Curriculum Vitae

Solo Exhibitions:

2023 Studio featured in “Chester County Studio Tour” West Chester, PA

2022 “Spring” Sunset Hill Gallery West Chester, PA

2022 Studio featured in “Chester County Studio Tour” West Chester, PA

2021 Studio featured in “Chester County Studio Tour”  West Chester, PA

2020  Studio featured in “Chester County Studio Tour.”  West chester, PA

2019  “Underneath the Layers”. MKT Place Gallery.  Wilmington, DE

2019  Studio featured in “Chester County Studio Tour.”  West chester, PA

2018  Studio featured in “Chester County Studio Tour.”  West chester, PA

2017  Studio featured in “Chester County Studio Tour.”  West chester, PA

2016   “Tribute”.  Eastburn Gallery.  Cairn University.  Langhorn, PA

2016  Studio featured in “Chester County Studio Tour”.  West Chester, PA

2015   Studio featured in “Chester County Open Studio Tour.”  West Chester, PA

2014   Studio featured in “Chester County Open Studio Tour”.  West Chester, PA

2013   Custom Exhibition at the Cira Centre.  The Center for Emerging Visual Artists. Philadelphia PA

2013   Studio featured in “Chester County Open Studio Tour”.  West Chester, PA

2012   Studio featured in “Chester County Open Studio Tour”.  West Chester, PA

2011  “Recent Work by Erica Brown” Rose Valley Restorations. West Chester, PA

2010  “Recent Work by Erica Brown” The Anne Carter House. Berwyn, PA

2010  “Artwork by Erica Brown” Gallery Walk PGM Reality. West Chester, PA

2008  “Pushing Through” Barnstone Gallery. Phoenixville, PA

2007  “Recent Work by Erica Brown” Art in the Storefront Gallery. Ambler, PA

2007  “A Passionate, Maddening Dance” The Artscene West Chester, PA

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023 West Chester Gallery Walk. West Chester, PA

2023 “View” Chester County Art Association. West Chester, PA

2022 West Chester Gallery Walk. West Chester, PA

2021 West Chester Gallery Walk. West Chester, PA

2021  “On and Off the Walls”. Church Street Gallery.  West Chester, PA

2019  “4×40”. Chester County Art Association.  West Chester, PA

2019   “Fall Gallery Walk”.  West Chester Chamber of Commerce.  West Chester, PA

2019  “Fourth Annual Fine Art Show”. Paoli Hospital Auxillary.  Malvern, PA

2019  “How I Imagine the Places I’ve Never Been.” Fire and Air Gallery.  Philadelphia, PA

2019   “View”  Art Trust.  West Chester, PA.

2019  “West Chester Gallery Walk.”  West Chester, PA

2018  “Annual Minature Show.”  Rodney Pratt Framing and Gallery. New Castle, DE.

2018  “Past and Present”  Invitational.  Chester County Art Association.  West Chester, PA

2018   “West Chester Gallery Walk.”  West Chester, PA

2018  “PHA Fine Art Show.”  Malvern, PA

2018  “Chadds Ford Art Show.”  Chadds Ford, PA

2018  “Fire and Air”. Hockessin, DE

2017  “First Friday.”  Fire and Air Gallery.  Philadelphia, PA

2017  “Forgotten Spaces”  Art in the Loft. Alpena, MI

2017  “Decomposition.”  Paul Smiths College.   Adirondak State Park, New York.

2017  “Chester County Studio Tour.”  West Chester, PA

2017  “West Chester Gallery Walk.”  West Chester, PA

2017  “Chadds Ford Art Show.”  Chadds Ford, PA

2017   “Love Is All You Need.” Mala Galleria.  Kennet Square, Pa.

2016  “Holiday Exhibition.”  JAM Gallery.  Malvern, PA

2016  “Strokes of Genius.”  Circle Gallery.  Maryland Federation of Art.  Annapolis, MD

2016  “Vista.”  The Art Trust.  West Chester, PA

2016  “The Art of Engineering.”  The Henry Gallery.  Penn State University.  Great Valley, PA

2016   “Chadds Ford Art Show”.  Chadds Ford, PA

2015  “Rose Valley Restoration Art Show”  West Chester, PA

2015  “Small Wonders”  Maryland Federation of Art.  Circle Gallery.  Annapolis, MD

2015  “Show Us Your Dark Side”  Chester County Art Association.  West Chester, PA

