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Melanie P. Brown
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Education:
1996-1998 MFA- Painting. The American University, Washington, DC teaching fellowship.
1990-1994 BA-Fine Art Painting. Knox College, Galesburg, IL Studio Art Major, Granted Honors Project in painting
Selected Exhibitions:
Mmm, Oliva Gallery, Chicago IL 2026 *Three Person Show
Made of Motion, Catich Gallery, St. Ambrose University, Davenport IA 2025 *Solo show
Driving My Meat Machine: A Celebration, Ignition Project Space, Chicago IL 2024 *Solo show
Go Figure, Oliva Gallery, Chicago IL 2023/24 *Two Person Show
Polyglot, Rarenest Gallery, Chicago IL 2023
Melanie P. Brown: Layered Sounds, StudioUs, Chicago IL 2019 *Solo show
Artists for Asylum, Studio Us, Chicago IL 2019
Weather the Weather, The Art Center Highland Park at City Hall, Highland Park IL 2019
Oh Yes She Did, Old Courthouse Art Center, Woodstock IL 2019
Memory and Sound, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago IL 2018 *Solo show
Redefining Tradition, Ice House Gallery, Evanston, IL 2018
Collaborative Art Series: Concurrence, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago, IL 2018 *Three person show
SOTA, McGarry Bowen, Chicago, IL 2016-2917
Fear No Art, Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago IL 2017
Meet the Artist Be the Artist, Skokie Public Library, Skokie IL 2016 *Solo show
40th Anniversary Invitational, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago IL 2016
Art Effects, Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago IL 2016
Melanie P. Brown, Claire E. Smith Gallery, Barrington IL 2015 *Solo show
Materiality, David L. Pierce Art and History Center, Aurora IL 2015
Imagined Landscapes, Fermilab Gallery, Batavia IL 2014 *Three person show
Her, Beauty and Brawn Gallery, Chicago IL 2013
F*ck Em/Forgive Me, Fulton Market Gallery, Chicago IL 2012
Open Wall- Lillstreet and Art Reach, City of Chicago-Ward 47, Chicago IL 2011
Birds: Memory and Material, Matrix Gallery, Chicago IL 2010 *Solo show
Faculty Show, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago IL 2010
Aviary: Artists’ Passion for Birds, Brushwood Gallery Deerfield IL 2010
Group Exhibition, Black Walnut/Robert Wayner Gallery, Chicago IL 2009
Chicago Revisionists, Phantom Gallery, Chicago IL 2009
Selected Live Painting Performances:
Layered Sound Project: performance with Ryan Ingebritsen, Oliva Gallery, Chicago, IL 3/15/2026
Regular Featured Visual Artis, Various Live Music Acts, Fulton Street Collective, 2018-present
Live Painting and Closing Event with Robot Hearthrob, Oliva Gallery, Chicago, IL 1/20/2024
Two Figures Project with Eric Mahle, Phyllis’ Musical Inn, Chicago, IL 3/25/2020
Layered Sound Project and Two Figures Project, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago, IL 8/14/2020
Two Figures Project with Eric Mahle, Montrose Saloon, Chicago, IL 7/2/2020
Layered Sound Project: performance with Ryan Ingebritsen, Fresh Inc. Festival, 6/2020
Layered Sound Project: performance with Ryan Ingebritsen, Old Courthouse Art Center, Woodstock IL 2/9/2019
Collaborations in Concert: Jazz and Impressionism, Compound Yellow, Oak Park, IL 1/18/2019
Collaborations in Concert: Jazz and Impressionism, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago, IL 1/11/2019
Featured Artist at JRAC: Stan Getz and Oscar Peterson Trio, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago IL 7/12/2018
Layered Sound Project: performance with Ryan Ingebritsen, as part of In The Realm of Senses, PianoForte, Chicago, IL 6/16/2018
Layered Sound Project: performance with Ryan Ingebritsen, as part of In The Realm of Senses, Mayne Stage, Chicago, IL 5/26/2018
Layered Sound Project: performance with Ryan Ingebritsen, Annex Project Space, Chicago, IL 4/16/2018
Featured Artist at JRAC, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago IL 3/8/2018
Collaborations in Concert with The Ursa Ensemble, DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, Chicago IL 4/28/2017
Collaborations in Concert with The Ursa Ensemble, DANK Haus German American Cultural Center,, Chicago, IL 11/13/2015
Collaborations in Concert with The Ursa Ensemble, DePaul Art Museum, 10/23/2015
Collaborations in Concert with The Ursa Ensemble, Scullen Middle School, Naperville, IL 5/7/2015
Press:
Meet Melanie Brown in Rogers Park, Voyage Chicago. August 14, 2018 interview http://voyagechicago.com/interview/meet-melanie-brown-melanie-p-brown-rogers-park/
In the Realm of Senses and the Pleasure of Eating with Music, Sixty Inches from Center. August 1, 2018 review. http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/in-the-realm-of-senses-and-the-pleasure-of-eating-with-music/
Studio Visit: Melanie Brown Skokie Public Library. February 29, 2016 video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiaGKaOGwxQ
Melanie P. Brown: Artist Profile The Chicago Art Project, Jim Pfeiffer, Chicago, IL. 2010 video https://vimeo.com/18733924