Born in central Kentucky in 1978, Brooks studied political science and English literature at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. His work has been exhibited widely in the United States, including at the North Carolina Museum of Art Winston-Salem, and is held in the collections of Speed Art Museum, Grinnell College Museum of Art, The Green Family Art Foundation, The University of Kentucky Medical Center, OZ Arts, 21C, Beth Rudin DeWoody / The Bunker, and numerous other private collections. The New Yorker, Texte Zur Kunst, The New York Review of Books, The Yale Review, and Action Spectacle have published his paintings and drawings. Brooks’ poetry has been published by The Cortland Review, Appalachian Review, Pilot Press, Good River Review, Assaracus, East by Northeast, and Plainsongs. He has written for BOMB, Strange Fire Collective, Ruckus Journal, and UnderMain. Now based in Los Angeles, Brooks spent several years in London and Chicago but was primarily based in Louisville, Kentucky over the last two decades. From 2017-2022, Brooks operated Quappi Projects, a contemporary art gallery focusing on exhibiting work reflecting the zeitgeist, where he curated over twenty-five exhibitions.