Resilience Rising: An Art Exhibition and Sale for Sojourner House
To benefit the work of Sojourner House and honor the organization’s impact over the past fifty years, Jala Studio Yoga & Art is hosting a benefit art exhibition called Resilience Rising. The exhibit will feature 100 paintings from the archive of artist Douglas Lee Brooks. These paintings have been generously donated by the artist’s sister, Dolly Brooks, the owner and manager of his archive. Dolly will be present at the opening reception of the exhibition to answer any questions attendees have about Douglas and his work.
The exhibition will be on display from March 21st to May 30th at both Jala Studio locations: 285 South Main St. in Providence and 727 East Ave. in Pawtucket. 100% of proceeds from the sale of art will go towards supporting Sojourner House’s work providing shelter, housing, and life-saving services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.
We hope you'll join us at the opening reception!
📆Saturday, March 21, 2026, 5-7pm
📍Jala Studio Yoga & Art, 285 S Main St, Providence, RI 02903
🥂Light refreshments will be served
About the Artist: Douglas Lee Brooks
Douglas Lee Brooks was a Southern artist. He painted scenes from his life, his memory, and his imagination — life, in so many everyday ways, laid to canvas. He was a spiritual person who lived a deeply contemplative life. Douglas sought to share the beauty and energy of our connections with the natural world and with each other through his paintings.
With the onset and diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia as a young adult, Douglas lived in Georgia (and later, on a lake in the woods of rural Alabama) within the safety of his family and spent his life as an artist. It was in these settings that Douglas created the approximately 1,500 original paintings (and more than 2,000 drawings and other works) that comprise his archive. He painted and drew until the end of his life, due to illness, at the age of 68 in 2021.
Douglas never sold a painting (or any of his art) during his lifetime. This evening is the first time Douglas’s paintings are being offered for sale, with 100% of the proceeds going directly to Sojourner House. The mission of Sojourner House is one that would deeply resonate with Douglas’s personal belief in each person’s right to dignity and personal safety.
