Brett Goodroad (1979, Kearney, Nebraska, United States) grew up in Montana and now lives and works in Surprise Valley, California. He earned an MFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute and previously a BFA from the University of Montana.

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His recent solo exhibitions include "Paradise Valley" at Michael Werner Gallery, Beverly Hills / Los Angeles (2025–2026), his first solo exhibition at the gallery. He has also had solo exhibitions at ADZ Gallery, Lisbon (2025 and 2022); at Greene Naftali, New York (2024), in a show curated by Hilton Als; at Cushion Works, San Francisco (2023); and at Greene Naftali, New York (2022). Previously, he had solo exhibitions at Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco (2019, 2018, and 2016).

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His work has also been featured in various group exhibitions, including shows at Greene Naftali, New York (2024, 2022, and 2020), Cushion Works, San Francisco (2023 and 2021), Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco (2019 and 2018), Karma, New York (2021), Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley (2019), Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley (2018), and The Drawing Center, New York (2014). Goodroad’s work is included in public collections such as the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). His work has been reviewed and discussed in specialized publications such as Artforum, Frieze, Art in America, and ArtReview.