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Artist Bio
LARRY BROWN

EDUCATION:

1970  M.F.A. in Painting, University of Arizona
1967  BA in Painting, Washington State University

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2002 Sears-Peyton Gallery, New York, NY
2001 Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2000 Davis and Hall, Judson, NY
1999  Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1998  Davis and Hall, Hudson, NY
1997  Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
1993  Helander Gallery, New York, NY
1992  Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO
1990  Carlo Lamagna Gallery, New York, NY
1990  Ann Jaffe Gallery, Bay Harbor Island, FL
1990  Focus Gallery, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL
1990  R. F. Brush Gallery, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
1989  Edward Thirden Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
1989  Carlo Lamagna Gallery, New York, NY
1988  G. H. Dalsheimer Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1988  Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO
1988  Ivory/Kimpton Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988  Muhlenberg College Center for the Arts, Allentown, PA
1987  Carlo Lamagna Gallery, New York, NY
1987  Ann Jaffe Gallery, Bay Harbor Island, FL
1986  Carlo Lamagna Gallery, New York, NY
1985  Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO
1982  O.K. Harris, Works of Art, New York, NY
1982  Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1980  Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, KS
1980  University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI
1979  O.K. Harris, Works of Art, New York, NY
1978  Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO
1978  State University of New York, Potsdam, NY
1977  O.K. Harris, Works of Art, New York, NY
1976  Missoula Museum of the Arts, Missoula, MT
1975  Lamagna Gallery, New York, NY
1975  Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
1974  Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1974  St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
1973  Washington State University, Pullman, WA
1973  University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI
1971  Clarke College, Dubuque, IA
1971  University of Minnesota, Morris, MN

