Joan Brown
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| Joan Brown | |
| Birth name | Joan Vivien Brown |
| Born | February 13, 1938 San Francisco, California |
| Died | October 26, 1990 Puttaparthi, India |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Painting |
| Training | California School of Fine Arts (1955-1960) (BFA, 1959; MFA, 1960) |
| Movement | Bay Area Figurative Movement |
| Awards | James D. Phelan Award (1962) Mademoiselle Merit Award (1963) |
Joan Brown (February 13, 1938–October 26, 1990) was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California. She was a notable member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement.
She was born in San Francisco and studied at the California School of Fine Art (now San Francisco Art Institute), where her teachers included Elmer Bischoff. She achieved prominence with a style of figurative painting that combined bright color, sometimes cartoonish drawing, and personal symbolism.
In the late 1970s, Brown became increasingly interested in spirituality and New Age ideas, eventually becoming an adherent of Sathya Sai Baba. She made a number of trips to his ashram in Puttaparthi, India. In 1990, she died in a construction accident while installing an obelisk at the ashram's Eternal Heritage Museum.
Brown was married to Bay Area Figurative sculptor Manuel Neri from 1962 to 1966, though their relationship and artistic collaboration dated back several years prior to this. Their son, Noel Neri, is also an artist.
Brown was also a competitive swimmer.
[edit] References
- Strong C, Chadwick W. (1995). Working Together: Joan Brown and Manuel Neri, 1958 – 1964. Belmont, CA: Wiegand Gallery, College of Notre Dame.
- Tsujimoto K, Bass J. (1998). The Art of Joan Brown. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21468-4 (hardbound), ISBN 0520-21469-2 (paperback)
[edit] External links
- Transformation: The Art of Joan Brown (virtual exhibition), Oakland Museum, September 1998.
- Joan Brown on Artnet
- "The Self and Its Symbols" by Michael Duncan, Art in America, May 2000.
- Joan Brown at Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco.
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| Critics |
| Tal Brooke · Abraham Kovoor · H. Narasimhaiah · Basava Premanand · Robert Priddy |
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