James Brown
Cambria Heights, New York
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James Brown, a native of New York City, is an internationally-known artist. His capabilities and talents extent beyond that of a painter, for he is a graphic artist and illustrator.
Most of his work concentrated within the pinnacle of the life experiences of African people in North and South America, Africa and the Caribbean. He is committed to portraying a universal theme, making a statement, or relating a story in the lives and culture of African people in urban and rural environnments that deals with such emotions as; loneliness, love, isolation, happiness, pride, faith and lack of faith, anguish, fear, weakness, dreams, despair, and above all strength and dignity.
Mr. Brown has exhibited his work in more than eighty shows throughout the United States, Europe, Canada and the Caribbean over a fifteen year period and was included in exhibitions with Romare Bearden, Andy Warhol, Jacob Lawrence, Frank Stella, Jack Levine, Will Barnet, Janet Fish, Elizabeth Catlett, Jack Beal and others. His work is included in numerous public and private collections.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Long Island University in Sociology, English, History, and Economics, a Master of Science degree from Brooklyn College, and has taken Doctoral Studies at New York University and Yeshiva University.
Mr. Brown is listed in “WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN ART”.
Currently, James Brown resides and works in Cambria Heights, New York with his wife and family. He, also, resides and has a studio in Port-au-Prince, Haďti.
E X H I B I T S |
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2000 |
Satta Art Gallery (NYC) |
1996 |
Georgia State University |
1996 |
Sotheby’s (NYC) (London) |
1996 |
Museo de Arte Moderno (Santo Domingo) |
1995 |
Provincial Museum of Modern Art (Ostende, Belgium) |
1994 |
House of Humour & Satire (Grabovo, Bulgaria) |
1993 |
Art Expo (Miami,Fla.) |
1993 |
Voluntariado del Museo de las Casas Reales (Santo Domingo) |
1992 |
World’s fair (Seville,Spain) |
1992 |
Bedford-Stuyvessant Restoration(NYC) |
1992 |
Spiral Art Gallery (NYC) |
1991 |
Festival Art Gallery (Haiti) |
1989
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Jamaica Art Center (NYC) |
1988
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Cellar Art Gallery (S.Nyack,NY) |
1988
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Le Centre d’Art (Haiti) |
1987
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Dorsey’s Art Gallery (NYC) |
1986
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Poster Shop Galerie (Martinique) |
1985
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Schenectady Museum (NY) |
1984
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Queens Museum (NYC) |
1982
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Rutgers University (NJ) |
1982
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Corpus Christi Museum (TX) |
1982
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Museum of African-American Life and Culture, Bishop College (TX) |
1981
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Tulane University (LA) |
1981
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Museum of Philadelphia Civic Center (PA) |
1981
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Long Beach Museum of Art (NY) |
1980
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University of Missouri |
1980
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University of Arizona Museum of Art |
1980
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Kahn Art Gallery (TX) |
1980
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Albrecht Art Museum (MO) |
1979
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1979 Brooklyn Museum (NYC) |
1979
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Minnesota Museum of Art |
1979
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Galerie 858 (Montreal,Canada) |
1979
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Atelier-Galerie Fontaine (Quebec City,Canada) |
1978
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American International College (MA) |
1978
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Lever House (NYC) |
1976
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Windermere Art Gallery (FL.) |