The Art of Donald E. Brown
DONALD
EDWARD BROWN RESUME
DONALD
EDWARD BROWN is an award-winning painter with a special interest in
portraiture; he has worked with pencil, ink and acrylic mediums over
the last
twenty years to produce people and animal portraits.
He also produces mixed media abstract works.
EDUCATION:
Western Michigan
University, Kalamazoo,
Michigan; The Art
League School,
Alexandria, Virginia
JURIED
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
·
The
Human/Animal Bond, 2007, The 100th Monkey Studio, Portland
·
Orange County Juried Art Exhibition, 2005,
Newport Beach
·
Orange County Juried Art
Exhibition, 2004, Newport Beach, First
Prize
·
Puppy
Love & Sex Kittens, 2004, How Original Gallery, Laguna Beach
·
The
Dog Days Of Summer (And Cats Too), 2003, Zenith Gallery, Washington,
DC, Honorable Mention
·
Small
At City Hall, Laguna Beach City Hall 2004, 2006, Laguna Beach,
California
·
The
Dog Days Of Summer (And Cats Too), 2002, Zenith Gallery, Washington,
DC
·
Baltimore Arts Council Annual
Competition, 1999, Baltimore, Maryland
·
Orange
County Fair 2004
INVITATIONAL
EXHIBITIONS:
·
Individual
Show, Portland Chi Gallery, February, 2010, Portland, Oregon
·
The
Love Show, February, 2008, The Launch Pad Gallery, Portland, Oregon
·
Animal
Chemistry, March and April, 2004, Laguna Beach, California
·
Banking
On Art, May, 2003, Wells Fargo Bank, Laguna Beach, California
OTHER:
·
Festival
of Arts, 2006, Lake Oswego, Oregon
·
Resident
Artist Bakersfield SPCA, 2004, Bakersfield, California
·
The
Sawdust Festival, 2004, 2005 Laguna Beach, California
·
Christmas
Palette Honorarium, Laguna Beach Arts
Commission, Laguna Beach, California
GALLERIES:
·
Fissure
Gallery, 1722 NW Raleigh Street, #105, Portland, Oregon 97208, 2009,
2010
·
Gallery
51, 1951 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA, 2005, 2006
·
Tag,
142 University Ave., Suite D, San Diego, CA, 2006 - 2009
·
Zenith
Gallery, 413 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC; 2004. 2005
STUDIO:623
SE
Martin
Luther King Blvd, Unit 12, Portland, Oregon 97208 (703) 395-9007
Don’s
unique style is a combination of abstract expressionism and realism
that
captures the soul of his subject through expression and color.