Eric J. Brown – Mastizo come home Mastizo go home

Mixed Media on Paper
22 x 18.5 in

Eric J. Brown’s paintings and sculptures have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the East coast and the South, including the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Serengeti Plains Gallery in Montclair, New Jersey; the Fulton County Arts Council Southwest Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia; and Ann Connelly Fine Art in Louisiana. Brown was the first artist to have a solo exhibit at the Louisiana State Archives Gallery.

In addition, his work is in public and corporate collections, including those of the Southern University Museum in Baton Rouge, LA (also the Shreveport, and New Orleans Museum branches) and the National Redevelopment, LLC and Real Estate Services in Newark, New Jersey.

Mr. Brown is the recipient of many awards and honors. He was honored by the Essex County Chapter of The Link’s Inc. in New Jersey and received an honorable mention in Essex Exposed 3 as an artist of South Orange, New Jersey. Mr. Brown was selected to be one of a dozen artists chosen to represent the south for the Bombay Sapphire National Juried Exhibit. NAACP Unsung Hero Award for Contributions to the Arts. Mr. Brown was selected to be one seven to represent the United States to exhibit in Cuba for the “Seven VS Seven” exhibit.

Eric J. Brown was born in Jersey City, N.J., in 1972. He is a self taught artist.