Phoenix S Brown
b. 1997, Cincinnati, OH
Lives and works in Milwaukee, WI
Education
2019 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art History Minor, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
Selected Solo // Two-Person Exhibitions
2021 Solo Exhibition, Art is Her, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI
2018 Two-Person Exhibition, Gluon Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 Bridge Work, Allen Priebe Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh WI
40th Annual SECURA Fine Arts Exhibition, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI
2020 Emerging Artists Exhibition, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2019 GHOOST $HOW X, The Green Gallery West, Milwaukee WI
Departure & Reflection, Var West Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2019 Juried Senior Exhibition, Layton Gallery, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
Deeper Than My Shadow, Senior Thesis Exhibition, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
46th Annual Juried Show, Union Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
2nd Midwest Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 Honeymoon Phase, Terrain Exhibitions, Yale Norfolk School of Art, Norfolk, CT
2017 Crosscurrents, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Commissions
2020 Private Collector, facilitated by Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI
Private Collector, Milwaukee, WI
Private Collector, Milwaukee, WI
2019 Private Collector, Chicago, IL
Current Works on Loan
2019 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
University Club Tower, Milwaukee, WI
Honors // Awards
2020 Grant Finalist, Fellowship.art
Abert Family Curatorial Fellowship, Milwaukee Art Museum
2019 Bridge Work 05, Plum Blossom Initiative, professional development program, Milwaukee, WI
2018 Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship, Yale University
Residencies
2021 Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
2018 Yale Norfolk School of Art, Yale University, Norfolk, CT
Talks & Podcasts
2020 Podcast, Artists We Know, Episode #22
2019 Visiting Artist Lecture, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
Artist Presentation, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Artist Presentation, Union Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Podcast, PG & Friends, Episode #5
Selected Bibliography
Corona, Yesenia. Naranja Zine. Nov. 2020. Print. Featured Artist
New American Paintings No. 149 Midwest. 2021. Print. Forthcoming
Fox Cities Magazine Sept. 2020. Print. Front Cover
Juarez, Frank. "Phoenix Brown." Artdose Magazine July 2020: 4. Print. Front Cover
McNulty, Ty. "UWM Art Show: Common Themes Were on Display." Media Milwaukee. 28 Apr. 2019. Web.
Murphy, Brendan. "Visual Art: Riverwest Gallery Sees the Future." Urban Milwaukee. 5 July 2019. Web.