Background
Raised in Pekin, Illinois, Brandl is the son of Earl and Ruth Brandl, and brother of Marcia Brandl Willhite.
Raised in Pekin, Illinois, Brandl is the son of Earl and Ruth Brandl, and brother of Marcia Brandl Willhite.
He studied art, art history, literature and literary theory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois State University, and Columbia Pacific University, and completed his Doctor of Philosophy in art history at the University of Zurich in 2011.
He lived for many years in Chicago, Illinois, where his career in fine art began. Brandl has lived primarily in Trogen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland since 1988. Brandl is a lecturer in art history, painting, art theory and comics at the Art Academy of Liechtenstein in Nendeln, Liechtenstein and the Higher Technical Academy for Visual Art in Saint Gallen, Switzerland.
Brandl is also a member of the Sharkpack artists" group founded by artist Wesley Kimler and is a contributor to Sharkforum, a critical website concerning art and contributes to the renowned art critical podcast Bad at Sports.