Internationally known artist,  Brenda Mauney Councill currently specializes in large-scale murals, particularly domed ceilings, tackling projects that often put her high in the world of art. Her last project involved scaffolding six stories high. That project completed is now the Largest Painted Dome in the Southeast.  Ms. Councill was selected by Billionaire/Philanthropist David H. Murdock after an international search for an artist.  Councill has been doing such large-scale projects for the past 15 years, the latest phase in her 35-year, award-winning career.  Her projects span the globe and can extend for months with large scale ceiling murals in private homes and landmark buildings.
 Martha Stewart visited Ms. Councill and climbed the 100 feet of scaffolding to meet the artist. Ms. Councill’s work recently appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show after the Media titan visited North Carolina. Her popularity among collectors and the public’s interest has been the focus of a PBS/UNC-TV segment on the artist. FOX, CBS and NBC affiliates have all  run footage on Councill’s painted ceilings and other public work projects.
 Educational projects awarded to Councill include; Irwin and Carol Grotnes Belk,(The Belk Group) funded two massive murals, one, “The Quest for Knowledge” in the new 50 million dollar Belk Library and Information Commons on the campus of Appalachian State University in North Carolina, and another signature ceiling mural on the subject of Evolution, “The Spiral of Life” in The Belk Atrium of Presbyterian College in South Carolina.
Her career was launched in 1963 at the age of 7 with her debut exhibition of paintings at the Jacksonville Museum of Arts and Sciences.  Her first televised interview attracted regional attention and yielded important commissions which led the then 11 year old artist to design and supervise the installation of her first outdoor sculpture. This early recognition of her talent in art motivated the creation of design projects that attracted the national media attention including an appearance on NBC’s TODAY SHOW.
 In 1987, she opened a second studio in New York and began an impressive list of solo and group exhibitions that previewed her signature work of paintings and mixed-media constructions. The famed Circle Gallery hosted a major venue that gained widespread acclaim from such sponsors as The Smithsonian Institution, The Susan and Stephen Geller Foundation, The Advertising Club of New York Foundation and The National Arts Club. Corporate collections include DuPont, AT&T, Credit Suisse, British Airways as well as The Canadian Imperial Bank, Suntrust and 1st United Bank and many more. Private collectors in include Roberta Von Schlossberg, Sidney Kimmel, David H. Murdock, Llywd Ecclestone, Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos, Carol and Irwin Belk, the late Greta Garbo and Hollywood accolades from Michael Douglas, Joely Fisher, Connie Stevens, and Martha Stewart.

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