Artists Resume
James Justin
Brown - b. 1973
I am an architect licensed in Washington, Hawaii, Kentucky, Oregon, Arizona, Alberta Canada
Bachelor of Architecture, Virginia Tech, May 1996
American High School of Madrid, Spain 1991
ART EDUCATION:
5 years - Design Lab, Virginia Tech Architecture
1 year - Pottery and Ceramics, Studied under Ellen Braten.
1 Year - Water Color
UPCOMMING - CURRENT EXHIBITIONS:
Ongoing Representation, Gallery IMA, Seattle WA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Museum of Northwest Art (Auction Preview), Laconner, WA - May 26 - June 12, 2023
Gallery IMA (3 person show), Seattle, WA - May 2023
Coos Bay Art Museum - 'Permenant Collection: In Multiples', Coos Bay OR - Dec 2022
Gallery IMA - 'Holiday Show', Seattle WA - Dec 2015
Gallery IMA - 'Boys of Summer', Seattle WA - July 2013
Washington State Convention Center - 'Celebration', Seattle WA - July-October 2012
Rock|DeMent Gallery - 'Mystic Sons of Morris Graves 100th Birthday exhibition', Seattle WA - August 2010
Alexis Hotel - Through SAM Gallery, Seattle WA - December 2010
Ouch My Eye Gallery - 'Spirit Resonance', Seattle WA - May 2010
Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery - 'Introductions', Seattle WA - March 2010
The Seattle Group, Twilight Artist Collective, Seattle WA - September, 2009
Collective Visions Gallery - 'Living With Doom', Bremerton WA - September 2008
Gallery IMA 2 person show, Seattle, WA, January 2007
Artifakt, Seattle, WA, Nov 3rd. 2006
Coos Art Museum, "Expressions West" Coos Bay, OR, May 26-July 13 2006
Columbia City Gallery, "Plugged In and Caffinated" Seattle, WA, May 10-July 9 2006
Expressions West - Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR, July 12, 2005, juror, Norm Lundin
Allied Arts, juried show, Richland WA - May 8-June 3, 2005
Calix Fine Art, 3 person show, Seattle - September 2004
Works on Paper - Calix Fine Art, Group Exhibition - Seattle - July 2004
Delight Hamilton Gallery - Group Show, (8) works - April 2004
Little Things Count - Center On Contemporary Arts, Seattle WA - Nov-Dec 2003 - 6 works
Northwinds Art Center, Port Townsend WA - October 2003 - juror - Greg Bell, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Tacoma Art Museum
Secluded Alley Works, "Not of This Earth, Seattle WA, September 2003
Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg PA, May-June 2003 - juror - Yvette Lee, Asst. Currator at the Whitney Museum of Art
Center on Contemporary Arts, Seattle WA, ongoing, 2003 - 3 Works
Little Things Count - Center on Contemporary Arts, Seattle WA, December 2002 - 4 Works
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Gallery IMA, Seattle WA - 'James Brown' - Solo Exhibition - September 2017
Gallery IMA, Seattle WA - 'James Brown and Paul Metivier' - Solo Exhibition - November 2014
Gallery IMA, Seattle WA - 'Suggestions' - Solo Exhibition - November 2012
Gallery IMA, Seattle WA - 'Elements' - Solo Exhibition - July 2011
Gallery IMA, Seattle WA - 'Arrangements' - January, 2010
Gallery IMA - 'Perceptions II' - Solo Exhibition - January 2009
Gallery IMA - 'Perceptions I' - Solo Exhibition - October 2008
Gallery IMA - 'Negative Space / Space Negative' - 2 Person Exhibition - February 2007
Delight Hamilton Gallery - Solo Exhibition - March 2004
Samis Gallery Foundation, October 14 - November 14, 2002 - Exhibition
Wattenbarger Architects, February 2002 - Exhibition and
presentation of 18 abstract works in oil & acrylic
Ureibo Gallery, Seattle WA, December 2000 - Exhibition of 26 works, primarily oils and
acrylics
XYZ Gallery, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA, September 1995 - Exhibition of over 100 works in
Oil, Acrylic, pastel, watercolor
PUBLICATIONS:
Ontology of the Image"The Seattle Group" , 2009, Tracy Boyd
"James Justin Brown, New Works 2004 - 2007"
"The Renascent - Painting vol. 1, J. Morse, 2005
Exhibition Catalog "James Justin Brown, Delight Hamilton Gallery 2004"
"The Artists Bluebook - 29,000 North American Artists", Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Ed), 2003
"insanity", Nightfall of Diamonds, August 1997 - poem
Self
published book of poetry "Journey up the Mountain"
2001
MEDIA:
'The Painter' Interview, 2015, Public Interest Issues Show, Janet Christensen Obrien
'The Painter' Short documentary film, 2013, Weston Karnes
'James J Brown' Short documentary film, 1996, Jon Benfield
OTHER EVENTS:
Museum of Northwest Art, fund raising auction, Laconner, WA 2023
Henry Art Gallery, auction - Bash Art, Seattle WA - May 18, 2007
PONCHO - Invitational Fine Art Auction, Seattle WA - 2006
"Art Detour Seattle 2004 - Center on Contemporary Arts - " Open Studio
Museum of Northwest Art, auction - La Conner, WA - June, 2005
Henry Art Gallery, auction - Bash Art, Seattle WA - July 30, 2005
Montserrat College of Art 17th Annual Auction - Exhibition and Auction - May 2003
Montserrat College of Art 16th Annual Auction - Exhibition and Auction - May 2002
Blacksburg "Steppin' Out" art fair, August 1997
Virginia Tech College of Architecture, charity auction - Exhibition and Auction - Spring 1993
COLLECTIONS:
Coos Art Museum - Coos Bay, Oregon (3 paintings)
Investors Capital Group - Seattle, Washington
140
works in private collections in 21 states and 4 countries
COMMISSIONS:
1998
- Mercy - 30"x42" Charcoal - Jim Vogler, Chicago Illinois
MEDIUMS:
Oil, Acrylic, Oil pastel, Charcoal, Pastel, Gouache, Water color,
Pen, Colored pencil, Ink, Chalk, Magic marker, Pencil, Saliva, Broken
paintbrush pieces, Varnishes, and finishes, Cigarette ash, Wine, Crayon, Plant
pigments, Wood, Other water based paints, Digital pixels, Blood, Plaster,
Metal, smoke
Applied to:
Linen, cotton canvas, Masonite, Cardboard, Wood, Canvas board, Charcoal paper,
Water color paper, Brown crate paper, Sketch paper, Unstretched canvas, Paper
bags, Cardboard, Wood, clothing, other Cloth, My body, Walls, Table clothes,
Paper fragments, Rubylith, Napkins, Magazines
Applied with:
Paintbrushes, Broken paintbrushes, Fingers,
Sticks, pointed objects, Chisels, Knives, Other parts of my body, Hammers, Fire, Random
available household objects, Sheer will power