Brookhart Jonquil's work engages the immaterial world of space, light, gravity, and mind- furtive subjects perceived only through their interaction with matter. His compositions often use glass, water, and other optical materials to create a perceptual world that both embraces and transcends physicality. Other works emphasize weighty materials held in tension or effortless equilibrium. Jonquil draws from spiritual practice, ecology and cognitive science, as well as embodied practices such as martial arts, balancing techniques, and time spent in wilderness. His work explores the underlying principles that create peace and dynamic stability in living systems, whether that be a society, an ecosystem, or an individual being.

Brookhart Jonquil was born in Santa Cruz, California in 1984. He lives and works in Miami.
Jonquil's projects have been commissioned by the Bass Museum of Art, the De la Cruz Collection, MoCA Tucson, Vizcaya Museum, St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Art, and the Cornell Art Museum. Additionally, he has created multiple public works for the City of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County.
Jonquil received his MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2010, where he was awarded a graduate fellowship. He earned both a BFA in studio art and a BA in art history from the University of Arizona.