Amanda Joy Brown
The Human Element"First Saturdays" Opening Reception - 2 May 5-8 PM
April 8 – May 23, 2026
Pull Quote
Employing marks that both create and distort recognizable form, these paintings explore the space between chaos and composure.
Biography
A M A N D A J O Y B R O W N
b. 1984 - Michigan ::: lives & works – Bay Area, California
@amandajoybrown
Amanda Joy Brown is a visual artist based in the Bay Area. After studying Art and French at Harding University in Arkansas, Brown earned her MFA in painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design. During her studies, she completed an artist residency in Lacoste, France and later participated in a residency at the Vermont Studio Center. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she worked as an art educator alongside her studio practice as a member of Ground Floor Gallery + Studios. She now resides in California with her family, working out of her home studio. Her work can be found in exhibitions and collections internationally.
Artist Statement
The imperfect nature of observation, chaos and control have been central themes in my work for the last couple decades, revolving around a love of the clarity and energy of line. It both intersects and binds together, Delineates and obscures. The dripped, calligraphic line used in my work has a flowing, dimensional character- a materiality and textural presence that creates the framework around which most of the work evolves. The drip technique has ties to the practice of continuous contour line drawing, a practice where the connection between observation and the artists hand is described through imperfect and free-flowing drawing. It is a way of calibrating the hand and the eye that also belies an organic and searching thought process. The linework stands alone or contains washes and patches of reverberating color, sometimes sanded down to create multiple overlapping layers that are best observed in person.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2002-2006 Harding University, BA in Art, Minor in French
2007-2009 Savannah College of Art and Design, Painting MFA
Selected Exhibitions*
2025 Ensemble, Spalding Nix Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
The San Francisco Art Fair, Ferrara Showman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2024 The San Francisco Art Fair, Ferrara Showman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2023 Everyday In-Between, Spalding Nix Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Art Market San Francisco, Ferrara Showman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Art Miami, Ferrara Showman Gallery, Miami, FL
2022 Volta NY, Ferrara Showman Gallery, New York, NY
TextHER, Channel to Channel, Chattanooga, TN
Art Market San Francisco, Ferrara Showman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
RepresenTENN, Channel to Channel, Chattanooga, TN
2021 A Flowering, Binder Projects, Memphis, TN
New Year New Art, Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Out of Place, Spalding Nix Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2020 Art Secret, Galerie Ortus, Bonnieux, France
Group Exhibition, Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville, TN
Everything is Different Now, Stay Home Gallery, Paris, TN
Very Cool, Binder Projects, Memphis, TN (virtual)
Congruence, I Like Your Work Podcast, Juried by Bridget Mayer (virtual)
Ensemble, Spalding Nix Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
National Print and Drawing Exhibition, University of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD
2019 Works on Paper, Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville, TN
Art Montpellier, Galerie Ortus, France
Salon D’Art Biarritz, Galerie Ortus, Biarritz, France
Kindred, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Emergent Presence, solo show, Tinney Contemporary, Nashville, TN
Art of the South, Memphis College of art, Juried by Bethany Springer
Patternscapes, solo show, Ground Floor Gallery Nashville, TN
Terra Firma, Hutcheson Gallery at Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN
2018 Here/Now: Painting Nashville, The Browsing Room, Nashville, TN
Rhythm and Rush, Ground Floor Gallery, Juried by Catherine Haggarty, Nashville, TN
Crowd Series: Observers/Observed, solo show, Parker Gallery, Saint Simons Island, GA
Surroundings and the Self, Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN
Ruche, Galerie Tangerine, Nashville, TN
Small Things Considered, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
2017 Ensemble Cast, John C. Hutcheson Gallery, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN
Blue Space, solo show, Aquarium Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
Art Fields, R.O.B. Gallery, South Carolina
New Work by Amanda Joy Brown, Parker Gallery, Saint Simons Island, GA
Derby Days, Fundraiser at the Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Otherworldly, Juried exhibition, Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN
New Paintings: Crowd Series, Parker Gallery, Saint Simons Island, GA
Anyone who is Anyone, Channel to Channel, Nashville, TN
On the Move, Gustein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2016 Local Fare, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Aggregate, Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN
Unexpected Surfaces, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
80x80 Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Resurface, Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN (solo)
Razzle Dazzle, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Scarab Club, Detroit, MI
Trip:Frisson, 40AU, Nashville, TN
Bricolage, Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN
Skin(s), Channel to Channel, Nashville, TN
2014 En Masse, solo show, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN (solo)
Open, Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN
2nd Nashville Art Gallery Expo, Todd Gallery at MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN
Art Up! Contemporary art fair, Lille, France (sole representation)
2013 The Market Series, Parker Art Gallery, Saint Simons Island, GA (solo)
Art3f, salon international d’art contemporain, Lyon, France
Salon des Antiquaires de Biarritz, France
2012 Art3F, salon international d’art contemporain, Mulhouse, France
Plethora, solo show, Harding University, Searcy AR (solo)
ArtPrize 2012
2011 SCAD Small Works 2011, Gustein Gallery, Savannah, GA
Observation Flow, City Hall, Murfreesboro, TN (solo)
New Paintings, Village Chapel Gallery, Nashville, TN (solo)
Combustion, Blend Gallery, Nashville, TN
Salon des Antiquaires de Biarritz, France
Volunteer State Community College Faculty Show, Nashville, TN
Outlet Release Show, Outlet Collective, Savannah, GA
2009 New Crowd Scenes, Belford’s, Savannah, GA (solo)
Define Arts Festival, Savannah, GA
Open Art, Jepson Center for Contemporary Arts, Savannah, GA
0-1: Zero Through One, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Blankspace, Savannah, GA (solo)
Perspectives, Lacoste, FR
2008 MFA Painting Thesis Preview, Desoto Row, Savannah, GA
Group Summer Show, Alice Parker Gallery, Saint Simons Island, GA
Selected Awards and Publications
2018 “Ruche,” Nashville Arts Magazine
2016 The Painting Center Artfile
Nashville Arts Magazine, featured artist
2015 Harding Magazine, featured artist/interview
2014 Nashville Visual Artists, featured artist/interview
2010 Vermont Studio Center work/study fellowship
SCAD residency at Lacoste, France
2009 Outlet Magazine, photo feature
SCAD South Eastern College of Art Association Grant
2008 Carnegie Hall Playbill Competition- Winner
Josh Yu Chinese Painting Scholarship
*Visit www.amandjoybrown.com to see upcoming events and shows.
