Monica J. Brown (she/her) is a terrestrial soul, traversing the mediums of time and space through vision, word, color, movement and vibration. Her visual art has been exhibited widely throughout Chicago, including the DuSable Museum, and the Museum of Science and Industry. She has also exhibited nationally and internationally including Juijiang University in China. She has created murals with Chicago's Hubbard Street Mural Project, and Detroit's Live6 Neighborhood Arts Project. She participated in performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; and presented her solo performance, Branch & Bough, at Prop Theatre in Chicago and the Columbus Performing Arts Center in Ohio. Work in her Mythical Memory series is currently represented by Black Art in America. Monica is a Ucross fellow, and has attended residencies at Atlantic Center for the Arts, Ragdale, and Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, among others. She has received Individual Artist Program grants from Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, and Individual Artist Support grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. She is also a recipient of Columbia College's Albert P. Weisman Award. She earned a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles; and an MA from Columbia College Chicago. She currently resides in Chicago.
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