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2002 Easy Breezy, Sears-Peyton Gallery, New York, NY
From Stone and Plate: Contemporary Prints f rom Tamarind Institute, California State University, Fresno, CA
2001 Change of ViewTamarind Institute Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2001 Boston Drawing Project Inaugural Exhibition, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
2000 Ambiguity: Layers of Information/i>, Contemporary Gallery, Marywood University, Scranton, PA
1999 Davis Stree Inaugural, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1998  Animal As Muse, The Norton Museum of Art, W. Palm Beach, FL
1998  NY Currents, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1997  Abstraction Index, Condeso/Lawler Gallery, New York, NY
1997  Works on Paper, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1996  Realism to Abstraction, Brenda Kroos Gallery, Cleveland, OH
1995  The $800 Show, G.W. Einstein Gallery, New York, NY
1995  Painting Faculty, Houghton Gallery, The Cooper Union School of Art, New York, NY
1995  Escapes and Retreats, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1995  Tamarind: Into the Nineties, (Traveling exhibition)
1995  New Location Group Show, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994  New Additions, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1993  Painting--Larry Brown, Joseph Haske, David Schoffman, Helander Gallery, New York, NY
1993  Fall Into the Abstract, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
1993  A-Z 0-9, Experimental Space Vandam, New York, NY
1993  The Pet Show, To Benefit P.O.W.A.R.S., Helander Gallery, New York, NY
1992  Paper Houses, David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY
1992  Invitational, Littlejohn/Sternau Gallery, New York, NY
1992  Summer Salon, Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO
1992  Three Views, Helander Gallery, New York, NY
1992  Whats New, Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
1991  Mind and Matter/New American Abstraction, (Traveling Exhibition), National Museum, Singapore, Republic Singapore;
         Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Manila Art Museum, Manila, Phillippines.
1991  Collaborations: Artists + Printers, Traveling Exhibition throughout Central and South America including Chile,
         Columbia, Ecuador,Venezuela, Mexico and Brazil, 1991-94
1991  Curators Choice, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1991  Invitational, Jayne Baum Gallery, New York, NY
1991  Current Trends in Abstraction-- Larry Brown, Bill Drew, Steve Heino, Helander Gallery, New York, NY
1991  Gallery Group Invitational, Riva Yares Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1991  New Work, New York, Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
1991  Invitational, Jaffe Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
1991  100% Rag-Works on Paper, Helander Gallery, New York, NY
1990  Mindscape/Landscape, Carlo Lamagna Gallery, New York, NY
1990  Mind and Matter (Traveling Exhibition), Chosum Ilbo Gallery, Seoul, South Korea; Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt,
         New Zealand; Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
1990  Works on Paper, Robert Brown, Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C.
1989  Artists of The 80's, Selected Works from the Maslow Collection, Sordoni Art Gallery, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
1989  25th Anniversary Exhibition, Ann Jaffe Gallery, Bay Harbor Island, FL
1988  Ten Americans, The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
1988  The $1000 Show, John Davis Gallery, New York, NY
1988  Admissible Evidence/Abstract Painting, Visual Arts Gallery, State University of New York, Purchase, NY
1988  Alter/ Altar, Carlo Lamagna Gallery, New York, NY
1988  Modern Masters from the 40's to the 80's, Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO
1987  Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
1987  Sculpture by Painters, Jeffrey Tabor Gallery, Columbus, OH
1987  Collectors Choice, Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
1987  New Year, New Works, Ann Jaffe Gallery, Bay Harbor Island, FL
1986  Second Inaugural Exhibition, Carlo Lamagna Gallery, New York, NY
1986  New Work, New York, Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
1985  Art Alumni IV, Museum of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1984  The Lewis and Clark Collection, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, OR
1983  Thanking the Muse, Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO
1983  7 Abstract Painters, O.K. Harris, Works of Art, New York, NY
1983  Three Visiting Artists, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1982  Invitational, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY
1982  Visiting Artists Revisited/Works on Paper, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
1982  The Constructed Image, Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY
1982  Invitational, ZONE, Springfield, MA
1980  Group Show, Race Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1980  Trends of the 70's, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
1980  Summer Show, O.K. Harris, Works of Art, New York, NY
1979  Group Invitational, Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO
1979  Collectors Choice, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
1979  Invitational, ZONE, Springfield, MA
1979  Variety and Quest in Current Painting, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
1979  Collectors Choice, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
1979  Invitational, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
1978  Painting and Sculpture Today, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
1978  The Forward Edge of Twentieth Century Painting, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
1978  Talent, Thomas Segal Gallery, Boston, MA
1978  Invitational, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
1978  Current Work from New York, Slippery Rock State College, Slippery Rock, PA
1978  Group Show, Central Michigan State University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
1977  Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Gallery, Univeristy of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
1977  This is Today, Root Art Center, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
1977  Gallery Artists, Kingpitcher Gallery of Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh, PA
1976  66th Annual Exhibition, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
1975  Inaugural Exhibition, Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI
1975  Abstraction: Alive and Well, State University of New York, Potsdam, NY
1974  Invitation '74, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, traveled to Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN
1974  Regional Competition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
1974  Annual Regional Exhibition, Museum of Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY
1971  Drawing USA, Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN
1971  8th Tyler National, Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, TX
1971  56th Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Exhibition, Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI
1970  Drawing Invitational: California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1992  Marimo, Meire. Just Arrived/NY. 21st Century Prints, Tokyo, Japan, August, p. 108.
1992 Thorson, Alice. Art Journal - Larry Brown. The Kansas City Star, March 1, p.1-4.
1991  Barnes, Curt. Constructed Painting. Art Journal, Spring, Vol. 50, No. 1, p. 8-9.
1991 Barnes, Curt. Traveling Along the Dialectic. Art Journal, Spring, Vol. 50, No.1, p. 30
1991 Devon, Marge and, Linda Tyler. Collaborations: Artists + Printers. USIA Arts America and the Tamarind Institute,         Exhibition Catalogue, p.8, Ill. p. 24-25.
1991 Hagen, Charles. Group Show. The New York Times, August 23.
1990  Luebbers, Leslie. Mind and Matter/New American Abstraction. International Art projects - World Print Council,
       San Francisco, California. Exhibition catalogue, p. 24-25.
1989  Sordoni Art Gallery, Wilkes College, Wiles-Barre, PA Artists of the '80's, Selected Works from the Maslow Collection.
       exhibition catalogue.
1988  Baker, Kenneth. S.F. Galleries Showing 'New Work - Larry Brown at Ivory/Kimpton. San Francisco Chronicle,
         July 14, p.E4.
1988  Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ten Americans. exhibition catalogue.
1988  Cohen, Ronny. Larry Brown. ArtForum, January, p. 118.
1988  Dorsey, John. Brown's Work Requires More Than a Mere Glance. Maryland Live, The Baltimore Sun, December 2, p.28.
1988  Klein, Ellen Lee. Larry Brown. Arts Magazine, February, p. 110-111.
1988  Klein, Ellen Lee. Alter/Alter. Arts Magazine, Summer, p.106.
1988  Lowry, Patricia. Carnegie Exhibit Revives Art of Abstraction. The Pittsburgh Press, February 23.
1988  Miller, Donald. The Art of Abstraction from Ten Americans. Pittsburgh Post Gazette, January 29.
1988  Purchase, Steve. At Dalsheimer, Larry Brown's Abstract Paintings Have a Real Pull. The Baltimore Evening Sun,
         December 1, p.E6.
1988 Westfall, Stephen. Larry Brown at Carlo Lamagna. Art in America, February, p.140.
1987  Carlo Lamagna Gallery, New York, New York. Larry Brown. exhibition brochure.
1987  Handy, Ellen. Larry Brown. Arts Magazine, December, p.103.
1987 Sturman, John. Larry Brown. Art News, December, p.160.
1986  Gill, Susan. Larry Brown. Art News, September, p.129-130.
1986  Klein, Ellen Lee. Larry Brown. Arts Magazine, April, p.131.
1986 Westfall, Stephen. Larry Brown. Art News, September, p.118.
1980  Donohoe, Victoria. Philadelphia Enquirer, March 14, p.26.
1980  Hoffman, Donald. Larry Brown. Kansas City Star, October 19,
1980 Moravian Collage, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Trends of the 1970's. exhibition catalogue.
1978  Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana. Painting and Sculpture Today. exhibition catalogue.
1978 Melcher, Victoria Kirsch. Larry Brown at the Morgan Gallery. Kansas City Star, November 19.
1977  Perrault, John. Four Artists, O.K. Harris Gallery. The Soho News, December 29
1976  Miller, Donald. Artists Enliven Mellon Galleries. Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Feb 13
1975  Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wisconsin Directions, exhibition catalogue
1975  State University of New York, Potsdam, New York. Abstraction: Alive and Well, exhibition catalogue.
1974  Schendel, Martin. Invitation '74 Minnesota Daily, May 24
1974  Steel, Mike. Human Touch Happily Returns to Art. Minneapolis Tribune, May 26.
1974 Swanson, Dean and Gwen Lerner. Invitation '74--Breidel, Brown, Fisher, Neilson and Rose, Walker Art Center,
        Minneapolis, Minnesota, exhibition catalogue.
1974 Swanson, Dean and, Gwen Lerner. 5 Midwest Artists. Midwest Art, June. p.12.
1970  Gebhard, David. Drawings 1970: California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah. University of California, Santa Barbara,
        exhibition catalogue.

PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:

Allen-Bradley Company, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH
Ameritech Applied Technologies, Chicago, IL
AT&T, Chicago, IL
Bank of America, San Francisco, CA
Beacon Hotel,Boston, MA
Best Products Company, Richmond, VA
The Boeing Corporation, Chicago, IL
Allen-Bradley Company, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH
British Airways, Dallas, TXChampion International Corporation, Stamford, CT
Chase Manhatten Bank, New York, NY
Chemical Bank, New York, NY
Cambiar Investors, Denver, CO
Citicorp, New York, NY
Clarke College, Dubuque, IA
DKG, Inc. New York, NY
D.B. Doner and Company Advertising, Baltimore, MD
IBM, New York, NY
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Intermetro Industries Corporation, Wilkes-Barre, PA
J.M.B. Realty Corporation, Chicago, IL
Katten, Muchin and Zavis, Chicago, IL
Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR
MBNA America Bank, Cleveland, OH
Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN
Morris, Nichols, Arsht and Tunnel, Wilmington, DE
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
The Newark Musuem of Art, Newark, NJ
Olympus America, Inc., New York, NY
Phillip Morris, Inc., New York, NY
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, OR
The Progressive Corporation, Cleveland, OH
Prudential Insurance Company, Newark, NJ
The Regent Corporation, Denver, CO
Robertson, Stephens, and Co., New York, NY
Robins Kaplan Miller and Ceresi, St. Paul, MN
St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
Myron Sildon and Associates, Kansas City, MO
Texaco USA, Houston, TX
TRW, Inc., Cleveland, OH
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

TEACHING POSITIONS:

1991-present  The Cooper Union, New York, NY--Adjunct Instructor in painting and Drawing
1991  State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY--Visiting Adjunct Lecturer in Advanced 3-D Design, Spring Semester.
1988  New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM--Visiting Artist in Painting, Spring Semester.
1987  State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY--Visiting Artist in Advanced Drawing, Fall Semester.
1987  Rutgers University, Newark, NJ--Visiting Artist in Painting and Drawing, Summer and Fall Semesters.
1986  The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH--Visiting Artist in Painting, Fall Quarter.
1985  University of North Texas, Denton, TX-- Visiting Artist in Painting and Drawing, Spring Semester.
1983  The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH--Visiting Artist in Painting, Fall Quarter.
1978  Montana State University, Bozeman, MT--Visiting Artist in Painting, Spring Quarter
1975-76   University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA--Assistant Professor in Painting and Drawing.
1974-75  St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY--Visiting assistant Professor in Painting and Drawing.
1970-74 . University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI-- Instructor in Painting and Drawing.

VISITING ARTIST, LECTURES, AND RESIDENCIES:

1995  Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
1994  University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1992  Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM
1991  University of Florida, Gainsville, FL
1991  St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
1989  Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM
1989  Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
1989  State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY
1988  Syracuse University , Syracuse, NY
1988  Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1985  New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
1985  Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
1982  Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1982  University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
1980  University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI
1980  Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
1978  University of Idaho, Moscow, IK
1977  Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1976  State Unviersity of New York, Potsdam, NY

AWARDS

National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Grant, 1979-80


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