HENRY BROWN – CV
SELETED EXHIBITIONS
2020 – 2022
American Abstract Artists: Digital Prints 2012 – 2019, traveling exhibition:
- Herron School of Art + Design, Marsh Gallery, Eskenazi Hall, Indiana University and Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN (2022);
- The Gallery at The Visual and Performing Arts Center, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT (2021);
- Transmitter Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2020).
2018
Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY. Beyond Black and White, organized by Henry Brown and Li Trincere.
2013 – 2017
American Abstract Artists: AAA 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio, traveling exhibition organized by Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN:
- Art Gallery, University of Houston – Clear Lake, Houston, TX (2017);
- Wrather West Kentucky Museum, Murray State University, Murray, KY (2017);
- Biggin Gallery, Auburn University, Auburn, AL (2016);
- Suraci Gallery, Marywood University, Scranton, PA (2015);
- Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery, Nashville, TN (2015);
- Ridderhof Martin Gallery, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA (2014);
- Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA (2014);
- Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (2014);
- Downtown Gallery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN (2013).
2016
U.S. Department of State, Art in Embassies, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Majuro 2016.
Shirley Fiterman Art Center, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY. Chromatic Space. Curated by Jonathan Lippincott.
Steuben Hall Galleries, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. Abstract Everything, curated by Kelly Worman.
Crush Curatorial, Amagansett, NY. Territory, organized by Henry Brown, Li Trincere and Karen Hesse Flatow.
Abrons Art Center at Henry Street Settlement and Brian Morris Gallery, New York, NY. Visible Histories, curated by Maxim Weintraub.
1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery, New York, NY. The Onward of Art, curated by Karen Wilkin.
2015
Sidney Mishkin Gallery, Baruch College, New York, NY. Small Works Baruch.
2014 – 2015
Morgan Stanley & Co., Purchase, NY. Sensory Impact. Curated by Sarah Campbell. (On view for one year)
2014
U.S. Department of State, Art in Embassies, American Ambassador’s Residence, Juba, Republic of South Sudan, Africa, Juba 2014. (exhibition arrived mid-August 2015, on display approximately three years)
Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. American Abstract Artists.
2013
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT. Dynamic Invention.
Ventana244 Art Space, Brooklyn, NY. Banned in D.C. Organized by Mark Dagley.
2012
ParisCONCRET, Paris, France. American Abstract Artists International: 75th Anniversary.
2011
Ice Box and Grey Area, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Abstraction∞ (Abstraction to the Power of Infinity), curated by Janet Kurnatowski.
Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY. The Big Show 6.
OK Harris Works of Art, New York, NY. American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary, curated by OK Harris Works of Art.
Galerie oqbo and Deutscher Künstlerbund, Berlin, Germany. American Abstract Artists International / 75th Anniversary.
2010
Aragonese Castle of Otranto, Otranto, Italy. American Abstract Artists International “L’astrazione vista da un cosmopolita.”
2008 – 2009
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center / MoMA, Long Island City, NY. MINUS SPACE, curated by Phong Bui.
2007 – 2008
Machine Learning, traveling exhibition curated by Matthew Deleget:
- Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX (2008);
- The Painting Center, New York, NY (2007);
- Boyden Gallery, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD (2007).
2007
McKenzie Fine Art, New York, NY. The Story Goes.
Saint Peter’s College Art Gallery, Jersey City, NJ. Continuum.
2003
White Columns, New York, NY. Random Order, curated by Lauren Ross.
2002
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Young and Brash and Abstract, curated by John Yau.
2001
New Art Center, Newton, MA. b/t* (*between); part of 2001 Boston Cyberarts Festival.
2000
Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery, Hunter College, New York, NY. Deep Field Painting, curated by Michael Brennan.
1998
Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL. b/t* (*between).
1994
Dishman Art Gallery, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX. Infinite Airport, curated by Arena Productions.
BOOKS, CATALOGS, BROCHURES – SELECTED
Anderson Gallery: 45 Years of Art on the Edge. Richmond, VA: School of Visual Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2016. ISBN 13: 978-0-935519-03-7.
Davis, Jeff. Foundations of Design. 2nd ed. Tempe, AZ: Tempe Digital, 2016. ISBN-13: 978-0-9861637-3-9.
The Onward of Art, catalog, 1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery, 2016. Essay by Karen Wilken. ISBN: 978-0-9972072-0-0.
The Onward of Art, brochure, 1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-9972072-0-0.
Sensory Impact, brochure, Morgan Stanley International, 2014. Essay by Stephen Maine.
American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio, catalog, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-9761663-8-2.
Banned in D.C., catalog, Abaton Book Company, 2013. Essay by Mark Dagley.
Machine Learning, catalog, Boyden Gallery at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, The Painting Center, and Gallery Sonja Roesch, 2007. Essay by Matthew Deleget. ISBN: 978-0-615-16391-8.
Yau, John and Ted Potter. Young + Brash + Abstract. Richmond, VA: Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2002. ISBN: 0-935519-25-4.
Boston Cyberarts Festival Catalogue 2001, CD-ROM, Boston Cyberarts Inc., 2001.
b/t*, catalog, New Art Center, 2001. Essay by Moira Roth.
Deep Field Painting, catalog, Hunter College of the City University of New York, 2000. Essay by Michael Brennan. ISBN: 1-885998-22-8.
b/t*, catalog, Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art, 1998. Essay by Mark Taylor.
REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS – SELECTED
Zinn, Tamar. “Beyond Black and White @ Westbeth Gallery,” Tamar Zinn, 13 Jan. 2018. Web. 13 Jan. 2018. <http://tamarzinn.blogspot.com/2018/01/beyond-black-and-white-westbeth-gallery.html>
Rogers, Pat. “Weekend: Best Bets in The Hamptons & East End June 24-26, 2016”, Hamptons Art Hub, 23 June 2016. Web. 23 June 2016. <http://hamptonsarthub.com/2016/06/23/events-weekend-best-bets-in-the-hamptons-east-end-for-june-24-26-2016/>
“Art Seen: Artist Crowd Turns Out for ‘Territory’ – Abstraction in the East End Today,” Hamptons Art Hub, 22 June 2016. Web. 22 June 2016. <http://hamptonsarthub.com/2016/06/22/party-pictures-artist-crowd-turns-out-for-territory-abstraction-in-the-east-end-today/>
Mac Adam, Alfred. “Hot Potatoes: Abstraction Flourishes Underground in The Hamptons,” ArtNews, 21 June 2016. Web. 21 June 2016. <http://www.artnews.com/2016/06/21/hot-potatoes-abstraction-flourishes-underground-in-the-hamptons/>
Braat, Sydney. “Crush Curatorial Highlights East End Abstract Artists With Amagansett Exhibition,” Hamptons.com, 17 June 2016. Web. 17 June 2016. <http://www.hamptons.com/The-Arts/In-the-Galleries/22095/Crush-Curatorial-Highlights-East-End-Abstract.html>
Epstein, Lauren. “In the Abstract,” Hamptons, Vol. 38, Issue 2, 17 June 2016: 66.
Landes, Jennifer. “Finding a Local Aesthetic in Abstraction,” The East Hampton Star, 16 June 2016: C1+.
Hoffman, Dylan. “5 Must-See Hamptons Art Shows This Weekend: June 17–19, 2016,” Dan’s Papers, 16 June 2016. Web. 16 June 2016. <http://www.danspapers.com/2016/06/5-must-see-hamptons-art-shows-this-weekend-june-17-19-2016/>
Mackin, Jessica. “Gallery Walk: ‘Territory,’” The Independent, 15 June 2016: C-12. Print.
“Crush Curatorial ‘Territory,’” Hampton Daze, 14 June 2016. Web. 15 June 2016. <http://www.hamptondaze.com/#!Crush-Curatorial-Territory/cmbz/576076090cf2c6c572648699>
“‘Territory’ Brings Abstraction to the East End,” Sagharboronline.com, 14 June 2016. Web. 15 June 2016. <http://sagharboronline.com/territory-brings-abstraction-east-end/>
Rogers, Pat. “The Short List: Art in Alternate Places in The Hamptons for Memorial Day Weekend & Beyond,” Hamptons Art Hub, 28 May 2016. Web. 28 May 2016. <http://hamptonsarthub.com/2016/05/28/exhibitions-the-short-list-art-in-alternate-places-in-the-hamptons/>
Thompson, Cokie. “Sarah Moody Gallery to exhibit inkjet prints,” The Crimson White, 5 Dec. 2013: 14.
Maine, Stephen. “The Reductive Expands,” Art Critical, 12 Sept. 2011. Web. 16 Dec 2011. <http://artcritical.com/2011/09/12/minus-space/>
Ernst, Eric. “Conceptual and Visual Continuity”, The Southampton Press, 2 June 2011, ill.
Interview with Meghan Hendley. The Front Row. Houston Public Radio. KUHF, Houston. 24 Apr. 2008.
Fielder, Garland. Gallery Sonja Roesch, “Machine Learning” ArtsHouston, Apr. 2008: 38, ill.
Riley, Jennifer. “Playfully Matter–of–Fact.” The New York Sun, 26 Mar. 2008: 23.
Alvarez, Olivia Flores. “‘Machine Learning’: Reductive Artists Get to the Point.” Houston Press, 13 Mar. 2008: 23.
Goodrich, John. “Intelligent Design.” The New York Sun, 27 Dec. 2007: 19.
Krenz, Marcel. “Random Order.” Flash Art, July-Sept. 2003: 67, 69, ill.
Johnson, Ken. Art Guide: Random Order. The New York Times, 6 June 2003: E34.
Ramirez, Jenny. “Painting Lives.” Style Weekly, 12 Feb. 2002: 39, ill.
Everett, Deborah. “Deep Field Painting.” NY Arts, Mar. 2000: 89, ill.
“Digital Images.” Folio Weekly, 7 Apr. 1998: 38, ill.
Weightman, Sharon. “Multimedia Meditation.” Jacksonville Times Union, 25 Mar. 1998: C1–2, ill.
Scott, Laura. “‘Infinite Airport’: Dishman Soars with Lively Varied Exhibit.” University Press, 5 Oct. 1994.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Cleveland Art Museum, Cleveland, OH.
Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museum, Richmond, VA.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.
Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT.
Muhlenberg College Art Collection, Allentown, PA.
Museum of Modern Art, Library Special Collections, New York, NY.
New York Public Library, Special Collections, New York, NY.
The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C.
Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery, Nashville, TN.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Frances Mulhall Achilles Library, Special Collections, New York, NY.
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT.
AWARDS
2011 – Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY. Artist’s Residency.
2009 – Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY. Artist’s Residency.
2007 – The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH. Artist’s Residency.
2002 – Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY. Artist’s Residency.
1999 – Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY. Artist’s Residency.
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2018 – Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY. Beyond Black and White, curated by Henry Brown and Li Trincere.
2016 – Crush Curatorial, Amagansett, NY. Territory, curated by Henry Brown, Li Trincere and Karen Hesse Flatow.