Melanie P. Brown

melanielikespaint@gmail.com

www.melaniepbrown.com

773.895.9871

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

Jazz Live Painting - Melanie P. Brown

Combo in Yellow

acrylic, charcoal, pencil, and pastel on canvas. 20&quot; x 16&quot;

Pianist with Hat

acrylic, charcoal, pencil, and pastel on canvas. 20&quot; x 16&quot;

Cosmograph at Palmhouse 4.14.2022

acrylic, charcoal, pencil, and pastel on canvas. 20&quot; x 16&quot;

acrylic, charcoal, pencil, and pastel on canvas. 20" x 16"

acrylic, charcoal, pencil, and pastel on canvas. 20" x 16"

acrylic, charcoal, pencil, and pastel on canvas. 20" x 16"