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Amanda Joy Brown

Relational Beings

"First Saturdays" Opening Reception - 3 August 5-9 PM - White Linen Night

July 18 – August 31, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Music in the Park, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Music in the Park, 2024

acrylic on canvas

72h x 96w in
182.88h x 243.84w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Totality, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Totality, 2024

acrylic on canvas

72h x 60w x 1.50d in
182.88h x 152.40w x 3.81d cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Fade, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Fade, 2024

acrylic on canvas

40h x 36w in
101.60h x 91.44w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Wrapped, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Wrapped, 2024

acrylic on canvas

72h x 60w in
182.88h x 152.40w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Dive, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Dive, 2024

acrylic on canvas

48h x 46w in
121.92h x 116.84w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Recall, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Recall, 2024

acrylic on canvas

32h x 30w in
81.28h x 76.20w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Weather, 2019

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Weather, 2019

acrylic on canvas

44h x 40w in
111.76h x 101.60w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Illuminated, 2019

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Illuminated, 2019

acrylic on canvas

32h x 30w in
81.28h x 76.20w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Gwynn, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Gwynn, 2024

acrylic on canvas

48h x 46w x 1.50d in
121.92h x 116.84w x 3.81d cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Inheritance, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Inheritance, 2024

acrylic on canvas

48h x 46w in
121.92h x 116.84w cm

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AMANDA JOY BROWN, Sisters, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Sisters, 2024

acrylic on canvas

48h x 46w x 1.50d in
121.92h x 116.84w x 3.81d cm

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AMANDA JOY BROWN, Memorial, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Memorial, 2024

acrylic on canvas

48h x 46w x 1.50d in
121.92h x 116.84w x 3.81d cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Bubble Gum Roses, 2023

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Bubble Gum Roses, 2023

acrylic on canvas

48h x 46w in
121.92h x 116.84w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Propagated, 2023

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Propagated, 2023

acrylic on canvas

48h x 46w in
121.92h x 116.84w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Aerial in Amber, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Aerial in Amber, 2024

acrylic on canvas

36h x 36w in
91.44h x 91.44w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Passeggiata, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Passeggiata, 2024

acrylic on canvas

36h x 36w in
91.44h x 91.44w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Picnic, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Picnic, 2024

acrylic on canvas

36h x 36w in
91.44h x 91.44w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Rice Festival, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Rice Festival, 2024

acrylic on canvas

36h x 36w in
91.44h x 91.44w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Swim, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Swim, 2024

acrylic on canvas

36h x 36w in
91.44h x 91.44w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, The Nurturers, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

The Nurturers, 2024

acrylic on canvas

36h x 36w in
91.44h x 91.44w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Scrawl, 2019

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Scrawl, 2019

acrylic on canvas

48h x 36w in
121.92h x 91.44w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Afterglow 1, 2023

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Afterglow 1, 2023

acrylic on canvas

36h x 21.50w in
91.44h x 54.61w cm

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AMANDA JOY BROWN, Afterglow 2, 2023

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Afterglow 2, 2023

acrylic on canvas

36h x 21.50w in
91.44h x 54.61w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Untitled (Making a Path), 2018

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Untitled (Making a Path), 2018

acrylic on canvas

32h x 30w in
81.28h x 76.20w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Thinking of You, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Thinking of You, 2024

acrylic and polymer texture on wood cutout

27h x 16w in
68.58h x 40.64w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, A Housewarming, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

A Housewarming, 2024

acrylic and polymer texture on wood cutout

24h x 14w in
60.96h x 35.56w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Peonie Bloom, 2023

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Peonie Bloom, 2023

acrylic on canvas

24h x 24w in
60.96h x 60.96w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Curbside Offering, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Curbside Offering, 2024

acrylic and polymer texture on wood cutout

16h x 14w in
40.64h x 35.56w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Garden Branch, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Garden Branch, 2024

acrylic and polymer texture on wood cutout

16h x 14w in
40.64h x 35.56w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Just Because, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Just Because, 2024

acrylic and polymer texture on wood cutout

21h x 9w in
53.34h x 22.86w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Condolences, 2023