2015  “West Chester Gallery Walk”  Studio featured.  West Chester, PA

2015  “Absolutely Abstract” Philadelphia Sketch Club.  Philadelphia, PA

2015  “Roots”  Franklin Commons Art Gallery.  Phoenixville, PA

2015  “Downingtown Fine Arts Festival.”  Downingtown, PA

2015  “Chadds Ford Art Show.”  Chadds Ford, PA

2014  “Strokes of Genius”  Maryland Federation of Art.  Annapolis, MD

2014  “Untitled: Art Without Artifice”  Studio B Gallery.  Boyertown, PA

2014  “The Art of Caring Festival”  The Hickman.  West Chester, PA

2014  “Some Like it Hot”  The Art Trust.  West Chester, PA

2014   “Spring Invitational”  Chester County Art Association.  West Chester, PA

2014   “View”   The Art Trust.  West Chester, PA

2014  “Radley Run Art Invitational”  Radley Run Country Club.  West Chester, PA

2014   “The 2014 Malvern Retreat House Art Show”.  Malvern, PA  (featured artist)

2013 “Abstract Cubed”  Blank Canvas Gallery,  New Hope, PA

2013 “Contemporary Art Fair NYC”  New York, NY

2013  “Chester County Art Association Invitational”  West Chester, PA

2013  “Rittenhouse Fine Art Show”  Philadelphia, Pa

2013  “Radley Run Art Exhibition”  Radley Run County Club.  West Chester, PA

2012  “Strokes of Genius”  Maryland Federation of Art.  Annapolis, MD

2012  “Unionville Art Gala”  Unionville, PA

2012  “Evidence of Things Unseen”  The Church of the Good Samaritan.  Paoli,PA

2012  “Great Lakes- Small Works”  Riverside Art Center.  Ypsilanti, MI

2012  “First Friday at Secrets in Stone” Delaware Art’s Loop.  Secrets in Stone Gallery.  Yorklyn, DE

2012  “Chester County Art Invitational”  Chester County Art Association.  West Chester, PA

2011  “Unionville Art Gala” Unionville, PA

2011  “Philadelphia Open Studio Tour” guest artist. Philadelphia, PA

2011  “Art in the State of Pennsylvania” G.H.C.A. PA State Museum, Harrisburg, PA

2011  “First Friday on the Main Line” Ardmore, PA

2011  “Summer Solstice Festival” The Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA

2011  “Westtown Art Exhibition” West Chester, PA

2011  “Art Movement: Abstract” Chester County Art Association West Chester, PA

2011  “Chester County Studio Tour” Downingtown, PA

2010  “Encaustic” The Art Trust. West Chester, PA

2010  “Annual Juried Exhibition” Whitestone Gallery. Philadelphia,PA

2010  “Chester County Studio Tour” Downingtown, PA

2010  “Erica Brown and Justin Phillips” CCAA gallery at the Exton mall. Exton, PA

2010  “Gala, members invitational” Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA

2010  “Abstraction: a Visual Language” Barnstone Gallery, Phoenixville, PA

2010  “Side by Side” Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2010  “Artist in Residency Exhibition” the Westtown School, Westtown, PA

2009  “Gifted” Art Trust Gallery, West Chester, PA

2009  “Side by Side” Barnstone Gallery, Phoenixville, PA

2009  “Art 4 Barter” Ven and Vaida Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2009  “Fall Art Show 2009” Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA

2009  “Featured Artist” Exton Square Studio, Exton, PA

2009  “Art 4 Barter” Tria Gallery, New York City, NY

2009  “West Chester Open Studio Tour” West Chester, PA

2009  “Art 4 Barter” Tamarind Council for the Arts, New York City, NY

2009  “Art 4 Barter” Chester County Art Association West Chester, PA

2009  “Art in the State of Pennsylvania” Harrisburg Council for the Arts Harrisburg, PA

2009  “Annual Members Show” Chester County Art Association West Chester,PA

2009  “Chester County Studio Tour” Downingtown, PA

2009  “Art 4 Barter” David Vinod Studios New York, NY

2009  “Art 4 Barter” Salon Soha Hampton Township, NJ

2009  “Annual Juried Exhibition” White Stone Gallery Philadelphia, PA (juried)

2009  “Grand Small Works” F.U.E.L. Collection Philadelphia, PA

2008  “Gifted” Art Trust West Chester, PA

2008  “Fall Exhibition” Eagle Gallery Lionville, PA

2007  “Absolutely Abstract” The Philadelphia Sketch Club Philadelphia, PA (juried)

2007 “Emerging Artists” Barnstone Gallery Phoenixville, PA

2006 “Annual Members Show” Chester County Art Association West Chester,PA

2006 “Art in the State of Pennsylvania” Harrisburg Council for the Arts Harrisburg, PA

2005 “Annual Open Juried Show” Sabine Rose Gallery Doylestown,PA

 

Collections:

Cairn University

 

