painting. beautiful and traumatic i liked how you referenced the homeless wearing/having a mask 

Stephanie Crystian what an amazing collection tear jerking it's hard to comprehend something you see every day and this somehow shows how these people disappear in the background 

Janine Major what excellent looking work of art 

M. McClenten i took painting before and it was missing something like the texture of these pieces 

Ari Singer so impressive the paintings really evoked emotions 

Oscar Garcia each art piece invokes feelings of hope and despair great work 

Daniela H. very cool but also sad and bittersweet strange how lots of people are living hard lives 

Sariya B. expressive and striking use of texture to capture the reality and humanity inherent in homelessness 

Jam lit

Peep bruh

Bobby B. excellent art 

L. tuff

M.D. reality awareness 

(tag) really beautiful it capture real raw feelings 

(tag) art pieces say a lot 

(tag) i normally sit and study in this hallway these are some of my fav pieces i have seen in the gallery hallway

A. McDowell extremely moving captures the essence of struggle 

Marilyn S. very on point and moving i'm involved with homeless advocacy and you capture their reality in an insightful manner thanks 

Monze this is beautiful i love this
 
Cesar M. lovely this was my fav

(tag) inspirational 

Melissa S. lovely series

(tag) very lovely and it brings light to what's happening in 2025 

Diego Zamora the title says it all great work 

Emmileigh Brown period 

P. Soliven thank you 

S. Brown beautiful 

Jimenez-(tag) bomb 

Bill Slagle wonderful work 

Jake P. and Rad made me feel homeless love how it transforms you 

Mecca McClenton as a painter i would (illegible) to use context in painting 

Oscar Zarig very real reminder of our community 

Zaira these paintings hit the spot really touched me deep 

Alexandra Ramirez these colors the story the beauty this makes my heart happy and sad but gives me drive to want to help which one day my (illegible) will like your art does 

Sofia I. truly inspiring makes me wonder how much time and dedication very impressed 

Michael Reyes true work of art Picasso or what 

Amanda C. thank you for your art and sharing it with us you can feel the disconnect of emotion in each piece it brings humanity back to people 

Ruth P. it's like looking at stained glass (illegible) in oils and homeless angels 

Eric Connor so amazing the oil textures color choice is wonderful 

Emma Hernandez i think it really shows the disconnection between society and homeless and also the raw emotion beyond it 

Chris M. i (illegible) the message from within these pieces of art the uniqueness the (illegible) textures and colors and how vibrant they are SLATT

Alexia Estrada one of the best concepts i've seen (illegible) so absolutely haunting and beautiful i want to stand in front of it for hours 

Steve Byington i wrote an essay on homeless in America your series of painting really capture the problem dark and dreary with no solution 

Vince Dumayto you made me (illegible) feel something other than sympathy they all look safe and cradled 

Albert Canda home is wherever you are thank you for sharing the unhoused story 

King Mojarro all the pieces paint the harsh reality that is the high rate of homelessness here in Nevada i happen to be humming the tune "work song" while passing by and couldn't help but laugh at the coincidence 

F. Miller (illegible) rude life expressions


Paintings by Brian Higgins can be viewed at sites.google.com/view/artistbrianhiggins/home

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