Monica J. Brown
Monica J. Brown explores memory, history and personal mythology through visual art, sound, movement, writing and performance. Her visual art has been exhibited widely throughout Chicago, nationally and internationally. Some recent solo exhibitions spaces include: Forshey Gallery at the Chicago Temple, Chicago, IL; Morton College, Cicero, IL. Other exhibition spaces include Black Art in America, Atlanta, GA; Governors State University, University Park, IL; SooVAC, Minneapolis, MN; The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ; and Ucross Art Gallery, Ucross, WY. She has created murals with Chicago's Hubbard Street Mural Project, and Detroit's Live6 DNA Arts Project. Her work is currently representing by SoNa Chicago Art Gallery. Monica is a Ucross fellow, and has attended residencies at Atlantic Center for the Arts, Ragdale, and Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, among others. She has received Individual Artist Program grants from Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, and Individual Artist Support grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. She is also a recipient of Columbia College’s Albert P. Weisman Award. She earned a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles; and an MA from Columbia College Chicago.
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