BIOGRAPHY
Through sculpture, photography and drawing, Deborah Brown presents complex, and at times, playful work examining the nebulous intersections of desire and imperative, lust and regret, self and other.
Brown candidly unveils the body as a contentious site of conflicted impulses and unresolved demands. She explores the relationship between the body’s desires, needs, and objectification and how these weigh on the psyche. Through a range of mediums, her work confronts stereotypes in novel and challenging ways, often posing uncomfortable questions.
Deborah Brown was born in Clearwater, Florida, USA and currently lives and works in the UK
+ Solo Exhibitions
Oct 29-Dec 15 2016
Jason Vass, Los Angeles, CA
"Deborah Brown: Careful What You Wish For"
March 4-6 2011
Pool Art Fair, NYC
"Deborah Brown, New Work"
August 1996-Sept 2001
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park Lincoln, Massachusetts
“Cock Bob”
June 17-21 1996
Human Ant Farm, Absolut Vodka Website, Venice , CA
“Deborah Brown”
June 8 - July 13 1996
Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica , CA
“Deborah Brown: New Work”
April 7-July 15 1995
Laguna Art Museum , Costa Mesa , CA
“Deborah Brown: Vanity Fair”
Dec 3 1994-Jan 6 1995
Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica , CA
“Deborah Brown: New Work”
Nov 13 1993- Jan 3 1994
Barney's America “Toys” (12 Stores Nationwide)
Nov 15-Dec 28 1994
Barney's New York 17th St. Windows
“Deborah Brown: And The Queen Stole Christmas”, “Octavia's 12 Days”
Nov 15-Dec 28 1994
Barney's Beverly Hills
“Deborah Brown: Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
Oct 1 1994-Jan 28 1995
Museum of Contemporary Art , San Diego
“Deborah Brown's Big Top”
April 25-May 9 1994
Barney's New York, Madison Avenue
Shop Windows
July 22-Sept 4 1993
Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica , CA
May 17-21 1993
University of California, Irvine Art Gallery, Irvine CA
"Deborah Brown: Double Trouble"
April 13-17 1992
University of California, Irvine Art Gallery, Irvine CA
"Deborah Brown"
October 21-25 1991
University of California, Irvine Art Gallery, Irvine CA
"Deborah Brown"
+ Group Exhibitions
May 7 - June 12 2016
Jason Vass, Los Angeles, Before the Bridge
June 8 - August 16 2015
Royal Academy London, Summer Exhibition
Nov 12-25 2014
BFAMI Auction, Phillips London and Paddle 8
Oct 16-Dec 1 2010
The Empire, London "Hot"
Dec 16-April 29 2007
Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID "Remix"
Feb 10-April 2006
15 Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA “From the Island of Misfit Toys”
March 11-July 10 2005
Henry Art Gallery , Seattle , WA “Playtime”
Nov 21-Dec 21 1996
Threadwaxing Space , New York “Romper Room”
Curated by Danielle Cheng
Oct 7- Dec 31 1995
Muckenthaller Cultural Center, Fullerton , CA
“From Behind The Orange Curtain”
Sept 9-Oct 8 1995
Cal State University, Fullerton Main Art Gallery, Fullerton, CA
“Confronting Nature: Silenced Voices”
May 3-June 3 1995
Bernard Toal Gallery, Boston, MA “Plastic”
Curated by Nancy Doll
Mar 17-April 15 1995
Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA “Lo-Cal”
Curated by Marisa Hernandez
Jan 10-Feb 3 1995
Cerritos College Fine Arts Gallery, Norwalk, CA
“In Excess” Curated by Marilu Knode
June 25-July 1994
Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica , CA
“Year I:A Survey”
30 June 12-July 1994
SITE, Los Angeles , CA “The Graduate”
9 April-May 1994
Rio Honda College, Whittier , CA
“Playfield” Curated by Randy Sommers
Jan 15-Feb 26 1994
James Corcoran Gallery,
Santa Monica, CA
“Animal Farm”
Oct 1-Nov 7 1993
The Works Gallery, Costa Mesa , CA
“Kustom Grafix: Fine Art From the Underground”
+ Permanent Collections
Folies Bergeres Seahorse
Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida
Untitled (Twins)
Berkeley Art Museum at the University of California, Berkeley, California
Untitled (Frog)
Boise Art Museum, Boise, Idaho
Untitled (Mushroom)
Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Untitled (Wailing Diva)
Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Carousel
Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California
+ Education
1991-1993
University of California, Irvine, School of Fine Arts, CA
Master of Fine Arts Degree: Visual Arts
Faculty: Catherine Lord, Daniel Martinez, Lari Pittman, Catherine Opie, Barbara Kruger
1988-1990
University of California, San Diego, Visual Arts, La Jolla, CA
Bachelor of Arts Degree: Studio Art
Faculty: Kim MacConnell, Italo Scanga, Ernest Silva, Allan Kaprow, Faith Ringgold, Dale Chihuly
1985-1986
Otis Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, CA
Study: Foundation Year