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Condolences, 2023

acrylic and polymer texture on wood cutout

28h x 21w in
71.12h x 53.34w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Eclipse, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Eclipse, 2024

acrylic on panel

20h x 16w in
50.80h x 40.64w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Surf, 2023

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Surf, 2023

acrylic on panel

20h x 16w in
50.80h x 40.64w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Nocturnal Bloom, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Nocturnal Bloom, 2024

acrylic on panel

10h x 8w in
25.40h x 20.32w cm

 

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Orange Shift, 2024

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Orange Shift, 2024

acrylic on panel

10h x 8w in
25.40h x 20.32w cm

 

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Get Well Soon, 2023

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Get Well Soon, 2023

acrylic on panel

10h x 8w in
25.40h x 20.32w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, The Fisherman, 2023

AMANDA JOY BROWN

The Fisherman, 2023

acrylic on panel

10h x 8w in
25.40h x 20.32w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Porch Guest, 2023

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Porch Guest, 2023

acrylic on panel

10h x 8w in
25.40h x 20.32w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Pearl Earring, 2023

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Pearl Earring, 2023

acrylic on panel

10h x 8w in
25.40h x 20.32w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Green Shawl, 2023

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Green Shawl, 2023

acrylic on panel

10h x 8w in
25.40h x 20.32w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Archaeology, 2019

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Archaeology, 2019

acrylic on canvas

32h x 30w in
81.28h x 76.20w cm

AMANDA JOY BROWN, Untitled (Dispersion Phase 1), 2019

AMANDA JOY BROWN

Untitled (Dispersion Phase 1), 2019

acrylic on canvas

32h x 30w in
81.28h x 76.20w cm

PRESS RELEASE

(New Orleans, LA) FERRARA SHOWMAN GALLERY is proud to present Relational Beings, the second gallery solo exhibition of California’s Bay Area-based artist Amanda Joy Brown. This exhibition unveils more than twenty of her latest paintings, including works from her characteristic “Crowds” series as well as the introduction of new stylized floral works. The conversation formed between densely patterned botanical and figural forms enfolds the singular into a broader continuity. Brown’s drip technique while simultaneously drawing and painting creates fluid and calligraphic lines that are both imperfect and intentional. Relational Beings will be on view from 17 July through 31 August 2024 with an opening reception on Saturday 3 August coinciding with the 30th Anniversary of White Linen Night - the Arts District of New Orleans’ largest, annual event during the August First Saturday Gallery Openings from 5 – 9 PM.

 

Brown discusses her latest work . . 

We are all singular; we are all interconnected and interdependent. We cross each other’s paths, finding ourselves assembled around activities and events that remind us of our commonalities and broader community. When a group of people share a physical space around an idea or event, the experience can range from the mundane to cacophonous to the transcendent. In all of these situations there is a hive mind that emerges with the potential of “collective effervescence” a unifying phenomenon that creates a sum greater than its parts. No matter the experience and situation, in a shared space, we are reflectors and amplifiers of one another. The cultivated botanical world plays a role in communication and connection. The gardens people tend are generous gestures to anyone who is invited to enjoy them, and all are havens and for wildlife, part of their ecosystems. Floral arrangements can mean many things in different contexts- they are ephemeral tokens, markers of occasions, sentiments, desires, and sometimes, simply and essentially, a shared aesthetic gesture. They are visible manifestations of the invisible.

 

Amanda Joy Brown is a visual artist and educator based in the Bay Area. After studying Art and French at Harding University in Arkansas, Brown earned her MFA in the painting program at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She completed a month-long residency at the Vermont Studio Center before moving to Nashville, TN where she found a studio community at Ground Foor Gallery+ Studios, and continued to exhibit in around the US as well as southern France. She now resides in California with her husband and two daughters, working out of her home studio and creating plein air excursions to paint the beautiful landscape of the East Bay every chance she gets. Her work is exhibited and collected internationally.

 

For more information, press or sales inquiries please contact Gallery Director Matthew Weldon Showman at 504.343.6827 or matthew@ferrarashowman.com. Please join the conversation with FSG on Facebook (@FerraraShowmanGallery), Twitter (@FerraraShowman), and Instagram (@FerraraShowmanGallery) via the hashtags: #AmandaJoyBrown, #FerraraShowmanGallery, and #ArtsDistrictNewOrleans.