Brochevski (Amai Rawls Jr., b. 2000, United States) transforms legal tender into intricate, emotionally charged collages that reframe currency as both material and metaphor. Constructed entirely from hand-cut U.S. dollars, his works interrogate the psychology of wealth, aspiration, and inherited trauma — proposing a visual language where value is recalibrated through labor, memory, and loss.
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Each piece begins with a single composition sketch and is executed with surgical precision, using X-Acto blades to slice currency into irretrievable fragments. American paper money’s limited chromatic palette demands meticulous layering to achieve balance, turning each cut into a high-stakes gesture where failure carries literal financial consequence.
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Positioned at the intersection of conceptual rigor and technical virtuosity, Brochevski’s practice is both performance and artifact — an economic archaeology that excavates American mythology through the dissection of its most sacred symbols.
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Solo Exhibitions:
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Group Shows:
2022. 'Made Of Paper' Gallery 104, Lagrange, KY
2022. BUTTER 2 Art Fair GangGang, Indianapolis, IN
2022. 'No theme Holiday Group Show' Storage Space Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2022. Indiana @ The Beach, Satellite Art Show, Miami, FL
2023. 'Home Sweet Home: Nostalgia...ish' Chicago Truborn, Chicago, IL
2023 Black Boy Art Show Atlanta, GA
2023 'OHIO, KENTUCKY, INDIANA REGIONAL' Manifest Gallery Cincinnati, OH Juried Exhibition
2023 'Main Floor,' Revelry Boutique Gallery, Louisville, KY
2023 'UnderGround', OneDrop World Columbus, IN
2023. 'ALT,' Revelry Boutique Gallery, Louisville, KY
2023. BUTTER 2023 Art Fair, GangGang, Indianapolis, IN
2024. 'Win Place Art Show,' Revelry Boutique Gallery, Louisville, KY
2024. 'Back Home Again(In Indiana),' Vertical Gallery, Chicago, IL
2024. Summer Group Show, Vertical Gallery, Chicago, IL
2025. 'Home Sweet Home: Nostalgia...ish 3' Chicago Truborn, Chicago, IL
2025. 'May Flowers' Chicago Truborn, Chicago, IL
2025. 'Basel Social Club' Post American Fine Arts, Basel, Switzerland
2025. 'BUTTER 5 Fine Art Fair' GangGang, Indianapolis, IN
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Awards:
2019. Scholastic Art & Writing Award Regional Gold Medal Award In Mixed Media For Artwork Titled "$73"
2019. Scholastic Art & Writing Award National Gold Key Award For Artwork Titled "$73"
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Collaborations:
2023. 'Project Bloom' The Wall Muse, Indianapolis, IN
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Publications / Media:
​2022. PATTERN Magazine 'BUTTER Artist Series: Q+A With Amai Rawls'
​2022. Canvas Rebel 'Meet Amai Rawls (Brochevski)
2023. IndyStar: See the best of BUTTER Fine Art Fair 2023 at the Stutz
2024. Louisville Public Media: Exhibition at Revelry Gallery shows Derby beyond the horse race
2025. Inside Indiana Business: BUTTER Fine Art Fair expanding to Los Angeles in 2026
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