Brenda Kapsak can be described as a Renaissance woman, with multifaceted artistic, spiritual, and business interests. She moved to Orlando 25 years ago from New Jersey with her family. Immediately, she began to develop her artistic and spiritual sides, through local church activities and school arts programs. Her theater, modeling, photography and painting pursuits were soon recognized by the community and friends, leading to scholarship funding and a variety of arts-related jobs and philanthropic activities.After working in a number of industries professionally, including weddings and events marketing, outdoor gear sales, and real estate development, Brenda realized her interest in photography and painting was more than a hobby. She now focuses on photography professionally, shooting weddings, portraiture, and lifestyle photographs. Her favorite subjects are children and landscapes from her extensive travels. She also looks forward to sharing her oil paintings in future gallery shows and events.
She uses every opportunity she can to promote her foundation dedicated to Ellie Skees, a friend and spiritual light to Brenda, who passed from cancer in 2007 at the age of eight. Ellie’s strength and struggle were of enormous inspiration to Brenda, which prompted her to create the Art for Ellie Foundation, providing annual funding to community arts programs in the central Florida area. Brenda has hosted or participated in more than a dozen fundraising events in support of this cause and has donated a number of her personal photographs to raise proceeds. A portion of the proceeds from all of her art sales and professional photographic work is donated to this much-needed funding program.
(artist biography written by Robin Knight)
(photographer Jeff Zipay, Bachmann Studio)
