Colleen Brown
Artist in Residence: June 1, 2022 to May 25th, 2023
Colleen Brown explores the relationships of objects and materials to think through abstraction and social encounters. Brown holds a BFA from Emily Carr University, a BA Psyc, Simon Fraser University and an MFA from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, New York. Her most recent solo exhibitions have been with Burrard Foundation and Unit 17, both in Vancouver. She has participated in exhibitions and events at Living Lab, Emily Carr University; Cooper Cole, Toronto; Vancouver Art Gallery; Western Gallery, Bellingham; Hedreen Gallery, Seattle; and The Apartment, Vancouver. Colleen has recently completed the manuscript for her first book, A Story of Doris will be published in the Fall of 2023. Visual artworks related to this text will be completed during the Kent Harrison Artist Residency.
Colleen is a committed teacher. In the last few years, she has taught students of all ages, working with young children in galleries, with teens in the classroom and seniors as part of community-based work. She is a sessional faculty member at Emily Carr University. She has taught social practice in Emily Carr’s Summer Institute for Teens, Studies in the Social Sciences, Faculty of Culture and Community and Studies in Humanities, Faculty of Critical and Cultural Studies.
Colleen has experience working in cultural organizations. She is currently the General Manager of Vancouver Poetry House, a not-for-profit supporting spoken word artists, and sits on the Or Gallery’s board.
The Kent Harrison Arts Council is excited to have Colleen joining us for the upcoming year.
Colleen is a committed teacher. In the last few years, she has taught students of all ages, working with young children in galleries, with teens in the classroom and seniors as part of community-based work. She is a sessional faculty member at Emily Carr University. She has taught social practice in Emily Carr’s Summer Institute for Teens, Studies in the Social Sciences, Faculty of Culture and Community and Studies in Humanities, Faculty of Critical and Cultural Studies.
Colleen has experience working in cultural organizations. She is currently the General Manager of Vancouver Poetry House, a not-for-profit supporting spoken word artists, and sits on the Or Gallery’s board.
The Kent Harrison Arts Council is excited to have Colleen joining us for the upcoming year.