Commissions:

2014  The Collection of the Minisi Family (Private)

2014  The Collection of the Gerrard Family (Private)

2014  The Collection of D.Price (Private)

2012  Mural at Burlap & Bean Coffee

2012  The Hickman “Art of Caring” (Non-Profit)

2012  The Collection of the Goslin Family (Private)

2011 Mural for Upper Cervical Chiropractic and Neurology (Business)

2011 Mural for The Daily Local Newspaper- on extended loan (Business)

2009  The Collection of Brian and Jan Biddulph-Krentar (Private)

2009  The Collection of Joseph Cicchinelli (Private)

2009  The Collection of Dusty Harris (Private)

 

Bibliography:

2018  “Erica Brown- Painter.”  Fall Arts and Culture Issue.  Fig Magazine, West Chester.

2016  “Artist Erica Brown Discusses Her Exhibit, ‘Tribute'” Cairn Magazine. Summer/Fall 2016

2016  “Finally, the Chester County Studio Tour is here!”  The Daily Local News.  May 5, 2016

2014  “Art of Caring Fest”  The Times of Chester County”  September 27, 2014

2014  “Engage With the Arts”  The Daily Local News.  May 2014

2014  Denny Dyroff  “See the works of 100 artists at Malvern Retreat House”  The Daily Local News January 22, 2014

2013 Fig West Chester “Color & Texture; Creativity in West Chester”  Page 16  Fall’13 issue NO.8

2013 “The WC Gallery” WC Press “The Art Issue” Page 39  August 2013

2012  “The Art Issue” Fig West Chester   No.4   Moxie House LLC

2012   A.V.Christie “Artist Feature on Erica Brown” The Daily Local News May 25,2012

2012  “Chester County Studio Tour Delivers Best Artwork in the Area… “ The Downingtown Dish. May 22,2012

2012  “Local Talent” The WC Press. May 2012

2011  “Studio Visit Magazine”  Volume 13, pages 20-21  The Open Studio Press

2011  “Get a glimpse of local artists during Chester County Studio Tour” The Daily Local, Friday, May 20, 2011

2011  “Do This!” The Philadelphia Inquirer, (Featured under section titled “Artists at Work” May. 20, 2011

2010  John Chambless “Take the Gallery Walk” The Daily Local Newspaper, June 04, 2010

2010  John Chambless “See the Works of 11 Artists” The Daily Local Newspaper,

Friday, May 14, 2010

2009  “See Artists As They Work” The Daily Local Newspaper, June 19, 2009

2009  Marc Adams “First Person: Art 4 Barter” BBC America, March 27th (television program with internet rebroadcasting, painting “Remember” included)

2009 Amy S. Rosenberg “A Barter Economy for Art in Philadelphia” The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 8, 2009

2008 Victoria Donohoe “Giving Form to His Painful Reality” (Barnstone Gallery mentioned in same article) The Philadelphia Inquirer July 13th

2007 Victoria Donohoe “Videos Try to Illuminate Politics” (Artscene Solo Show reviewed in same article) The Philadelphia Inquirer September 30th

 

Awards:

2011 “Excellence in Abstract Painting” Chester County Art Association

2010 “Representation Award” White Stone Gallery

2006 “Artist of the Month” Peter Harper www.last3rinos.com October

 

Artist in Residency:

February 2010, the Westtown School, Westtown, PA

 

Web Interviews:

Eliza Mohler  “Art of Caring Fest”  September 2014   http://chescotimes.com/?p=7525

 

Michael Corbin “Art Book Guy”  “Erica Brown: The Degradation of Manmade Things”  July 2013  http://artbookguy.com/erica-brown-the-degradation-of-manmade-things_621.html

 

Gabe Coffey  “West Chester Artist Series- Erica Brown”  August 24, 2012  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfpr1ziV3ow

 

Jeff Schaller  “Artists in Restaurants: Erica Brown in Pietro’s Prime”  September 4, 2012

http://westchesterdish.com/2012/09/artists-in-restaurants-erica-brown-in-pietros-prime/

 

Representation:

Mala Galleria  Kennet Square, PA  current

Blank Canvas Gallery  New Hope, PA  2013-2016

Barnstone Gallery Phoenixville, PA 2008-2012

Whitestone Gallery Philadelphia, PA 2010-2012

Debottis Gallery West Chester,PA 2004-2006

 

Education:

BFA Concentrated in Painting and Drawing Tyler School of Art Elkins Park, PA

Attended: 2001-2007. Graduated in May, 2008 with honors

Temple University Philadelphia, PA attended 2000-2001

Philadelphia Biblical University Langhorne, PA attended 1999-2000